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• Free Comic Book Day: a report from the (British) front line

  By John Freeman on 6 May 2010

  Free Comic Book Day – an annual event to promote the comics industry worldwide – gets bigger and better every year, and for First Age Comics, based in the Assembly Rooms on King Street, Lancaster, the latest incarnation was easily… Read More ›

• Classics from the Comics plays Cops and Robbers

  By John Freeman on 6 May 2010

  Issue 169 DC Thomson’s Classics from the Comics is now on sale in all good newsagents — another gem of a 68-page retro monthly, full of comic classics from the publisher of The Beano and The Dandy. Humour strips in… Read More ›

• In Review: Comics at the London Book Fair

  By John Freeman on 5 May 2010

  Last month the London Book Fair cranked up its coverage of comics and graphic novel publishing this year and David Baillie went along for downthetubes to see what was happening… LBF photos by Joel Meadows The London Book Fair is… Read More ›

• In Review: The Spider Moon

  By Jeremy Briggs on 5 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  The Spider Moon is the last of the first batch of books from the new DFC Library range, written and illustrated by Kate Brown it is set in a manga styled fantasy land of islands floating not just in the… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Modesty Blaise creator Peter O’Donnell

  By John Freeman on 4 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Our tribute to the creator of Modesty Blaise

• Meet "Lil", the Girl who Left Home

  By John Freeman on 4 May 2010

  Fans of Brighton-based creator Paul O’Connell‘s work with brilliant artist Lawrence Elwick may already be familiar with his gentle comic, She’s Leaving Home. Inspired by inspired by now-designer Laura O’Callaghan-White’s frequent yearnings for what was “out there” as a youngster,… Read More ›

• Titan to launch "Eagle for the 21st Century"

  By John Freeman on 4 May 2010 • ( 5 )

  Comics by two of the UK’s most outspoken TV personalities and burgeoning writing talents – Jonathan Ross and stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle – will feature in CLiNT Magazine, an exciting new joint venture between Kick Ass creator Mark Millar and… Read More ›

• In Review: Lady S Volume 2 – Latitude 59 Degrees North

  By Jeremy Briggs on 4 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Born as Shania in Estonia, now a naturalised American as Suzan, while blackmailed into espionage activities as Lady S, the leading lady of writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Aymond’s Lady S series has such a complicated back story that… Read More ›

• In Review: Clifton – Black Moon

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 May 2010

  Colonel Sir Harold Wiberforce Clifton, British Secret Service (retired), returns to temporary active duty in Black Moon the (chronologically) second of Cinebook’s publications of the new Clifton stories by writer Bob de Groot and artist Michel Rodrigue. In the previous… Read More ›

• Dundee Comics Day 2010

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2010

  The fourth annual Dundee Comics Day, part of the Dundee Literary Festival, will take place at Dundee University on Sunday 27 June 2010 and this year’s theme is Creating Comics. The guest speakers have now been announced and include Alan… Read More ›

• In Review: New British Comics #2

  By John Freeman on 1 May 2010

  They’ve been jolly polite over at New British Comics: editor Karol Wisniewski sent me a copy of #2 eons ago (long before Wasted #3, below!) and again, it’s slipped through the cracks. Which it really shouldn’t have, because NBC#2 is… Read More ›

• In Review: Wasted #3

  By John Freeman on 1 May 2010

  All right, confession time: Wasted Issue 3 has been on sale for postively ages and a review of this adult comic, available from specialist comic shops and online, is long overdue. The delay is not the fault of the Wasted… Read More ›

• Azzopardi launches "Sightings"

  By John Freeman on 1 May 2010

  I caught up with enthusiastic and inventive indy press creator Sean Azzopardi on Free Comics Book Day at Orbital Comics, London, where, among others, Kieron Gillen was tapping out a script and Tom Humberstone was busy sketching along with enthusiastic… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Magazine features first Eleventh Doctor strip

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2010

  The latest issue of Panini UK’s Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 421) sees the debut of the Eleventh Doctor in its comic strip pages, with the delectable Amy Pond in tow to boot. While Matt Smith’s Doctor has already appeared in… Read More ›

• Dan Dare at 60: Merchandise Update

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  With the Eagle and its best-remembered character Dan Dare celebrating a 60th birthday this month, fans will be pleased to hear that several items are either in development or already on sale now to mark the event. • The collectable… Read More ›

• downthetubes John Freeman at Sci-Fi-London

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  A quick reminder of two panels I’ll be appearing on tomorrow (Saturday 1st May) at Sci-Fi-London… 60 Years of Dan Dare A panel on 60 years of the lantern jawed space pilot. Alex Fitch will be talking to: Garry Leach,… Read More ›

• ConceptArt launches Female Form Course

  By John Freeman on 29 April 2010

  This coming Sunday, ace illustrators web site ConceptArt.Org, who kindly helped promote my original appeal for artists for SciFi Art Now, will begin a new round of live streaming classes with a very beautiful program on the art of the… Read More ›

• Paper Science II launch

  By John Freeman on 29 April 2010

  (With thanks to Alex Fitch): As part of Free Comics Day on Saturday 1st May, We are Words + Pictures will be launching their new, free newspaper format comic Paper Science II at Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London… Read More ›

• Losers on My Radio!

  By John Freeman on 29 April 2010

  Concluding their month long look at the crossover between comics and film, Resonance FM broadcasts Strip! – The Art of The Losers this evening. Alex Fitch interviews Jock, the main illustrator of The Losers by Andy Diggle, the 32 issue… Read More ›

• Inker Appeal from Ex Astris comic creator

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2010

  

  Bill Storie – my colleague and co-creator of the Ex Astris science fiction strip we’re producing – has too much work on his plate at the moment and he’s looking for a reliable UK-based inker to work with him. “There just… Read More ›

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