Some amazing graphic novels are in the spotlight at this annual French festival next month
Rachael Smith
Sound and Vision: “The Rez” combines podcast and comics to spread messages of kindness and resilience to children
A blend of audio, visuals and kindness that’s a great idea for strange times
Rachael Smith chats about “Quarantine Comix” on Lakes Festival Podcast
One good thing to come from the Pandemic was Rachael Smith’s “Quarantine Comix”. Find out more about the project
Comic Art Europe’s ground-breaking Comics Literacy research project gets underway at Manchester school
New, important research into the way children read comics has begun at Abraham Moss Community School
Comics Come Home to Kendal – First Guests announced for Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2021 in October
Yes, the Lakes Festival back, this year in physical form, in Kendal…
Rachael Smith’s “Quarantine Comix: A Memoir of Life in Lockdown” out in May
Free stickers? A great book? No contest…
Rachael Smith completes her incredible Quarantine Comix project, book on the way
What a wonderful series of comics it’s been, too! Thanks, Rachael!
Creator Spotlight: Rachael Smith’s Quarantine Comix
Explore some wonderful comics about life in lockdown
All-new Cat Girl debuts in this summer’s Tammy & Jinty Special
A new Tammy & Jinty Special is out this summer with a beautiful cover by top magazine and comic illustrator, Marguerite Sauvage, featuring an all-new Cat Girl!
Comic Madness at Macc-Pow in Macclesfield! – Lakes Festival Podcast reveals all…
This week’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast leads with a report from the fourth Macc-Pow comic con, held in Macclesfield on Saturday 22nd June 2019, organised by regular Festival guest, writer, artist and publisher Marc Jackson. The event attracted… Read More ›
Out This Week: The Tammy and Jinty Special
Tammy and Jinty were two of Britain’s best-loved girls’ comics of the 1970s and ’80s – ground-breaking female-led comics that covered everything from science fiction and fantasy to romance and a whole lot of fun… and now they’re back, for… Read More ›
Tammy & Jinty Special 2019 Cover and line-up Reveal, Forbidden Planet Signing announced
Rebellion have revealed the cover of their eagerly-awaited Tammy & Jinty Special by Roy of the Rovers artist Lisa Henke, and more information on the content has now been revealed via Rebellion direct – and in an interview with editor Lizzie Boyle and writer Rob Williams conducted by Stephen Jewell online, ahead of coverage by Richard Bruton for the next issue of Comic Scene
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 ›
Comic Scene Issue 2 Celebrates 80 Years of The Beano, giant-size Christmas Special announced
ComicScene UK Issue 2 is in comic stores and available to order online now, celebrating 80 years of the Beano and humour comics. This issue includes interviews with Emily McGorman Bruce, Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett, Frank Quitely and the… Read More ›
24 PANELS Anthology creator line-up revealed, includes Alex de Campi, Paul Cornell, Lizz Lunney, Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie, and many others
US comics publisher Image Comics has announced more details of the forthcoming 24 PANELS Anthology, the charity comics project curated by Kieron Gillen (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PHONOGRAM) we highlighted earlier this year when a call for submissions went out…. Read More ›
Massive comic creator line up for next week’s Manchester Comic and Reading Festival
There’s a great line up of guest at Manchester Comic and Reading Festival taking place next Saturday (18th August 2018) at Manchester Central Library. A free event organised by the same team that brought us the brilliant Oldham Comic Con,… Read More ›
Jack & Lucy, a free comic by Rachael Smith and Jacob Phillips, tackles teen mental health issues
Jack & Lucy is a 16-page free mini comic written by Rachael Smith, illustrated by Jacob Phillips (editor of The Mancunian Way, a small-press magazine celebrating all things Manc through illustration, writing, design and photography), edited by Tim Pilcher, and designed… Read More ›
Cardiff Indie Comic Expo Line-Up Announced
The Cardiff Indie Comic Expo – Cardiff’s original independent comic show – is back on Saturday 2nd June 2018, 2018 and it returns to its original venue of the Mercure Holland House Hotel on Newport Road. CICE is an annual… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast celebrates first birthday with Rachael Smith interview
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast is celebrating its first birthday by interviewing Rachael Smith, creator of The Rabbit and the biographical comic Wired Up Wrong. Rachael Smith’s debut graphic novel House Party came out in 2014 with Great Beast Comics… Read More ›
New indie comic titles galore set to launch at this weekend’s True Believers Comic Festival!
The excellent True Believers Comic Festival returns to Cheltenham Racecourse this very weekend, offering a heady line-up of great comics guests and a panel event that includes the Awesome Comics Podcast team – featuring our very own, patent pending Tony Esmond!… Read More ›