On its way to bookshops in March is Modesty Blaise: Ripper Jax, the latest instalment of the best-selling collection of the acclaimed action adventure strip created and written by the late Peter O’Donnell. It’s been a long run for this series, with… Read More ›
Comics By Country
Former Tharg Steve MacManus Set To Spill the Beans on 2000AD’s Early Days
2000AD has announced it is to publish the memories of arguably its most definitive editor – Steve MacManus – in September 2016. In 1973, 20-year-old Steve MacManus joined Fleetway Publications in London as a sub-editor on one of the UK’s… Read More ›
2000AD Thrill-Cast teases possible return of “War of the Worlds” Martians in new “Scarlet Traces”
The first 2000AD Thrill-Cast of 2016, released last week, looks ahead at some of the Things To Come in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine – and there’s some fantastic teases for numerous projects, including the new… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 20th January) – Dredd Thrills and Marvel UK Memories!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list, a week which, among other things, sees the debut of my old partner in comics crime at Marvel UK, Dave Taylor, pick up the art duties on the Image… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Drawing X-Men by David Yardin
Here’s a fun little find: a series of tutorial videos by artist David Yardin on “Creating a Comic Book Page”, detailing his work process in creating the artwork (layouts, pencils, and inks) for the “Colossus” story published in Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men… Read More ›
Facing the Panel to Panel Mind Probe: Doctor Who Magazine Editor Tom Spilsbury
There’s a new edition of Jeremy Bement’s podcast Doctor Who: Panel to Panel out now and the highlight of this episode if a chat with with Doctor Who Magazine‘s longest serving editor Tom Spilsbury! Tom talks about the magazine’s long-running… Read More ›
Discovered: Black Women in Sequence, Uncut Funk and the world of Friday Foster
An email about a new book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley took me on quite a journey of discovery this morning, leading me to the latest dates of a Funk-inspired animation… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Four
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
Rivers of London saga returns with new comic series, collections and sixth novel
March sees the release of not only a new Rivers of London comic series based on the top-selling fantasy crime novels created by Ben Aaronovitch, but the release of collections of the first comic story, Body Work. Titan Comics Rivers… Read More ›
Doctor Who Ninth Doctor Ongoing #1 Covers Revealed
We’re delighted to share the variant covers for Titan Comics eagerly-anticipated Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1 from the new ongoing series from writer Cavan Scott (Who-ology, Judge Dredd) and artist Adriana Melo (Star Wars: Empire, Ms. Marvel). The Ninth… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 11th January)
This week’s 2000AD – Prog 1963 – offers a smashing start to 2016 with an intriguing opener to the new “Judge Dredd” tale, “Ghosts”, with Dredd investigating the disappearance of children supposedly selected for Judge training. Mark Sexton‘s art is great and the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Assassin’s Creed #4
What more do you want to know? Assassin’s Creed #4 is out now from Titan Comics. It’s written by Kill Shakespeare creators Anthony Del Col and Connor McCreery. That alone should be grabbing your attention. But that’s not all! It’s… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor #3
On sale today from Titan Comics,13th January 2015 – the latest issue of the Doctor Who Eight Doctor mini series! Not bought it yet? Perhaps these pages will tempt you… Writer: George Mann Artist: Emma Vieceli Colorist: Hi-FI Letterer: Comicraft… Read More ›
“Bring Back DREDD” Campaign Shifts Focus from film sequel, calls for TV Series
The fans behind the ‘Make A DREDD Sequel’ campaign for a follow-up to the 2012 movie starring Karl Urban are now calling on TV producers to pick up the franchise (although they haven’t lost hope for a film sequel, either)…. Read More ›
Commando – Back for the New Year with a Banquet of Blood!
Here’s the intel on the first issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4879-4882 – On Sale 14 January 2016) for the year, on sale this Thursday – 14th January 2016. These four issues are on sale in all good newsagents and available via… Read More ›
Star Wars Dominates Diamond’s Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015 sold through comic shops, including those in the UK, a year that saw Star Wars return to Marvel Comics in a big way in 2015 as Jason Aaron and… Read More ›
Comics and PartWorks Publishers get Top Marks in Battle for Readers from Licensing Industry Insider
Over on the Licensing Lookout, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes has been browsing at the latest partworks on the UK market including Hachette’s new Draw The Marvel Way and offers some interesting insights on comics in general from his point of view… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week – 2000AD, Doctor Who and Elephantmen!
Here’s our latest list of new comics on sale this week, focusing largely on new comics and graphic novels on sale in comic shops and as usual, highlighting those featuring the work of British and Irish creators and British publishers,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Boom! Studios Regular Show #31, featuring art by Laura Howell
Here’s a sneak peek at the latest issue of Regular Show (#31) from Boom! Studios, written by Mad Rupert with art from The Beano‘s very own hugely-talented Laura Howell and a subscription cover by Will Kirkby! Join Mordecai the Bluejay and Rigby the Raccoon,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek and Review: Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor – Year Two #1
It’s a New Year for The Twelfth Doctor, and writer Robbie Morrison is back on board for the book, joined by terrific artist Rachael Stott as regular artist. It’s a terrific opener for a new story, with the creative team… Read More ›