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• Superheroes At Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

  By John Freeman on 6 August 2012

  The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been running in Scotland’s capital annually since 1950 and was upgraded to Royal status in 2010. As part of the greater Edinburgh Festival, the Tattoo takes place in the open air high above Edinburgh… Read More ›

• 2000AD available through the App Store

  By John Freeman on 6 August 2012

  This won’t be announced until later in the week but 2000AD has popped up on Apple’s Newsstand app which is designed for newspapers and magazines. While you can buy digital progs, Megs and graphic novels through Clickwheel or the 2000AD… Read More ›

• 2000AD goes on tour in run up to ‘Dredd’ film release

  By John Freeman on 5 August 2012

  It’s been the cutting edge powerhouse of British comics since 1977 – and now 2000AD is celebrating 35 years of Thrill-power with its first ever National Signing Event. Just days before DREDD 3D hits movie screens, on Saturday 1st September,… Read More ›

• In Review: The Art and History of The Dandy

  By John Freeman on 5 August 2012

  

  This book by Morris Heggie is an absolute treat for Dandy fans

• Panel Borders: Big Questions

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2012

  Starting a month of shows about anthropomorphic comics on radio show Panel Borders – comics about animals with human attributes – Alex Fitch talks to American cartoonist Anders Nilsen about his epic 658 page graphic novel Big Questions. The book,… Read More ›

• Morris Heggie talks digital future for Beano, Dandy?

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2012

  Phil Shrimpton, Beano and Dandy collector – as featured by BBC News Phil-Comics Auctions (www.phil-comics.com) is the brainchild of Brighton-based Phil Shrimpton who has a large collection of Beano and Dandy comics and started trading them through the website. The… Read More ›

• David Lloyd’s Aces Weekly, digital comic – details announced

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2012

  (Updated 4th August): Bambos Georgiou, the editor of David Lloyd‘s new digital comic, has been in touch with more news about the project featuring an amazing line up of creator-owned strips. “The on-line magazine is called Aces Weekly,” he reveals…. Read More ›

• Quentin Blake to lead next ‘Comica Conversation’

  By John Freeman on 2 August 2012

  The next Comica Conversation in London brings two giants of children’s books and graphic novels together for the first time ever for conversation and live drawing – Australian Oscar-winner Shaun Tan and Britain’s former Children’s Laureate Quentin Blake (and yes,… Read More ›

• Women in Comics project gets European face

  By John Freeman on 2 August 2012

  A number of women comic creators have set up a European arm of the Women in Comics project, with a public page on Facebook and a private group for further discussion of the industry. Set up by comics journalist Laura… Read More ›

• Top Shelf and Knockabout announce Alan Moore’s ‘Unearthing’

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2012

  Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout Comics have just announced a project several years in the making: a sumptuous new book from Alan Moore, serving as a biography of his close friend and mentor Steve Moore (no relation), a history of… Read More ›

• Second International Alternative Press Festival this weekend in London

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2012

  The Second International Alternative Press Festival is upon us – and here’s a run down of all the events taking place this weekend in London… Thursday 2nd August 6pm – 9pm: Lamb’s Conduit Street Exhibitions: Private View 11 Shops, 13… Read More ›

• Heavy Metal launches "Four Horsemen" Art Contest

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2012

  Heavy Metal Magazine has launched a second art competition tying in with its Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse project. This time titled “What is your Vision of War?” – and this competition is open to anyone in the world –… Read More ›

• Get set for Dredd – the movie

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2012

  

  Here’s the a new promotional poster for the new Judge Dredd movie starring Karl Urban, due in UK cinemas on Friday 17th September. The future. America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC… Read More ›

• Caption 2012 – The Countdown Begins…

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2012

  Limited Edition Caption T-Shirt available now, ordering details below  This year’s Caption small press and comics festival in Oxford is only 17 days away! Guests include: Hannah Berry, Richy K. Chandler, Jade Sarson, David O’Connell, Al Davison, Hunt Emerson, Patrice… Read More ›

• Comix Reader event to open International Alternative Press Festival

  By John Freeman on 30 July 2012

  This Friday (3rd August) sees the launch of The Comix Reader Issue #4 at Gosh! London.  The free event, which starts at 7.00pm, includes an exhibition of original artwork from the issue and you can chat with some of the… Read More ›

• Timelord Talbot!

  By John Freeman on 29 July 2012

  When artist Bryan Talbot, creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and Grandville was recently honoured Northumbria University with an Honorary Degree, friend and fellow creator Al Davison couldn’t resist a bit of fun at the expense of a new… Read More ›

• Planet of the Apes Zine Free Online

  By John Freeman on 29 July 2012

  A new issue of the popular UK Planet of the Apes fanzine, Simian Scrolls, along with some of the previous issues, is available to download free online. Edited by John Roche, the summer 2012 issue (issue 17) is available here… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Resident Aliens / Caption podcast with Brown and Duffield

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2012

  Panel Borders: Resident Aliens In this week’s episode of Panel Borders on Resonance 104.4 FM (London), the last of our series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch talks to Steve Parkhouse and Peter Hogan about… Read More ›

• Alphablocks, new Phonics pre-school title launched

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2012

  Immediate Media, the company now publishing many former BBC Magazines along with new titles such as Rastamouse, has just launched another pre-school title. Alphablocks magazine aims to help the growing number of parents who want to support their child’s reading… Read More ›

• Titan launches augmented Awesome Animals app for new magazine

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2012

  Titan Magazines has partnered with Aurasma – the world’s leading augmented reality platform – to launch the first kids augmented reality app for its new magazine, How To Draw #1… Awesome Animals. How To Draw… Awesome Animalsmagazine explains to kids… Read More ›

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