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• Amanda Swan: The Hellfire Legacy From Rough Cut Comics

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2012

  Glasgow based Rough Cut Comics have impressed before with their vampiric Rose Black and Rose Black: Demon Seed graphic novels. As part of the publicity for Rose Black, the company used British model Amanda Swan to portray the character of… Read More ›

• Wired Issue 1 Available From Emancipation Studios

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2012

  Wired, the first title from new small press publisher Emancipation Studios is now available from their website. Based in West Lothian near Edinburgh, Emancipation is the brainchild of writer James Lundy who describes himself as a “lifelong fanboy”. Wired is… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Depicting the personal

  By Alex Fitch on April 14, 2012

  Continuing Panel Borders month of radio shows looking at British comics, they have a pair of interviews about artists who examine their personal life and feelings as a subject for their art. Cartoonist Richy K. Chandler talks to Simone Lia… Read More ›

• 2000AD blows into the Windy City

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2012

  2000AD is making its first appearance at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo this weekend. The comics publishers say they are delighted to be working with Super-Fly Comics & Games, who are the event’s official 2000AD retailer. The Galaxy’s Greatest… Read More ›

• ROK Comics releases first iPad audio comic, Team MOBILE

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2012

  

  ROK Comics, Britain’s dedicated mobile comics publisher, has published its first originated audio comic title for the iPad – TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. Featuring a fully authored audio soundtrack and its own theme tune, TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. is the exciting story of teenage… Read More ›

• Falklands War commemorated in new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2012

  The latest Commando comics from DC Thomson – on sale now in all good newsagents – include the first of two books with a Falklands theme to mark 30 years since the Task Force sailed to liberate the islands in… Read More ›

• New Comics Talent Competition Reaches Final Pair in Eagle Awards

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2012

  It’s time to make your voice heard as the two finalists of the Huntsman’s Challenge new comics talent competition go head-to-head to win a prestigious Eagle Award. Inspired by upcoming Universal Pictures movie Snow White And The Huntsman, the competition… Read More ›

• Blank Slate pride at Eisner award nomination for ‘Nelson’

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Comic-Con International have announced that Blank Slate’s Nelson has been nominated for the Best Anthology honour in the 2012 edition of the the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Created by a team of 54 of the UK’s most prominent comic… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• 30 Years of the New Eagle

  By John Freeman on April 8, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Thirty years ago last month, a new incarnation of one of Britain’s most famous comics burst on to the news-stands (ok, we’re a bit slow off the mark with this one, but the down the tubes office is a busy… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat: Jubilee

  By John Freeman on April 7, 2012

  

  The Really Heavy Greatcoat is a cartoon strip I created with Nick Miller which either both or one of us occasionally get chance to re-visit. This is one of those occasions. Thanks, Nick! • More Really Heavy Greatcoats on the… Read More ›

• LCD Publishing launches Pony World

  By John Freeman on April 7, 2012

  Pony World, a new six-weekly title from Exeter-based LCD Publishing (also publishers of Action GTX), goes on sale 13th April, priced £2.75.“Most young girls love ponies, but for many of them, the dream of owning one themselves is not a… Read More ›

• In Review: Hi-Ex 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 7, 2012

  Begun in 2008 by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge, the Highlands International Comics Expo, Hi-Ex, takes place at the Eden Court Theatre and Cinema complex on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness and, after a break in 2011,… Read More ›

• Egmont launches Monster High monthly mag

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2012

  Egmont Magazines has just launched a new monthly title in the UK, Monster High, based on Mattel’s doll range. Priced £2.99, the magazine will also be launched internationally in all major retailers. The new title, licensed by Mattel, is aimed… Read More ›

• Paragon team release new Jikan collection

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2012

  Indie comic creator Davey Candlish has announced the release of a second volume of Jikan stories, a character featured in Paragon comic. “It looks even better than Book One (as if that’s possible!),” he enthuses. Featuring nearly 90 pages of… Read More ›

• In Review: How to Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne and Everyone Else

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2012

  I really don’t have a bad word to say about this e-book, so… Here are five Reasons why you should buy How to Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne and Everyone Else: This isn’t one of those ‘how to’ books written… Read More ›

• Ross, Hitch signing at Forbidden Planet to launch ‘Powers’

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2012

  Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch will be launching their new comic America’s Got Powers (published by Image Comics) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 14th April from 1 – 2pm. Welcome to America’s Got Powers!It’s the biggest TV… Read More ›

• The Rainbow Orchid Volume 3 About To Bloom

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2012

  The third and concluding volume of Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid will be published tomorrow, Monday 2 April 2012 by Egmont UK. Marking ten years since the European ligne claire style mystery began in black and white in the small… Read More ›

• Brett Ewins’ MP makes statement on imprisoned artist

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2012

  

  As Brett Ewins’ MP Steve Pound was getting rather swamped by people raising concerns about Brett’s case following the report by Tony Wright, comic creator ‘The Emperor’ offered to act as a go-between and forward updates to concerned parties (via… Read More ›

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