Two weeks left to support this hard-hitting war comics project
Phillip Vaughan
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Ragtime Soldier by Pat Mills, Gary Welsh and Phillip Vaughan
Now is the perfect time to remember the Ragtime Soldiers
“Ragtime Soldier”, successor to “Charley’s War” – Kickstarter prelaunch
Kickstarter in the works for the new comic
In Review and in Pictures: Ian Kennedy – Celebrating a Comics Legend
James Bacon travels to Dundee to check out an incredible Ian Kennedy exhibition, open until early May
New Comics Pub Crawl podcast launches with Dave Gibbons interview
Podcast premiere!
“Ian Kennedy – Celebrating a Comics Legend” exhibition announced
Opening soon – don’t miss it!
Ian Kennedy exhibition at Thought Bubble
Coming soon to Harrogate’s Mercer Gallery, a tribute to the much-missed Commando artist
Dundee Comics Masters students work on live project with the Beano
Students studying at the University of Dundee have been working with the comic team on the Beano
Dan Dare re-imagined for 2020! (There have been a few… changes…)
Not for the first time, comic creators were recently challenged to bring a new look to 1950s space adventure hero Dan Dare, this time by ComicScene Magazine to mark his and Eagle comic’s 70th anniversary. Several artists rose to the… Read More ›
Broadcaster Jonathan Ross joins campaign to preserve British Comics History and call for national Comics Museum
Comic artists, writers, editors, publishers, academics and broadcaster and comics collector Jonathan Ross gathered in person and by Skype at London’s Cartoon Museum this weekend (Saturday 2nd November 2019) to voice support for the preservation of British comics history, and… Read More ›
Look out for free Marvel Comics on the Underground… and elsewhere around the UK!
Marvel Comics has been a cultural phenomenon for 80 years. As part of their anniversary celebrations the US comic publisher have been working with the Books on the Underground initiative (temporarily renamed ‘Comic Books on the Underground‘ and part of… Read More ›
In Words and Pictures: The Great War Dundee Comic Launch
My main hobby is comics (you’d never have guessed, would you?) but one of my many other interests is history. When I found out about the Great War Dundee event that combined both, involving the launch of the free Great… Read More ›
ComicScene Podcast spotlights Great War Dundee Comic
A short bonus extra episode of the ComicScene Podcast takes a look at the new, free, Great War Dundee Comic, which launches tomorrow at the V&A Dundee
Ian Kennedy’s “Great War Dundee” cover revealed
Ian Kennedy’s cover art for the upcoming free Great War Dundee Comic has been unveiled, featuring “Ragtime Soldier”, a character created by Pat Mills, with art by Gary Welsh and Phillip Vaughan
In Review: Commando Presents Ramsey’s Raiders Volume 1
DC Thomson’s Commando digest sized combat picture library has been running continuously since 1961 and in that time it has become the British comic with by far the greatest number of issues ever published with over 5180 under its ammo-belt…. Read More ›
Lakes Festival Report: “The Friday Sessions” – When Academia and Comics Collide!
Dr Mel Gibson reports on a day of comic study and discussion held as part of this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival… The expansion and transformation of the academic wing of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival continued in… Read More ›
San Diego Comic Con 2018: The Academic’s Eye View!
Phillip Vaughan from the University of Dundee reports on this year’s San Diego Comic Con, casting an academic’s eye over one of the biggest annual comics gatherings in the United States… I have been lucky enough to attend four San… Read More ›
Coming Soon: The Masters in Comics Podcast launches with Dave Gibbons as first guest
A new monthly comics podcast – Masters in Comics – launches in two weeks time, a new project offering insight into creating comics from the University of Dundee’s Phillip Vaughan. Masters in Comics will offer a chat with some of… Read More ›
Comic Art Festival Academic Sessions announced for October in Kendal
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced this year’s “Friday Sessions” – a full day of talks and discussions exploring comic art in all its guises, taking place Friday 12th October 2018 as part of the Festival weekend in Kendal. The… Read More ›
Dundee comics course graduates help bring comic about biologist D’Arcy Thompson to life
You may never have heard of D’Arcy Thompson, but in his day, he was a well-known figure on the streets of Dundee and St Andrews in Scotland, famously strolling around town with a cowboy hat and a parrot on his… Read More ›