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• 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 ›

• In Review: Long John Silver – Lady Vivian Hastings

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 February 2011

  

  Long John Silver is yet another new bandes dessinee series to be translated into English for the first time by Cinebook. Written by Xavier Dorison and illustrated by Mathieu Lauffray, it is described not as a sequel to Robert Louis… Read More ›

• Nominations Open for Eagle Awards 2011

  By John Freeman on 1 February 2011

  What was your favourite comic of 2010? Which artists and writers really grabbed your attention? Wekl, nominations open on Friday 4 February and run until 7th March for the world-famous Eagle Awards, so head on over to www.eagleawards.co.uk to make… Read More ›

• In Review: Tomorrow Revisited

  By Steve Winders on 29 January 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Steve Winders reviews Alastair Crompton’s new book about Frank Hampson

• John Higgins World War 2 artwork in charity auction

  By John Freeman on 27 January 2011

  A painting of a famous World War 2 aircraft has been painted by top comics artist John Higgins to raise money for charity. John’s picture of a de Havilland Mosquito NF MkXIII, registration MM550, one of the RAF’s night fighters,… Read More ›

• Preview: Vampire Vixens of the Wehrmacht

  By John Freeman on 27 January 2011

  VixenVert from Nicola Blackmore on Vimeo. Here’s Wasted magazine’s advert for the incredibly impressive Vampire Vixens of the Wehrmacht which will feature in Issue 7 of the magazine. The art is by Alex Ronald and written by the mysterious “Emperor“…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Charlie Adlard and the Walking Dead

  By John Freeman on 27 January 2011

  Concluding UK comic radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at depictions of masculinity in America comics, Alex Fitch talks to British artist Charlie Adlard about his ongoing zombie comic The Walking Dead, recently turned into a TV series… Read More ›

• In Review: It Was The War Of The Trenches by Jacques Tardi

  By John Freeman on 26 January 2011

  

  Jacques Tardi’s graphic novel of the Great War, It Was The War Of The Trenches, is one of those books that is critically lauded appearing in ‘Best Of’ lists as well as reviews of the year and with its complete… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer previews this week’s Dandy

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2011

  (Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›

• Save our Forests: Follow Rupert to Retail

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2011

  

  Nothing to do with the comic we’re working on, but here’s a smashing protest montage from Smuzz in support of England’s Save Our Forests campaign (http://saveourforests.co.uk) And now, back to that promo image for the strip…

• In Review: Crusade – Simoun Dja

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 January 2011

  Crusade, written by Jean Dufaux and illustrated by Philippe Xavier, is a new series of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee albums that Cinebook is translating into English for the first time. The first book, Simoun Dja, was originally published in French in… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – All The Tears Of Hell

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 January 2011

  Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Psychotic killer? The questions continue in the third part of the XIII saga, All The Tears Of Hell, written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amnesiac XIII spent the… Read More ›

• In Review: The Amulet of Samarkand

  By John Freeman on 23 January 2011

  

  A marvellous adaptation of the novel

• Comics @ Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival

  By John Freeman on 23 January 2011

  Hot on the heels of the Glasgow Film Festival with its impressive comics strand comes Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival with an equally impressive selection of comics names appearing over the course of the festival’s nine days. After his appearances… Read More ›

• Comics @ Glasgow Film Festival

  By John Freeman on 22 January 2011

  Comics fans in Scotland have until now been looking at a prolonged dry spell when it came to major comics events in the country in the first half of 2011 with the postponement of the Hi-Ex convention expected in March… Read More ›

• More Jack Staff issues released for iPhone

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2011

  A quick plug, courtesy of digital comics distributor Comixology, to remind folk here that Paul Grist’s wonderful Jack Staff is available on iPhone and more. Out now are Issue 9 and 10, with Issue 9 offering “Titanic team-up action as… Read More ›

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