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• In Review: Classics from the Comics Issue 173

  By John Freeman on 21 August 2010

  The latest issue of DC Thomson’s ‘Retro’ title, Classics from the Comics is on sale now in all good newsagents, offering another fine medley of humour and adventure strips from a variety of the publishers’ current and past titles, including… Read More ›

• Bellamy, Beano and Buster comic art up for grabs in latest ComPal auction

  By John Freeman on 21 August 2010

  The Autumn 2010 auction at British comics auction site Compalcomics has just opened, with 315 lots in the catalogue including a magnificent Beano front cover artwork drawn by Dudley Watkins and some rare Thunderbirds artwork from TV Century 21 by… Read More ›

• Phoenix to rise from Insomnia’s ashes

  By John Freeman on 21 August 2010

  Comics collective The Sleepless Phoenix is now taking pre-orders for its 192-page black-and-white anthology on creative seed site Kickstarter.com. The planned collection – born from the demise of  British publisher Insomnia Publications – will feature the work of more than… Read More ›

• Birmingham’s International Comic Show guest list shapes up

  By John Freeman on 21 August 2010

  This year’s British International Comics Show over the weekend on 16th-17th October is getting closer and 2010’s incredible international guest list is the largest since the show began in 2006. Some of the most renowned artists and writers from all… Read More ›

• Now it’s Time for Hammer… beer?!?!

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  Hammer Films have promoted themselves in some pretty inventive ways over the years with DVDs, a board game, T-shirts, mugs and poster based on the famous horror films. Now we can look forward to three new Hammer Beers which look… Read More ›

• Crikey! No More

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  The publishers of British comics magazine Crikey! have reluctantly decided to close the magazine. “We tried until the last minute to keep going,” editor Tony Ingram told downthetubes, “but unfortunately a couple of guys who seemed serious about buying into… Read More ›

• 2010 Lulu Award Nominations close next week

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  (With thanks to Richard Caldwell): The Lulu Awards Nominations – which aim to recognise amazing comic and cartooning work by and/or about women worldwide – close next week. The categories include: Kim Yale Award for Best New Talent Lulu Of… Read More ›

• Titan Books seeks book cover artists

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  

  Titan Books has put out an open call to recruit book cover illustrators for their future fiction titles. The call appeared this week on the new blog of Titan’s revamped website and Twitter feed asking if their fans and readers… Read More ›

• Titan Books seeks book cover artists

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  Titan Books has put out an open call to recruit book cover illustrators for their future fiction titles. The call appeared this week on the new blog of Titan’s revamped website and Twitter feed asking if their fans and readers… Read More ›

• First Leeds Alternative Comics Fair set for September

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  The first Leeds Alternative Comics Fair takes place on the 18th September 2010, 12 noon-6.00pm, at A Nation of Shopkeepers bar (behind Leeds City Art Gallery). The event is being organised by comic creators Steve Tillotson of banal pig comics… Read More ›

• Gerry Anderson’s ‘Protectors’ gets DVD release

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  It’s not Gerry Anderson’s best-loved series – even though it was his most expensive to date – and it certainly isn’t the kind of science fiction that made his name, such as Thunderbirds and UFO. But The Protectors – out… Read More ›

• Draw the World Together Art Auction

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  Comic creator charity Draw the World Together is running a series of three eBay auctions,  the the first starting at 11pm GMT on the 26th August. Draw the World Together is an organisation that has been created to unite arts… Read More ›

• Temple APA moves web home

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  The Temple APA – a group of some of Britain’s most enthusiastic comic creators, most of them on the indie press scene – has moved homes on the internet after the closure of its ning site, after that community hosting… Read More ›

• Mills, Langley Signing in London in Sptember

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2010

  Forbidden Planet London will host a signing by Pat Mills and Clint Langley on Thursday 16th September (6 – 7pm), signing ABC Warriors: The Volgan War Volume 3. Pat Mills is one of the founding fathers of 2000AD, while artist… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Alan Moore, web/hyper/small press/all types of comics and events aplenty too!

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2010

  Alan Moore guests on Utter Shambles, a podcast hosted by comedians Robin Ince and Josie Long. Pete Ashton will be talking about the emergence of the British small press comics scene in the early eighties at the Birmingham Zine Festival… Read More ›

• Cal-Hab Droids Infiltrate Megazine 301

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2010

  The latest issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine, Meg 301, has a distinctly Scottish flavour to its art and script droids. Behind a lovely Judge Inspector Inaba cover by Frank Quitely, from Cal-Hab’s west coast, comes the Dredd story The… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Ray Guns, Card Games and Radios, Oh My…

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2010

  Following up on our past stories on new Dan Dare merchandise, a mention for UK toy company Russimco’s Dan Dare retro toy line is long overdue here, so let’s redress that right now. All the toys – due for release… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – The Day Of The Black Sun

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 August 2010

  Who is XIII? Cop, gangster, secret agent or mercenary? The stories concerning the amnesiac man with “XIII” tattooed on his shoulder written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance ran to a total of 19 French albums with… Read More ›

• Bristol and London Small Press Expos for 2011

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2010

  Next year’s Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo will be on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2011. With 3 extra exhibitor and trading spaces and 8 extra event areas this is now the largest independent and small press… Read More ›

• Reality Check: Comics versus Film

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2010

  Cartoonist Woodrow Phoenix This year’s cinematic interest in comic book adaptations shows no sign of slowing down with adaptations of Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and Tamara Drewe hitting screens over the next few weeks. To coincide with this, the… Read More ›

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