Just weeks away from the event itself, the Malta Comic Con team have released this impressive trailer to give comic fans a taster of the highly-regarded event, created by Mark A. Tagliaferro and Nitedevil Darkwatch. Now in its sixth… Read More ›
Lew Stringer
TV21 revived for one special Supermarionation celebration by Network
Network, the DVD and Blu-Ray label, has released a limited Blu-Ray edition of the wonderful Supermarionation documentary produced by Stephen La Riviere that includes TV21 243, an alternate edition of the top selling comic from the 1960s; one in which Joe… Read More ›
Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014: Part 1
‘Welcoming’ is a good description of the second Lakes International Comic Art Festival held over the weekend of 17-19 October 2014 in Kendal in the Lake District. After the inaugural festival last year had proven popular, this year everything seemed… Read More ›
In Review: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival – The First Timer’s View
(Updated with photos: 21 Oct 2014) I didn’t manage to get to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival when it started up last year so it was on my ‘to do’ list for this year. I was born in Cumbria and… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2014: Artist Lew Stringer
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival starts tomorrow and I’m delighted that, despite a punishing work schedule, Beano and Doctor Who cartoonist and writer Lew Stringer found time to answer my questions about his work and creating comics. Lew (who I’ve… Read More ›
Captain America writer Jonathan Maberry to make UK comics festival debut in Birmingham in 2015
The recently-announced 2015 Birmingham Comic Festival, whose line-up already includes the UK debut of top artist Lucio Parrillo, has just announced another exclusive: the first UK comic event appearance of New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Comics Unmasked closing soon, How To Make Awesome Comics out this week
• Paul Gravett, co-curator of the Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK exhibition at The British Library reminds us that it closes on Tuesday 19th August. He’s giving two more Co-Curator’s Tours, free with your ticket but… Read More ›
Pre-orders open for Supermarionation Box Set featuring new TV Century 21 comic
Pre-buy orders have opened for Network’s special, limited edition Supermarionation box set featuring an all-new special edition of the popular 1960s comic TV Century 21 today (1st August). As we previously reported, called simply Supermarionation will be on sale from 20th October,following the premier… Read More ›
Robots in Disguise: A Tribute to Marvel UK’s “Transformers”
First Published 12th July 2014 With Transformers: Age of Extinction on sale from Titan Comics in UK newsagents, Ian Wheeler pays tribute to one of the most successful UK comics of the 1980s – Marvel UK’s Transformers… Whatever else you can… Read More ›
Comic Heroes No More
Comic Heroes, the specialist comic news and features magazine published by Future, is no more. The title will cease publication with its 24th issue, on sale in two weeks, its digital companion title, Comic Review, already no longer being… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival Tickets Go On Sale Today
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced that tickets are now on sale for its massive weekend of comic events in Kendal, Cumbria in October (17th – 19th October 2014). In just its second year the Festival features an… Read More ›
Nick Abadzis, Stephen Collins, Lizz Lunney and more join Lakes Festival line-up
Britain has a long tradition of humour comics such as The Beano, Dandy and VIZ – so it should come as no surprise that the cheeky gang at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival have lined up a number of… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Gordon Bell
We’re sorry to report the passing of another British comics great – comic artist Gordon Bell, whose work most recently appeared in DC Thomson’s Courier newspaper under the byline Fax, but who is fondly remembered by many for his work for… Read More ›
Combat Colin returns in Aces Weekly
Lew Stringer talks about the latest appearance of his long-running character, Combat Colin, to David Lloyd’s Aces Weekly – and touches on some attitudes to digital comics… There’s a certain school of thought that would have us believe that digital… Read More ›
Beano, Dandy Annuals mix the old and the new for 2014
With folk buying for Christmas even earlier than ever to spread the cost, here’s a quick reminder that Britain’s best-selling comic, The Beano celebrates its 75th birthday this year and the annual is still sale now in all good bookshops,… Read More ›
Egmont scoops Sonic the Hedgehog publishing rights
Egmont UK will launch an All About Sonic the Hedgehog magazine next month and a range of books in May 2014, aimed at children 6-10 years olds, after securing publishing rights for SEGA’s top games character. The new title includes… Read More ›
Marvel UK Projects That Might Have Been: Glam Metal Detectives
For those of you who think CLiNT was the first British comic to think of employing comedians to write comic strips, think again. Quite apart from the numerous works of famous British raconteurs such as Bob Monkhouse to various comics… Read More ›
Aces Weekly back with Scarpa, Baskerville, Langridge and – Psycho Granny!
Volume Six of this revolutionary digital comic Aces Weekly begins its latest seven-issue, seven-week this week, once again showcasing some of the brightest talent from across the globe in an exclusively digital weekly comic art magazine published by David Lloyd…. Read More ›
Lew Stringer’s “Derek the Troll” returns in new Fighting Fantasy book
Some of you may recognize the character featured here as Derek the Troll, who starred in his own comic strip back in the 1980s, first in the pages of fantasy game mag Warlock and then in its sister publication White… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Beano! 75 Years Young!
Today marks the release of the 75th anniversary issue of The Beano – the longest running comic in Britain (if not the world) – and celebrations large and small are happening around the country. The 75th anniversary issue is crammed… Read More ›