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• Rossendale to host major new Games Festival?

  By John Freeman on 5 September 2012

  Game makers in the North of England are trying to drum up interest in a new gaming festival in Rossendale, offering an event that will feature appearances by artists and writers alongside animators, developers, games companies and others It’s hoped the… Read More ›

• 2000AD pimps DREDD, new motion comic prequel released

  By John Freeman on 5 September 2012

  The wait is almost over: DREDD 3D hits cinema screens in the UK this Friday, and to celebrate 2000AD Prog 1799 comes with a zarjaz DREDD movie cover, showing Karl Urban as the grimacing lawman of the future. Inside, in… Read More ›

• Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts!

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2012

  The Comics Forum has published the first in a series of articles about the short works of Alan Moore over on its blog. This series, cheekily entitled ‘Rummaging Around in Alan Moore’s Shorts’ has been guest edited by Maggie Gray,… Read More ›

• Haynes to publish Dan Dare Spacefleet Operations Manual

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2012

  

  British publisher Haynes is following up its successful fictional guides to the workings of Thunderbirds and Wallace & Gromit with a Dan Dare Spacefleet Operations Manual, written by Rod Barzilay with illustrations by Graham Bleathman. Set for release next June,… Read More ›

• Nemo: Heart of Ice set for February 2013 release

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2012

  (via GOSH London): In a fast-paced, self-contained adventure, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill will be expanding on Janni Dakkar, one of their most memorable characters created for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century in Nemo: Heart of Ice next year. Alan… Read More ›

• More British Comics collections to come from Titan

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2012

  

  Titan Books have confirmed Johnny Red Volume 3: Angels over Stalingrad, the final Joe Colquhoun collection, will be published in January 2013. The volume features a third introduction by comics writer Garth Ennis about Stalingrad. The publisher of the Charley’s… Read More ›

• Creator Talk: Six Questions For Artist/Writer Garen Ewing

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 September 2012 • ( 1 )

  When The Rainbow Orchid creator Garen Ewing began writing and drawing his ligne clair style Adventures Of Julius Chancer in Jason Cobley’s small press BAM! black and white anthology in 2002, he would have hardly have expected that a decade… Read More ›

• Johnny Red Arctic Convoy Remembered

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 September 2012

  

  The Johnny Red strip created by writer Tom Tully and artist Joe Colquhoun began in Battle Picture Weekly and Valiant in January 1977. It told the story of a young disgraced British fighter pilot who took off from a CAM… Read More ›

• Madefire seeks monster makers

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2012 • ( 2 )

  Ground-breaking digital publisher Madefire, whose creator roster includes Brian Bolland and Dave Gibbons, has just launched its first talent hunt. “Here’s a chance to get a paid gig alongside some of the greatest names in the imaginative arts industry,” enthuses… Read More ›

• John Picacio, Lee Moyer win Chelsey Awards

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Congratulations are in order to SciFi Art Now cover artist John Picacio and artist Lee Moyer for their much-deserved 2012 Chelsey Award wins, given by the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists each year for excellence in genre art…. Read More ›

• Comics Talk: Six Questions For illustrators Editor Peter Richardson

  By Jeremy Briggs on 1 September 2012

  Artist Peter Richardson is the editor of the new quarterly journal, illustrators, covering British and European comic, newspaper and magazine artists which is published by London’s Book Palace Books. Peter spoke to Jeremy Briggs about the publication, how it came… Read More ›

• Leaping Leopards! It’s the new Commandos

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2012

  Here’s the latest intel from Commando HQ on the latest issues on sale now in all good newsagents and online… Commando No 4527 – The Leopard CommanderStory: Alan Hebden Art: Keith Page Cover: Keith Page It sounded almost cute and… Read More ›

• Airfix Are Looking For Their Original Box Art

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2012

  

  The British plastic kit manufacturer Airfix are looking for the loan of original artwork that was used for their box lids during the 1960s and 1970s for an exhibition due to take place at the RAF Museum at Hendon, London… Read More ›

• Megazine DREDD Special prepped for release

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2012

  The eagerly awaited arrival of DREDD 3D in UK cinemas takes place on 7th September and in North America on 21st September. To mark this return to the big screen for Britain’s biggest comic book character, Judge Dredd Megazine #328… Read More ›

• Yes, we know it’s still August, but…

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2012

  LEGO Monster Fighters: Vampyre Castle: Top toy for Christmas 2012? — we all know that if you don’t get your Christmas orders in early, some of these “must have” toys — including the ones for the big kids who mainly… Read More ›

• Crumbs! Artist Steve Beckett creates new humour comic

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2012 • ( 2 )

    With the move by DC Thomson to online publishing of The Dandy still an item of debate by British comic fans, and with creators such as Jamie Smart suggesting the launch of an all-new creator-driven humour title, Dandy artist… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Carlisle MegaCon 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on 26 August 2012

  The inaugural half day MegaCon was held in Carlisle’s Richard Rose Central Academy on Saturday 18 August where the hot Saturday afternoon made for a pleasant experience outside as well as inside the venue. For most attendees the first experience… Read More ›

• Chance to win David Lloyd art, courtesy of Panel Nine

  By John Freeman on 26 August 2012

  Panel Nine, the “deluxe digital graphic novel” publisher, is giving away an original page of black and white artwork by V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd. The artwork is taken from from the Kickback graphic novel by Lloyd, recently re-published… Read More ›

• Team Rex, massive graffiti exhibition heads to London

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2012

  Mark McKenzie has dropped us a line about an exhibition offering the largest ever graffiti, street art exhibit in London. Team Rex – Origin of the Species, presented by Team Robbo and WRH (We Rock Hard) runs at the Red… Read More ›

• Hammer Films launches YouTube Channel

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2012

  To the delight of fans worldwide Hammer, Britain’s most celebrated genre film brand which recently produced box office smash The Woman in Black and the acclaimed Let Me In, today launches its first dedicated YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/hammerfilms. For the… Read More ›

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