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		Fanderson’s FAB (Magazine, That Is…)FAB 63, the latest issue of the Gerry Anderson Fanderson club, now in the post to all Fanderson members, is a bit of Thunderbirds special and includes some not-to-be-missed comics attractions, including the finale of an epic Fireball XL5 strip… Read More › 
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		First Look at new Prisoner Mini SeriesVarious websites, including Forces of Geek has posted a news story featuring a preview of the new ITV/AMC version of The Prisoner. The footage offers an intriguing first look at the upcoming six-part mini-series remake of the original 1960s series,… Read More › 
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		Marvelman – Copyright Marvel ComicsBritish superhero character Marvelman is a character that had become mired in a legal quagmire for years, his modern re-telling and reinvention by Alan Moore and others forcing a name change to Miracle Man thanks to Marvel legal concerns. It… Read More › 
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		Hell’s Gate Springs from Dublin!The recession may be bad news for most, but it has its silver lining. Case in point: it’s given Dublin-based comic creator Alan Nolan the chance to publish At Hell’s Gate, the kind of thing he’s always wanted to do… Read More › 
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		Markosia Dances out The DarkBritish indie publisher Markosia Enterprises have teamed up with Chris Lynch (Monkeys with Machineguns, Photonic Graffiti) and Rick Lundeen (100 Covers, Epoch) to publish The Dark — a four-issue, cyberpunk-styled comic series. With nods toward the novels of authors such… Read More › 
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		Bear-Shaped Comics Collection Launched!Richy K. Chandler, the creative force behind UK indie title Tempo Lush comics, has been wanting to put out a collection of his Tempo Lush Mini Comic range since the first one featuring Lucy the Octopus was released to the… Read More › 
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		Moon Landing: T Plus 4 Days – Splashdown
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		Moon Landing: T Plus 3 Days – The Future
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		Birmingham Comic Show Wins Lottery GrantIn a major coup for the organisers – perhaps signifying comics are indeed becoming more mainstream once more – the annual British International Comic Show has been awarded a £6,000 Arts Council grant to help further their work in bringing… Read More › 
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		Insomnia Joins "Buskers" ProjectPopquiz, hotshots: What do Mos Def, Kevin Spacey, former Blur front man Damon Albarn, musician Ian Brown, comic writer and publisher Sean Michael Wilson and Japanese cartoonist and illustrator Michiru Morikawa have in common with Insomnia Publications? Answer: the fledgling… Read More › 
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		Meet and Greet Dave Gibbons CompetitionPodcast website Geek Syndicate have just launched a competition to offer a Watchmen fan the chance to win an exclusive Meet and Greet with original Watchmen illustrator, Dave Gibbons. The winner will have their favourite character drawn by Dave Gibbons…. Read More › 
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		British Dragon Joins Marvel AdvisorsCypriot-born British businessman Theo Paphitis – one of the judges on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den – has joined Marvel Comics International Advisory Board. Comprised of business leaders from key international growth markets, the Advisory Board works with Marvel executives to… Read More › 
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		Moon Landing: T Plus 2 Days – The Return Trip Begins
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		Rainey’s Book of Lists Collected At lastAce British comic creator Paul B Rainey has just been in touch to say that he’s finally put together a collection of his critically-acclaimed Book of Lists comic strips in trade paper back form. Suicidal birds, edible guitars, licky dogs,… Read More › 
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		Moon Landing: T Plus 1 Day – First Footsteps
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		Starblazer from the Command DeckDC Thomson editor Bill McLoughlin has kindly given downthetubes his account of the rise and fall of DC Thomson’s 1980s SF digest title Starblazer, which has recently spawned its own Role Playing Game (see our review). Revealing the origins of… Read More › 
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		Engines of Enchantment at Cartoon MuseumLondon’s Cartoon Museum is to host an exhibition dedicated to the work of eccentric genius Rowland Emett this summer. Described in TIME Magazine as “a nostalgic-romantic artist-humorist social commentator-engineer,” this exhibition brings together, for the first time in Britain, the… Read More › 
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		Tube Surfing: Comic Cutbacks, San Diego Schedules, Dinsoaurs and Weird Fishes…• Filming has started on the new series of Doctor Who that will see Matt Smith will take on the eponymous role. Matt is seen here in costume, side by side with Scottish actress Karen Gillan who plays new companion… Read More › 
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		2009 Graphic Short Story Competition LaunchedUK Sunday newspaper The Observer has just launched this year’s Graphic Short Story competition, part of the activities of the ComiICA Festival. The winner of last year’s Graphic Short Story prize, Julian Hanshaw, is about to publish a book, so… Read More › 
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		Graeme Neil Reid: Walking on the Moon
Featured Categories
Comic Creator Interviews ›
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									Crowdfunding Spotlight : An Interview with Rachael Smith, creator of Nap Comix
									October 24, 2025
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									Creating Comics: Half the Picture presents Grant Morrison MBE
									October 14, 2025
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									Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph on the BBC
									October 6, 2025
Creating Comics ›
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									In Memoriam: Artist and Writer Ron Tiner
									October 30, 2025
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									Italy’s Morellini Editore launches “Shades of Green” project with reprint of Ten Years to Save the World anthology
									October 29, 2025
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									Secrets of the Marvel Comics Bullpen revealed in new graphic novel by Rick Parker?
									October 24, 2025
Events ›
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									Time to book a Christmas treat? My Neighbor Totoro awaits
									October 25, 2025
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									Looking Back at Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2025
									October 23, 2025
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									Commando and British Comics celebrated at Colchester Swap Meet, and an investigation into “comics ballast”!
									October 23, 2025
2000AD ›
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									Banging bumper fun from 2000AD!
									October 28, 2025
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									Death Awaits You – the Judge Death Mega-Special 2025 that is!
									October 21, 2025
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									Happy Anniversary, Punks! Judge Dredd Megazine hits 35
									October 14, 2025
Doctor Who ›
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									BBC confirms future of Doctor Who and a new Christmas Special in 2026
									October 29, 2025
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									New Doctor Who 1:6 Scale Collector Figures from Master Replicas
									October 20, 2025
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									New Northern Toy Fair lands in Blackpool next weekend
									October 18, 2025
Exhibitions ›
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									Lyndon White’s “After the Fire” comic offers a  coming of age story set during the Barrow blitz
									October 20, 2025
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									Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang’s illustrated story
									October 20, 2025
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									The Future Was Then exhibition opens at London’s Cartoon Museum
									October 11, 2025
Obituaries ›
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									In Memoriam: Drew Struzan, film poster artist exemplar
									October 15, 2025
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									In Memoriam: American comics writer, artist, editor, and publisher Mort Todd
									August 29, 2025
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									In Memoriam: Comic Artist Dave Taylor
									August 27, 2025
Other Worlds ›
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									New book,  “Schott’s Significa”, features strip by VIZ cartoonist Davey Jones
									October 29, 2025
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									Fantastic Four: First Steps heads to Disney+ next month
									October 27, 2025
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									Bleep and Booster soar into latest Phil-Comics auction
									October 26, 2025




