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• The Dark Newt Rises – in The Dandy!

  By John Freeman on 12 July 2012

  Watch out, folks – there’s a new superhero in town… well in The Dandy, anyway, as Lew Stringer brings the Dark Newt to the weekly comic next week. “This is the first time I’ve solely created a character for The… Read More ›

• Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide digital edition released

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2012

  Since 1970, only one comic book price guide has been dubbed “the Bible” for casual and die-hard collectors alike of US comic books. While others have come and gone, the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has maintained its stature as… Read More ›

• Former Radio 1 DJ Recalls Time with Roy of the Rovers

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2012

  On the day Chris Moyles has announced he is finally leaving Radio 1, another BBC DJ has recalled his time as a comic characters in Roy of the Rovers in 1990. Den of Geek have interviewed Simon Mayo about his… Read More ›

• Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2012 Winners announced

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2012

  The full results of the Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2012 can now be revealed! This award for graphic novels is fully endorsed by The Stan Lee Foundation and the School Library Association. Seventy seven UK schools took part this year… Read More ›

• Artist seeking artists for charity comic

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2012

  Brain aneurysm survivor Siike Donnelly is aiming to share his love for comic books, and his writing ability, to recruit artists for a very personal project that he hopes will save more lives like his. 30-year-old Siike (Seek) Donnelly, an… Read More ›

• Fanfare, Knockabout Comics and K9 team up for San Diego!

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2012

  The annual pilgrimage that is San Diego Comic-Con has begun anew for many creators and British-Spanish publisher Ponent Mon/Fanfare has dropped us a line to tell us about  lots of interesting products they’ll have at the show from a host… Read More ›

• Team Girl Comic Issue 5 Kicks Off

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2012 • ( 1 )

  Back in May, Glasgow’s Team Girl Comic collective began a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money to publish issue 5 of their title. Their target was $1000 (Kickstarter being a US site) and, remarkably, they reached it in five days… Read More ›

• London Film and Comic Con 2012

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012

  Crowds gathered at Olympia, London from 6-8th July for another hugely successful London Film and Comic Con. High-profile TV and movie guests included Bernard Cribbins, Freema Agyeman and John Simms from Doctor Who, Gillian Anderson from The X-Files, Gates McFadden and… Read More ›

• Comic Creators voice protest to proposed UK copyright law changes

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012

  (Updated 9/7/12 with comments from various creators about the plans) Comic creators are raising concerns about changes afoot to copyright law in the UK, effectively stripping away long held rights and potentially handing the handling of your copyrighted creations to… Read More ›

• Com.X promotes Monster Myths at San Diego

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012

  Publishers Com.X will be promoting a number of their innovative and eye catching projects at San Diego, including the recently-released Monster Myths written by John Lupo Avanti and Chester Westward, drawn by Avanti. Alfredo, a recovering felon turned working stiff,… Read More ›

• Rogue Trooper history for sale

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  “The Emperor” came across some cracking early Rogue Trooper art and concepts by Dave Gibbons on eBay

• New British Small Press Community launched

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012

  Comic creator Trystan Mitchell just dropped us a note to mention an excellent new Small Press Comics Community Forum has just been birthed in the UK, dedicated to small press comics and self publishing. Some excellent discussions and experience sharing… Read More ›

• Commando: Spot The Difference

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2012

  Twenty-five years ago Commando published an issue entitled “Roll Of Honour” featuring a cover by artist Ian Kennedy. To celebrate the 65th anniversary of D-Day in 2009, Carlton Books released the then latest of their Commando reprint books entitled D-Day:… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Scott Snyder and Jock – The Black Mirror

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2012

  In the first of a series of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch of radio show Panel Borders talks to writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock about their 2010 / 2011 collaboration on Detective Comics, collected… Read More ›

• Electric Man film heads for San Diego and London

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2012

  The comics-inspired feature film Electric Man has been selected to screen at the San Diego Comic Con (full details here) and screens in London tomorrow night. The movie was selected as only one of three feature films to play this… Read More ›

• Treating Comics Seriously: Six Questions For Curator Jesper Ericsson

  By Jeremy Briggs on 6 July 2012

  Jesper Ericsson is the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen which celebrates the 200 year history of the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment from its creation in 1794 to its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994. The… Read More ›

• Print Express launch Comic Printing Competition

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2012

  The folk at British online printers Print Express love designers, writers, artists and anything creative and they’ve been running a number of competitions to help support interesting, creative people. Now they’ve decided to do something a little bit special – and… Read More ›

• Glasgow Comic Con 2012: More Pictures

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2012

  Following up on our review of Glasgow Comic Con, here are some more pictures from the event, courtesy of the organisers. Photography by by Alasdair Watson © Alasdair Watson & Glasgow Comic Con Queueing around the block Newly-signed creators for… Read More ›

• Steadfast! Commando Art Exhibition in Aberdeen

  By John Freeman on 5 July 2012

  

  For the third time in less than twelve months the Commando archive has been opened to allow artwork to be used in a public exhibition. After the Draw Your Weapons exhibition in London’s National Army Museum and the Battlelines exhibition… Read More ›

• 2000AD announces San Diego ComicCon schedule

  By John Freeman on 4 July 2012

  Along with many British comic creators, 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will be flying the flag for British comics and heading to the greatest show on Earth with a packed schedule of exclusive signings and panels. “San Diego Comic-Con 2012… Read More ›

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