One of British comics best colourists, John was the nephew of 2000AD artist John M. Burns, who died late last year. His credits spanning over 40 years in the industry
Mario Capaldi
British comic art aplenty on offer in latest Compal auction: “Charley’s War”, Dan Dare, Judge Dredd – and a rogue Dalek model, too!
An astonishing mix of some fantastic British comic art is up for auction
Sneak Peek: Misty: 45 Years of Fear, Treasury of British Comics webshop exclusive cover revealed
A new Misty collection is out in September
Creating Comics: Celebrating the life and work of Misty and Tammy artist Jaume Rumeu Perera
Celebrating the release this week of “The Jaume Rumeu Collection”, here’s a look back at the amazing artist’s long career…
Marvel’s “Zorro: New World” rides back into comics on Free Comic Book Day, courtesy of American Mythology
Marvel’s Ninteis take on the legendary swordsman heads back I to print
Marvel UK Memories: Pet Tails
A chance find has unearthed a Marvel UK title skewered by a mad management decision…
All-new Tammy and Jinty Special out in June
Tammy and Jinty were two of Britain’s best-loved girls’ comics in the 1970s and ’80s – ground-breaking female-led comics that covered everything from science fiction and fantasy to romance and domestic drama. This June, hot on the heels of the… Read More ›
World’s Greatest Cartoonists create Heroes!, a new comic for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital patients
Liverpool Lions Club have teamed up with some of the world’s best known cartoonists to produce a new comic book, HEROES!, for the patients of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
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 Review: 2000AD Prog 2011
Out: Wednesday 14th December 2016 Publisher: Rebellion This Christmas issue was previewed by John Freeman last week in his article here and the advert for the 40th Anniversary bash has been highlighted by John in the anniversary article. DANGER: SPOILERS… Read More ›
Transformers rivals Robo Machines comic art by Mario Capaldi on show
Many years ago, while Group Editor at Marvel UK, I was nominally in charge of a project to clear the company’s Arundel House basement of old artwork, which Editorial Director Paul Neary wanted cleaned out for his artists’ bullpen, where the… Read More ›