DC Thomson, publishers of The Beano and Thunderbirds Are Go, has just launched Twirlywoos magazine, the magazine behind the hit CBeebies show that follows Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy and Chick seeking adventure wherever they go. Twirlywoos magazine is a 28-page… Read More ›
Comics By Country
Comics For Valentine’s Day: Celebrating 40 Years of Action and Bullet
Valentine’s Day is usually considered a time for lovers, but this year – 2016 – it’s year for lovers of Action… and Bullet, two British boys’ comics celebrating their 40th anniversary. Although, sadly, neither of course are still being published, both left… Read More ›
Framed! Britain’s Observer newspaper meets the creators shaking up modern comics
No longer the preserve of the hardcore geek, comics are moving away from superheroes and into a new golden age of creativity and diversity. Andrew Harrsion at The Observer talked to the indie writers and artists inking the changes this weekend, including… Read More ›
ICv2: Comic Sales Slip in January
The ICV2 web site reports that comics and graphic novel sales were down 5.1 per cent versus the year ago period in January, with graphic novels trailing at a 7.77 per cent decline and comics down 3.86 per cent, according… Read More ›
Aleister Crowley: Wandering the Waste relaunches at London Super Comic Con
Aleister Crowley: Wandering the Waste, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel by Martin Hayes, Roy Huteson Stewart and Paul McLaren is re-launching at London Super Comic Con 2016 later this month – one of several new titles from Markosia. Described as “one of the… Read More ›
Singing Dragon Book Launch hits a high note at Gosh
Last night’s launch party for new imprint Singing Dragon at Gosh Comics in London was evidence that neither party messes about. The joint was packed to the gills – even after the free booze ran out. Singing Dragon is a reasonably… Read More ›
Andi Ewington’s “Overrun” project gets physical!
Overrun – a stunning comic described by Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver as “Tron meets Dawn of the Dead” – is finally being released as limited edition physical comic, complementing its availability as a digital edition for Apple devices and Kindle. The amazing creation… Read More ›
M.A.S.K. Returns in All-New Fan film from David Guivant
David Guivant, a talented young independent director and artist from the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, is working on a fan film sequel to M.A.S.K, based on the toy range that appeared in a DC Comics nine-issue title and 80 issues… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 3rd February) – Bad Kids, Bunnies and Soviet Space Dogs!
2000AD have a feast of great graphic albums out this week as well as the regular Prog (1966), but a quick heads up that coming out next week in comic shops is Judge Dredd: Dead Zone by John Wagner, with… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Heroes Godsend #1 from Titan Comics
Here’s a fab first sneaky peak inside the covers of Heroes: Godsend #1, written by Heroes Reborn scriptwriter Joey Falco and with art from Roy Allan Martinez (Immortal Iron Fist), the first issue in a five-art arc on sale next… Read More ›