Some cracking releases from Rebellion this week, including the second collection of Battler Britton stories drawn by Hugo Pratt
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Be ready for Black Beth, new Special from Rebellion coming soon!
There’s a smashing special coming next week from Rebellion…don’t miss it!
TV21 “The Munsters” strip art offered at auction
A rare chance to grab some original Munsters art by New Zealand artist Peter Ford
#RewritingExtinction, year-long fundraising project gets underway with first comic by Cara Delevingne
#RewritingExtinction, a major, hopefully world-changing storytelling campaign and fundraiser to finally stop species going extinct, forever, has just launched. It’s project that not only promotes great environmental causes, but is being enhanced by comics, too! The first, “Melody”, by Cara… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The CHIP Collective’s “Working in: The Arts” anthology
Check out this infectiously enthusiastic comics celebration of many aspects of the creative arts in Britain
Roy of the Rovers graphic novel bargains on offer to celebrate Euro 2020
Not got the Roy of the Rovers bug yet? Here’s your chance!
Anderson Entertainment announces new publishing venture, “UFO” strips collected at last
Great news for the many fans of Gerry Anderson’s live action alien abduction series!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The77 Issue 6, offering variant cover by Glenn Fabry and, oh, so much more!
There’s a great line up of strip’s coming your way in The77 Issue Six, seeking backing in Kickstarter now
“SHIFT Presents…” brings best of British independent comics to high street newsagents, including Pat Mills “Spacewarp”
Fantastic news for the best of independent British comics and creators
Comic artists unite to protest violence against women
A new e-zine launches to raise money for deliver practical support for vulnerable women
How British comic cover dates have (largely) lied to you for decades
British publishers have been confusing us for decades. Here’s how.
ComPalComics offers Charley’s War, Doctor Who art and more in latest auction
Another great catalogue on offer from the London-based auction house
Incredible Nottingham hoard amassed over almost two decades goes under hammer at Unique Auctions, includes Gerry Anderson memorabilia, British and US comics
An unbelievable hoard of comic and TV collectables is up for sale
Recommended Reading: Rusty Staples “Hatch, Match & Dispatch – September 2020”
More delving into comics gained and lost
British Classic Comics and Creators on Facebook
We’re building a list of Facebook British comics and creator groups and pages. Additional information welcome
In Review: Masters of British Comic Art
Steve Winders reviews an incredible gargantuan tome by David Roach that, clearly, no British comic fan should be without!
Commando Comics Sixth Swap-Meet – first 2020 date announced
The date of the sixth Commando and British Comics Swap-Meet has just been announced for March 2020
In Review: Rob Davis triumphantly returns with The Book of Forks
Joe Gordon reviews “Book of Forks”, the final book in Rob Davis’ incredible surreal fantasy adventure series, which began with ”The Motherless Oven”…
BBC Four’s “Comics Britannia” re-visited
Back in 2007, the BBC broadcast Comics Britannia, a three-part documentary series devoted to history of British comics – a welcome and major retrospective of our medium (if a tad simplistic for some commentators tastes), that prompted a lot of creators to suggest the Corporation should do more to cover it
Crikey! collection now available to pre-order from ComicScene UK
Before ComicSceneUK – available now in all good newsagents – there was a magazine which ran for 16 issues and covered all aspects of UK comic industry. Crikey! is remembered with much affection from comic fans and featured exceptional articles about UK comics during its run – and as previously reported, it’s risen from the ashes