A treasure trove of art and rare British comics again on offer from Compal
Fantasy Advertiser
The Esoteric, The Weird and The Beautiful: Vintage British and American fanzines, including early work by Alan Moore, offered at auction
Some amazing, rare British comic fanzines are going under the virtual hammer this month
Fanzine Flashback and a FANSCENE update: Fantasy Advertser #80, from 1983, revisited
A bast from the past – a new addition to the Classic UK Comics Zines archive
Step Back in Time to 1986, when Steve Ditko drew for Fantasy Advertiser
A snapshot of comics history rediscovered
Retro Review: Fantasy Advertiser International #53 (August 1974) come crammed with Kung Fu craziness
Step back into the 1970s, at a time when the world was martial arts mad, including comics…
British Comics Fandom Flashback! Fantasy Advertiser #75, from 1982 (with added Grant Morrison)
Take a trip back to 1982, when comic shops still flourished and comic zines were the social media of the day…
A snapshot of British Comics Fandom in 1970: Fantasy Advertiser #32
David Hathaway-Price continues his brilliant UK Classic Comic Zines project to digitise British comic fanzines across several decades, from their early beginnings in the 1960s and 70s as hand printed low print run titles to more sophisticated, slick looking publications in the 1980s and beyond – adding a ground-breaking Issue of Fantasy Advertiser his invaluable web site.
Avatar releases new edition of Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics
A new printing of Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics is released this week by Avatar Press. Older British comic fans may remember when Alan first shared his thoughts on how to deliver a top notch script. The main essay featured… Read More ›
Creating Comics: A Classic Interview with Jack Kirby and Carmine Infantino
Continuing his much appreciated digital archiving of British comics fandom, David Hathaway-Price has added Fantasy Advertiser #48 to his invaluable ClassicUKComicsZines site, which includes an interview with with legendary American artists Jack Kirby and Carmine Infantino. First published in 1965,… Read More ›
Classic UK Comic Zines Site adds rare 1970s conventions booklets to growing archive
British comics archivist, and former Fine Art and Graphic Design teacher David Hathaway-Price has been busy adding some gems of British comic fan history to his incredible Classic UK Comic Zines site, which is now located here. Two additions feature… Read More ›
Online Classic UK Comic Zines Archive Repository Launched
After months of hard work scanning and contacting their original creators for permission to publish them online, David Hathaway-Price has launched his much-anticpated archive of British comics zines – a fascinating online repository of classic print fan magazines devoted to comics, spanning… Read More ›
British Comic Fanzines Digital Archive in the works
For several months now, British comics fan David Hathaway-Price had been gathering and scanning every British comics fanzine that he’s been able to buy or had loaned to him. His aim is to create a Fanzine archive / repository, celebrating… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Martin Skidmore
(Last updated 11/8/11): We’re sorry to report that Martin Skidmore, a longtime stalwart of British comics, has died after a long and difficult battle with cancer, aged 52. He died peacefully, surrounded by good friends in hospital in London, bouyed… Read More ›
Sweet! FA returns after 20 years in onine form
For many years, FA magazine – originally published as Fantasy Advertiser – was arguably the best comics fanzine in Britain, but 20 years ago publication sadly ceased. We’re delighted to report that it’s back, in sparkling online form, run by… Read More ›