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• Bart Simpson tops UK readers poll

  By John Freeman on January 21, 2010

  In a recent poll to mark the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson has been named the nation’s favourite Simpsons character by the official Simpsons Comics, published in the UK by Titan Magazines and the company’s top-selling title. Simpson’s… Read More ›

• TV21 Turns 45…

  By John Freeman on January 20, 2010

  

  — or at least it would have done, had it had the longevity of The Beano! We have Lew Stringer to thank for pointing out that 45 years ago, City Magazines launched the first issue of TV Century 21 –… Read More ›

• Foundry supports Haiti relief effort, comic creators wanted

  By John Freeman on January 19, 2010

  London’s The Foundry is running an evening to raise money for earthquake victims in Haiti on 27th January – and comic creators are invited to get involved. The event is just part of a joint fund raising campaign by the… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Alternative Press, Bryan Talbot, Comic Sales Figure and more Mackie!

  By John Freeman on January 19, 2010

  • The Alternative Press Fair is back! Taking place in London on 13th February, this is a free event celebrating all things self-published and DIY: Comics and Zines, Radical Literature, Poetry, Printmaking, Book Arts and even a bit of DIY… Read More ›

• Striker bounces back again – into Nuts

  By John Freeman on January 18, 2010

  

  Football comic Striker has kicked off its 25th anniversary year by signing exclusively to Nuts, Britain’s biggest-selling weekly mens lifestyle magazine published by IPC. (We’re betting the team mascot might just be a bit racier than its past cheerleader, pictured… Read More ›

• The Dark, Freeman titles from Markosia

  By John Freeman on January 18, 2010 • ( 1 )

  (Before any hardcore fans of this blog get hugely excited, we should point out that Freeman is the name of one of the books due soon from Markosia, not the name of one of its creators…) March will see the… Read More ›

• Beezer Blog Launched

  By John Freeman on January 18, 2010

  Comic creator and Beezer fan Simon Mackie has launched a new blog that aims to chart the history of DC Thomson’s best-known large format humour comic. The Beezer was a large format (tabloid newspaper/A3 sized) weekly published by DC Thomson… Read More ›

• New Biography of Showbiz Legend Lew Grade

  By John Freeman on January 18, 2010

  A new biography of British media entrepeneur Lew Grade – without whom shows such as Thunderbirds, UFO and The Muppets might never have been made – is to be published by Aurum Press next month. All My Shows are Great… Read More ›

• How to create comics the Steve Whitaker way

  By John Freeman on January 14, 2010 • ( 2 )

  The late, great Steve Whitaker drew this guide to creating comics back in the 1990s and it’s available online via Flickr if people want to use it for teaching purposes, published under a Creative Commons license. Printed in the Society… Read More ›

• Arthur Ranson exhibition opens at Orbital

  By John Freeman on January 14, 2010

  Tonight (Thursday 14th January) sees the opening of an exhibition of art by 2000AD contributor Arthur Ranson at London’s Orbital Comics. The exhibition spans his 30-year comic career: Arthur’s credits are numerous, including, of course, “Button Man”, “Judge Anderson” and… Read More ›

• British Comic Creators support fundraising for Haiti Earthquake victims

  By John Freeman on January 14, 2010

  Comic creators across the globe are already coming up with ideas to help raise money for the Haiti Earthquake disaster – if you’re a British creator or retailer who’s doing something, let us know and we’ll try and plug it… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Ro-Jaws, Rebellion, Crikey!, Rankin, Road and Comic Fairs!

  By John Freeman on January 13, 2010

  Ro-Jaws returns to 2000AD this week, making a comeback in the A.B.C. Warriors strip by Pat Mills and Clint Langley, who also provides the cover for Prog 1667, right.Originally designed by Kevin O’Neill for the Ro-Busters strip in Starlord weekly… Read More ›

• Vworp! Vworp! It’s a New Doctor Who comics fanzine!

  By John Freeman on January 13, 2010

  A new Doctor Who fanzine, Vworp Vworp! goes on sale later this month. It takes a loving, affectionate look at Marvel/Panini’s Doctor Who comic strips and the magazine that spawned them – Doctor Who Magazine and is o-edited by Gareth… Read More ›

• In Review: Glister and the Faerie Host

  By John Freeman on January 13, 2010

  Glister and the Faerie Hostby Andi WatsonPublished by Walker BooksOut: Now The Book: It’s coming up to Halloween and already Glister’s father is bustling around getting ready for Christmas! The Butterworths are putting up decorations for the tree and making… Read More ›

• Comic Creators Ally against Human Trafficking

  By John Freeman on January 12, 2010

  “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”– Margaret Mead Monday, 11th January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US. To participate, a… Read More ›

• Strip! – Philosophers, Gods and Monsters

  By John Freeman on January 7, 2010

  In the first of this month’s shows from the Strip! podcast team on ResonanceFM and online about the portrayal of masculinity in American comic books, Alex Fitch talks to writer Fred Van Lente about penning the adventures of undead superheroes… Read More ›

• Comics for Windows Wanted

  By John Freeman on January 7, 2010 • ( 2 )

  Mantle Arts, a small UK based arts organisation, is running an interesting project to brighten up a town centre – and is looking for comics artists to get involved. The project is employing artists to create artwork for empty shop… Read More ›

• Fallen Angel Slips from Murky Depths!

  By John Freeman on January 6, 2010

  Fans of Luke Cooper’s The Dark Gospel series, which appears in the speculative fiction quarterly Murky Depths, who can’t get enough of the cigarette-smoking, alcohol-swigging angel, Halo Slipping, will be please to know that The House Of Murky Depths (Murky… Read More ›

• Future to launch Comic Heroes magazine in March

  By John Freeman on January 6, 2010 • ( 1 )

  Bolstered by the sales success of an SFX comics special last year, UK publishers Future have announced a March launch for Comic Heroes, a premium-priced quarterly magazine title that promises to take an in-depth look at the latest superhero movies,… Read More ›

• Crikey! regroups after Borders collapse

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2010

  The editor of British comics magazine Crikey! has revealed the recent collapse of Borders UK has proved a bit of a catastrophe for the magazine, as the loss of that chain and its affiliates took away about 70% of its… Read More ›

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