Check out a new post apocalyptic thriller from award-winning comics writer James McCulloch
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Out Now: The Spencer Nero Club #1: Folklore and Fire
Meet Gypsum, Smallpiece, Venables and Tookey – pupils at the increasingly-odd institution known as Blackabbots School. Together, they are The Spencer Nero Club…
Meet The77 Creators: Writer and Former Tharg Steve MacManus
A chat with writer and former Tharg Steve MacManus, writer of “The Tinkling Triangles” with art by Brendon Wright for The77
The77 – Get Your Pre-Orders in for #1
Hot on the heels of its successful crowdfunding campaign, those that missed out can now pre-order the first issue of The77
Crowdfunding Spotlight and some Creator Tips: Dan Dare, Technofreak, Helga Frankenstein… and Jetman!
Here’s a very quick round up of some comic crowdfunding projects (and a bonkers looking game) currently running that have caught our eye…
2000AD, Treasury of British Collections and Specials – 2020
Last Updated 5th June 2020: A guide to all announced 2000AD and Treasury of British Collections and Specials for 2020
Launch date soon for Barry Windsor-Smith’s “Monsters”?
Are we about due for a concrete publication date for Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith?
The77 retro anthology smashes crowdfunding target, expands publication plans
There’s great news for fans of anthology comics this morning, after retro anthology project The77 smashed its relatively modest Kickstarter target within days of launch
New Paragon anthology delivers “Bulldog” tales and more
I’m dreadfully late to the party on this one, but in case you missed it Issue 24 of the ace comic anthology title Paragon is available now, both in print via Comicsy and digital format via Lulu
In Review: Invasion – 1984
By John Wagner, Alan Grant (writing as Rick Clark) and Eric Bradbury Publisher: Treasury of British Comics / Rebellion Out: Now Review by Andrew Darlington WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING! I was born to the immediate post-war… Read More ›
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Weston’s cover for “Black Max Volume Two”
Here’s an exclusive first look at Chris Weston’s fantastic cover, coloured by Dylan Teague, for the upcoming second collection of the 1970s British comic strip “Black Max” – a character who’s been enjoying quite a revival through the various Scream and Misty Specials, and his appearance in the 2000AD strip “Fiends of the Eastern Front”.
In Review: Shaman Kane Book Four by David Broughton
Tasked with investigating a series of supernatural murders on his home planet, Gefion, Shaman Kane – created by British comic creator David Broughton – returns to find that the ghosts of his past have returned to haunt him. Can Kane overcome what awaits him – or will history repeat itself?
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 ›
Webfind: Michael Kaluta’s unpublished strip for “Web of Horror “ – America’s nightmare magazine!
Web of Horror was an anthology horror comic published by Long Island-based Major Publications in the United States between 1969 to 1970. It ran for just three issues – but material from an unpublished fourth issue by some top comic artists is out there…
Reality TV takes a grisly turn in Markosia’s “Stay Alive”
Coming soon from Markosia is Stay Alive, a new graphic novel created and written by James Harberson and Mackie Wildwood, pencilled, inked and coloured by Stephen Baskerville
Netflix trails Locke & Key, show debuts next month
Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming series Locke & Key, based on the critically acclaimed comic from US publisher IDW Publishing, created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez
Snapshots in (Comics) Time: A Bethnal Green Newsagent, 1951
This photo of “S Lavner“, newsagent and tobacconist, situated at 241 Bethnal Green Road, E2, was taken in Bethnal Green by seminal British post-war artist, photographer, collagist, printmaker and teacher Nigel Henderson – and offers a fascinating snapshot of London’s… Read More ›
Coming Up: An Evening Of Creepy Comics at London’s Cartoon Museum
The nights are getting longer, there’s a chill in the air, it’s the time of year when we all feel strangely drawn together. So why not draw together around the Cartoon Museum fire* in London, to talk about the ghostly,… Read More ›
Wonder at Ken Reid’s World-Wide Weirdies!
Out this week from Rebellion Publishing is the latest issue of 2000 AD, with a great “Tharg” cover by Rob Davis, plus two new comic collections, including Ken Reid’s wonderful, spectacularly bonkers World-Wide Weirdies
Futurequake Press Recent Releases offer huge range of indie talent
Two recently-released Futurequake Press titles – Zarjaz #35 and FQP’s latest edition of their ace horror anthology, Something Wicked #2019 – are now available from the British independent comics publishers web site