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• Detective Comics 27 goes under a UK hammer

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2010

  Rare and much sought-after US comics, including Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of Batman, will go under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week. The auction of US comics from a ‘one owner’ collection will take place on Thursday… Read More ›

• Winter Combat In Carnoustie

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2010

  Carnoustie Library will be hosting a war comics exhibit during the month of December. As well as Commando images taken from the World War 1 story The 11th Hour, written by Ferg Handley, and with artwork of by both Ian… Read More ›

• Because I Am collection from Paul Davies

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2010

  Brighton-based teacher and creator of ‘indie’ comics short stories Paul Davies has just self-published a collection of the same called Because I Am, via lulu.com. “It’s a collection of nine graphic short stories, drawn between 2004 and 2009,” says Paul…. Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Ross joins Kapow line up, Cardiff Comic Expo and more

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2010

  • British TV presenter, comic book writer and lifelong comic fan Jonathan Ross has confirmed he will be a guest at Kapow! Comic Con and host the Comic Pros vs. Fans Game Show live on stage. The event takes place… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Oliver Wetter

  By John Freeman on 7 December 2010

  

  Oliver Wetter, online often referred to as fantasio, is currently working as freelance artist & illustrator from his studio in Konz, Germany. His passion is to tell visual stories inspired by quickfire ideas. Sci-Fi Art Now: What tools do you… Read More ›

• Brian Eno, Jason Bruges and other UK artists in Yota Space digital exhibition

  By John Freeman on 7 December 2010

  

  Volume by UVA and 3D Never mind heading to New York for a shopping trip before Christmas (if you can afford such trips, that is) – now about travelling East for some stunning digital art? Yota Space, an exhibition of… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: John Ridgway

  By John Freeman on 7 December 2010

  

  John Ridgway.Photo: Jeremy Briggs Acclaimed comics artist John Ridgway, whose credits include work for Commando, Doctor Who Magazine, Warrior, Torchwood Magazine and Age of Heroes (which will be re-published in STRIP Magazine next year), was originally trained as an engineer… Read More ›

• Cinebook Release Their January-June 2011 Schedule

  By John Freeman on 6 December 2010

  Cinebook , the Canterbury-based publisher of European bandes dessinee albums translated into English, have released a PDF copy of their first 2011 catalogue onto their website. In the six months between January and June 2011 the company will publish 20… Read More ›

• The Rainbow Orchid: Volume 3

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2010 • ( 2 )

  The cover image for the third volume of Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid has just been released showing Evelyn and Julius fighting above lava. This does seems rather at odds with one of the teaser images that Garen has posted… Read More ›

• Battleships By L Ashwell Wood

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2010

  

  Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood

• UK indie comics distributor Smallzone launches Print on Demand service

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2010

  British independent comics distributor Smallzone – also the team behind Scar Comics – has just announced a UK-based Print on Demand service for all UK comic publishers. The service, arranged in partnership with BookVault, enables publishers to print books and… Read More ›

• Fay Dalton Scoops Pickled Award

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2010

  British illustrator Fay Dalton has won the Pickled Ink agency’s Pickled Award, launched earlier this year in a bid to find an artist to draw a new graphic novel by Super Gran creator and writer Jenny McDade. The judges, who… Read More ›

• London Kapow comic event snags Judge Dredd exclusive

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2010

  Visitors to the upcoming Kapow! Comic Con next April (9th – 10th) will be amongst the first in the world to get an exclusive sneak peek at various upcoming comics, movie blockbusters and hit TV shows from some of the… Read More ›

• Doctor Who-Inspired Cover for 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 1 December 2010 • ( 1 )

  There’s a rather splendid Doctor Who-inspired cover on this week’s edition of 2000AD. Judge Dredd is depicted surveying a portaloo-style TARDIS with a Tom Baker-like scarf trailing out from under the door! Drawn by D’Israeli, it’s promoting Episode 2 of… Read More ›

• Comic Book Alliance charity offers Batman fans the chance to star in a comic alongside their hero

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2010

  Last updated 10th December Yes, you read that correctly! Thanks to the Comic Book Alliance, this is a fund-raising auction where the highest bidder will get to star alongside the Dark Knight in his very own comic! Not only will… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Kapow Comic convention, War Comix and Mag, Scientist

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2010 • ( 2 )

  Kapow! Comic Con Trailer on Vimeo • Mark Millar has announced a new London-based comics convention, Kapow (9-10th April 2011) which will host the first Stan Lee Awards ceremony (see Newsarama and Bleeding Cool for more news). The guest line… Read More ›

• Spaceship Away 22 soars to the shelves

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2010

  Spaceship Away Part 22, the comics magazine inspired by Eagle and featuring all-new Dan Dare advntures is now available from publisher Rod Barzilay. This issue features a simply glorious wrap-around cover from Ian Kennedy and the Dan Dare adventure, Green… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Kevin Levell

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2010

  

  Kevin ‘Kev’ Levell was introduced to British weekly science fiction comic 2000AD at the age of 11 or 12 and from that point on he knew he wanted to be a comic artist. “It’s only in the last couple of… Read More ›

• Talbot joins ‘Space Nite’ fund raising artists to help Bill Mantlo

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2010

  A special fund-raiser show in aid of US comics writer Bill Mantlo includes this piece of art featuring 1980s fav ROM Spaceknight by Bryan Talbot along with more pieces from artists such as Mike Allred, Matt Timson, Jeffrey Brown, Michael… Read More ›

• Ultimate Harryhausen – Master of the Majicks

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2010

  Master of the Majicks is a three volume illustrated history of the career of Oscar winning, stop-motion special effects master Ray Harryhausen, written by British journalist Mike Harkin and published by Archive Editions in the USA. The first book of… Read More ›

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