As a little pick-me-up during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Bryan Talbot, working with web master James Robertson, has put together a downloadable version of all of the free comics published on his official site site over the years
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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
Sláine: The Horned God – Collector’s Edition debuts in May
Rediscover one of the most influential graphic novels ever, with Sláine: The Horned God – Collector’s Edition
David Baillie, Conor Boyle and other British creators feature in upcoming Heavy Metal Magazine
Heavy Metal Magazine 299, the Mythic Worlds special, on sale now in all good comic shops in May, features a number of British comic creators
In Review: Stig and Tilde: Vanisher’s Island/ Leader of the Pack
If you like your Young Adult graphic novels crammed with adventure, mystery and just a touch of quirky fantasy, then you should check out Stig and Tilde: Vanisher’s Island and Leader of the Pack by Max de Radiguès, both available now from NoBrow…
Marvel UK’s “Strip” celebrated, 30 years on
In his latest regular “Hatch, Match & Dispatch” features on major British comics anniversaries on his brilliant Rusty Staples blog, comics writer Michael Carroll notes the upcoming 30th anniversary of Strip, published by Marvel UK
In Review: Tales from the Udderverse (Mother Udder Comics)
Tales from the Udderverse (Mother Udder Comics) Written by Darren Cameron and Geoff McGrath Art by Francois LeClerc (including cover), Bolt-01, Bernard Campbell, David Deon, Mat Heldwen, Adam Stone Colour (“Harla”) by Michael Sanders Inks and Colour (“Sarna”) by Thiago… Read More ›
2000AD unveils its graphic novels for 2020, offering Slaine, Strontium Dog and much more
From folk horror to sci-fi fantasy mash-ups, from new series to old favourites – 2000AD’s graphic novel schedule for 2020 is a high-octane blast of the very best in comics. This year’s list combines the best of 2000AD’s newest output… Read More ›
Oozing Talent, new volume of Aces Weekly is up, running and blasting from your nearest screen!
Volume 43 of digital comics anthology Aces Weekly is running now – a seven-week, seven-part voyage of wonder offering a global reach of terrific talent including Chris Geary, Jok LP, Carlos Pascoa, Rodolfo Santullo, Anthony Smith, Ben Bernard-Smith, Tobias Taitt… 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.
In Review: MULP – Sceptre Of The Sun Issue 5
With the first issue published back in 2014, it has taken writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton five years to get to the fifth and final issue of their mousey Indiana Jones tale, MULP: Sceptre of the Sun, but… Read More ›
In Review: Misty Presents The Jordi Badia Romero Collection
Introduced by David A. Roach Writers: Various Art: Jordi Badia Romero Publisher: Treasury of British Comics/Rebellion Price £19.99/ 128 Pages Out: Now Reviewed by: Peter Duncan The Book: Celebrating the incredible art of Jordi Badía Romero from supernatural girls comic… Read More ›
MULP: Sceptre of The Sun Reaches Its Conclusion
The fifth and final issue of writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton’s wonderful 1930’s mousey Indiana Jones style tale, MULP: Sceptre of The Sun, will be available at Thought Bubble in Harrogate, over the weekend of 9-10 November 2019,… Read More ›
Is DCT Heritage Comics reviving “Spellbound”?
DC Thomson Media launched social media accounts on Twitter and Facebook for its DCT Heritage Comics imprint at the beginning of the month – and one classic comic getting attention on both services is the fondly-remembered 1970s girls title Spellbound.
Titan Comics reveals art for new The Phantom of the Opera project, out next year
Titan Comics and the Really Useful Group have revealed some pages from the upcoming The Phantom of the Opera graphic novel, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart’s multi award-winning musical, due in stores June 2020, adapted into comics… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Tide Volume Two by Adam Lumb
Independent Sheffield creator and comics publisher Adam Lumb is currently seeking crowdfunding for Volume Two of his dark fantasy thriller series The Tide on Kickstarter
Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora’s “Once & Future” goes monthly
BOOM! Studios has announced that Once & Future, the highly acclaimed original series from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars), Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus), and… Read More ›
Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank’s Mezolith on Kindle Unlimited
Ben Haggarty and Adam Brockbank’s stunning Stone Age tale Mezolith, initially serialised in The DFC and collected and continued by Archaia/Boom! Studios, is currently being offed as part of a Kindle Unlimited subscription by Amazon.
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Seven Sagas of Silverbeard
The Seven Sagas of Silverbeard is a terrific-looking sword and sorcery book with a gorilla warrior hero, currently seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter – and we like the cut of its gib!
Spirit of the Pharaoh graphic novel lays ground for new feature film
Not content with developing To the Death with Geoff Senior and reinventing a host of British classic comic heroes with artist Simon Coleby for Rebellion’s The Vigilant saga, writer Simon Furman has also been busy turning Egyptian mythology on its… Read More ›