Inspired to buy Alberto Breccia’s Mort Cinder through the downthetubes articles by artist Ron Tiner and the urgings of artist David Roach, one of our readers came across an interesting little oddity in the art. Mort Cinder, in case you… Read More ›
Horror Comics
Journey’s End – 2000AD’s occult horror series Caballistics Inc. draws to a close
More than a decade after it last appeared, one of 2000AD’s most popular modern series – Caballistics Inc. is to conclude this Christmas in a special final episode. Long hoped for by fans, occult horror action series Caballistics Inc. will… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Collected Tragic Tales of Horrere
For the very first time the team behind horror comic project Tragic Tales of Horrere are combining issues One and Two, the Halloween special and the Horrere Presents one-shot Laudanum into one stunning trade paperback collection. This brand-new book is a… Read More ›
In Review: Lip Hook by David Hine and Mark Stafford
Lip Hook By David Hine and Mark Stafford Published by SelfMadeHero Out: Now from all good book shops Arriving just at the right time of year, as the light retreats in the face of the long, dark, dark nights, David… Read More ›
Marvel UK art mystery – who pencilled this “Dracula Lives” cover back in 1975?
[Updated 31st October 2018] This cover for Marvel UK’s Dracula Lives #29, published in 1975, has some comic creators wondering who actually drew it. Selling for just over $400 on Heritage Auctions this past weekend, the site doesn’t list the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: HERE & THERE – A Psychological Horror One-Shot Comic
Pitch perfect for the season, here’s a preview of a terrific new comic, HERE & THERE, seeking crowdfunding for HERE & THERE, about a man trapped in a coma, who traverses his damaged subconscious with a mysterious teenage girl to… Read More ›
In Review: Bite Me Comic Issue One
Edited by Arlene Russo Available at www.bitememagazine.com Cover by Gary Crutchley and Matt Soffe Contributors include: David Braysher, Gary Crutchley, David Lucarelli, Colin Maxwell, Will Pickering, Dave West The Comic: From the shadows comes this special issue of Bite Me, dedicated to… Read More ›
In Review: Scream & Misty Special 2018
WRITERS Alec Worley, Kek-W, Guy Adams, Jordi Badia Romero, Rich McAuliffe, Lizzie Boyle and Smuzz ARTISTS Frazer Irving, John Stokes, Leigh Gallagher, Simon Coleby, Dani, Steve Mannion, Jordi Badia Romero,Smuzz and Yishan Li COLOURISTS Len O’Grady and Barbara Nosenzo LETTERERS Annie… Read More ›
In Review: Cthulhu Kids, All Ages Cosmic Terror & Mythos Madness!
Writer: Peter Duncan Artist: Andrew Pawley The Comic: Meet the Cthulhu Kids at The Miskatonic Academy for Outer Entities- the most exclusive school in the multiverse for the children of Elder Things and Outer Gods! A mash up of vintage kids… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Our Final Halloween
Written and co-created by Mike Garley Art ad co-creation by Michael Lee-Graham Letters and logo design by Michael Stock 35 pages – Full Colour – £3.00 • Currently being Kickstarted here The Book: Five kids wake up in an abandoned… Read More ›
In Review: Edge of Extinction Issue 2
Written by Baden James Mellonie Art and Letters by Paul Peart-Smith Covers by Stephen Sampson (also known as Steve Sampson), David Millgate and Ryan Brown Published by Eighth Continent Publishing Note: Some strong language as zombies try to eat characters… Read More ›
In Review: Something Wicked 2018
If the nights are drawing in, and the air has a chill does that mean it is time for this year’s edition of Something Wicked from Futurequake Press? It surely does. The celebrated anthology returns for 2018 with 23 tales… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Cadavers – World Gone to Hell, a post-apocalyptic anthology from Mad Robot Comics
Inventive independent British comics publisher Mad Robot Comics have sailed past their crowdfunding target for their latest anthology project, Cadavers: World Gone to Hell – but there’s still time to back the title on Kickstarter. Created by Edward Bentley and Matt… Read More ›
First “The Thirteenth Floor” collection from Rebellion also offered as a hardback limited edition
Rebellion Publishing are to publish a limited edition hardback version of their first The Thirteenth Floor collection, out next month. In this new Treasury of British Comics title featuring strips from Scream! by John Wagner, Alan Grant, with art by José Ortiz, Maxwell… Read More ›
The 2018 Scream and Misty Special – Cover Artist Spotlight!
Rebellion are offering pre-orders of this year’s Scream & Misty Special, no doubt acutely aware that newsagents didn’t carry enough stock of last year’s edition, which included first sight of the heroes now starring in the much more widely-distributed superhero special, The… Read More ›
Scream & Misty back for another Special scare feast this Halloween!
After the success of last year’s fright-filled outing, the Scream & Misty Special is back returns for Halloween 2018 from 2000AD publisher Rebellion. Two of Britain’s best-loved comics of the 1970s have reunited once again, offering an anthology of brand… Read More ›
In Review: Crucible of the Vampire Graphic Novel
The new graphic novel by Iain Ross-McNamee adapted from the feature film Limited signed 1st edition includes double-sided A3 poster by Charlie Adlard and fold out map 120 A4 PAGES | Colour | Mature | £10.99 The Book: Isabelle,… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Burning Black – Legend of Black Shuck
Mark Allard-Will is a British-born writer now living in Canada, who has returned to the UK, at least in a story sense, by bringing one of Britain’s most famed monsters, Black Shuck, to comics with The Burning Black: Legend… Read More ›
In Review: Murder Most Mundane
Writers: Ash Deadman and Matt Hardy Art: Clark Bint Colours: Edward Bentley Letters: Rob Jones Publisher: Mad Robot Comics The Book: Everyone loves a murder mystery… but how many murders are too many? Welcome to Fadfield – a tranquil, idyllic village where… Read More ›
Van Helsing’s Terror Tales rises from the grave
Available now direct from its original editor is a smashing collection of “Van Helsing’s Terror Tales“, strips first published in House of Hammer back in the 1970s. Unashamedly capitalising on the huge interest in the horror genre of the time, not only… Read More ›