Two virtual comic events to help ease the gloom of self isolation and countrywide lockdowns due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Lawless Convention Cancelled, returns in 2021
Sad news from the organisers of the annual Lawless convention in Bristol
Thunderbirds Legends: The Prequel Story to International Rescue Retold
The official Gerry Anderson web site has released the first of three Thunderbirds Legends animated videos
ComicScene Magazine expands online shop to offer independent comics sales route, Creator Directory launched
ComicScene Magazine has expanded its online comic shop to support independent comic creators
Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 postponed until August
Due to the global Coronavirus Pandemic, Portsmouth Guildhall has taken the decision to move this year’s Portsmouth Comic Con
Marvel Tales out in June to feature Captain Britain
Marvel Comics heads back to the 1970s in June with the release of Marvel Tales #1: Captain Britain, reprising the hero’s original origin
Is Your Comic Shop offering Kerbside Collections? Let comics writer Leah Williams know!
Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams is assembling data about comic shops offering kerbside collections, not just in the US, during the Coronavirus Pandemic
House of Illustration temporarily closes its doors, Lancaster LitFest postponed as Covid-19 counter-measures escalate
London’s House of Illustration has announced it will be closed to the public until further notice
TV Series That Might Have Been: The Trigan Empire
This week sees the release of The Trigan Empire Volume One from Rebellion under their Treasury of British Comics imprint – a comic that we’ve just learnt almost became a TV series
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Mal Earl
A chat with writer and artist Mal Earl, creator of “Prodigal”, which will debut in Issue 1 of The77
Engage! Star Trek: Panel to Panel comics podcast launched
Jeremy Bement, host of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has launched a new one in a similar vein – about Star Trek comics
Vanguard creator Dan Butcher headlines latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Dan Butcher, creator of the acclaimed independent British superhero comic Vanguard, headlines the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Spaceship Away hits 50 issues!
A landmark Issue 50 of the Eagle and Dan Dare-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away is available now
In Review: Colour Out of Space
The colour is purple, now that ‘spoiler’ is out of the way you can focus on the rest of Tim Robin’s review of the new film
100-page FutureQuake 2020 on sale now, and more!
The latest issue of the brilliant FutureQuake anthology is on sale now
Pre-order the 2020 Cor!! Buster Easter Special!
The Cor!! Buster Special is back in just three short weeks, on sale from Wednesday 8th April!
Writer Brandon Seifert latest guest on Doctor Who: Panel to Panel
Episode 118 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and features an interview with comics writer Brandon Seifert. Brandon joins podcast host Jeremy Bement to talk about his two-part story, The Doctor and the Nurse, also reviewed in the… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: post apocalyptic thriller CAMP VA07 #1
Check out a new post apocalyptic thriller from award-winning comics writer James McCulloch
Comic Connections: TV Century 21, Dan Dare and Eagle – and Doctor Who
Revealing the many links between Gerry Anderson’s publications such as TV Century 21 and Dan Dare and Eagle…
Meet The 77 Creators – Comic Artist Brendon Wright
Morgan Spiceman chats with comic artist Brendon Wright about his work on The77 and more