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• High street WHSmith sold to owner of Hobbycraft

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Big changes ahead on the high street

• The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  Dive into the nostalgia of vintage British book art

• Coming Soon: How to Make Your First Comic, by Matt Garvey

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2025

  

  Creating comics, tips and tricks, coming soon!

• Comic book industry calls on Chancellor to create hundreds of new creative industry jobs with extension of existing tax relief 

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2025

  

  Better tax relief for comic publishers a matter of urgency

• Small Press Day returns in July

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2025

  

  Mark your calendar now!

• Upcoming Doctor Who episode, “Lux”, gets a comic strip tie-in

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2025

  

  Ring-a-Ding! More Doctor Who comic fun!

• Comic Character Spotlight: Billy Bunter

  By John Freeman on 26 March 2025 • ( 3 )

  

  Japes across the decades – and spoofs, too!

• New Spaceship Away features new Dan Dare, and a look at a Mickey Mouse Weekly space hero

  By John Freeman on 26 March 2025

  

  The first issue of the long-running comic zine for 2025

• In Review and Behind the Scenes: The Fantastic Art of Ron Turner

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2025

  

  The making of an amazing art book, revealed

• Warlord battles world’s deadliest killers, in all-new Commando

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2025

  

  Warlord is an assassin’s target – six of them!

• Legendary comic creator Kate Charlesworth among 2025 Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2025

  

  Congratulations to a “legendary” comic creator!

• Brighton’s Dave’s Comics gets a boost thanks to Jamie Smart!

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2025

  

  And yes, this a sly plug for the new Bunny vs. Monkey book, too!

• 2000AD “Spring Assault” on the way, with all-new thrills

  By John Freeman on 25 March 2025

  

  This week’s 2000AD oozes thrills!

• In Pictures: Dublin Comic Con – Spring Edition 2025 – Convention Report and Review

  By James Bacon on 24 March 2025

  

  James Bacon reports on a fun two-day event

• Winners and runners-up of the Young Cartoonist Awards 2024 announced

  By John Freeman on 24 March 2025

  

  Young comic talent in the spotlight!

• Lew Stringer retires from comics – sort of!

  By John Freeman on 24 March 2025

  

  Wishing this British brilliant cartoonist a happy semi-retirement

• Giants of UK Comics Industry join forces to build UK into a ‘Global Comics Superpower’ through Comic Book UK a new trade association

  By John Freeman on 24 March 2025 • ( 1 )

  

  New trade association to promote British comic industry launches

• A Slice of Comics History: “Ultimate Science Fiction”, Neil Bailey and Steve Dillon’s early comic work

  By John Freeman on 24 March 2025

  

  A milestone in British comics history!

• Cosmic Rebels Con set to invade Wexford, Ireland!

  By John Freeman on 23 March 2025

  

  Two days of comics crazies more in Ireland

• Comic Creator RE Burke: Her Visa Story

  By John Freeman on 23 March 2025 • ( 2 )

  

  Full family statement after her welcome return to the UK

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