In “Scarification”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, as Theo Galavan forces the Penguin to work for him, and the old family rivalry between the Waynes and Galavans resurfaces, Jim Gordon struggles to maintain order in the city. Here’s… Read More ›
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Singing Dragon Book Launch hits a high note at Gosh
Last night’s launch party for new imprint Singing Dragon at Gosh Comics in London was evidence that neither party messes about. The joint was packed to the gills – even after the free booze ran out. Singing Dragon is a reasonably… Read More ›
Andi Ewington’s “Overrun” project gets physical!
Overrun – a stunning comic described by Broken Frontier’s Andy Oliver as “Tron meets Dawn of the Dead” – is finally being released as limited edition physical comic, complementing its availability as a digital edition for Apple devices and Kindle. The amazing creation… Read More ›
Behind the Mask: David Lloyd on BBC Artsnight
Artist David Lloyd, publisher of the digital anthology Aces Weekly and co-creator of V for Vendetta with Alan Moore, put in an appearance on BBC2’s fascinating Artsnight this week. In this first episode of the series, ventriloquist, comedian and documentary film-maker… Read More ›
M.A.S.K. Returns in All-New Fan film from David Guivant
David Guivant, a talented young independent director and artist from the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, is working on a fan film sequel to M.A.S.K, based on the toy range that appeared in a DC Comics nine-issue title and 80 issues… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 3rd February) – Bad Kids, Bunnies and Soviet Space Dogs!
2000AD have a feast of great graphic albums out this week as well as the regular Prog (1966), but a quick heads up that coming out next week in comic shops is Judge Dredd: Dead Zone by John Wagner, with… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Heroes Godsend #1 from Titan Comics
Here’s a fab first sneaky peak inside the covers of Heroes: Godsend #1, written by Heroes Reborn scriptwriter Joey Falco and with art from Roy Allan Martinez (Immortal Iron Fist), the first issue in a five-art arc on sale next… Read More ›
New British Graphic Novels Out This Week: Tales from Berk
Titan Comics is enjoying quiet success with its Dragons: Riders of Berk series, most the work of top comics writer Simon Furman, who you’ll know from his incredible work on Transformers down the years, as well as being the co-creator… Read More ›
British Comics Out This Week: Johnny Red #4
The latest issue of Titan Comics Johnny Red mini series is out tomorrow in all good comic shops. Here’s a look at some of the pages, which come wrapped this issue on a stunning lead cover from Kev Walker… Johnny… Read More ›
Leap into February with the new Doctor Who Adventures
February is here – but there’s a perfect way to beat those end of winter blues (especially as February is one day longer with it being a Leap Year)… the latest issue of the greatest comic book the galaxy has… Read More ›
UK’s Spring Fair to showcase new Deadpool costumes — and a Batman ukulele!
Marvel wall lights, Deadpool costumes, a new Captain America-inspired lifestyle collection and Beano-inspired games are just some of the comic-inspired items that will be on display at the upcoming Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham this coming weekend. Blackburn-based JWP… Read More ›
Wagner And Grant’s “Rok Of The Reds” Kicks Off In March
First announced in February last year, BHP Comics will launch the Alan Grant and John Wagner-penned mini series Rok of the Reds in March, featuring stunning art by Dan Cornwell, coloured by Abigail Bulmer and lettered by Jim Campbell. Rok of… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Rivers of London – Night Witch #1 (And Body Work Exclusive Edition News!)
We’re delighted to share with you the first fully coloured look at the forthcoming Rivers of London: Night Witch #1 written by Ben Aaronovitch (Remembrance of the Daleks, Rivers of London novels) and Andrew Cartmel (Written in Dead Wax) with art by Lee Sullivan (Doctor Who, Judge Dredd) and Luis Guerrero (Doctor Who, The Troop)… Read More ›
Kevin Gunstone’s “Future Primitive” Gets New Print Edition from Markosia
Markosia Enterprises has announced the February print publication of the award-nominated digital series Future Primitive, with a special limited edition hardback set to debut at this year’s London Super Comic Con. We plugged Future Primitive on its initial “digital first” release back in 2014,… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 31: John Cullen
Daily strip genius behind NHOJ, John Cullen, joins Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond on the latest Awesome Comics Podcast to talk about the exhilarating and terrifying adventure of creating daily comics, his plans for future collections and his now infamous… Read More ›
Alec Worley and Pye Parr’s “Realm of The Damned” heads to Judge Dredd Megazine
A stunning-looking Black Metal-infused gothic horror series “Realm of the Damned“, written by Alec Worley and drawn by Simon “Pye” Parr, will debut in Judge Dredd Meagzine Issue 369, on sale from 17th February. The Megazine has established an impressive… Read More ›
Dan Dare Audio Adventures Writers Announced, Episode Details Revealed
Inspired by the original Eagle comic strips the writers for B7 Media’s dramatic new audio version of Dan Dare have been announced – but there’s no casting news just yet. “Space is back! After years languishing in the backwaters, suddenly the romance… Read More ›
Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: Strike Force
In “Strike Force”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, a Captain Nathaniel Barnes (Michael Chiklis) takes over the GCPD, and seems just as determined to clean up the city as Jim Gordon. But as the new guy begins to ask questions,… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 27th January) – Doctor Who and Mean Girls, Too!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list… and it’s another week of smashing Doctor Who releases and 2000AD continuing to fire on all cylinders, with the latest “Judge Dredd” from Michael Carroll really upping the intrigue. (By… Read More ›
Did MAD Magazine’s cover boy Alfred E. Neuman hail from… Iowa?
Alfred E. Neuman is the fictitious mascot and cover boy of the American humour magazine MAD, a face that had drifted through US pictography for decades before being claimed by the title’s editor Harvey Kurtzman, and later named by the… Read More ›