Continuing with collections made in part possible by its acquisition of the Fleetway comics and characters library last year, Rebellion has announced it will release The Dracula Files, from the short-lived 1980s horror weekly Scream, in October.
Horror Comics
Spot the Difference: Scream comic art uncensored
Over on eBay, seller “Forbidden Box” is not only selling a smashing piece of 2000AD Dan Dare art by Dave Gibbons but also an early, uncensored page from the short-lived weekly Scream drawn by Jesus Redondo. The Scream art from “Monster“, a… Read More ›
Hammer Films and Titan Comics Captain Kronos #1 Covers Revealed
The covers from Hammer Films and Titan Comics new comic series, Captain Kronos have just been revealed – a title continuing the original 1974 cult movie, which debuts in all good comic shops this September. Captain Kronos will be the… Read More ›
Little Nightmares moves from game, to comic, to TV series!
Little Nightmares – not only a critically-acclaimed game but also a two-issue comic series from Titan Comics with #1 on sale now – is to become a TV series. Hollywood Reporter first broke the story earlier this week, reporting Anthony… Read More ›
In Memoriam and Celebration: Comic Artist Bernie Wrightson
We’re sorry to report the passing of US comic artist Bernard Albert “Bernie” Wrightson, sometimes credited as Berni Wrightson, after a battle with brain cancer. The news was shared on his web site by his wife, Liz Wrightson. He was 68. He… Read More ›
Hammer Films Captain Kronos returns to comics
Titan Comics has announced the next title from its Hammer Horror line of comics – Captain Kronos, written by Dan Abnett, which has previously had just one strip outing in the past. Based on the 1974 film, Captain Kronos will… Read More ›
Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula Issue #1 – Extended Art Preview Unearthed!
Titan Comics has just revealed the covers and an extended art preview from Anno Dracula #1 – an all-new comic mini-series based on the best selling Anno Dracula novels, written by creator Kim Newman with art by Paul McCaffrey, coloured by Kevin Enhart…. Read More ›
British Comics Past: Super Naturals
Super Naturals must surely rank as one of the shortest-lived British comics of all time, with just nine regular issues to its name. Ian Wheeler looks back, with add reporting by John Freeman… This post was last updated on Saturday… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Mike Mignola and Christoper Golden’s Baltimore: The Red Kingdom
Mike Mignola, the legendary creator of Hellboy and New York Times bestselling novelist Christopher Golden will reunite for the epic conclusion to their comic Baltimore with Baltimore: The Red Kingdom, a five part comic book series from Dark Horse Comics co-written by… Read More ›
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 20 Years On – new Dark Horse project in the works
It’s been twenty years since the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer first premiered on Fox in the US and Dark Horse Comics is celebrating with the release of the third installment of Buffy: The High School Years, featuring executive… Read More ›
The original “Something Wicked” creeps into the digital world, features early work by Al Ewing and more
Back in in 2007 (or maybe earlier, my zombie brain isn’t quite working properly today), British independent comics publisher FutureQuake Press launchd Something Wicked, a horror anthology that included work from the likes of Cullen Bunn, Al Ewing, PJ Holden, Michael Carroll,… Read More ›
In Review: Tales from the Crypt #1 – Back from the Dead!
38 pages – Full Colour – Adult Material Published by Papercutz as part of their ‘Super Genius’ imprint Creators include Larry Hama, Scott Lobdell, John McCrea, David Anthony Kraft, Miran Kim and Stefan Petrucha and Jolyon Yates A lot of horror… Read More ›
In Review: A Corner of Some Foreign Field (a free web comic)
Written by Martin Hayes Art by Alfie Gallagher Colours by Chris O’Halloran Letters by Bram Meehan This short, eight page strip, available to read online for free, is ideally suited to those long cold, and slightly spooky, winters nights. It’s… Read More ›
Dammaged Comics rounds off busy year with horror anthology, Short Sharp Shocks and Christmas tale OLF
UK indie comics publisher Dammaged Comics‘ first anthology, Short Sharp Shocks launched at Birmingham MCM Expo this weekend, their final release in what’s been a busy year for the team. Offering 50 plus pages that incorporate six short horror… Read More ›
In Review: The Marionette Unit
Created by Azhur Saleem and James Boyle, illustrated by Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Out: Now The Book: How far would you go in search of a missing loved one? Could you infiltrate a hellish Victorian workhouse where steam-powered engines control your body? If so, then enter… Read More ›
It’s Hammer Time for Titan Comics as “The Mummy” debuts, and it’s a scream!
Today sees the launch of The Mummy, the first of several Hammer Films-inspired comic series from Titan Comics, written by the legendary Peter Milligan and drawn by Ronilson Freire, coloured by Ming Sen and lettered by Simon Bowland. The line will see the publication of brand-new… Read More ›
Planet Jimbot’s Wolf Country returns
Sandwiched between writer Jim Alexander’s “Calhab Justice” (featuring in the Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection Issue 47, out now) and Savant (an alien goes walkabout around the Universe accumulating the memories of the dead with art by Will Pickering, debuting… Read More ›
In Review: It’s Ghastly, the untimely demise of “Scream!” (Not for the nervous…)
Greetings mortals! Don’t expect an objective review of It’s Ghastly, the new Comic Archive from Hibernia Comics (their third), because I’ve been waiting for this publication for over 30 years. I was absolutely the right age to be into Fleetway Editions short-lived… Read More ›
New 2000AD-inspired Zarjaz ‘zine, FutureQuake and more out in time for Thought Bubble
The latest issue of the 2000AD-inspired fanzine Zarjaz (Issue 27), FutureQuake and other great FutureQuake Press titles are now available online from the Future Quake web shop. Featuring a cover by Neil Roberts, the new Zarjaz, on sale at this weekend’s… Read More ›
Hallowe’en Comic Tales: The 13th Stone
It’s become something of a Hallowe’en tradition for comic creators Bryan Coyle and Lee Robson to create a short comic for the season, but this year (with the help of Bolt-01), they’ve gone one better and done a full blown 22-page one-shot, The… Read More ›