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• Channel 4 launched The Thrill Electric web and mobile comic

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2011

  Channel 4 Education has announced details of its launch of The Thrill Electric – a 10-part enhanced comic series written by Leah Moore and John Reppion, designed by Emma Vieceli, illustrated by the all-female comic book studio Windflower and produced… Read More ›

• In Review: Lucky Luke – The Daltons’ Escape

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 October 2011

  Cinebook reaches their thirtieth Lucky Luke book with the first English translation of The Dalton’s Escape written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Morris. Hearing that Lucky Luke is close to their jail, Joe Dalton convinces the three other Dalton’s… Read More ›

• STRIP Magazine launch set for 2nd November

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2011

  Read Read Strip Magazine Issue Zero Read Strip Magazine Issue 1 – Sneak Preview STRIP Magazine Issue 1 will now be on sale in UK comic shops from 2nd November. Diamond Comics have confirmed delivery of the delayed shipment from… Read More ›

• Guest Post: Challenging Attitudes towards Comics

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2011

  Paul Register Paul Register is a school librarian at Ecclesfield School, Sheffield and organiser of the Stan Lee Excelsior Award for graphic novels and manga aimed at 11-16 year olds created in partnership with the Stan Lee Foundation, dediciated to… Read More ›

• In Review: Eagles Over The Western Front Volume 3

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2011

  Steve Holland’s Bear Alley Books brings the World War One story of Royal Flying Corps pilot Harry Hawkes to a conclusion in Eagles Over The Western Front Volume 3. It is 1917 and America has entered the war but for… Read More ›

• 2000AD launches ‘Creator Interviews’ ebook

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2011

  2000AD has launched its first ebook collection of interviews with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry. This first collection includes a three-part interview with the co-creator of Judge Dredd, Carlos Ezquerra, as well as pieces on… Read More ›

• Classics Illustrated on BBC Radio 4

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2011

  BBC Radio 4 FM are broadcasting a 30 minute documentary looking at seventy years of the American comicbook series Classics Illustrated on Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 1130. As the first issue, The Three Musketeers, was originally published in October… Read More ›

• Treating Comics Seriously – Six Questions for Dr Chris Murray

  By Jeremy Briggs on 22 October 2011

  Dr Chris Murray is a lecturer and programme convenor in English for Dundee University’s School of Humanities with research interests in comics, film and popular culture. He has contributed articles to the academic International Journal of Comic Art, Gothic Studies,… Read More ›

• Roy of the Rovers returns in special Daily Mail strip

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2011

  The Daily Mail has published a special Roy of the Rover strip to mark this weekend’s biggest match of the season, the 161st Manchester Derby. Featuring Champions Manchester United versus super-rich City, the strip emphasizes it’s the hottest ticket in… Read More ›

• Dundee Commando exhibition open

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2011

  

  A quick reminder about the Commando exhibition in Dundee Jeremy Briggs gave an advance plug for last month, which has now opened, in advance of Dundee Comics Day on 30th October. Marking the 50th anniversary of Commando, It’s in the… Read More ›

• Charley takes on Hitler in latest collection of classic war comic

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Charley’s War: Hitler’s Youth, the eighth volume of the classic World War One comic strip by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun, first published in Battle Picture Weekly, is now on sale from Titan Books, although the official publication date is… Read More ›

• Wear your red (or white) poppy with pride on Remembrance Day

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2011

  

    Remembrance Sunday falls on 13th November and across the world, services  and events have been arranged, with the public being urged to take the time to remember all who died for their country in the two World Wars and… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – For Maria

  By Jeremy Briggs on 21 October 2011

  

  Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith? Books 2&3 – Captain Steve Rowland? Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner? Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly? Books 6 & 7 – Writer John Fleming? Book 8 – Agent Jason… Read More ›

• In Review: Super Animal Adventure Squad

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  The most junior of the third batch of DFC Library titles is Super Animal Adventure Squad written and illustrated by James Turner. Agent K (a cat), Agent Irwin (a pelican), Agent Rex (an iguana), Agent Beesley (a rather posh bee)… Read More ›

• STRIP Magazine’s courier curse strikes again

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  Courier problems have hit STRIP Magazine again, meaning the planned launch date had to be pushed back. STRIP Magazine is printed in Bosnia and shipped from there. After problems with Strip Zero earlier in the year it was shipped earlier… Read More ›

• In Review: Blake And Mortimer – The Gondwana Shrine

  By Jeremy Briggs on 19 October 2011 • ( 2 )

  The Gondwana Shrine is the fourth of the new adventures of Blake And Mortimer by writer Yves Sente and artist André Juillard, originally published in French in 2008 and based on the original characters created by E.P. Jacobs. Following on… Read More ›

• Demoncon2 finalises line up with plenty of web comic creators

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2011

  (With thanks to The Grinning Man, Maidstone): The line up for Demoncon2, taking place in Maidstone in November, is now pretty much finalised and includes comic creators such as Garen Ewing and Dan Boultwood on the guest list, along with… Read More ›

• Back from the depths…

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2011

  My apologies for the lack of posts over the past week (and special thanks to Jeremy Briggs for stepping up to the plate). Unfortunately, my computer had a hard drive failure (now fixed thanks to Ubertechs in Lancaster) which meant… Read More ›

• In Review: Baggage

  By Jeremy Briggs on 18 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  The DFC Library returns with the first of its third tranche of titles, and the first one that wasn’t in the weekly DFC – Baggage by writer Robin Etherington and artist Lorenzo Etherington. Randall is the lackadaisical, and somewhat disaster-prone,… Read More ›

• Private Eye marks 50th anniversary with special issue

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  Issue 1300 of Private Eye, on sale 26th October, will be a special issue marking its 50th birthday. This landmark event for the magazine – which has always featured cartoons and comic strips satirising British life and politics – is… Read More ›

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