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• Save The Hobbit!

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2012

  

      Neil Gaiman, Stephen Fry and Sir Ian McKellen are just some top creative names backing a campaign to stop a small English pub from having to change its name at the instruction of American corporate lawyers. The Hobbit… Read More ›

• Heroes aplenty in new Commandos

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2012

  Here’s details on the latest Commandos, on sale now in all good UK newsagents… Commando No 4479: Every Man A Hero! Story: Mac MacDonald Art: Keith Page Cover: Keith Page Zander Zarris was half-British and half-Greek. As he’d never known his… Read More ›

• Mixing with Freaks – Darren Craske illustrates new short story collection

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2012

  Harper Collins is to release Freaks next month under it Friday Project imprint – a unique collection of short stories dedicatd to dedicated “To all who, if only for a moment, felt that they didn’t belong”, featuring comic book style… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Jean Giraud

  By John Freeman on March 12, 2012

  

  The world has lost a Grand Master of the Ninth Art

• Leeds Alternative Comics Fair back in April

  By John Freeman on March 12, 2012

  The Leeds Alternative Comics Fair is back once more on Saturday 28th April, and the fourth fair is once again going to be held at A Nation of Shopkeepers, which has proved itself an ideal venue with its great atmosphere,… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat: Death Comes in Threes

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2012

  

  With the greatest of respect to all creators, of so many hues and four dimensions, everywhere… • More Really Heavy Greatcoats on the original downthetubes web site

• In Review: Superior

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2012

  By Mark Millar and Leinil Francis YuPublisher: Titan BooksOut: NowISBN: 9780857685940 The Book: Simon Pooni had it all going for him – plenty of friends at school, good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball… Read More ›

• Could Panini UK publish Metal Hurlant?

  By John Freeman on March 10, 2012

  When Panini UK lost the rights to originate Marvel Comics stories, many British comic creators and fans mourned the passing of an era, stretching back to the 1960s when British companies put their own spin on some major comic legends… Read More ›

• Glasgow Comic Mart today

  By John Freeman on March 10, 2012

  (with thanks to Gordon Robertson) A quick plug for today’s Comic Mart at the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, in Glasgow today.   The world’s oldest surviving music hall, the Panopticon was founded in 1857 on the Trongate and quickly became… Read More ›

• Hammer brings ‘Screamboard’ to iPhones

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2012

  Legendary British film brand Hammer has today launched the ‘ScreamBoard’ in the UK – a free app for the iPhone which enables horror fans to mix their own selections of classic Hammer film sound clips. The app will appeal to… Read More ›

• New Starburst on sale this week

  By John Freeman on March 9, 2012

  Issue 375 of science fiction media magazine Starburst is out this week, laying claim to being the world’s longest running sci-fi, horror and fantasy magazine, providing readers with all the latest news and reviews from across the genre since its… Read More ›

• Laydeez do podcasts!

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2012

  Next week sees the online airing of Laydeez do podcasts: The female form in comics. In two talks recorded at Laydeez do comics, Dr. Ann Miller, lecturer and joint editor of European Comic Art journal talks about stereotypical representations of… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Klaus Janson – Superhero Noir

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2012

  Continuing the Panel Borders radio show’s month of shows about iconoclastic American comic book artists, Alex Fitch talks to German-American artist Klaus Janson about his work from inking and eventually providing most of the art for Frank Miller’s run on… Read More ›

• Leeds to host Comics and Philosophy Talk

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2012

  Later this month Comics Forum and the organisers of the Thought Bubble convention will be running an evening event in Leeds to discuss the philosophical questions posed by comics. The speakers at ‘Comics and Philosophy: From Maus to She-Hulk’ wil… Read More ›

• Cory Doctorow to be ORGCon guest

  By John Freeman on March 8, 2012

  Cory Doctorow. Photo by Jonathan Worth (JonathanWorth.com) The digital rights event ORGCon is back in London on Saturday 24th March 2012, at the University of Westminster. It’s packed with exciting speakers, including author and comic creator Cory Doctorow, challenging debates,… Read More ›

• British small press comic goes global, hopes piracy will secure publishing deal

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2012 • ( 1 )

  No More Heroes, a British self-published comic released just last week, is now amongst the most popular downloads on pirate sites such as Demonoid, ranking high in the “top torrents” list — alongside the likes of other ilegal downloads such… Read More ›

• Cardiff Comic Expo moves dates for 2013

  By John Freeman on March 7, 2012

  Last month, the UK hosted two Comic Conventions, one in Cardiff and the new Super Con in London…. on the same weekend. The clash clearly had an impact on numbers and the range of creators attending each, and now it… Read More ›

• In Review: Crusade – The Fire Beaks

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 7, 2012

  The Crusade that has been lost to history reaches its climax in The Fire Beaks, the fourth book of writer Jean Dufaux and artist Philippe Xavier’s saga. The Crusader armies, now lead by the mercenary Lord Of Machines, mass against… Read More ›

• Comics Forum launches "scholar directory"

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2012

  Today sees the launch of a new resource on the Comics Forum website. The scholar directory provides information on the biographies, research interests, conference papers and publications of scholars researching comics from around the world. The site runners tells us… Read More ›

• Drokk Me! It’s only some Mega-City music

  By John Freeman on March 5, 2012

  Musicians Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury are to release Drokk in May – an album inspired by Judge Dredd’s 2000AD home town, Mega-City One. Geoff Barrow is a founding member of Portishead and producer/label owner of Invada Records UK.  Ben… Read More ›

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