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• Propelled to Create: An Interview with Comics Writer Ricardo Mo

  By Antony Esmond on April 13, 2015

  

    I’ve been following the releases of a crime comic called Propeller on Comixology, produced by writer Ricardo Mo with art by Alberto Muriel, a gorgeous black and white story with a twist, mashing up the 1950s crime story vibe with a… Read More ›

• Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: The Blind Fortune Teller

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2015

  

    The young Bruce Wayne calls a board meeting to express his concerns about the direction of Wayne Enterprises.  Elsewhere, James Gordon and Leslie head to circus for a pleasant night out, but all hell breaks loose when a circus is… Read More ›

• One Beat Zines ambitious plans for UK indie comic distro, new titles

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2015

  

    One Beat Zines is a new zine-making collective/distribution service run by Sarah Broadhurst and Julia Scheele aiming is to make cheap-and-cheerful zines that will publish regular anthology books featuring amazing artists and writers. Their first book, the crowd funded Double Dare Ya, an anthology with a cover… Read More ›

• Latest Comix Reader On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2015

  

    The latest issue of Comix Reader (Issue 6) is on sale now in comic shops and other outlets, featuring a cover by Richard Cowdry and strips by a huge assortment of artists and writers, including Lord Hurk, Ralph Kidson, Paul O’Connell, Bernadette Bentley… Read More ›

• First Pics from Marvel’s Deadpool Released

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2015

  

  One of the first official image from Marvel’s Deadpool, due for release in the UK on 12th February 2016, has been released. Directed by Tim Miller, the film stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative turned mercenary who is… Read More ›

• Curating Charley’s War: An Interview with Titan’s collection editor Simon Ward

  By Matt Badham on April 10, 2015

  

    Last year, I chatted to Simon Ward, who edited the tenth volume of Charley’s War for Titan Books. Some quotes from the conversation were used in an article that was published in the last issue of Comic Heroes magazine. Anyway,… Read More ›

• Nerd Hutch Small Press Expo Hits Newcastle!

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  My abject apologues to the enthusiastic team behind Nerd Hutch, a day long event celebrating some of the UK’s hottest small press and DIY talent taking place tomorrow at the Travelling Man comic shop in Grainger Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Hosted on both floors… Read More ›

• Spicy Tea and Sympathy! New Brenda and Effie Mysteries episode coming soon

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2015

  

    Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax, Dinnerladies) stars in Episode Three of The Brenda and Effie Mysteries, audio stories based on the characters created by author Paul Magrs, available soon from Bafflegab Productions, who also produce The Scarifyers. Brenda and… Read More ›

• “Jupiter’s Legacy” film news breaks as collection launches in comic shops

  By John Freeman on April 9, 2015

  

    Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s Image Comics-published series Jupiter’s Legacy is headed to the big screen, notes The Hollywood Reporter. The news comes as Jupiter’s Circle #1, also by Mark and set in 1959, featuring art by Wilfredo Torres,… Read More ›

• Going Euro: Titan Comics Ups its bande dessine-sourced titles

  By John Freeman on April 9, 2015

  

    Titan Comics has revealed more details of its plans to expand its line of European-sourced albums for English-speaking audiences, with a new edition of Enki Bilal’s The Nikopol Trilogy in the works, among other titles. News of further releases follows Titan’s… Read More ›

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