Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. Comic artist and writer Mike Collins picked up on this regular feature’s tweaked… Read More ›
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Something for the Weekend: British Comic Shop Releases (20th August 2015)
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You know, thinking about the headline I’ve given this item, wouldn’t it be… Read More ›
Marvel Curiosities: Night Raven’s first major US appearance, alongside Nick Fury and Black Widow
(With thanks to Tony Ingram): As folk know, we try to document Marvel UK curiosities and the graphic novel Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, published by Marvel US in February 1995, certainly qualifies. Given the publication date, I did wonder if it was one… Read More ›
Looking back on Marvel UK’s “Frontier” comics, on their way as a new collection in 2016
Picked up by numerous Marvel fans in mid July, Amazon has posted details of the upcoming Marvel Frontier Comics: The Complete Collection, assembling a number of strips published by Marvel UK in the 1990s as part of what was the… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (12th August 2015) – Four Doctors and War Stories
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (5th August 2015) – Damned Bands and Peanuts
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers,… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Miracleman #1 Volume 2 By Gaiman & Buckingham
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham‘s take on Miracleman will finally see completion thanks to Marvel, starting next month. Their tale of Mick Anglo’s British superhero, originally known as Marvelman, began 25 years ago but was cut short, victim to company… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (27th July 2015) – Doctor Who and the VCs, too
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›
Hello, HAL… Taschen re-releases 2001: Space Odyssey “behind-the-scenes” boook
Taschen have announced the impending re-release of The Making of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ by science and technology writer Piers Bizony, designed by the M/M partnership. 2001 is one of those films that has has had a lasting impression on me… Read More ›
Something for the Weekend (22nd July 2015) – A little 2000AD for the weekend, folks?
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. Prize-winning British cartoonist Julian Hanshaw makes his US debut this week with the… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (15th July 2015) – Damocles, Ring of Roses and Captain Britain, too
Here’s this week’s (belated) list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. Three Cinebook titles hit comic shops this week, including the latest Lucky Luke… Read More ›
Something for the Weekend (8th July 2015) – Boov, Minions, Bacchus and Dirk Gently, too!
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. Out this week is an IDW/Top Shelf release… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (1st July 2015) – The Spire, Uncanny and Asterix, too!
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. This week, in the world of 2000AD’s Rogue… Read More ›
Orbital Comics Marks “Fables” end with Mark Buckingham Guided Tour
As we near the end of Mark Buckingham‘s epic run on DC Comics’s Vertigo Fables with Issue 150, London’s Orbital Comics is presenting a retrospective of the artist’s work, featuring a variety of different pieces from throughout the years. The exhibition opens… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (24th June 2015) – all-new Surface Tension and Resident Alien!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 24th June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). This list. as usual, focuses primarily… Read More ›
Marvel strikes new digital distribution deal with Comixology, Kindle editions announced
Marvel, comiXology and Amazon have announced an expanded and renewed exclusive relationship to distribute and sell Marvel’s digital comic books across the comiXology, Amazon and Marvel Comics platforms. This newly expanded relationship will continue Marvel’s single issue digital comic books… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (17th June 2015) – All-New Judge Dredd Megazine, Bryan Hitch on JLA
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops this week, complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). All-new stories start this month in Judge Dredd Megazine,… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (8th June 2015) – 2000AD, Tank Girl and a Death Sentence that’s a must!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 8th June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). New Readers: Jump-on 2000AD this week! Three… Read More ›
Marvel’s Agent Carter heads to FOX UK, launches 12th July
FOX UK has acquired the rights to the ABC Studios action-packed post World War Two period drama Marvel’s Agent Carter from Disney UK and Ireland, and the series will begin airing on 12th July. As regular readers already know, the… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (3rd June 2015) – Custard Creams and Gunsuits!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 3rd June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). This week sees the release of… Read More ›