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• Cracking Gil Kane Conan cover set to go under the hammer

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Gil Kane’s first Conan cover art – for Conan the Barbarian #12 – is included in an upcoming Heritage Auction next month. A surprising amount of controversy surrounds the art. “Even now, it seems there is some doubt around the… Read More ›

• In Review: David Leach Conquers The Universe

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2025

  

  A gem of an indie comic, now collected!

• Harvey Awards 2025 Nominations Announced

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Winners to be announced in October

• In Review: Weapons (2025)

  By Tim Robins on 13 August 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  A disturbing affair, steeped in menace…

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Art of Daniel Warren Johnson

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2025

  

  Amazing art to savour!

• Hibernia Comics to represent Doomlord origin story

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2025

  

  Readers came for Dan Dare. They stayed for Doomlord…

• Life and work of comic creator Jim Baikie celebrated in Orkney

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2025

  

  Local hero still honoured

• WHSmith Archive Trust auction offers insight into retailing past

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2025

  

  A deep dive into British retail history…

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Eva Strongbird and the Marine

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2025

  

  Retro future adventure fans, don’t look away now!

• Racing To New Thrills aplenty, 2000AD starts wrapping current stories

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2025

  

  Clearing the decks in style!

• Beano Triple Trouble Pack of annuals – at a discount price!

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2025

  

  Triple the fun, on sale now!

• Paul Cornell, Steve Yeowell make Commando debut with “The Longest War”

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Unwilling recruits and a bat-filled sabotage stories await!

• Exclusive: XG-3 Film Productions partners with Glen Eric Larson to Create New YA Sci-Fi Franchise, “Galactic Beat”

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2025

  

  “Justice prevails in all corners of the Universe!”

• Brought to book: How some classic Fleetway Pocket comic war stories were returned to print

  By downthetubes Guests on 11 August 2025

  

  Go behind the scenes on restoring classic British comics

• In Brief: One Piece renewal, crowdfunding spotlight and a creepy, brilliant web comic find

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Baal criminee, it’s another quick round up of news that’s caught our eye!

• Xenozoic comic creator Mark Schultz in the spotlight in latest edition of illustrators magazine

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2025

  

  Dive deep into dinosaur heaven!

• Countdown to Caption: Seven Days to Go!

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2025

  

  Not long to go!

• Riverside Studios to host Resurrection of the Daleks Special Event

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2025

  

  Doctor Who resurrected at Riverside! Studios, that is…

• Happy Birthday, Betty Boop!

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2025

  

  Celebrating the “birth” of an animation screen icon

• Archive Interview: Look-In Writer Angus P. Allan

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2025

  

  An archive interview with the prolific Look-In comics writer

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