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• Zombie Captain America

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2007

  Thought you might appreciate this April Fool story Forbidden Planet’s Kenny Penman spotted via a German comics news site: a new Marvel book starring a zombie Captain America, drawn by Charlie Adlard… although given the popularity of zombies right now… Read More ›

• 2000AD Britain – It’s Really Happening

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2007

  Responding to an appeal for comic images of Britain inspired in part by news of the establishment of a Ministry of Justice, straight from the pages of 2000AD, the ever brilliant SMS sent me this image, hot on the heels… Read More ›

• Judge Reid by Nick Miller

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2007 • ( 1 )

  Comics artist Nick Miller has quickly risen to my “Drawn Judge John Reid Challenge” and delivered this cracking version of the savage Scot from the new British Ministry of Justice! Thanks, Nick!

• Move over Dredd, it’s Judge Reid!

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2007

  Anyone fancy whipping up a better version of this quick and crude montage in response to the impending creation of a Ministry of Justice by British Secretary John Reid? I’m more than happy to post the results! Here’s som edirect… Read More ›

• In Review: Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot

  By Jeremy Briggs on 30 March 2007

  

  Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot Published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Dark Horse in the US The Book: Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago, it was the greatest centre of learning in the whole of Christendom and the… Read More ›

• Monkeys discuss creationism

  By John Freeman on 28 March 2007

  It’s been fun doing the full run through of Monkey News this week. I particularly enjoyed this edition, where Russell the Monkey reads a story about Creationism…

• Marshall Rogers dies

  By John Freeman on 27 March 2007

  Just read via Newsarama that US artist Marshall Rogers has died. His work on Mister Miracle, Detectives Inc. and Doctor Strange remain personal favourites, but it was his Batman strips for Detective Comics which originally made him an artist whose… Read More ›

• Monkey News continues

  By John Freeman on 26 March 2007

  

  Shameless self promotion for a Rok project

• Old enough to remember this?

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2007

  You’re probably 2000AD’s core audience, then…

• Comics on Your Mobile – Exclusive

  By John Freeman on 21 March 2007 • ( 1 )

  Well, it’s been five years (at least) in the making — but I’m delighted to report that I’m in the middle of a first round testing of a new comics-to-mobile service for ROK Media, that should launch soon, and we’ll… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Jim Cronin

  By John Freeman on 21 March 2007 • ( 4 )

  I was very sorry to hear from my Mum last night that ape rescue campaigner Jim Cronin died this week. Jim was the co-founder of Dorset’s Monkey World with his wife Alison, an internationally renowned ape rescue centre I’ve visited… Read More ›

• Re-visiting childhood

  By John Freeman on 21 March 2007

  Talk about a labour of love. dtb contributor Matthew Badham’s just passed on a note from 2000AD fan Paul (Book of Lists, There’s No Time Like the Present) Rainey, who’s re-visitng the entire 30 year run of the title, after… Read More ›

• Flat Pyramid

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2007

  This might be a useful site for artists: Flat Pyramid, founded by professionals in the creative media and corporate America, is dedicated to the creation, management, worldwide promotion, and distribution of digital content online. The website provides an intermediary platform… Read More ›

• Some things just aren’t right…

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2007

  Case in point: Bratz dolls. I can’t believe I’m alone in thinking they’re deeply disturbing in terms of look (quite frankly, they give me the heebie jeebies), and now Worth 1000’s running a competition to turn the world into them…. Read More ›

• Comics International sells out

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2007

  Just had an e-mail from Comics International editor Mike Conroy who tells me demand for its first issue of the new-look mag has been phenomenal and retailers around the UK are reporting a virtual sell out within the first four… Read More ›

• Super Lawyer Required?

  By John Freeman on 19 March 2007

  Talk about complex. Stan Lee Media, which the legendary Stan Lee no longer has any involvement with, is suing Marvel for a stonking $5 billion — claiming rights to titles including Spider-Man. Stan Lee Media was orginally co-founded by Lee,… Read More ›

• Racing Rockets!

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2007

  Anyone interested in getting costumes based on comics characters might be interested in this interview with designer Ruby Rocket, who has developed a deserved web-wide reputation for her creations based on the likes of Marvel’s Black Cat etc. Ruby has,… Read More ›

• This week’s great Internet find…

  By John Freeman on 14 March 2007

  I just found this on the Internet thing: a ‘lost’ Marvel UK Warheads strip, Loose Cannons, by Dan (Sinister Dexter) Abnett and Mark (Durham Red) Harrison Edited by Jacqui Papp, the project – guest starring Death’s Head II and Dark… Read More ›

• Rebellion Buying Spree

  By John Freeman on 13 March 2007

  Hot on the heels of their purchase of comics-to-ipod publisher Clickwheel comes news that 2000AD owner Rebellion Studios has acquired Ignition’s Banbury development studio, formerly known as Awesome Developments and perhaps best known for developing the PSP puzzle game Archer… Read More ›

• Thrud #5 – The Beer Necessities

  By John Freeman on 13 March 2007

  Writer-artist-genius Carl Critchlow has just sent me a copy of Thrud the Barbarian #5: The Bear Necessities, the continuing four-colour adventures of the very stupid fantasy warrior he first created for fanzines which went on to become one of the… Read More ›

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