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 ›
David Hine
Something For the Weekend: US Comics on Sale 2nd December 2015 – Check out Replica #1 from Aftershock Comics!
Along with a slew of Doctor Who titles and Johnny Red #2 from Titan Comics – and the stunning-looking graphic novel, Quest for the Tme Bird with art by the brilliant Regis Loisel, I suepct comic fans will be… Read More ›
London’s Barbican Library gets S.M.A.S.H.ed!
S.M.A.S.H. is a one-day all ages event at the Barbican Library on Saturday 7th November, produced in association with CityRead, Comica and the London Graphic Novel Network. The event has a great line up of creators, including author and comics writer Ben… Read More ›
In My View: Why The British Comics Industry is Far From Dead
It’s hard to credit but, strangely, there are some out there who claim the British comics industry is dead, ignoring the huge number of successful independent comics out there and a still-thriving news stand. Now, before anyone comments, I know… Read More ›
The Art Of The Graphic Novel: Adapted and Inspired
There has long been a tradition of comics and graphic novels adapting, or drawing inspiration from, well-known stories, and “The Art Of The Graphic Novel: Adapted and Inspired“, an exhibition that’s part of the Guernsey Literary Festival (on now, running… Read More ›
David Hine: Why You should Back the Broken Frontier Anthology
With less than two days to go before the Broken Frontier Kickstarter campaign for its proposed comics anthology to reach its target of $58,000, comics writer and artist David Hine, one of the creators involved in the project, reveals why he feels it could be… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (6th May 2015) – Bring Back the Secret Wars “Secret Artist”!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (6th May 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (May 2015 list here). The headline event on the… Read More ›
Broken Frontier launches exciting anthology Kickstarter featuring David Hine, Alison Sampson and many more
The team over at the fabulous Broken Frontier web site, along with over 40 incredibly talented creators, have just launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign to raise $58,000 for a massive anthology featuring 27 stories, celebrating the unlimited storytelling possibilities of creator-owned comics. … Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (18th March 2015) – Doctor Who, Transformers and Ichabod Azrael!
Here’s our list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 18th March 2015). It complements our monthly lost of new graphic novel releases which you can find here for March 2015. Titan Comics has a new issue… Read More ›
This Saturday: Comics, So What? at London’s Cartoon Museum – and Beyond!
London’s Cartoon Museum “Comics, So What?” project – also being run at the University of Dundee and at Staffordshire University, as Jeremy Briggs reported last month – kicks off this Saturday (7th March 2015), celebrating comics and graphic novels. Take along your… Read More ›