I’m not quite sure why the wonderful woolly mammoth that is Awesome Podcast and downthetubes contributor Tony Esmond doesn’t plug said ACP here himself (perhaps he’s too shy, or just busy with his night job as a Steven Seagal impersonator), but… Read More ›
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Career in Comics book in the works from attorney Gamal Hennessy
US attorney Gamal Hennessy of Creative Contract Consulting has announced he’s working on a new book Your Career in Comics: A Business, Creative and Legal Framework for Professional Sequential Artists (YCC for short!) that should be of interest to comic creators following downthetubes Gamal,… Read More ›
Tax changes ahead for UK freelancers, digital only and quarterly reporting on the way, despite rollout speed concerns
This might sound a bit of a boring item, but it’s important for any freelancer creating comics or working as an illustrator, because UK government proposals to not only require quarterly tax reporting, but to also only file tax returns digitally… Read More ›
2000AD to pay tribute to Steve Dillon
Honouring one of their finest talents, Steve Dillon, who died at the weekend, 2000AD has announced the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will pay tribute to the artist in a future issue. “Over the last two days it has been great to… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 66: Prog 2000, Indie Superheroes and more!
In this podcast Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond let loose and talk comics and more. The two main topics of conversation this year are the epic event that was the release of 2000AD Prog 2000 and a discussion on… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Steve Gregson and Matthew Simmons Go Galaxia!
Lancaster-based Steve Gregson and Matthew Simmons are two 1980s kids who grew older, but didn’t grow up. With a shared love of cartoons, comics and action figures the two decided to put their heads together to write a story about… Read More ›
Guest Post: Five things I don’t wanna see in your indie superhero comic
Dan Butcher is the creator, artist and writer of the acclaimed British independent comic Vanguard, which can be read for free at VanguardComic.com. He’s also one of the hosts on the Awesome Comics Podcast. Here, he offers some thoughts on independent superhero… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 65: Ryan K Lindsay (Deer Editor, Negative Space)
This week Ryan K Lindsay (Deer Editor, Negative Space) joins the Awesome Pod crew to talk about all things comics, from his working processes on his past books, the price of digital books, Michael Bay films and the importance of… Read More ›
The Beano launches major revamp, physical and digital, new TV show in the works?
DC Thomson has just launched its revamp of The Beano, across all aspects of the title including the comic – still sold in all good newsagents- and digital world. Here’s the details in full from Beano Studios… however, there’s no information… Read More ›
Creating Comics Guest Post: Is the Shine Coming Off Diamond?
Comics creator and publisher Brett Uren argues for the need for alternative distribution methods for independent comics into comic shops, outside of US market leader Diamond Distributors – and how, with some caveats, Kickstarter is proving a game changer… Talk to… Read More ›