Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 14th January 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with a… Read More ›
John McCrea
British Comic Shop Releases (9th December 2014) – 2000AD clears the decks for all-new thrills!
Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 10th December 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in… Read More ›
Convention Report – Nottingham Comic Con 2014
Saturday the 4th October was the second Nottingham Comic Con. Previously known as ‘Nerdfest’, along with a name change there was also a change of venue, moving to a larger and much more convenient venue at the Nottingham Conference Centre. Still in… Read More ›
Nottingham Comic Con guest list expands, huge exhibitor line-up planned
The second ever Nottingham Comic Con (previously known as Nerd Fest) on Saturday 4th October will be double the size of last year’s event, hosting 13 guests, over 150 exhibitor tables and live music. The event will also have the… Read More ›
MCM Comic Con returns to Manchester
MCM Comic Con is back in Manchester …and this time it’s for the whole weekend. Following last year’s record attendance, MCM Manchester Comic Con returns to Manchester Central bigger and better than ever. Running over a full weekend for the… Read More ›
Cartoon Museum’s online Great War cartoon exhibition continues, events announced
As part of its current exhibition, “Never Again! World War I in Cartoon and Comic Art“, London’s Cartoon Museum is publishing a number of cartoons and comic strips in its online “1914 Day by Day” project. The online exhibition… Read More ›
Superhero Competition aims to encourage Girls to “Be Bold, Be Brave, Be You”
As another male-led superhero movie (The Amazing Spider-Man 2) hits the big-screen, the dearth of female superheroes is all too apparent. A recent poll, conducted among parents on behalf of toy company on behalf of Arklu, demonstrates a severe lack of… Read More ›
The road to the World War One to be re-visited by top British cartoonists
Over six weeks (28th June – 4th August 2014), twelve top cartoonists and graphic artists, and a number of script writers will respond to the events that happened across the world as the world was heading to war one hundred… Read More ›
Get ready for MCM Ireland Comic Con
Calling all Irish sci-fi, videogame, comics, cosplay and anime fans! A quick reminder that the first ever MCM Ireland Comic Con comes to Dublin’s RDS on 12-13 April for a weekend jam-packed with geeky goodness. Special guests already confirmed for… Read More ›
Stan Lee versus… Judge Dredd? IDW “Mars Attacks” Variant Cover
Here’s an item of Mars Attacks! Judge Dredd-inspired goodness that will have fans monitoring eBay for a copy – a variant cover from US publisher IDW featuring Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four (and more) – as… Read More ›