ComicScene is to launch launch Corker! in November – an ‘all ages’ comic – as a pull out supplement in the magazine and the team behind the magazine looking to the ‘Legion of Comic Fans’ to support and spread the word…. Read More ›
Batman
Global Bat-Signal celebration planned for this year’s Batman Day – including London!
Batman Day is almost here and to celebrate the Dark Knight’s 80 years as the World’s Greatest Detective, DC and Warner Bros. are lighting up the night skies by projecting the iconic Bat-Signal, as well as producing fan celebrations, in… Read More ›
James Bond memorabilia offered at Aston’s Auctioneers from Cars of the Stars Museum
Dudley-based Aston’s Auctioneers are selling off the remaining contents of the world-famous The Cars Of The Stars Museum / The Bond Museum, that was based in Keswick
FlashBat… Er, Flashback: The 1963 Batmobile!
Three years before the Batman arrived on US TV in 1966, DC Comics approved construction of a custom made Bat Car that toured America. Heritage Auctions sold it at auction back in 2014, opening bidding at $90,000. The first touring… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: ComicScene Issue Three, on sale in two weeks!
Issue 3 of ComicScene – released Thursday 25th April – celebrates Free Comic Day on 4th May with a look at the free Funny Pages comic from Rebellion and Doctor Who from Titan Comics, including an interview with creator Jody… Read More ›
Batman comics in Britain – a brief guide, and an appeal for information
Batman has been named as the first inductee into San Diego Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of Fame, part of the celebrations surrounding the Caped Crusader’s 80th anniversary, also marked by the release of Detective Comics #1000 by DC Comics, prompting… Read More ›
Happy 80th Birthday, Batman!
As fans across the globe prepare to celebrate Batman’s 80th birthday tomorrow, Saturday 30th March, the comic book series that first launched the crime fighting adventures of the world’s most popular Super Hero reaches a milestone this week with the… Read More ›
ComicScene’s first monthly issue on sale now, Sainsbury’s take copies too
The first monthly issue of ComicScene Magazine, featuring a classic Roy of the Rovers cover, is on sale now. The title is available from comic shops, all good newsagents by order, WHSmith, McColls and Easons (in Ireland) and 400 selected Sainsbury’s supermarkets – and I’m honoured to be part of it.
Titan Magazines British DC Comics titles cease publication
Titan Magazines has announced that it will no longer be publishing its licensed DC Comics range in the UK. All titles on sale now in newsagents are the final issues. The company sent a brief email to subscribers of its… Read More ›
Batmobile Cutaways: Batman Classic TV Series released – complete with die-cast model
Hero Collector has just released a one of a kind custom cutaway book of every vehicle from the original Batman TV series, packaged with a die-cast model of the iconic 1966 Batmobile, written by Richard Jackson, Alan Cowsill and James Hill… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist Norm Breyfogle
We’re sorry to report the passing of award-winning American comic artist Norm Breyfogle, aged 58, and artist perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Batman and Detective Comics, who worked with a number of British creators over his… Read More ›
Judging a Comic by its Cover: Some Early Favourites
More than anything else, comics sell on their covers, but which ones stick most in your mind in your years of collecting? For me, there are plenty, but here are just a few that caught my attention at an early… Read More ›
Coverless Batman #1 sells for £8200 in UK comic auction
A coverless copy of Batman #1, estimated to sell for between £2000 – 2,500 (somewhat less than its US valuation) has just sold for an astonishing £8,200 in an online auction yesterday. Comic Book Auctions offered the rarity along with… Read More ›
Frank Frazetta painting sale for $1.79 million sets all-time auction record for any piece of comic art
Run by Heritage Auctions, Chicago’s largest public auction dedicated to vintage comic books and original comic art fetched $12,201,974 – setting the world record for the most valuable sale of its kind. The top lot claimed its own record when… Read More ›
First issues of Batman and Commando on offer in latest Compal auction
There’s a treasure trove of comics and comic art on offer in the latest ComPal auction, including a coverless Batman #1, a first issue of DC Thomson’s long-running Commando comic, “Charley’s War” art by Joe Colquhoun and Dan Dare art… Read More ›
In Pictures: DC Exhibition – Dawn of Super Heroes opens in London
We trailed its opening a couple of weeks back, but the DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes has now opened at the O2 in London – and looks really good, Tripwire magazine’s Joel Meadows was at the launch and has kindly… Read More ›
Original Cover Art for The Amazing Spider-Man #100 Sets $478,000 World Record at Heritage Auctions
The original art for The Amazing Spider-Man #100 sold for $478,000, at Heritage Auctions on Friday, setting a world record for the most expensive Marvel Comics Silver or Bronze Age cover ever sold at public auction. It also is the… Read More ›
Latest ComPalcomics auction offers Beanos, Dandys galore – and Black Panther, Batman comics too!
The latest ComPalcomics auction (February/March 2018 catalogue) has just launched, and if you’re a fan of the Beano or Dandy, or after some classic US comics, then it’s well worth checking out. There’s some great art on offer too, including… Read More ›
DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes opens in London this month
Following a successful run in Paris, France, 2018 will see the London Premiere of DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes, a unique exhibition presented by with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Consumer Products in collaboration with Art Ludique-Le Musée. Opening… Read More ›
When Batman got Knocked Off – and encountered British comics “The Spider” along the way!
In the first of a series of articles, publisher, comics creator and historian of Tamil comics King Viswa reveals some disturbing and bizarre instances of comics copyright theft by a Tamil comics publisher… Research and documents prove that the first… Read More ›