James Bacon reprots for the latest Swap Meet
Battle Picture Weekly
Ron Turner original art included in latest ComPal comic auction
Amazing Ron Turner art, Joe Colquhoun originals and first issue treats!
Comic art aplenty offers at discount by Book Palace in New Year, new website sale
The Book Palace discount on comic art, books and more runs until end January 2025
Classic free gifts galore on offer in latest Phil-Comics auction
Free gifts aplenty in the mix!
Action Force comic collection pre-orders open
Fans take note, there’s an early bird deal of all three volumes for the price of two, which ends 17th August
Battle (and Action) – The Return: The Story So Far…..
Luke Williams brings us up to speed on the ongoing revival of Battle Action by Rebellion…
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Doctor Who TV Comics, Dan Dare and Charley’s War art on offer in latest Compalcomics auction
A treasure trove of Beano comics, Beezers, Lion, Valiant, TV Comic and more up for grabs!
2000AD’s Kelvin Gosnell reveals secrets of the Airfix Modellers’ Club
Jeremy Briggs chats to an industry legend the story behind a long-running feature in British boys secrets often overlooked by comic fans
Coming Soon: Blazing Battle Action, a new British Comic Archive title from Hibernia
Blazing Battle Action is the next Comic Archive available from Hibernia Comics, and will officially go on sale next week
Garth Ennis on the upcoming Battle-Action Special, “a tribute to the greatest war comic ever, by one of its biggest fans”
Paul Trimble interrogates writer Garth Ennis about the upcoming adventure Special from Rebellion – and he’s happy to talk!
Harley Quinn fronts new ComicScene, on sale next week
ComicScene 12 is on sale across the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the United States from 20th February 2020, with DC’s Harley Quinn taking front and centre, the latest issue of Britain’s comic news magazine featuring a beginners guide to her history and comics
Rebellion to release “Battle Presents: Operation Overlord” war story as direct sales title
Rebellion’s Battle imprint is to bring stories of the beaches of Normandy in 1944 to the direct comics market with Operation: Overlord #1. The international best-selling graphic novel series by writers Michael Le Galli and Bruna Falba, with stunning art by Star… Read More ›
In Review: Sniper Elite: Resistance #1
Writer: Keith Richardson Art: Patrick Goddard Colour: Quinton Winter Letters: Jim Campbell Out: 29th August 2018 in comic shops and UK newsagents, digital platforms The first issue will have two variant covers by Patrick Goddard and Sniper Elite game artist… Read More ›
Charley’s War Comes to Plymouth
Artwork from the Battle comic strip “Charley’s War” which depicted the horrors of the World War One battlefields to audiences young and old goes on show at Plymouth University this week. “Charley’s War”, first published in the late 1970s by writer Pat Mills… Read More ›
Johnny Red’s Real History Revealed in BBC Shows
Comics commentator Michael Crouch reports that Radio 4’s excellent From Our Own Correspondent show has just aired an item on the Night Witches – the all-women squadrons that fought for Russia during World War 2 and who featured in the… Read More ›
Battle Picture Weekly Now on Sale
Nostalgia fans are in for a summer treat with the release of a special Battle Picture Weekly collection this week, marking the return of the classic war comic to new stands for the first time 21 years. The second in… Read More ›
Comics Go to War!
Comics International editor Mike Conroy has written War Comics: A Graphic History
Egmont Revives Summer Special Tradition
(Updated 30 March) Back in the good old days of British comics, eager readers of titles such as Valiant, Battle, Buster, Roy of the Rovers and others didn’t just enjoy their weekly publication; sales and distribution models of one off… Read More ›
In Review: Charley’s War Volume 5 – Return to the Front
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 ›