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• "It’s… Jokes" is latest Signature Publishing title for kids

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2011

  Signature Publishing, whose titles include Dinosaur King and Dinomite, are to release It’s… Jokes magazine later this month. The new magazine is the fourth in their successful “It’s…” series, aimed at 5 to 10 year olds and, say the publishers,… Read More ›

• Skyjack to launch Moshi Monsters title

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2011

  Skyjack Publishing, the company behind their own title, Megaton and who have also packaged comics such as Ben 10 for Egmont, launch a new UK monthly magazine, Moshi Monsters, later this month. Based on the hugely popular online game that… Read More ›

• Classic British Comics Abroad: Dan Dare and more, in Yugoslavia

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2011

  

  A quick look at popular British comic characters abroad

• ‘Next Blog’ brings news of John Watkiss latest work

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2011

  

  This is one of those ‘lucky finds’ on the Web, courtesy of Blogger’s ‘Next Blog’ button. In the past, these often used to throw up random spam sites, but it seems Google has been cataloguing their blogs, so clicking ‘Next… Read More ›

• 2D 2011: Brush Strokes In Stroke City

  By John Freeman on 11 February 2011

  2D, held at the Verbal Arts Centre in Londonderry, is the UK’s most westerly comics convention and for the last four years it has been the largest comics event in Northern Ireland if not the whole island of Ireland. This… Read More ›

• SciFi Art Now Creator Interview: Graeme Neil Reid

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2011

  

  About two years ago, Graeme Neil Reid went full time as an illustrator after having produced work part time and in conjunction with his job in the marketing and advertising industries for over 15 years. “These days I spend every… Read More ›

• Classic British Superheroes reprinted

  By John Freeman on 10 February 2011

  Black Tower Adventure Volume 1 Following up on our recent story about classic British comics reprinted (now an expanded standalone page here) The Black Tower Gold Collection – the brainchild of Terry Hooper, who edits the ComicBitsOnline web site – … Read More ›

• Adam Eterno art on sale on eBay

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2011

  Three pages of Adam Eterno art by Solano Lopez are currently on sale on eBay. All three pieces are from the Peter Hansen IPC Archive Collection, who bought IPC’s entire archive of art some years back, and are all from… Read More ›

• The Quest – First Colour Promotional Image

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2011

  © 2011 John Freeman and Smuzz (SMS) Time for some gratuitous self promotion for The Quest, a comics project I’m working on with ace artist Smuzz (whose credits include 2000AD and Interzone). Here’s a terrific promotional image for The Quest,… Read More ›

• The Quest – First Colour Promotional Image

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2011

  

    Smuzz has just delivered this terrific promotional image for The Quest, which will feature in STRIP Magazine later this year. There’s still a lot of work to be done – 12 pages are drawn so far, and I’m about… Read More ›

• Three Years Worth of Scottish Comics Events

  By Jeremy Briggs on 6 February 2011

  

  For many people the highlight of the comics year in Scotland over the past three years has been the Highlands International Comics Expo, Hi-Ex, organised by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge and held in Inverness in the first few months… Read More ›

• War Comics On Tour In Scotland

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2011

  On a day of protests to keep UK libraries open we are pleased to bring you a positive library story. In early December 2010 Carnoustie Library opened an exhibition of war comics that was due to run of the entire… Read More ›

• Great British Comics Reprinted – a quick round up

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2011 • ( 5 )

  Despite the recent release of Johnny Red Volume 1 by Titan Books, it seems there are plenty of British comics fans who are totally unaware that attempts are being made to republish a lot of our classic comic material. Johnny… Read More ›

• Johnny Red Flies again

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2011

  

  Titan Books has released the first volume Johnny Red featuring art by Charley’s War co-creator Joe Colquhoun. Johnny Red is just the latest British comics collection from Titan Books, whose other reprints include Charley’s War of course, James Bond, Modesty… Read More ›

• Ramsey’s Raiders in latest Commando comic

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2011

  Four new Commando comics are on sale now in all good newsagents – here’s the intel… Don’t forget, downthtubes has a special offer on Commando subscriptions – check out the ad elsewhere on this page Commando No 4363: Raiders –… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Trina Robbins’ Underground Comix

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2011

  Starting a month of shows about female comic book creators, the Panel Borders radio show and podcast will present a talk recorded at ‘Laydeez do Comics’ in September 2010 this week. Edited and introduced by Alex Fitch, veteran ‘Underground Comix’… Read More ›

• Graphic novel celebrates the life of world’s first spaceman, Yuri Gagarin

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2011

  

  Artist Andrew King and writer Piers Bizony have launched Yuri’s Day, a new comic graphic novel dedicated to the first man in space, celebrating both his story and the origin of the Soviet space program. Now, the Moscow Times, a… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – SPADS

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 February 2011

  Who is XIII? Book 1 – presidential assassin? Book 2 – special forces soldier? Book 3 – psychotic murderer? In the fourth XIII book, SPADS, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance take XIII back to the Special Assault… Read More ›

• Effects director Shaun Whittacker-Cook interviewed in new Andersonic

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2011

  Issue 11 of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine Andersonic is now available via the publication’s website and features a new interview with former Century 21 SFX director Shaun Whittacker-Cook in which he discusses his time working at Century 21 on… Read More ›

• Croatian comics portal Stripovi launches Best of 2010 vote

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2011

  The Eagle Awards aren’t the only people seeking comic fans votes this month: the fantastic-looking Croatian comics portal www.stripovi.com has just announced its annual poll for the best comics published in the past year. Unlike other comic awards, stripovi have… Read More ›

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