The Phoenix Comic – the brilliant children’s comic published by David Fickling Comics – has extended its distribution a step further and is now on sale in selected Waterstones bookshops. The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for children, packed… Read More ›
Author: Various Editor: The British Professional Cartoonists’ Organisation Committee Publisher: English PEN I seem to be turning into the eclectic correspondent for downthetubes, as I am reviewing a cartoon anthology that has a distinctively sharp bite. Many of us will recall… Read More ›
(Updated 5/6/15): Basil Brush – star of TV, stage and TV Comic – is out and about over the summer months in the UK with his “Full on Fox Tour”, taking in towns across the country from Newport on Saturday to Ipswich… Read More ›
The latest comics exhibition at the Lamb Gallery at the University of Dundee is a memorial show for Minnie the Minx artist Jim Petrie. This special exhibition celebrates the work of artist Jim Petrie, who died in 2014. A former… Read More ›
Although previously published last year and also available digitally for iPad from SEQUENTIAL (And Part One is also available from Madefire), Terry Wiley‘s marvellous VerityFair Book One: Custard Creams & Pink Elephants gets another round of distribution in comic shops this… Read More ›
Leading screen printer John Patrick Reynolds and his company Comic Art added Asterix the Gaul to their licensed range earlier this year and the range is looking terrific, complementing the company’s existing range of British comics-inspired art very nicely, working closely… Read More ›
Cavan Scott – whose credits include Doctor Who, The Beano, Judge Dredd, Skylanders, Angry Birds, Warhammer 40,000 and more, as well as his own novels and short stories – has written Dennis the Menace and Gnasher: The Golden Catapult for Puffin Books, to be released… Read More ›
SEQUENTIAL, the digital graphic novel app for iPad, is celebrating the 75th birthday of Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers creator Gilbert Shelton with a free digital guide. For those of you unaware (a doubtful idea!) The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers is a series… Read More ›
Review by Dave King Script and Art by David LeachScript Editing by Scott GrayLettering by Peri GodboldPublished by Ian Hine and Dead Universe PublishingOut: Now One of the pleasures of having been a comic book creator, heavily involved in… Read More ›
Fed up with the lack of new British humour comics being published by the major publishers, Rochdale-based comics creator Joe Matthews decided to publish his own. As we previously reported, Issue Three of his wonderful Funny Monsters Comic is… Read More ›
Fed up with the lack of new British humour comics being published by the major publishers, Joe Matthews decided to publish his own. Issue Three of Funny Monsters Comic is on sale now, featuring the “Zackster – Kid Zombie” (this… Read More ›
From the pages of The Final BLACKOUT, Manchester-based PM Buchan‘s upcoming satirical horror-comedy anthology with co-creators Jack Fallows (Axolotl) and Phillip Marsden (Kerrang!), comes BKIP, illustrated by Phillip, the story about Teddy Bear’s struggle to survive in a world where migrant humans are undercutting good, honest, local… Read More ›
Created by Alan Henderson “Dedicated to all the old toys we’ve loved, lost or forgotten.” The Story: This comic is a series of short stories about the toys of our childhoods. We see long forgotten and once loved bears, dolls… Read More ›
It is difficult for those of us living in the 21st century to realise the impact of cartoon art 70 years ago. To a news-hungry public, anxious about world affairs facing possible invasion, the radio was a lifeline, but… Read More ›
Written, Drawn and Designed by Ed Traquino aka Feliq A friend of mine once described sitting in Ed Traquino’s company like sitting in a hilarious wind tunnel. Hair continuously blown back in relentless laughing. He’s non-stop creatively and personally…. Read More ›
The team behind Dirty Rotten Comics are having a launch event for Dirty Rotten Comics Issue 4 on Friday 17th April at the Horse and Stables pub opposite Lambeth North tube station. This bumper Spring 2015 anthology clocks in at just under a staggering hundred pages and features… Read More ›
The latest issue of Comix Reader (Issue 6) is on sale now in comic shops and other outlets, featuring a cover by Richard Cowdry and strips by a huge assortment of artists and writers, including Lord Hurk, Ralph Kidson, Paul O’Connell, Bernadette Bentley… Read More ›
Written and drawn by Sam Bosma Published by NoBrow Press Oversized hardback. 56 pages. Full colour Price: £12.95 “A fast-paced sports adventure graphic novel in the vein of 1960s manga, Mike Mignola and Raiders of the Los Ark.” The Story: Sam… Read More ›
10th June 2015 sees the glorious return of co-creator Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) to the character that made his name! Brace yourself for the debut issue 21st Century Tank Girl #1 by Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Philip Bond,… Read More ›
Titan Comics have announced they’ll be publishing an all-new Minions comic this summer, starring the usually servile but often rebellious characters that sprang to fame after their debut in Despicable Me. The new comic (and digests) will launch in June, shortly… Read More ›