Continuing British radio show Panel Borders month-long look at unusual depictions of superheroes, Alex Fitch talks to comic book artist and graphic designer J. H. Williams III about his work from early forays into the superhero genre for DC’s imprint… Read More ›
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Charley’s War: The Great Mutiny released by Titan Books
Titan Books have just released Charley’s War: The Great Mutiny by Pat Mils and Joe Colquhoun, the seventh volume of their Charley’s War collections from Battle Picture Weekly. Opening in September 1917, Charley is caught up in the mutiny by… Read More ›
On Air with Panel Borders: Becky Cloonan
Continuing Panel Borders month-long look at unusual takes on superheroes, Alex Fitch talks to artist Becky Cloonan about her work, focusing on the series Demo, written by Brian Wood which is a more down to earth look at the problems… Read More ›
Panel Borders: On Air, at ComICA…
Wonder Woman drawn by Nicola Scott Starting a month of radio shows looking at unique renderings of superheroes, Panel Border latest episode – Panel Borders: Team Batman, Robin and Catman – is about depictions of masculinity in superhero comics via… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Books of Magic and Spirits of the Earth
Continuing radio show Panel Borders month of shows looking at horror and dark fantasy comics, in a pair of interviews recorded at this year’s British International Comics Show in Birmingham, Alex Fitch talks to artists Charles Vess and Peter Gross… Read More ›
Moominvalley recreated in Bury Art Gallery
The magical world of the Moomins from Finland has delighted and captivated children and adults alike for the last 65 years. This week (Saturday 23rd October 2010), a new exhibition opens in Bury Art Gallery
Century 21 Reprint Books To Continue
There’s hope yet for a continuation of the Gerry Anderson “Century 21” collections
The Dandy – Pulling Back From The Xtreme
Take a long hard look at the cover of the current issue of Dandy Xtreme. Stripped of its free gifts (five chewy sweets and a small toy light sabre) there is nothing to suggest that it is a comic, let… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts is a freelance artist and lecturer who’s worked in the videogame industry as a character artist for 12 years before going fully freelance in October 2008. In his time he worked on games such as Colin McRae Rally,… Read More ›
Striker Comic Archive released Free online
Football comic Striker is to have its entire 25-year archive made available to read free on its official website, striker3d.com. The library has been launched with the release of the first seven stories from 1985 to 1987 and new episodes… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Interview: Paul McCaffrey
Paul McCaffrey graduated from Newcastle Polytechnic (as was) with a BA in graphic design. Since then, he’s mainly worked in the area of children’s educational illustration, so he’s done a lot of work you’ll never see for books you’ve never… Read More ›
Tony Lee, Mark Buckingham and Richard Piers Rayner take on more TARDIS tales for IDW
A British creator line up that includes writer Tony Lee and artist Mark Buckingham will keep US Publisher IDW’s Doctor Who comics afloat in the coming months. While the Eleventh Doctor has already had several comic strip adventures in Britain’s… Read More ›
Castaways and Comets! It’s the new issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos…
The latest bumper issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos – a magazine devoted to Syd Jordan’s space explorer, whose daily newspaper strip once ran in the Daily Express – is now available from the Jeff Hawke Club. Volume 6 Number 2… Read More ›
Panel Borders chats with Dickon Harris in an Anarchist Restaurant
Comic creator Paul O’Connell drops us a line to say an interview he did with ‘zine creator and regular Panel Borders interviewer Dickon Harris will feature on London’s Resonance FM tomorrow night. “The interview took place at the end of… Read More ›
Tomorrow Revisited: Frank Hampson Book Launch announced
Alastair Crompton’s Frank Hampson biography is to be launched at Chris Beetles Art Gallery
Super Squirrel Undefeated: The Get-Well Carlos Project
Back in July, comic fans heard the news that the legendary comics artist Carlos Ezquerra was suffering from lung cancer, so they thought it would cheer him up if they sent him a get well card – and that it… Read More ›
Eagle Times Volume 23 Number Three
The new issue of Eagle Times (Volume 23, Number Three) is available now from the Eagle Society. Autumn 2010 Contents A look at the “Realtime” chronology of the original Dan Dare saga, from the birth of Sir Hubert (1943), to Dan’s… Read More ›
Mark Beer busy on “Oak Swamp”
SciFi Art Now contributor Mark Beer has been in touch to say that he’s still trying to make it as a comic book cover artist, but in the mean time has been keeping busy in the film industry. “I’m currently… Read More ›
Crucible: Setting the Scene: Page 3
We’ve been quiet, haven’t we? That’s because we’ve been busy. Smuzz is busy on Page 7 (fight!) and I’ve now got to crack on and get him some more script pages, in between all the other things I have to… Read More ›
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics plans Superhero Issue
Wonder Woman 2010 – designed by Jim Lee The academic comics publication Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics has issued a call for papers for a special issue of the twice-yearly title that will focus on ‘Gender and Superheroes’. “The… Read More ›