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 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
(cross-posted with full permission from Lew Stringer’s blog): I had a great time at the London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court 2. I spent most of the day sketching and chatting to readers (good to put faces to… Read More ›
(With thanks to George Shiers over on Wacky Comics): A comic blog dedicated to the classic British humour comic Oink! was launched earlier in the year, covering each individual issue of the title to the day that it went on… Read More ›
(via Lew Stringer): British comics have often featured activity pages amongst the strips, from the humble reader’s jokes page, ‘How to’ features on magic tricks, and puzzle pages such as Teaser Time. The latest thing appears to be the pranks… Read More ›
The publication of the last ever print Dandy marked by London signing
With the final print edition of The Dandy comic imminent – a 100-page special that includes a facsimile of the first issue – the London Comic Mart is marking its transition to a digital format on Sunday 2nd December by… Read More ›
Watch out, folks – there’s a new superhero in town… well in The Dandy, anyway, as Lew Stringer brings the Dark Newt to the weekly comic next week. “This is the first time I’ve solely created a character for The… Read More ›
An all new sequential art magazine will soon be available exclusively through on-line subscription and was devised by David Lloyd, co-creator of V For Vendetta. It will be published as an 18-page weekly and form into seven issue volumes. There… Read More ›
Last week, I was contacted by two newspapers, the Sunday Times and the Independent on Sunday, to offer my views on the state of the British comic industry. Specifically, comics on sale in UK newsagents. The requests were prompted by… Read More ›
The latest issue of Egmont’s TOXIC is in the shops now and it’s packed with comics strips and comes with no less than three free gifts — secret spy glasses, a water squirter and “Deadly 60 Trading Cards”. One of… Read More ›
Here’s a quick round up of British comics news courtesy of various sources… Bro vs. Bro by Laura Howell • Lew Stringer reports the website for Egmont’s popular TOXIC magazine for boys has recently had a revamp. Although some of… Read More ›
At the time of writing the royal wedding is less than two weeks away and Markosia’s Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story written by Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston and illustrated by Mike Collins (on the bride’s side) and… Read More ›
There has been a small flurry of British artists getting interviewed recently. Alex Ronald, who has worked as an artdroid for 2000AD in the past and is now getting a lot of attention for the Vampire Vixens Of The Wehrmacht… Read More ›
(Info via Blimey! It’s another Blog about Comics, re-published here with the kind permission of Lew Stringer): Here’s a sneak peek at the cover of this week’s issue of The Dandy, on sale from Wednesday 26th January. Under a new… Read More ›
The Dandy’s new look has had a mixed response