Titan Comics has announced they will publish Bloodthirsty: One Nation Under Water, a visceral revenge thriller that merges the real-world hopes and horrors of a post-disaster community with an engaging thread of political corruption, class divide and blood-curdling terror… The… Read More ›
Horror Comics
In Review: The House of Daemon
The House of Daemon Is a superb horror-tinged adventure… find out more!
In Review: Purity Ring #1
Author: John Farman Pencils: Rodolfo Ezequiel Inks: Cristian Sauret and Juan Hernandez Publisher: Vital Publishing Do you realise how hard it is to write a review without adding in spoilers? I’ll do my best… When most of us hear the… Read More ›
Mercy Thompson – Hopcross Jilly Collection on sale now
In comic book stores this month (and also available through Amazon and other online store) is Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly from Dynamite, a hardcover collection of the full six-issue mini series written by Rik Hoskin from a plot by New York Times best-selling… Read More ›
In Review: Vietnam Zombie Holocaust #2
Writer: George Lennox Art: James Devlin Lettering: Colin Bell Publisher: Cult Empire Out: Now The Book:After the US Government creates and releases zombie soldiers into the jungles of Vietnam in an attempt to bring the war to an end, things quickly… Read More ›
Alan Burrows covers 100% Biodegradable, the digital action comic anthology
Top artist Alan Burrows – best known for his work on Eagle and Red Dwarf – has provided a cover for the latest issue of the science fiction and fantasy digital comic 100% Biodegradable (Issue 9) – available now. The latest… Read More ›
The Comics That Shook 1950s Britain discovered in the National Archives
Britain’s National Archives is a wonderful repository for many odd things, but you might be forgiven for wondering just what a number of horror comics might be doing lurking in its catalogue. It was certainly a surprise to researcher Emily… Read More ›
In Review: Surface Tension #1 by Jay Gunn
WRITER/ARTIST: Jay Gunn PUBLISHER: Titan Comics ISSUES IN SERIES: 1 (OF 5) PAGE-COUNT: 40pp PRICE: $3.99 RELEASE DATE: 27th May 2015 ORDER CODE: MAR151531 “WE ARE ALL MADE OF WATER” Months after mysterious corals drew 99 per cent… Read More ›
Preview – Wolf Country Issue Four
Written by Jim Alexander Art by Will Pickering Cover art by Luke Cooper Published by Planet Jimbot The Story: Leading on from the cliff-hanger ending of the last installment things come to a head (or even a head-butt) when the… Read More ›
Rummages in the attic! Classic Marvel UK titles, Scream and other British comics up for sale
British comics collector Steven Holder dropped us a line at downthetubes to tell us he was “having a bit of a clear out” that we think will interest our readers, as it includes some fab Marvel UK goodies including… Read More ›
The Bear Facts: An Interview with Torsobear creator Brett Uren
One of the highlights of last year’s “Best of….” list that we ran amongst creators was the first volume of Torsobear. Largely the work of a group of creators based in the south of England, it’s a great anthology with a central theme… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Dark cults! Haunted souls! Forbidden love! It’s all in Rachel Deering’s Anathema…
On sale today in all good comic shops from Titan Comics is Anathema Volume 1: The Evil That Men Do – a modern take on the horror classics of the past by Rachel Deering (In the Dark, Vertigo Quarterly Magenta,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Luke Cooper’s “The Hollow Girl: I Am No-One”
The Hollow Girl Created by Luke Cooper Kickstarter by: Scar Comics The Story: Six years ago, little Katherine Harlow killed her own parents. Showing no signs of remorse or regret, she was said to be a girl without a soul. A… Read More ›
In Review: The Last Batch
Written by Chris Sides Art by Dan Cornwell Letters by Ken Reynolds The Story: This is a tale of zombies. They are taking over everywhere. Well everywhere that sells a certain type of dark stout, anyway. A worker in a… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: INJ Culbard’s adaptation of “The King in Yellow”, out next month
The King In Yellow, a new title by I.N.J. Culbard from SelfMadeHero launches on 28th May 2015 in all good bookshops and will with a launch party at Gosh! Comics in London – and we have a small sampling… Read More ›
Britain’s TPub Gets Global Comics Distribution Deal with Diamond
British comic book and graphic novel publisher TPub has just signed a new agreement with Diamond, expanding the distributor’s abilities to distribute TPub’s titles worldwide into comic book specialty markets, gaming and hobby markets, as well as book markets through Diamond Book… Read More ›
In Review: Royal Descent
I do not normally start any of my reviews with a disclaimer, but this review, published in advance of the release of Issue Three of this series later this month, needs one. **Disclaimer** If you have right wing views, read… Read More ›
Hibernia Comics releases Dracula from the Scream archives!
Continuing their fine work re-presentng some classic British comic stories with collections of series such as The Very Best of Library of Death and The Tower King, Hibernia Comics have just released The Complete Dracula File, a strip first published in the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Spies Versus Satan! Markosia debuts debuts “DIS”, a digital thriller
With a release date set for All Fools Day, 1st April 21015, Markosia Enterprises have announced the digital publication of DIS, a five-issue satanic conspiracy thriller set in the 1970s London created by UK-based writer Kevin Gunstone and featuring stylish,… Read More ›
Comics Preview – Edge of Extinction: Day One
Written by Baden James Mellonie Art and Letters by Paul Peart-Smith Cover and design by Stephen Sampson (also known as Steve Sampson) Variant Covers by David Millgate and Ryan Brown Published by Eighth Continent Publishing 28 pages –… Read More ›