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• Croatian comics portal Stripovi launches Best of 2010 vote

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2011

  The Eagle Awards aren’t the only people seeking comic fans votes this month: the fantastic-looking Croatian comics portal www.stripovi.com has just announced its annual poll for the best comics published in the past year. Unlike other comic awards, stripovi have… Read More ›

• In Review: Long John Silver – Lady Vivian Hastings

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 2, 2011

  

  Long John Silver is yet another new bandes dessinee series to be translated into English for the first time by Cinebook. Written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray, it is described not as a sequel to Robert Louis… Read More ›

• Nominations Open for Eagle Awards 2011

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2011

  What was your favourite comic of 2010? Which artists and writers really grabbed your attention? Wekl, nominations open on Friday 4 February and run until 7th March for the world-famous Eagle Awards, so head on over to www.eagleawards.co.uk to make… Read More ›

• In Review: Tomorrow Revisited

  By Steve Winders on January 29, 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Steve Winders reviews Alastair Crompton’s new book about Frank Hampson

• John Higgins World War 2 artwork in charity auction

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2011

  A painting of a famous World War 2 aircraft has been painted by top comics artist John Higgins to raise money for charity. John’s picture of a de Havilland Mosquito NF MkXIII, registration MM550, one of the RAF’s night fighters,… Read More ›

• Preview: Vampire Vixens of the Wehrmacht

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2011

  VixenVert from Nicola Blackmore on Vimeo. Here’s Wasted magazine’s advert for the incredibly impressive Vampire Vixens of the Wehrmacht which will feature in Issue 7 of the magazine. The art is by Alex Ronald and written by the mysterious “Emperor“…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Charlie Adlard and the Walking Dead

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2011

  Concluding UK comic radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at depictions of masculinity in America comics, Alex Fitch talks to British artist Charlie Adlard about his ongoing zombie comic The Walking Dead, recently turned into a TV series… Read More ›

• In Review: It Was The War Of The Trenches by Jacques Tardi

  By John Freeman on January 26, 2011

  

  Jacques Tardi’s graphic novel of the Great War, It Was The War Of The Trenches, is one of those books that is critically lauded appearing in ‘Best Of’ lists as well as reviews of the year and with its complete… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer previews this week’s Dandy

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2011

  (Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›

• Save our Forests: Follow Rupert to Retail

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2011

  

  Nothing to do with the comic we’re working on, but here’s a smashing protest montage from Smuzz in support of England’s Save Our Forests campaign (http://saveourforests.co.uk) And now, back to that promo image for the strip…

• In Review: Crusade – Simoun Dja

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 25, 2011

  Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 24, 2011

  Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›

• In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand

  By John Freeman on January 23, 2011

  

  A marvellous adaptation of the novel

• Comics @ Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival

  By John Freeman on January 23, 2011

  Hot on the heels of the Glasgow Film Festival with its impressive comics strand comes Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival with an equally impressive selection of comics names appearing over the course of the festival’s nine days. After his appearances… Read More ›

• Comics @ Glasgow Film Festival

  By John Freeman on January 22, 2011

  Comics fans in Scotland have until now been looking at a prolonged dry spell when it came to major comics events in the country in the first half of 2011 with the postponement of the Hi-Ex convention expected in March… Read More ›

• More Jack Staff issues released for iPhone

  By John Freeman on January 21, 2011

  A quick plug, courtesy of digital comics distributor Comixology, to remind folk here that Paul Grist’s wonderful Jack Staff is available on iPhone and more. Out now are Issue 9 and 10, with Issue 9 offering “Titanic team-up action as… Read More ›

• The original Death’s Head returns in Marvel Heroes

  By John Freeman on January 21, 2011

  A page from the new Death’s Headversus Hulk story by Simons Furmsnand Williams. Via Simon’s blog (with thanks to Simon Williams): One of Marvel UK’s most popular characters, Death’s Head, is set to return in an all-new story for Panini… Read More ›

• Lee Moyer delivers Lovecraft art for new author documentary

  By John Freeman on January 21, 2011

  

  Watch more free documentaries Sci-Fi Art Now contributor Lee Moyer has provided the art for a superb new documentary about the life of author HP Lovcraft, the forefather of modern horror fiction who has inspired such writers as Stephen King,… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: the deconstructed American Male

  By John Freeman on January 20, 2011

  Continuing radio show and podcast Panel Borders’ month long look at depictions of Masculinity in American Comics, Alex Fitch talks to award winning graphic novelists Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes, who both publish their work first as chapters, in periodicals… Read More ›

• Commando at 50: Second Shots

  By John Freeman on January 19, 2011 • ( 3 )

  

  Here’s the latest Commandos to hit newsagents, courtesy of DC Thomson, as the countdown to the comic digest’s 50th anniversary begins in earnest… Commando 4359: Johnny The Jinx Story: Eric Hebden Inside Art: Alonso Cover Art: Lopez Espi Originally No… Read More ›

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