Comic book superstars Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon, Dave Gibbons and Kevin O’Neill are set to return to the pages of the legendary 2000AD for its 2000th issue, out later in the year – along with both classic characters such as Nemesis… Read More ›
Dan Abnett
Something For the Weekend: Sherlock Shenanigians and Wonder Woman Reborn (New Comics w/c 6/6/16)
DC Comics “Rebirth” project continues this week, with two of the creators I had the pleasure of working with back in my Marvel UK days working on separate books. Aquaman #1 is written by Dan Abnett (with art by Oscar… Read More ›
Enniskillen ComicFest Charity Art Revealed
The first ever Enniskillen ComicFest has published some of the art that will be in its charity auction next weekend, to raise money for the Horizon West Children’s Hospice over the two days of the event. Art has been donated to… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: This Week’s New Comics (w/c 25th April 2016)
There’s a cracking new story, “Brink”, in this week’s 2000AD Prog 1978 from Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard, which sits very nicely in an all-round thrill-drenched issue of the weekly SF comic, with the mystery of Judge Dredd’s current fat ever… Read More ›
British Creators at work on DC Universe: Rebirth
DC Entertainment has revealed its plans for the DC Universe: Rebirth relaunch at a special event held at WonderCon in the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend -plans that include work by several British creators, including Dan Abnett, Bryan Hitch, Simon… Read More ›
2000AD Script Book to reveal original work of comics giants
Some of the world’s greatest comic writers have cut their teeth at the world famous 2000AD – and now readers will get to see their creative power laid bare with The 2000AD Script Book. Published this October in the UK and North America, The… Read More ›
Marvel Fact Files Returns Attention to Marvel UK
The long-running Marvel Fact Files, available through most UK newsagents, turns its attention back on Marvel UK (and more) with Issue 149 later this month, having last given the British versions of the US publisher’s heroes back in Issue 97, released… Read More ›
What, No New Ghostbusters Comic? (Yet, anyway…)
There’s a new Ghostbusters arriving in cinemas in July 2016 and the licensing campaign is picking up “extraordinary momentum”, according to the company handling branding deals, with no less than 23 partners on board – but, as yet, it doesn’t look like… Read More ›
Simon Bisley delivers 2000AD variant Christmas cover – and Jesus Redondo is back in same Prog!
2000AD is bidding UK comics retailers a merry Christmas this year as superstar artist Simon Bisley returns to the comic that launched his career with a special cover. The legendary weekly anthology has teamed up with Diamond UK to offer comic… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: Wild’s End Collected (US Comics On Sale 21st October 2015)
Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers. If you missed the monthly… Read More ›