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• London Cartoon Festival Group to Meet

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2009

  The first meeting of the London Cartoon Festival Support and Social Group (soon to be shortened to LICfest) takes place at The Cartoonist Pub in London next week. LICfest is an online gathering of cartoonists, caricaturists, cartoon students, enthusiasts, fans,… Read More ›

• Knights of Pendragon Collection Planned

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2009 • ( 1 )

  Panini UK has confirmed a collection of the first nine issues of Marvel UK’s highly-acclaimed orginal Knights of Pendragon series, created by Dan Abnett, John Tomlinson and Gary Erskine, is in development, for publication later in 2009. Knights of Pendragon,… Read More ›

• Captain Britain: New Collection On Sale Soon

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2009 • ( 1 )

  After many unforeseen and arduous delays, Panini UK’s third collection of Captain Britain stories, The Lion and the Spider, is finally at the printers and should be out and in the shops in about six weeks time. The collection, reprints… Read More ›

• Century 21 Cover Revealed

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2009

  

  Details of the first two Reynolds & Hearn “Century 21” titles

• Paper X Needs You

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2009

  Illustrator Sandy Christie is putting together another Paper X collection, following up on the success of the first which was sold at the first Glasgow International Artists Book Fair. Paper X is a new zine experiment where anyone can submit…. Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 20 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2009

  • Ben Templesmith has donated some art from IDW’s Doctor Who – The Whispering Gallery book to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund which they are currently auctioning off on eBay. The aution ends later today (Feb-20-09 15:00:00 PST) so… Read More ›

• Ronald Searle Tribute Find

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2009 • ( 1 )

  For those of you unfamiliar, Ronald Searle was an accomplished British cartoonist whose credits included Punch, but he’s better known as the man who created the girls of St. Trinians and anarchic 1950s schoolboy Nigel Molesworth. The Ronald Searle Tribute… Read More ›

• Pat Mills Zarjaz Special Planned

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2009

  Zarjaz, the high quality 2000AD-inspired fan-magazine, has announced their next issue, due for release in May, will be entirely dedicated to the work of 2000AD co-creator Pat Mills. Wrapped in a stunning Slaine cover by by Dave Kendall, whose first… Read More ›

• New Watchmen In-Film Clips Released

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2009

  Three in-film clips from Watchmen featuring Night Owl have just been released on YouTube… “We Can Break Into the Pyramid” featuring Night Owl and Rorsharch: “Rescue…” — and, finally, “Attention Citizens”: a chance to see the Comedian in action… •… Read More ›

• Britsh Comics Art on EBay

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2009 • ( 1 )

  Artwork from Steel Claw from Valiant, Robot Archie from Lion and Black Bow from Eagle is currently on sale on eBay, more work that was sold off by IPC a couple of years ago when it cleared its archives. The… Read More ›

• Missing in Action: Off the Frame

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2009

  One casualty of the delayed publication of Comics International was a special “Off The Frame” cartoon by John Freeman and Paul Harrsion-Davies, the brief to note news of a proposed Weerewolf by Night film project and tie in with issue’s… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 17 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2009

  • Veteran 2000AD artist Cliff Robinson just posted this specatcular Judge Death illustration on his blog… • Talking of 2000AD, on Saturday 21st March between 1 and 2.30pm, the Forbidden Planet Mega Store in London is having its 30th Anniversary… Read More ›

• Battling MS: Here’s Johnny

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2009

  2000AD artist Johnny Hicklenton features in a documentary on More4 tonight about his lengthy battle with multiple sclerosis, which we reported on last year. Johnny lives in an increasing state of immobility and frustration, escaping the confines of his front… Read More ›

• Into the Whispering Gallery

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2009

  US publisher IDW release a special one-shot Doctor Who title later this month. Titled The Whispering Gallery, superstar artist Ben Templesmith tackles his first full Who project, alongside comic book writers Leah Moore & John Reppion. In The Whispering Gallery,… Read More ›

• John Barrowman’s Comic Strip Adventure

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2009

  As we reported yesterday, Issue #14 of the official Torchwood Magazine goes on sale on Thursday and plays host to an all-new and exclusive Torchwood Comic strip adventure penned by Captain Jack himself – John Barrowman. Written in collaboration with… Read More ›

• Comics International #207 – On Sale At Last

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2009

  Much delayed, Comics International #207 is now on sale, offering a variety of comics features, reviews and news items covering comics on both sides of the Atlantic (and beyond). Alongside features on the new Watchmen movie, out next month, Marvel… Read More ›

• Torchwood Strip on Watch Web Site!

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2009

  Titan Magazines, publishers of Torchwood Magazine, have partnered up with UK digital channel Watch to offer an exclusive Torchwood strip on their web site, as part of their promotion for the screening of Torchwood Season Two. The strip has been… Read More ›

• Something Useful from the European Union…

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2009

  — Well, sort of… it’s in beta at present but the European Union is assembling a huge online digital resource, which includes imagery from publishers as well as museums at: www.europeana. eu/portal You can search for subjects etc and results… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Hi-Ex 2 – From Inverness, With Love

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 February 2009

  by Jeremy Briggs Last year’s inaugural Hi-Ex comics convention, held on the first weekend in February, was besieged by snow leaving many guests and potential attendees unable to travel to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The downthetubes review of the… Read More ›

• Beating Up Baddies, Watchmen Style…

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2009

  A new Watchmen viral has just been launched, hot on the heels of the Watchmen TV channel, all to promote the upcoming release of the eagerly-anticipated Watchmen movie. This time, it’s a Watchmen arcade game, retro-styled like the classic 1980s… Read More ›

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