Time-travelling cowboys and murderous lizards are rampaging back into the pages of 2000AD, as Flesh returns again. One of the all-time classic strips from early 2000AD, Flesh made a thrilling, blood-splattering return to the weekly British anthology title last year… Read More ›
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2000AD launches ‘Creator Interviews’ ebook
2000AD has launched its first ebook collection of interviews with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry. This first collection includes a three-part interview with the co-creator of Judge Dredd, Carlos Ezquerra, as well as pieces on… Read More ›
Charley takes on Hitler in latest collection of classic war comic
Charley’s War: Hitler’s Youth, the eighth volume of the classic World War One comic strip by Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun, first published in Battle Picture Weekly, is now on sale from Titan Books, although the official publication date is… Read More ›
Pat Mills Talks Charley’s War At The Tank Museum
Having already given talks this year on Charley’s War at the Imperial War Museum in London and the Edinburgh International Book Festival, writer and editor Pat Mills continues to discuss his World War One character at the The Tank Museum… Read More ›
Megazine reaps new Pat Mills and Clint Langley SF thrller
(with thanks to Pat Mills, via Matt Badham): American Reaper, by Pat Mills and Clint Langley, starts running monthly in Judge Dredd Megazine from 12th October 2011. Pat says it’s a dark science fiction thriller about future cops – known… Read More ›
Flesh: The Dino Files on its way
Think the dinosaurs became extinct after an asteroid hit Earth 65 million years ago? You couldn’t be more wrong. Saddle up, check your six-shooters and prepare for life in the Cretaceous as Flesh: The Dino Files collects together 35 years… Read More ›
The Return of Girls Comics? Pat Mills has plans…
Comic creator Pat Mills has hinted that he has plans to revive British girls comics with an all-new title he’s currently discussing with publishers. In an interview for the Bring Back Bunty website created by Jo Bevean, which she has… Read More ›
Tank Museum to host Charley’s War exhibition
Charley’s War creator Pat Mills will be appearing at an event celebrating the critically-acclaimed Battle Picture Weekly strip at Britain’s Tank Museum in October. The event ties in with a planned exhibition of Charley’s War art which is being loaned… Read More ›
Comics and Conflicts Conference schedule published
The full schedule for the Comics and Conflicts Conference, which will be held on 19-20th August, 2011 at the Imperial War Museum in London aimed at comics scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts has now been published. As we previously reported, the… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Infamous Games and Comics
Continuing the Panel Borders radio show’s month of shows about the crossover between games and comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer Pat Mills about the series of seven online comic strips he’s written to accompany the release of the new… Read More ›
Tripwire spotlights Slaine, Blueberry and X-Men in latest free digital edition
The July 2011 digital issue of ace comics and other media magazine Tripwire features a host of goodies – and you can download it free from the official web site (www.tripwire-magazine.com). The Eagle Award-nominated and acclaimed magazine launched a digital… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Interactive Comics
Jack’s Abstraction by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, available on Android devices Starting a month of shows about the cross-over between comic books and video games on the Panel Borders radio show that first airs on ResonanceFM, Alex Fitch talks to web… Read More ›
Strange New Worlds – in Worthing…
Saturday July 23rd and Sunday July 24th 2011 sees Team Strange New Worlds put on their second Science Fiction and Fantasy festival at St. Paul’s, Chapel Road in Worthing, with guest authors and artists from the worlds of comics and… Read More ›
Slaine stalks the States!
21 years ago, Pat Mills and Simon Bisley’s Sláine: The Horned God took the Celtic barbarian – a 2000AD regular – in a stunning new direction. Now, this magical, violent classic is blazing its way to the US in a… Read More ›
A Very British Appointment: Pat Mills becomes an honorary professor
The ‘Godfather of British Comics’ Pat Mills was presented an honorary professorship by Liverpool University this week for his contributions to popular culture and national literacy. The creator of 2000AD, Slaine, Marshal Law and hundreds of other characters will be… Read More ›
Dan Dare of Eagle Force? A British comics mystery…
(Updated 28/2/11 PM) Dan Dare and Eagle fans were spoilt for choice last December and January when, in addition to the latest Dan Dare reprint book, Trip to Trouble, released by Titan Books, two other books on the creation… Read More ›
Flesh returns to 2000AD in March
After more than 30 years, one of very first strips to appear in 2000AD is to return in blood-splattering, eon-spanning dinosaur-hunting glory. Dino-terror classic Flesh is to return to the weekly comic with Prog 1724, out on 9th March.Written by… Read More ›
2000AD Mongrol Figure on sale next week
(Updated 24/2/11): The first of a series of seven A.B.C Warriors action figures, Mongrol, goes on sale next Monday and should be available from your local classy toy retailer. Produced by 3A Toys, Mongrol is just one figure in a… Read More ›
SFX Weekender line up includes comics guests Abnett, Mills, Talbot and Lee
This year’s SFX Weekender, organised by SFX Magazine takes places next month at Pontins in Camber Sands, and the event promises to have plenty of things to interest comics fans as well as exclusive screenings, tons of prizes giveaways and… Read More ›
Comics & Conflicts Conference at the Imperial War Museum: Call for Papers
London’s Imperial War Museum is organising a Comics & Conflicts Conference (curated by Panel Borders Alex Fitch) in August, aimed at comics scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts. Taking place on 19th-20th August, conference speakers and guests will include Charley’s War creator… Read More ›