When I heard that Bear Alley Books had obtained a license to reprint a vintage DC Thomson adventure story, I was beside myself with excitement. When I found out that it was from The Crunch, my inner child… Read More ›
Adventure Comics
Garth Ennis to pen new Johnny Red story for Titan Comics, Rivers of London artist revealed
Titan Comics has announced its 2015 slate at the New York Comic Con Diamond Retailer Presentation, including the eagerly-anticipated, official, canon continuation of the Rivers of London saga written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, joined by Doctor Who and… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (8th October 2014) – Doctor Who, and Wytches, too!
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from today, Wednesday 8th October 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›
In Review – Dirty Rotten Comics issue 3
Edited by Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell The full creative line-up for Dirty Rotten Comics Issue Three is: Elizabeth Querstret (Querstret.co.uk , @querstret) Jey Levang (Jeylevang.com , @levangj) The Happy Ghetto (The Happy Ghetto , @thehappyghetto , @murorga) Claude… Read More ›
James Bond returns to comics in 2015, top British comic artists involved
James Bond is returning to comics. US publisher Dynamite Entertainment, has announced their partnership with Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., the company that owns and administers the literary copyright of Ian Fleming’s published works, including his fourteen James Bond books. Under… Read More ›
In Review – Merrick The Sensational Elephantman Issue 2
Tis true my form is something odd, But blaming me is blaming God; Could I create myself anew, I would not fail in pleasing you. If I could reach from pole to pole Or grasp the ocean with a span…. Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2014: Comic Creator Nick Abadzis
In the run up to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th – 19th October), we’re aiming to run a number of interviews spotlighting at least a few of the huge number of guests and comic creators who will be at the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Mike Noble!
Legendary artist Mike Noble is 84 years old today. He’s one of the giants of British comics, the last survivor of that mighty triumvirate of artists who made Alan Fennell’s TV Century 21 weekly the newspaper of the future for… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2014: Comics writer Jörg Tittel
In the run up to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th – 19th October), we’re aiming to run a number of interviews spotlighting at least a few of the huge number of guests and comic creators who will be at the… Read More ›
Cup of O – Melksham Comic Con 2014
This year’s Melksham Comic Con was my second as a seller – last year’s single day was easily one of my favourite events of 2013. For 2014, the small indie con expanded into two days and although the Sunday was markedly… Read More ›