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• Dandy relaunches – and returns to comics format

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2010

  (Updated 27/10/10) The Dandy – the real, comic strip driven Dandy – is back this week with a vengeance, ditching the magazine-style, TOXIC-inspired magazine format of Dandy Xtreme in favour of a weekly title with a £1.50 cover price. As… Read More ›

• Commandos storm into the the High Street

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2010

  Four new Commandos hit the decks of all good newsagents this week featuring art by John Ridgway, Vila, Macabich and Carlos Pino… Commando No 4335: Bad Blood Story: C G Walker Art: Vila Cover: Gordon LivingstoneFirst Published: 1993 as No… Read More ›

• Comical Hallowe’en Horror walks the streets of Lancaster!

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2010

  Lancaster’s First Age Comics is making its annual Hallowe’en celebrations something of an event, offering prizes to anyone who turns up in costume to buy their favourite comics this weekend. We doubt few will sport this fabulous mask created by… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Vicky Stonebridge

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Vicky Stonebridge at work Scottish Highlands-based Vicky Stonebridge describes herself as “an artist, firefighter, youth worker, convention organiser, and other things! “I think living in remote rural North West Scotland has caused this chaos,” she says. “It’s always been necessary… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Berislav Krzic

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2010

  

  Kids at primary school were often amazed by the drawings and paintings of Slovenian artist Berislav Krzic as he grew up and he often received awards for his artwork. After his animation, cartooning and strip phases, he became obsessed with… Read More ›

• John Hicklenton’s ‘100 Months’ Goes on Sale

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2010

  100 Months, the final work of the late, great 2000AD artist John Hicklenton is now available from publisher Cutting Edge Press. Pat Mills describes it as “magnificent” and hints that despite John’s passing earlier this year there is more work… Read More ›

• Life Begins at 40 for Who fans?

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2010

  Life Begins at 40, a new book by authors Chris Newton and Mark Charlesworth, is the story of two 30-something fanatics sharing a flat in Blackpool, out of pocket, out of luck and clinging to the hope that Life Begins… Read More ›

• Burke and Hare comic web site live

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2010

  The Burke & Hare graphic novel website is now live at www.burkeandharecomic.co.uk ahead of the new movie release, featuring a preview, some info about the book and links to purchase a copy. While writer Martin Conaghan tells us the new… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: John Royle

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2010

  

  John Royle is a freelance British comic artist living in the UK. His personal favourite comic charatcers he’s worked on include Spider-Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, Ultra Force, Prime, Avengers and the Fantastic Four – samples of which can be found… Read More ›

• Dublin City Con downsizes, but back in style in 2011

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2010

  The organisers of the popular Dublin City Comic Con have announced the event is to “downsize” for 2010, with a smaller festival replacing the planned larger event which has been hit by venue problems. However, the organisers say they’ll be… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Books of Magic and Spirits of the Earth

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2010

  

  Continuing radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at horror and dark fantasy comics, in a pair of interviews recorded at this year’s British International Comics Show in Birmingham, Alex Fitch talks to artists Charles Vess and Peter Gross… Read More ›

• Preview: Markosia’s The Indifference Engine by Dethan, Carey

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2010

  

  Cy Dethan and Robert Carey’s new project, The Indifference Engine, is set to be released soon by publishers Markosia. The team on the book have kindly sent us a review copy of this tightly-written multi-universe-spanning adventure tale — and it’s… Read More ›

• Sean Michael Wilson’s Hagakure manga debuts in Japan

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2010

  British comics creator Sean Michael Wilson is clearly a happy man – and has every right to be after his new book, Hagakure: The Manga Edition, went on sale in Japanese bookshops this week. Written by Sean, art is by… Read More ›

• Moominvalley recreated in Bury Art Gallery

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2010

  

  The magical world of the Moomins from Finland has delighted and captivated children and adults alike for the last 65 years. This week (Saturday 23rd October 2010), a new exhibition opens in Bury Art Gallery

• Sneek Peek: X-Men versus Dracula by John Royle

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2010

  Here’s a sneek peek at an upcoming cover for Panini’s Marvel Heroes title by fab artist John Royle. John’s also penciled the upcoming  X-Men and Dracula strip from what he tells us is a great script by Mitchel Scanlon, with… Read More ›

• Chris Claremont confirmed guest for MCM Expo

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2010

  Comic book creator Chris Claremont at the November 2008 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. Photo: Luigi Novi The London MCM Expo has announced that comics legend Chris Claremont is to be a special guest at the 29-31 October show’s Comic… Read More ›

• Hallowe’en Treats from artist Duncan Long

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2010

  

  Illustrator Duncan Long – featured in SciFi Art Now – is giving friends and fans two free ebooks to celebrate the Hallowe’en season: Edgar Allan Poe’s Eleonora (for which Duncan did the cover and inner illustrations for as well as… Read More ›

• Matt Smith’s Doctor Who Covered in New Book

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2010

  Books about Doctor Who aren’t exactly rare these days and downthetubes wouldn’t even begin to try to cover all of them. But every so often, a title of particular interest emerges which is worth looking out for. Often these are… Read More ›

• Academic Comics Forum registration opens

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2010

  Registration for Comics Forum, a two-day academic event taking place as part of this year’s Thought Bubble Sequential Art Festival in Leeds, is now open. The Forum includes the Women in Comics II conference on 18th November and Theory and… Read More ›

• Century 21 Reprint Books To Continue

  By Jeremy Briggs on 18 October 2010

  

  There’s hope yet for a continuation of the Gerry Anderson “Century 21” collections

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