Artist Tim Perkins remembers his good friend and fellow comic creator
John Stokes
Rare wartime Dandys, “Charley’s War”,”Dan Dare” and “Doctor Who” comic art on offer in latest Compalcomics auction
An astonishing array of British comic art on offer
Looking Back at “Load Runner”
Who remembers when computers had an incredible 52K of memory – and that was with an expansion upgrade? If you do, then you might remember Load Runner…
Rebellion’s Keith Richardson talks “Treasury of British Comics” plans, return of “The Vigilant”
There are exciting times ahead for fans of classic British comics as 2000AD publisher Rebellion expands its “Treasury of British Comics” line in 2019, taking full advantage of the huge range of characters and comic titles it now owns, from… Read More ›
In Review: Scream & Misty Special 2018
WRITERS Alec Worley, Kek-W, Guy Adams, Jordi Badia Romero, Rich McAuliffe, Lizzie Boyle and Smuzz ARTISTS Frazer Irving, John Stokes, Leigh Gallagher, Simon Coleby, Dani, Steve Mannion, Jordi Badia Romero,Smuzz and Yishan Li COLOURISTS Len O’Grady and Barbara Nosenzo LETTERERS Annie… Read More ›
In Pictures: Treasury of British Comics Exhibition – Orbital Comics, London
Here’s a few snaps from the Treasury of British Comics exhibition currently on at Orbital Comics in central London. The art is being exhibited courtesy of 2000AD publisher Rebellion Publishing in a celebration of their imprint, The Treasury of British Comics. Rebellion have been lovingly… Read More ›
Marney the Fox: after Buster, a “Sunny” star, thanks to Bernard Long
The beautiful Marney the Fox collection, gathered from the pages of weekly comic Buster is out this week, but who remembers an incarnation published in the nursery title Sunny in the 1980s? The “Marney the Fox” comic strip – the story of a… Read More ›
Artist John Stokes at Gosh Comics in October
Comics creator and stage designer John Stokes will at Gosh! Comics in London, in conversation with Broken Frontier’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver, on Friday 6th October to celebrate the release of the wonderful Marney the Fox from the Treasury of British… Read More ›
John Stokes interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine, classic strip “The Lawless Touch” from Tornado reprinted
We’ve already trailed this week’s 2000AD – but don’t forget Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 387) is on sale now, with a plethora of great strips – “Judge Dredd”, “Anderson – Psi Divison”, “Havn”, “Dredd” and “The Dark Judges”. The issue… Read More ›
New Vworp! Vworp! a delight, features first ever Alan Moore interview about his Doctor Who comics
The amazing Vworp Vworp! Volume 3 zine – dedicated as ever to all things Doctor Who comics and related titles – may have been a long time coming, but it was well worth the wait, leading with Alan Moore‘s first-ever interview about… Read More ›
Faceache, Ken Reid’s best-loved comic character and Leopard of Lime Street returns in new Rebellion collections
Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, have announced full details of their first new collections featuring all-time classics of British comics from the 1970s and ‘80s. And what a terrific selection from their recently-expanded cache of characters it… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comics Writer Scott Goodall MBE
A tribute to the comics writer best known for his work on titles such as Battle and Buster
British Star Trek comics collected at last
Following up on their publication of the Star Trek: The Newspaper Comics in not one but two terrific volumes back in 2012, collecting all of the daily comic strips that ran in various newspapers between 1979 and 1983, we’re delighted to report… Read More ›
Black Knight’s return stirs Hulk Weekly memories
I’ll readily confess to woeful ignorance of modern Marvel continuity, but I was delighted to hear the news that the Black Knight is to get his own book – launching in November. I couldn’t help but hope, however, that writer… Read More ›
Star Trek fans urged to back campaign to collect British Star Trek comics
Star Trek comic fans are being urged to support a campaign to get all the rare British Star Trek comics – with all their wonderful idiosyncracies, such as Captain Kirk teaching gorilla men how to play football – collected. In recent years, IDW‘s Library of American Comics imprint… Read More ›
Compalcomics auction offers first edition Beano, Roy of the Rovers and Star Trek art
There’s a host of British comic goodies in the Spring 2014 auction at Compalcomics , which is now open, including an excellent copy of the first issue of The Beano, some great looking early issues of Mickey Mouse Weekly, art work… Read More ›
Vintage British Star Trek pages sold on eBay
Two pages of vintage Star Trek art by veteran British comic artist John Stokes created for British publication have just been sold on eBay. Published in August 1972 in Valiant and TV21, John Stokes was one of several artists to… Read More ›
In Review: Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens Adapted by Jen Green Art: John Stokes Colourist: Jason Cardy The tale of Pip, Miss Havisham, and the spiteful Estella, retold with fresh enthusiasm… No, you haven’t been transported to an alternate dimension where downthetubes reviews literary… Read More ›
Expecting Great Things from John Stokes
(with thanks to Jon Haward): Classical Comics, the British publisher adapting classic works of fiction into comics for both schools and general readers, has just published some pages form its latest project, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, on its web… Read More ›