Marvel wall lights, Deadpool costumes, a new Captain America-inspired lifestyle collection and Beano-inspired games are just some of the comic-inspired items that will be on display at the upcoming Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham this coming weekend. Blackburn-based JWP… Read More ›
Marvel Comics
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 27th January) – Doctor Who and Mean Girls, Too!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list… and it’s another week of smashing Doctor Who releases and 2000AD continuing to fire on all cylinders, with the latest “Judge Dredd” from Michael Carroll really upping the intrigue. (By… Read More ›
Comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey Talk Greek at Nottingham University
We’ve just got word that comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey will be contributing to Nottingham University’s conference, Sacrificing Iphigenia through the Ages, next Friday-Saturday (29th-30th January). The interdisciplinary conference is on representations of the myth of Iphigenia in… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 20th January) – Dredd Thrills and Marvel UK Memories!
Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list, a week which, among other things, sees the debut of my old partner in comics crime at Marvel UK, Dave Taylor, pick up the art duties on the Image… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Drawing X-Men by David Yardin
Here’s a fun little find: a series of tutorial videos by artist David Yardin on “Creating a Comic Book Page”, detailing his work process in creating the artwork (layouts, pencils, and inks) for the “Colossus” story published in Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men… Read More ›
Superman and Marvel artist Marco Santucci joins Birmingham’s ICE event guest list
Continuing with their overseas guest announcements for this year’s International Comic Expo in Birmingham in September, the team have just announced Italian artist Marco Santucci – perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Superman – will be a… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 11th January)
This week’s 2000AD – Prog 1963 – offers a smashing start to 2016 with an intriguing opener to the new “Judge Dredd” tale, “Ghosts”, with Dredd investigating the disappearance of children supposedly selected for Judge training. Mark Sexton‘s art is great and the… Read More ›
Star Wars Dominates Diamond’s Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015 sold through comic shops, including those in the UK, a year that saw Star Wars return to Marvel Comics in a big way in 2015 as Jason Aaron and… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week – 2000AD, Doctor Who and Elephantmen!
Here’s our latest list of new comics on sale this week, focusing largely on new comics and graphic novels on sale in comic shops and as usual, highlighting those featuring the work of British and Irish creators and British publishers,… Read More ›
Something For the New Year: New Comics On Sale This Week – Dan Dare and Dreaming Eagles!
As 2015 draws to a close, top writer Garth Ennis seems to have taken over the US comic release list this week, but of all the titles on sale, I think Dreaming Eagles #1 from much-talked-about publisher Aftershock Comics is well… Read More ›
Hachette Launches “Draw The Marvel Way” Part Work in January
Hachette, the British publisher of titles such as Doctor Who: The Complete History and Judge Dredd: The Mega Collection is to launch How To Draw The Marvel Way on 6th January in all good newsagents. The part work – evocative… Read More ›
Something for the Weekend: US Comics (and more) on sale 23rd December 2015
It’s Christmas, so time to dash out for some last-minute stocking fillers for the comic fans in your family! This week, my top pick this week, along with the latest issues of 2000AD, Arcadia, Batman 66 Meets The Man From U.N.C.L.E. #1,… Read More ›
IDW announces Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist’s Edition
The legendary late artist Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back stories have been collected in the award-winning Artist’s Edition format by US publisher IDW, to be released in April 2016. Al Williamson is an artist much admired by comic creators worldwide and, back… Read More ›
Something For the Weekend: US Comics (and more) on Sale 16th December 2015
I’m still playing catch up and racing to meet some pre-Christmas deadlines, so no detailed list of new comics again this week. Sorry! Luckily for you, Mark Braithwaite at Lancaster’s First Age Comics has still posted his list of new titles, so his list… Read More ›
Something For the Weekend: US Comics on Sale 2nd December 2015 – Check out Replica #1 from Aftershock Comics!
Along with a slew of Doctor Who titles and Johnny Red #2 from Titan Comics – and the stunning-looking graphic novel, Quest for the Tme Bird with art by the brilliant Regis Loisel, I suepct comic fans will be… Read More ›
Something for the Weekend: US Comics On Sale from 25th November 2015 – Asterix Found in Comic Shops!
It’s a fairly quiet week for new comics with a British connection, but don’t panic, because the latest 2000AD has a creepy “Terror Tale” from David Baillie, beautifully drawn by Joshua George for you to enjoy – especially if you’re… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: US Comics On Sale from 18th November 2015 – Sound the Klaxon!
Our weekly list of British creator-skewed new comic releases kicks off with this week’s wraparound cover for 2000AD by Jake Lynch. Dredd at his finest! But the thrills don’t stop there, because we also get a new issue of Judge Dredd Megazine… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: US Comics On Sale 11th November 2015 – Anthologies, Mysteries and Bible Superheroes!
Our list of British creator-skewed new releases just has to headline with the release of the fifth Thought Bubble Anthology with the Festival itself taking place this weekend in Leeds. All the profits from this latest collection, which features a stack of great… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend… Doctor Who? James Bond? Johnny Red? Comics On Sale 4th November 2015 leave you spoilt for choice!
Well, aren’t we spoilt for choice this week when it comes to titles from British creators with new work this week? Will you be a Doctor Who, James Bond or Johnny Red advocate – or hedge your bets and buy… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend: Jessica Martin’s DC Comics Debut! (US Comics On Sale 28th October 2015)
Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers, and my, aren’t we spoilt… Read More ›