More amazing comic creators heading to The Lakes in September!
Jamie Smart
The Phoenix Comic brings Phoenix Fest 2025 to the Lakes
The UK’s Best Kids’ Comic Festival Joins forces with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Comic creator Jamie Smart among British Book Award Winners for 2025
Great wins for some talented children’s book creators
Dandy and Beano Summer Specials available now, Jamie Smart’s “Desperate Dan” celebrated
New Specials, and a look back at the last days of The Dandy
Brighton’s Dave’s Comics gets a boost thanks to Jamie Smart!
And yes, this a sly plug for the new Bunny vs. Monkey book, too!
Jamie Smart interviewed in latest Books for Keeps magazine
A bumper Books for Keeps to launch 2025 on offer
London Book Fair Comic Space announced
London Book Fair 2025, returning to Olympia London from 11th – 13th March, will include The London Book Fair Comic Space, curated by VIP Brands’ Ivanka Hahnenberger, who was instrumental in establishing the Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation… Read More ›
Monica Ali, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Claudia Piñeiro and Jamie Smart named Authors of the Fair at London Book Fair 2025
Jamie Smart will be the first ever Creative of the London Book Fair in 2025 – and a London Book Fair Comic Space launches too
New comic book imprint, The Phoenix Comic Books, coming from David Fickling Books and The Phoenix comic in 2025
The two companies will work together to publish graphic novels for children
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph curates a new graphic novel list for libraries
The Laureate Library List is being circulated and promoted by Arts Council England
Creating Comics: The Phoenix comic’s online workshops for young artists continue
A smashing lineup of interactive digital workshops on offer from the weekly comic’s creative team
New Bunny Vs Monkey book prompts an EPIC book signing by Jamie Smart!
There’s a great new Bunny vs. Monkey collection out this week, including 3000 hand signed copies from Waterstones. Yes, 3000!
Story Museum and The Phoenix comic join forces for The Phoenix Festival in May
Oxford’s The Story Museum and The Phoenix comic have joined forces for the Phoenix Comic Festival in May
In Review: Beano and Dandy Annuals 2022
Peter Duncan gives an annual treat for BEANO and The Dandy fans the once over.. er, twice over – oh, all right, he can’t put them down!
The Phoenix comic reaches 500th issue, releases it for free as a digital edition
Congratulations to everyone involved in this great kids comic on reaching this milestone!