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• Rare Dan Dare merchandise, Comic Cuts Number 1, up for auction

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2012

  

  The Spring 2012 auction at Compalcomics is open and includes some terrific Dan Dare artwork and toys

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Benjamin Dickson

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2012

  Name: Benjamin DicksonCurrently working on: The Kestrels with Mick McMahon, a creator-owned children’s adventure story set on the home front in World War 2. There’s no publication date yet – mainly because we don’t yet have a publisher on board… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Jeremy Briggs

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2012

  Name: Jeremy Briggs Website: Err… this one. Currently working on: Deputy editor on STRIP Magazine as well as writing factual articles on British comics for Spaceship Away magazine, Illustrators journal and Eagle Times fanzine, plus the Bear Alley and downthetubes… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Rodrigo Diaz Ricci

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2012

  Name: Rodrigo Diaz Ricci Blog or web site: http://www.ligeia-the-vampire.com/ Currently working on: At the time of writing this I’m on holiday – my first in three years! I’ve just finished my third Ligeia adventure, Moonchild, and I’m working on the… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Conor Boyle

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2012

  Shakara by Conor Boyle Name: Conor Boyle Blog or web site: http://pencilmonkeymagic.blogspot.com/Currently working on: A graphic novel for Markosia, lead artist on another for Accent UK and in the process of assembling a small press anthology under the banner of… Read More ›

• Flaming Heck! It’s some new Commandos

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2012

  Just because it was Valentine’s Day this week, Commando hasn’t gone all lovey-dovey. Oh no! Four More action-packed tales are now on sale in all good newsagents for adventure fans… Commando No 4471: The Flaming DaggerStory: Stephen Walsh Art: Keith… Read More ›

• Beano Sales Are Up and Dandy Sales Are Steady

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2012 • ( 1 )

  The Audit Bureau Of Circulations, the industry body for media measurement, have released the July to December 2011 sales figures for UK consumer magazines which include British comics. After rather a lot of doom and gloom six months ago when… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From lettering droid Jim Campbell

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2012

  Name: Jim Campbell Blog: www.jimcampbell-lettering.co.uk Currently working on: Yikes. Lettering loads of stuff. Hook Jaw, Black Dragon and Black Ops Extreme for Strip; Hoax Hunters for Image; just finished Sweeney Todd for Classical Comics and should be starting The Importance… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Paul O’Connell

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2012

  Name: Paul O’Connell Blog or web site: www.soundofdrowning.com Currently working on: Artwork for Future of the Left and stories for The Sound of Drowning Issue 15. First memory of 2000AD? I read 2000AD every week from the very first issue when… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Kev F Sutherland

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2012

  Name: Kev F Sutherland Blog or web site:  comicfestival.co.uk Currently working on: Self-published comics Captain Clevedon and Hot Rod Cow, with the book of my classic Tales Of Nambygate and Phallas strips from Gas and Brain Damage comics now all… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer-artist and fan Paul Eldridge

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2012

  Name: Paul Eldridge Blog or web site: http://kerchow.webs.com(I don’t blog, it brings me out in a rash…) Currently working on:  Numerous personal projects in production. After completing the Rubbernorc ebook I keep thinking of printing hard copies and of course pulling… Read More ›

• Cybermen, Borg, set to battle in Doctor Who-Star Trek crossover

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2012

  Following up on our earlier report that a Doctor Who/Star Trek comic crossover was in the works, US publisher IDW have released more detals about the eight-issue mini series. In conjunction with BBC Worldwide Consumer Products and CBS Consumer Products,… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Martin Geraghty

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2012

  Name: Martin Geraghty  Blog or web site: Yeah, need to get onto that someday, probably… Currently working on:  Knee-deep pencilling my next strip for Doctor Who Magazine, a tight little Eleventh Doctor two-parter by Scott Gray. Other than that, Storyboarding… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer, editor and fan Richmond Clements

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2012

  Name: Richmond Clements Blog: http://thequaequamblog.blogspot.com  Hi-ExConvention:  www.hi-ex.co.uk Currently working on: Turning Tiger has just been released by Renegade Arts Entertainment.I’m also working on a couple of books for Markosia and one for Com.X. I have a series called Operation Inferno,… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Smuzz

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2012

  An unpublished panel from the ‘tryout’ strip Smuzz did for ABC Warriors Name: Smuzz (‘Sms’ is soooo Last Millenium) Website: www.smuzz.org.uk Currently working on: Crucible with comics Guru John Freeman and coloured by Kris Carter.  To be published in the new… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Boo Cook

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2012

  Name: Boo Cook Blog:  www.boocook.blogspot.com Tumblr: http://boocook.tumblr.com Tumblr: http://cro-magnonbulletin.tumblr.com Currently working on:  I’m currently working on a new five-part Judge Anderson, Psi strip called ‘Stone Voices’ with Alan Grant. That should be surfacing in the Judge Dredd Megazine in the… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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