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• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Paul Rainey

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2012

  The cover of Prog 377 featuring JudgeDredd and Mean Angel by Ron Smith Name: Paul Rainey Blog or web site: www.pbrainey.com Currently working on:  Thunder Brother: Soap Division, the first two stories of which can be read for free online… Read More ›

• Kapow!@GFF 2012 Kicks Ass

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2012

  As Jeremy Briggs first reported last month, Glasgow Film Festival ambassador and local superhero Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch are to helping to kick ass with Kapow!@GFF – Glasgow Film Festival’s film strand next week, dedicated to graphic novels,… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Cy Dethan

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2012

  Name: Cy Dethan Website: www.cydethan.com Blog: www.raggedman.com Currently working on: Right now I’ve got enough projects in the works to knock a buzzard off a gut-wagon. Among those currently scheduled for 2012 are White Knuckle (Art: Valia Kapadai, Letters: Nic… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat returns (sort of)

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2012

    The Really Heavy Greactcoat is a long-running cartoon strip which ace artist Nick Miller and I created years ago and, just occasionally, Nick (who’s constantly busy on numerous projects) teases me with a new and topical episode. • View… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Alwyn Talbot

  By John Freeman on 13 February 2012

  Alwyn Talbot sent this brilliant Nemesis the Warlock art to mark 2000AD‘s 35th birthday. Currently working as a comic artist and illustrator, Alwyn received his apprenticeship in underground comics. His credits include DC Comics, 2000AD,  Acclaim and Rebellion. He’s exhibited… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid John Higgins

  By John Freeman on 12 February 2012

  Name: John Higgins Blog or web site: www.turmoilcolour.com Currently working on: My on going project is Razorjack, created originally in 1999 and self publishing the first issue. Subsequently went with Com.x for a further two comic books culminating in the collected… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Keith Page

  By John Freeman on 12 February 2012

  Name: Keith Page Blog or web site: http://keithpageukcomicsartist.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’m currently working on Grey Dog, the first of three 48-pagers about the Irish mythological hero Cuchulain, written by Stephen Walsh, as well as my usual Commandos. First memory of… Read More ›

• Will Space: 2099 get its own comic?

  By John Freeman on 12 February 2012 • ( 1 )

  News last week that 1970s British SF series Space: 1999 is to get a reboot got a mixed reception from fans of the original series, which also had its own long-running spin-off adventures in comics and novels. ITV Studios America… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Gibson Quarter

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  Name: Gibson Quarter Blog: gibsonquarter27art.blogspot.com   Twitter: @gibsonquarter DeviantArt: gibsonquarter27.deviantart.com/ Currently working on: The Organ Grinder for issue #3 of Undertow by 7th wave comics. It’s a great story set in the wild west about a cursed organ, a one… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Exhibiting Comics

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  Continuing Panel Borders month of shows about about non practitioners’ love of comics, Alex Fitch talks to Lord Baker of Dorking about his contributions as lender and patron of The Cartoon Museum to their latest exhibition ‘Her Maj: Sixty years… Read More ›

• IDW to publish Doctor Who-Star Trek crossover

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  The SF show crossover many fans have longed for but has, until now, been the work of fan fiction alone, is finally about to happen officially for the first time – a Doctor Who meets Star Trek comic crossover. Bleeding… Read More ›

• New Thomas the Tank Engine magazine trundles into newsagents

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  Egmont UK has just launchd a new monthly magazine, Thomas Express for younger readers this month, jam-packed with activities, two giant posters and a truckload of gifts. The launch comes as part of a re-branding of their Thomas-inspired range following… Read More ›

• Ripping Yarns hops to DVD marked by world record attempt

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  Any British lad of a certain age will remember Ripping Yarns, the TV show that poked fun at the kind of tales of derring-do published in countless boys’ comics and annuals down the years.  Created by members of the Monty… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from art droid Patrick Brown

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2012

  Nemesis the Warlockby Patrick Brown Name: Patrick Brown Blog or web site: http://paddybrown.co.uk Currently working on: The Cattle Raid of Cooley, an adaptation of the ancient Irish epic starring Cú Chulainn, the hero Sláine was partially based on. It’s been… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Richard Elson

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2012

  Name: Richard Elson Blog or web site: n/a Currently working on: Journey Into Mystery and my own stuff. First memory of 2000AD? The first issue of 2000AD that I actually bought was prog 549. I had seen it around from… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Steve White

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2012

  The origin of the infamous One Eye, in 2000AD Prog 3The origin is retold on Everything Comes Back to 2000AD here Name: Steve White Blog or web site: http://steve-white-thunderlizard.blogspot.com/ Currently working on:  Senior comics editor, Titan Comics First memory of… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From feature and script droid Matthew Badham

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2012

  Matt Badham Blog or web site: I’m a contributor to the Forbidden Planet International blog, down thetubes and I’m on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/mattbadham Currently working on: Articles for the Judge Dredd Megazine, Comic Heroes and Strip Magazine. First memory of… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and colourist Martin Baines

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2012

  Along with artist Martin Baines‘ birthday wishes for 2000AD, we’re also delighted to publish his vrsion of the original Judge Dredd script, ‘Court Room’. Martin tells us this was the script for what was originally to have been the first… Read More ›

• ROK Comics parent develops VIZ comics app

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2012

  ROK Global, the company behind ROK Comics, has just announced its latest mobile application — a highly innovative  iPhone application featuring characters and content from the hugely popular adult comic Viz, has been launched on the iPhone App Store. Developed… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From former Tharg David Bishop

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2012

  Artwork for ‘The Visible Man’, a stripconsidered for the launch of 2000ADView the comic’s original dummy Name: David Bishop Blog: viciousimagery.blogspot.com Currently working on:  Writing for the BBC1 drama series Doctors. My next episode, Fragile Strength, is scheduled to be… Read More ›

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