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• Is online reading bad for you? Leading book store The Works argues it might be

  By John Freeman on 9 November 2012

  Battling the ever increasing push toward digital reading that threatens its bottom line UK discount book chain The Works – responding to perhaps controversial claims about the dangers of online reading – has launched an investigation into why reading books… Read More ›

• In Review: Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run

  By Jeremy Briggs on 9 November 2012

  Morris and Goscinny’s honest cowboy and his horse, Jolly Jumper returns in Lucky Luke – The Daltons Always On The Run. The new President of the United States announces a general amnesty for all prisoners freeing amongst many others Joe,… Read More ›

• ROK releases first Beatles audio comic in new eight-issue series

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2012

  

  ROK Mobile Comics has released the first issue of its new audio comic The Beatles Story for iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices. The eight-issue digital series collects, for the first time in its entirety, the classic and highly-acclaimed Beatles… Read More ›

• Warm reception for new Judge Dredd’s tale "Cold Deck"

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2012

  The co-creator of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, has praised “Cold Deck”, the latest Judge Dredd serial in 2000AD – a storyline by three of British comics’ top writers that has electrified the fan base. The audacious plot twist in last… Read More ›

• In Review: WesterNoir Book 1

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2012 • ( 2 )

  Writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley take us to the Old West where they introduce us to the character of Josiah Black in the first book of Accent UK’s supernatural WesterNoir. In the Lucky Star Saloon in the town… Read More ›

• Leeds Alternative Comic Fair back in December

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2012

  The free Leeds Alternative Comics Fair returns for its fifth outing on Saturday 8th December, and this time it’s got a distinctly seasonal theme. The organisers are encouraging everyone to ditch the Christmas shopping and discover a haven of creativity… Read More ›

• New Grandville book launches on Friday at Foyles, London

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2012

  

  On Friday 9th November, the Badger is back! Comica Festival at Foyles will be presenting the world premiere of Grandville Bête Noire, the third thrilling episode in Bryan Talbot’s phenomenal Grandville series of anthropomorphic steampunk scientific-romance-thrillers starring Inspector Le Brock…. Read More ›

• In Review: SPOOKS – The Fall Of Babylon / Century Club

  By Jeremy Briggs on 7 November 2012

  The start of a new adventure series by Cinebook is always something to be looked forward to as they have proved to have made excellent choices of what Franco-Belgian bandes dessinees to translate into English. Their new series set in… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd-focused digital issue of Tripwire released

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2012

  The first digital TRIPWIRE edition since 2011 has just been released, this time focusing on Dredd 3D the movie. It’s packed full of Dredd-related goodies like interviews with Dredd comic writers John Wagner, Alan Grant, actor Karl Urban (who plays… Read More ›

• Kevin O’Neill at Foyles for Comica on Thursday

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2012

  On Thursday 8th November British artist and co-creator Kevin O’Neill will be talking about his bestselling series League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.  Since 1999, O’Neill has been collaborating with Alan Moore on the imagining an entire parallel universe and secret history,… Read More ›

• Halo Jones heads for Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2012

  

  Scytheplays and Lass O’Gowrie Productions have announced that their much-lauded adaptation of writer Alan Moore and artist Ian Gibson’s comic book series, The Ballad of Halo Jones, is to be re-staged as part of Thought Bubble, the week-long comic arts… Read More ›

• Alan Moore releases single in support of Occupy and Anonymous

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2012

  Art: AD Anonymous and Occupy supporters around the world are in for a special treat today, Monday 5th November, as Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta from which those infamous Guy Fawkes masks became popularised, releases his… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Top Secret

  By Jeremy Briggs on 5 November 2012

  Who is XIII? Writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance’s renegade agent/spy has reached a section of his story arc when we as readers know a lot more about him and the machinations that were going on in the… Read More ›

• Brit team bring Transformers fans biggest ever Optimus Prime-Megatron clash

  By John Freeman on 4 November 2012

  Simon Furman, the comic creator who single handedly has probably done more to shape the mythology of Hasbro’s Transfomers than any other over the past two decades (and counting) is promising an epic battle in #85 of IDW’s latest Transformers… Read More ›

• Will Dundee Get A Real Bash Street?

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2012

  

  (Updated 11/12/12): Class 2B of Bash Street School, otherwise known as The Bash Street Kids, have been entertaining us in The Beano since the strip first appeared under its original title of When The Bell Rings in the issue dated… Read More ›

• Truffle Shuffle launches Thunderbirds t-shirt range

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2012

  Truffle Shuffle and Peter Black Footwear and Accessories have recently launched Thunderbirds lines either directly or in partnership with retailers. Truffle Shuffle’s “Classic Thunderbirds” inspired line of T-shirts for men and women, and sweaters for men, all featuring various characters… Read More ›

• Gosh London’s ‘Phoenix Activity Day’ kicks off at 1.00pm today

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2012

  Back on Free Comic Book Day, Gosh Comics in London got a bunch of artists to come in with their pencil cases, draw all over their windows then sit down at the big Gosh! table and drew cartoons with kids… Read More ›

• Largo Winch Artist Philippe Francq Signing In London

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 November 2012

  Belgian artist Philippe Francq, best known in the UK for his Largo Winch series with writer Jean Van Hamme published by Cinebook, will be doing a signing in London later in the month. The French Bookshop in South Kensington, who… Read More ›

• Mark Millar on Panel Borders

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2012

  Panel Borders: Millar World Starting a month of shows on Panel Borders about the art of writing superhero comics, Alex Fitch talks to Mark Millar, a 2000AD alumnus who now has his own anthology comic CLiNT, featuring popular alt-superhero saga Kick-Ass… Read More ›

• East meets West: Manhwha talents in London for Comics

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2012

  If you’re free on Sunday 4th November and live in London, you may be interested in this event – Korean Manhwa and British Comics NetWorkShop – at Foyles Bookshop in Charing Cross Road. Five top comics creators from Korea and… Read More ›

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