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• In Review: Thorgal – The Master Of The Mountains

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 May 2010

  Writer Jean Van Hamme may be more familiar to us for his contemporary thrillers such as Lady S, Largo Winch and XIII with Largo Winch having been turned into a movie and XIII into a mini series, but he has… Read More ›

• First Beano Book, Marvelman Cover Art up for auction

  By John Freeman on 19 May 2010

  Over 200 items of British comics and art form the Summer 2010 auction at UK auction house Compalcomics, including a rare Beano book discovered in a charity shop and cover art for an early issue of Marvelman by creator Mick… Read More ›

• VE Day Anniversary marked in new Commandos

  By John Freeman on 19 May 2010

  The first two stories of the latest Commandos from DC Thomson, on sale this week, continue the VE-Day series first issued for the 50th anniversary 15 years ago. Denis McLoughlin handles the tank story with Commando regular, Ibanez, take care… Read More ›

• Smuggling Vacation sequel Day of the Deal finally goes on sale

  By John Freeman on 19 May 2010

  

  There will be plenty to look out for and buy at this weekend’s Comic Expo in Bristol this weekend (if you’re one of the lucky ones who have a ticket for this now sold out event) – but one title… Read More ›

• Get Wasted! Issue 4 hits the stands

  By John Freeman on 19 May 2010

  Issue 4 of adult humour magazine Wasted is on sale now, featuring a sexy cover by the ever-brilliant Dave Taylor. This issue features more War On Drugs, Alan Kerr’s absolutely superb Lusi Sulfura (“She was sent to Earth to drag… Read More ›

• In Review: Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham

  By John Freeman on 18 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  By: Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Blank Slate The Book: Psychiatric Tales delves inside the mysteries of mental disorders – presenting explanations and recollections using the cartoonist’s own experiences as both a psychiatric and care nurse and as someone who himself has… Read More ›

• Cinebook Announces Titles For Late 2010

  By John Freeman on 17 May 2010

  Cinebook, the Canterbury based publisher of translated Franco-Belgian graphic novels, have released their catalogue for the second half of 2010 and it includes new series that haven’t been translated into English before. These new series are Long John Silver, written… Read More ›

• Comics @ Belfast Urban Arts Academy

  By John Freeman on 16 May 2010

  With its own comics convention, 2-D, at the start of June and the Belfast Telegraph newspaper having just given away a second set of free DC Thomson reprint comics over the course of a week, Northern Ireland has an active… Read More ›

• David Bishop launches graphic novels collection in Scotland

  By John Freeman on 14 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  (Adapted in part from David Bishop’s Vicious Imagery blog and reposted here with his full permission): Comics writer, editor and TV script writer David Bishop was at the Greenock Public Library, Scotland last night to help promote its new collection… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Figures now on sale

  By John Freeman on 14 May 2010

  Termight Replicas has started taking pre-orders for the new Dan Dare 1:6 Scale Action Figure. The first in a series created by Day2Day Trading, the figure comes with detachable hands, helmet, boots and ‘Paralysing Pistol’ (which, we gather, sadly has… Read More ›

• Ross Talks Turf with Geek Syndicate

  By John Freeman on 14 May 2010

  Top British comics and media podcast service Geek Syndicate has secured something of a well-deserved exclusive – a 45 minute interview with Jonathan Ross about about the success of his new comic, Turf, working with Tommy Lee Edwards, the future… Read More ›

• Doctor Who artist conjures iconic Football Moment for new print

  By John Freeman on 13 May 2010

  Former Doctor Who comic artist Richard Piers Rayner has produced a limited edition print recreating one of football’s most iconic moments, when Pele and Bobby Moore were pictured swapping shirts. The original photograph, taken by John Varley at the Estadio… Read More ›

• iPads to order in UK, but which Comic Reader is best?

  By John Freeman on 13 May 2010 • ( 1 )

  The prices and release date details for the most hyped and anticipated gadget this year, the Apple iPad, which features a number of digital comic products were announced for the UK this week. The device has been much touted as… Read More ›

• Paul Rainey’s 2000AD marathon draws to a close

  By John Freeman on 13 May 2010

  In November 2006, after an impetuous, ill-thought out bid on eBay, comic creator Paul Rainey won the first 1188 programmes of 2000AD… and so began a marathon read that became a long-running decision to rad and review them every issue… Read More ›

• In Review: Pandora’s Box – Gluttony

  By Jeremy Briggs on 13 May 2010

  The third of the Pandora’s Box series of individual but themed stories based on the seven deadly sins, it was inevitable that Gluttony would concentrate on food. The book takes the BSE and vCJD scares of recent years and sets… Read More ›

• IPC Media, owners of classic comic archive, considers title closures

  By John Freeman on 12 May 2010 • ( 3 )

  IPC Media – owners of classic but no longer published titles such as Lion and many comic characters such as the Steel Claw, the Spider and Robot Archie – has announced that it is undertaking a strategic review of its… Read More ›

• Hairsine delivers "Masked" cover

  By John Freeman on 12 May 2010

  Top artist Trevor Hairsine has provided the cover to a new superhero short story anthology edited by my friend and ace SF book editor Lou Anders, who used to work for me on Star Trek Magazine and Babylon 5 Magazine…. Read More ›

• With Great Power is now… Masked

  By John Freeman on 12 May 2010

  

  My friend Lou Anders, who used to work for me on Star Trek Magazine and Babylon 5 Magazine, but these days is an award-winning editor for Pyr Books, and who very kindly introduced me to artist John Picacio whose work… Read More ›

• In Review: The Bellybuttons – It’s Ugly Out There

  By Jeremy Briggs on 12 May 2010

  There are times when a book can take you completely by surprise and turn out to be completely different to what you were expecting. The Bellybuttons book It’s Ugly Out There with its teen girl talk, high school setting, caricatured… Read More ›

• In Review: Good Dog, Bad Dog

  By Jeremy Briggs on 11 May 2010

  

  It was the first of the DFC Library books to be released and Good Dog, Bad Dog is perhaps the most complete book of the three released so far. Written and illustrated by Dave Shelton, this is a fun ride… Read More ›

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