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• The Dandy’s digital move: media reaction

  By John Freeman on August 17, 2012

  

  The news of The Dandy‘s move to digital publication has prompted a huge flurry of news stories across various news media outlets. While most simply parrotted the official announcement made by DC Thomson about their plans (some playing up claims… Read More ›

• Mike Carey first announced major guest for Malta Comic Con 2012

  By John Freeman on August 16, 2012

  

  Wicked Comics the organisers of the annual Malta Comic Convention and the promoters of comic culture world wide, has announced British comic creator Mike Carey as their first guest to the forthcoming Malta Comic Con which this year is going… Read More ›

• ROK Comics expands its audio comics range

  By John Freeman on August 16, 2012

  

  ROK Comics has announced the expansion of its audio comics range, with Team M.O.B.I.L.E., Houdini now on sale for iPad, iPhone and Android devices – and many more titles in the works. All ROK Comics titles deliver great comic content,… Read More ›

• Dandy to go digital, says DC Thomson

  By John Freeman on August 16, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

    DC Thomson have just tweeted their official statement regarding the fate of The Dandy – and as expected for weeks, it’s not good news for fans of the print edition, with the comic ending its physical existence (bar annuals)… Read More ›

• Mike the Knight – Immediate Media’s latest kids title

  By John Freeman on August 16, 2012

  Immediate Media is to launch Mike the Knight magazine on 29th August 2012, an educational children’s title aimed at children aged 3-5 years, based on the hugely popular CBeebies TV programme of the same name. This new title – joining… Read More ›

• ‘Little Death’ gets London launch

  By John Freeman on August 16, 2012

  In case you haven’t heard, Soaring Penguin Press is holding a launch party for its latest book, Little Death, the creation of Thomas Kriebaum. Originally published in Germany and Austria as kleiner Tod, the book has sold well and is… Read More ›

• Cancertown creeps back to scare readers again

  By John Freeman on August 15, 2012

  

  We can no longer protect you…

• STRIP Digital Issue 5 available for iPad

  By John Freeman on August 15, 2012 • ( 1 )

    The digital edition of STRIP Magazine #5, published digitally by ROK Comics on behalf of Print Media, is now on sale from iTunes for £1.99. This digital edition of the anthology comic features many of the stories that appear… Read More ›

• Ultimate Spider-Man huge UK ratings success for Disney XD

  By John Freeman on August 15, 2012

  While British comic publishers may be feeling the future is rather bleak, with rumours of The Dandy‘s impending closure providing a major news story for media outlets as diverse as Radio 4, ITN News and Al Jazera this week, comic… Read More ›

• Dundee Comics Prize competition returns with superhero theme

  By John Freeman on August 15, 2012

  In 1944 The Dandy introduced a home-grown British superhero – The Amazing Mr X, who appeared in 14 instalments between 1944 and 1945. Drawn by DC Thomson staff artist Jack Glass, the The Amazing Mr X made a brief reappearance… Read More ›

• Asterix game in the works

  By John Freeman on August 15, 2012

  A new browser-based game based on the hugely popular Asterix series created by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny is in the works. Already one of the best-known comic series in the world with thousands of UK fans, the new browser-based… Read More ›

• Gas-Bag Gunmen and Ghosts haunt new Commandos

  By John Freeman on August 14, 2012

  The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando – on sale now – comprise both the regular reprint titles and two ‘By Special Request’ stories – issues readers specifically wanted to see again. Here’s the intel… Commando No 4523: Gas-Bag GunmenStory:… Read More ›

• Is it all over for The Dandy?

  By John Freeman on August 14, 2012 • ( 3 )

  Desperate Dan by Jamie Smart, who comments on the title’s possible demise on his blog here National newspaper The Guardian has reported that DC Thomson may be considering an end to The Dandy, with its sales slipping away despite numerous… Read More ›

• Liquid Comics creates Guy Ritchie’s ‘Gamekeeper’ Motion Comic

  By John Freeman on August 14, 2012

  Gamekeeper, an original, motion comic series launches exclusively today, 14th August on Yahoo! Screen, the ultimate video destination and produced by Liquid Comics, a digital media company that specializes in creating digital graphic novels. The motion comic is a motion… Read More ›

• Olympics don’t bring the gold for London’s Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on August 13, 2012

  London’s Cartoon Museum has seen visitor numbers drop by 40 per cent over the past eight weeks. The Museum has now announced it’s extending its opening hours in the hopes of boosting visitor numbers. A  combination of events have reduced… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Joe Kubert

  By John Freeman on August 13, 2012

  

  A comics legend has, sadly, passed

• New Disney exhibition spans 90 years of company’s incredible history

  By John Freeman on August 12, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s a gem for California-based or California-bound Walt Disney fans: an exhibition of 500 artifacts from nearly nine decades of the company’s history – over 50 per cent of which have never been seen by the public – including models,… Read More ›

• Ninja Turtles, Grandville and other anthropomorphic comics on Resonance FM

  By John Freeman on August 11, 2012

  

  Continuing Panel Borders’ month of shows about anthropomorphic comics, Alex Fitch talks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, Rich Magallanes (Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon animation) and British comic book writer David Baillie about the ever popular franchise. Alex… Read More ›

• Comics Talk: Six Questions For The Carlisle MegaCon Organising Team

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 11, 2012

  Despite the number of comics shops in places like Lancaster, Middlesbrough, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle, the north of England seems to have few comics events. This is starting to be addressed at a local level with Newcastle’s one day library-based Canny… Read More ›

• Compal offers TV21, Eagle rarities in latest auction

  By John Freeman on August 10, 2012

  Trigan Empire art by Don Lawrence Early issues of TV Century 21, Thunderbirds sweet cigarette cards, copies of Tornado, artwork by Don Lawrence, Ken Reid, John Bolton, Dudley Watkins and others are just some of the auction lots in the… Read More ›

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