Following up on our news item yesterday about the roll out of their UK-dedicated social media program, Humanoids Inc., the international publisher of high quality graphic novels, is has announced that its titles are now available directly in the UK… Read More ›
SF Comics
Dan Dare Reboot Competition: Hal Laren
We’re starting to receive entries for our Dan Dare Reboot Competition, with this from Hal Laren – best known to comics fans for his amazing strips published under his Reaper Comics imprint. Hal is a 2D & 3D graphic designer,… Read More ›
Who at Fifty – Manchester’s very own Doctor Who Fringe Festival
Manchester pays homage to Doctor Who with Who At Fifty, a two week fringe festival of new drama, screenings and special appearances from 16th – 30th November 2013, and there are several comic strip and comic creator tie ins to… Read More ›
Zakk Ridley from Orang Utan Press set to stun
Those darn fine indie publishers Orang Utan Comics are offering something special for visitors to next month’s Thought Bubble comic art festival in Leeds – a limited edition convention exclusive copy of the totally stunning-looking The Intergalactic Adventures of Zakk… Read More ›
In Review: Thunderbirds – The Comic Collection
Creators: Various, including artists Frank Bellamy, Frank Hampson, Eric Eden, John Cooper and Graham Bleathman Publisher: Egmont Classic Comics Out: Now The Book: Blast off on a thrilling adventure through Thunderbirds comic history! Discover the iconic comic strips that captured… Read More ›
‘Crucible’ science fiction adventure comic goes digital
The first issue of a US-comic styled, digital edition of the SF comic Crucible is now available for just 69p from Apple’s ‘Newsstand’ store. Crucible, the co-creation of John Freeman and Smuzz, is a science fiction adventure set in world… Read More ›
‘Crucible’ released for iPad
The first issue of a US-comic styled, digital edition of our Crucible comic by John Freeman and Smuzz is is now available for just 69p from Apple’s ‘Newsstand’ store. You can also subscribe to the title – our hope is… Read More ›
Eaglemoss launches Gerry Anderson Vintage Comic Collection
Great news for Gerry Anderson comic fans?
In Review: Egmont Classic Comics new Postcard Collections
A stack of goodies from Egmont arrived at our secret base yesterday: the first print products from the Egmont Classic Comics range and their new Thunderbirds comic collection, comprising strips from TV Century 21 and TV21, along with cutaways by… Read More ›
Titan Comics announces new titles for 2014
Titan Comics has revealed a host of new wave of titles by a host of stellar writers and artists at New York Comic Con 2013 that will be released next year, including titles from established comics stars Rob Williams, D’Israeli,… Read More ›
Enter our Dan Dare “Reboot” Competition
How would Dan Dare’s universe look if the series was re-launched today? Although it was published in late 1962 the first Dan Dare Space Annual, right, is dated 1963, and we felt it was an opportune event to mark a… Read More ›
The Daily Mail’s Doctor Who newspaper strip that never was
During the success of the new Doctor Who when it returned in 2005, I spoke with the Daily Mail, who were keen to run a daily strip of the Doctor. The right folk at the BBC agreed and I asked… Read More ›
2000AD set to storm New York Comic Con, offers show exclusives
The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will be arriving in the Big Apple next week for New York Comic Con, one of the biggest dates in the convention calendar! 2000AD promise the event will be alive with Thrill-power as the droids bring… Read More ›
Voice cast revealed for Thunderbirds Are Go
ITV Studios and New Zealand-based Pukeko Pictures have announced the voice cast for Thunderbirds Are Go!, the new version of the classic Gerry Anderson series Thunderbirds. As we’ve previously reported, although Egmont will be publishing a Thunderbirds collection re-publishing classic… Read More ›
Martin Hayes talks ‘Project Luna’ from Markosia
Markosia‘s collected edition of Project Luna by Martin Hayes and Jim Boswell has just been relisted as on sale now in all good comic shops, so we thought we’d take this opportunity to present interviews with both creators conducted when the… Read More ›
Forgotten Planet Kickstarter offers creative Rewards for aspiring Comic Creators
It seems that these days lots of comic creators are using crowdfunding to kickstart their projects, as larger publishers take less risks and back away from projects that are aimed at a niche market or buck the mainstream trends. Now,… Read More ›
Jump on board – here’s a preview of the all-new 2000AD, with all-new stories!
With its long history and so many characters to learn to love, the team at 2000AD often get asked by potential new readers and comic book stores when the best time to start reading the comic is. The answer? This… Read More ›
Dan Boultwood’s It Came #2 – Sneek Preview!
Tomorrow sees the release of Titan Comics It Came! Issue 2 from writer/artist Dan Boultwood – and we’ve got a sneek preview for you, right here! In Issue 2, The alien robot known as GRURK has been temporarily waylaid by… Read More ›
Veteran Countdown artist Gerry Haylock featured in latest Andersonic
Issue 16 of the excellent Gerry Anderson-inspired zine Andersonic, with cover art by Rob Caswell, is now available via their website (and eBay for a short period in the Collectibles > SF > Thunderbirds section). The team have pulled off… Read More ›
Chronos Commandos #3 – Sneek Preview!
Next Wednesday (11th September) sees the release of Stuart Jennet’s Chronos Commandos #3 from Titan Comics – and we have a special preview for you below! In Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol #3 the time team are trapped in the past,… Read More ›