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• In Review: Charley’s War Volume 5 – Return to the Front

  By John Freeman on 11 November 2008

  In the week of Armistice 90, the arrival of the latest collection of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun’s brilliant First World War series Charley’s War, first published in Battle Picture Weekly in 1981, seems more than apt. Return to the… Read More ›

• Moore’s ‘Beat Poem’ Finally Published

  By John Freeman on 11 November 2008

  US publisher Avatar Press has announced publication of Light of Thy Countenance, an adaptation of Alan Moore’s damning poem/essay on television, fully painted by Felipe Massafera, five years after the script was written. Moore wrote might best be described as… Read More ›

• Cosmos Fireworks

  By John Freeman on 11 November 2008

  The latest issue of the Jeff Hawke magazine Cosmos is now available from the Jeff Hawke Fan Club (www.jeffhawkeclub.com) Issue One of the fifth volume of the magazine edited by William Rudling features several stories, including Uncanny Deep, plus features… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 9 November 2008

  By John Freeman on 9 November 2008

  

  • Forbidden Planet International has posted up a new competition to win one of five copies of the new Vertigo Encyclopedia. “It’s pretty good,” feels FPI’s Joe Gordon, “obviously no in depth on each series, but it’s a good a-z… Read More ›

• Andy Capp, Jane and More Now Available Online

  By John Freeman on 9 November 2008 • ( 1 )

  Newspaper strips from a range of British daily newspaper strips are now available to view online as part of the newly launched UK Press Online web site, a vast subscription-based PDF archive. The archive features PDF versions of the Daily… Read More ›

• Dave Stevens Bio Gets Publication Date

  By John Freeman on 9 November 2008

  After the untimely death of iconic US comics artist Dave Stevens earlier this year (see news story), there was some doubt his planned collection of his work, tentatively titled Dave Stevens: A Creative Life, would see publication. There was no… Read More ›

• Daleks: Invasion Leicester 2008AD

  By John Freeman on 9 November 2008

  (Report originally filed by Jeremy Briggs): The National Space Centre in Leicester will be opening a new exhibition next Friday, 14 November 2008, running until 11 January 2009 entitled Invasion: The Fact Of Fiction, which will look at the science… Read More ›

• Foss First for Compalcomics Auction

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2008

  Rare triptych cover art by acclaimed science fiction illustrator Christopher Foss for 2000AD is just one item in the Winter 2008 auction of London-based Compalcomics that also includes Dan Dare and Desperate Dan art and a number of first issues… Read More ›

• In Review: Watching the Watchmen

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008 • ( 1 )

  Fans of the seminal graphic novel Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons, first released in 1987, are sure to enjoy this new celebration of the series just released by Titan Books. Watching the Watchmen by Dave… Read More ›

• Catch up on the Clone Wars Comic

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  With the latest issue of Titan Magazines’ Star Wars Comic firmly moving to Clone Wars mode (it’s a giant-sized issue with two cover variants available, coming with a free Star Wars sweatband), Star Wars fans might also be interested in… Read More ›

• Crikey! to Continue

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (via Forbidden Planet International): Crikey!, the comics magazine devoted to British comics of yesteryear and today, is set to continue, despite rumours to the contarary. In a posting on the Forbidden Planet International blog, editor Glenn B Fleming has announced… Read More ›

• Two Chance to Meet the author of Nemi

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  Norwegian superstar comic creator Lise Myhre will be signing copies of her new book Nemi Volume 2 on Thursday 13th November in Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Ave, 6-7.00pm and on Saturday 15th November in Borders, 120 Charing Cross Road, 1-2.00pm…. Read More ›

• Mine’s A Paul Temple!

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008 • ( 2 )

  

  Crime novelist and detective Paul Temple made his first appearance on BBC Radio in 1938 and went on to appear in novels, film, television and a daily newspaper strip. Now, there’s even a cocktail named after him – and an… Read More ›

• Dan Dare part of new London Exhibiton

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (With thanks to Richard Sheaf): A new exhibition organised by London-based Chris Beetles gallery featuring work by Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson – which is also for sale – opens next week. The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1800… Read More ›

• Baillie debuts in 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  Comics artist and writer David Baillie, creator of indie strips such as Writer and Monkey and already a contirbutor to titles such as Judge Dredd: The Megazine, Tripwire and Accent UK’s anthologies Zombies, Robots and Westerns, has his first ever… Read More ›

• Peanuts for Free

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (with thanks to Norman Boyd): Web site Drawn! reports United Features’ website has gone free to view, including 50 years of Peanuts. Taking a nod from the webcomics world and in response to the declining sales of newspapers the syndicate… Read More ›

• DFC’s Kate Brown Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  This interview with Kate Brown, creator of The DFC‘s story Spider Moon, is the latest of several items being published by The DFC team via YouTube. Kate, who lives in Oxford is a comic book artist and illustrator who says… Read More ›

• No Script for Preacher

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  American Beauty director Sam Mendes has revealed that his big screen adaptation of comic book series Preacher has no script. Mendes, who signed up for the project after Columbia Pictures picked up the rights after a View Askew movie and… Read More ›

• Jeff Hawke Art for Sale

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2008

  Offered from downthetubes via ebay is a piece of Jeff Hawke newspaper strip original art, signed by creator and artist Sydney Jordan. The art from the Daily Express strip “Jeff Hawke” is identified as strip H3387 featuring mysterious aliens from… Read More ›

• Oli Smith’s Weekend Life Premiere

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2008

  Following the success of London-based Hectic Peelers recent night of Raindance Shorts, the group is presenting another night of renowned short movies. The main attraction is the portmanteau film Civic Life, a septet of short films showing life around the… Read More ›

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