Students studying at the University of Dundee have been working with the comic team on the Beano
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British Mainstream Comic Publishers – Coronavirus Pandemic Update
Here’s a quick update on the status of major British comic publishers and their publishing plans as the Coronavirus Pandemic lockdown in the UK continues
Beano and Dandy Summer Specials available to pre-order now
Buy the new Specials as a bundle from the DC Thomson web shop
New Commando Comics commemorate ANZAC Day, out today!
Commando special ANZAC Day Issues 5323 – 5326 are on sale today, arriving ahead of the annual commemoration on 25th April to the fallen of World War One, and since, in Australia – probably the country’s most important national occasion…. Read More ›
In Preview: Alcatena 2020
Colin Noble previews Diego Arandojo’s documentary about the life and work of Argentinian comic artist Quique Alcatena…
World War One tales and weird romps in the desert – it’s all happening in Commando!
Brand new Commando – Issues 5319 – 5322 are on sale this Thursday, offering plenty of action and adventure, including two World War One forays, one very unusual, a stint in a Spitfire, and a weird romp in the North African desert!
Why Your Favourite British Comic Strip of 1974 Hasn’t Been Reprinted – Yet!
Some British comic fans regularly regale the lack of reprints of classic comic strips. Here’s some indication of what’s actually involved…
Look Alive! New Commando Comics On Sale Now
Commando Issues 5315-5318 were released last week but, somehow, the release slipped our radar! The DC Thomson war title continues to troop on with two tanks, a Catalina – and some Motor Torpedo Boats…
Comic Creator Spotlight: The Famous Comic Creators of Glenrothes
Glenrothes, Fife, is inextricably linked to British comics, home to some terrific artists… as Colin Noble discovered
“The Three Bears” cameo as Beano partners with World Book Day to Share a Million Stories
Beano has partnered with World Book Day, offering a Book Token with this week’s issue
The Dandy’s Black Bob – the comic world’s most treasured sheepdog?
Dandy fans may remember a Border Collie more valuable than Megan…
Happy Birthday, Bananaman! Co-Creator Steve Bright Celebrates 40 Years of the hapless superhero
Writer and artist Steve Bright recalls the origins of Bananaman, a splendiferous and silly superhero created for Nutty with David Donaldson and artist John Geering
Compal Comics offers more Bob Monkhouse British comic art gems, Amazing Spider-Man #1
The latest Compal Comics auction has gone live, and their February – March 2020 offering not only includes some great classic comics, but plenty of great art too
Happy Birthday, Bananaman! Top 10 Bananaman Facts
Bananaman’s 40th commemorative Beano comic is available in all good newsagents, supermarkets and through digital delivery now, fronted by a great cover from Nigel Parkinson
Top-selling thriller writer James Swallow pens new Commando comic, out this week
Japanese soldiers versus crocodiles in the mangrove swamps of Ramree Island? Foreign Legion duels to the death? Terror on an isolated sea fort, and a coward in the cockpit? It’s all happening in the latest issues of DC Thomson Media’s… Read More ›
In Review: Illustrators – Daggers Drawn!
It was inevitable the review of this Illustrators special edition would fall to me considering how well known my fondness for Commando is. For those unaware, Commando is a pocket-sized 68 paged picture library that was first published in 1961… Read More ›
Union Jack Jackson returns in Commando comic, out this week
Brand new issues of Commando – Issues 5287 – 5290 – are out this week, and include the teased release of a revival of another popular DC Thomson comic character, Union Jack Jackson, who first appeared in The Hotspur but… Read More ›
British Girls Comics “Mystery Artists” Identified!
Several “Mystery Artists” who worked on DC Thomson girls comics for decades, largely uncredited, have been identified, thanks to information received from various sources, including former staff at the Dundee-based comics publisher. Author and artist David Roach is trying to… Read More ›
In Review: DC Thomson revives “Spellbound” with a new digital collection
DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics department has been teasing some kind of release relating to the 1970s girls comic Spellbound on social media for a few weeks now, as previously reported – and has now released details of a digital collection of material, out in time for Halloween.
British Comics Mystery Artists – can you help identify them? (Reprise)
Last Saturday’s Comic Jam Symposium at London’s Cartoon Museum really got comics artist and author David Roach fired up to try and identify some of the last unknown British comic artists that have been nagging away at him for years