Toxic! was a British weekly comic book published in 1991 by Apocalypse Ltd. that ran for just 31 issues before numerous problems combined to bring the project to a halt and the publisher sadly went out of business. But it… Read More ›
SF Comics
In Memoriam: Artist and Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra
At the start of this week, 2000AD sadly confirmed that we had lost the mighty Carlos Ezquerra. Many in the Brit comics community and worldwide fans will remember Carlos suffering from cancer several years ago, and the Get Well Soon, Carlos… Read More ›
When Dan Dare went Pop: Loose Talk’s first single from 1982
Back in the 1980s, pop-rock group Loose Talk produced a song based on Eagle‘s Dan Dare (in his 1982 re-launch incarnation, not the 1950s original). But there’s a tip of the hat to another SF saga too, in the promotional… Read More ›
Ride ‘Em, Cowboy! Book Palace has more British western comics, Eagles for sale
Book Palace has a new selection of British Pocket Library comics on offer including scarce, hard to source late issues of Cowboy Picture Library. The last 150 issues of this series – which include art by creators such as Jordi… Read More ›
Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell revealed as artists on new Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth game
Osprey Games, a division of Osprey Publishing, has revealed 2000AD artists Rufus Dayglo and Dan Cornwell as the artists on its upcoming Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth card game. As we previously reported, Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth, set to… Read More ›
Jump On Board! This week’s new 2000AD aims to entice new readers
New readers should have no qualms about jumping on board and buying 2000AD tomorrow as a brand-new roster of stories starts in the bumper Prog 2100. There are some great strips included, particularly the Judge Anderson tale penned by Alan… Read More ›
Frank Hampson Centenary Exhibition opens at The Atkinson, Southport – Launch Report
David Britton of the Eagle Society reports on new exhibition of Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson’s work at The Atkinson, Southport… A reception was held on Thursday evening 20th September at The Atkinson in Southport, to launch three new exhibitions… Read More ›
Latest Panel to Panel Podcast looks back at IDW’s Doctor Who stories
Episode 103 of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel Podcast is live and dials back time to IDW’s time publishing stories of everyone’s favourite Time Lord. Doctor Who Magazine contributor Will Shaw joins host Jeremy Bement discuss his article about… Read More ›
In Preview: “Amnesia Agents” by Jason Cobley and James Gray
Written by Jason Cobley Art and Lettering by James Gray Black and White interiors – 52 pages – £6.99 The Story: Amnesia Agents are tasked with tracking down missing memories and forgotten people. The barrier between Earth and Echo has… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: 2000AD Prog 2097 – and some hints of new thrills in Prog 2100!
As the countdown continues toward 2000AD Prog 2100, here’s a quick look at the next issue of Britain’s only SF weekly comic, on sale on Wednesday in all good newsagents, UK comic shops and via various digital platforms. This issue… Read More ›
In Review: 2000AD Prog 2096
Featuring a striking The Order-inspired cover by Neil Roberts, the latest issue of weekly SF comic 2000AD is on sale now in all good comic shops and newsagents across the UK, and various digital platforms. Gordon Rennie and Emma Beeby clearly having… Read More ›
Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Launch Covers revealed
Heralding a new era for Titan’s Doctor Who line, Titan Comics and BBC Studios have revealed launch details for Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1, featuring variants from leading artists including Babs Tarr (Batgirl, Motor Crush), Sarah Graley (Rick and… Read More ›
That Day Dan Dare met wrestler “Big Daddy”: the new Eagle launch, 1982
From the launch of new Eagle in March 1982, here’s a great press photo of Dan Dare, played by artists’ agent Tony Kelleher from the Temple Art Agency, wrestler Big Daddy and the Mekon. Shirley Crabtree Jr., who died in… Read More ›
Screenwriter Richard Dinnick faces the Doctor Who Panel to Panel mind probe
Episode 102 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live – and has a decidedly Thirteenth Doctor flavour. Writer Richard Dinnick joins host Jeremy Bement on the Doctor Who comics podcast to chat about the upcoming Thirteenth Doctor Volume 0… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: TechnoFreak by Sunday Lunch Comics
TechnoFreak is a great-looking adult-leaning scifi noir project running on Kickstarter from British creators John Charles and Barry May, with art by Tom Newell lettered by Nikki Foxrobot, which has already met its target – so back it now if you… Read More ›
Sequart Releases Book on Star Wars Expanded Universe
Sequart has announced the publication of A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato. Almost as soon as there were Star Wars films, there were Star Wars novels. Alan Dean Foster got the ball rolling,… Read More ›
Big robots and super villains in this week’s 2000AD, a new Megazine – and The Vigilant, too! It’s a busy week from Rebellion
The latest issue of 2000AD is on sale now (alongside the latest Judge Dredd Megazine and The Vigliant) in all good newsagents and comics shops (and digitally), with a dramatic cover from Kei Zama coloured by Kelly Fitzpatrick, highlighting some… Read More ›
Creating Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet – Corsair comic: some unseen designs and behind the scenes reveals
Go behind the scenes on Titan’s Lost Fleet comic
Rare Ron Turner collected comics cache discovered, offered for sale
John Lawrence, publisher of terrific retro stripzine, Space Ace, has been in touch to say that he’s recently unearthed a small cache of the Ron Turner comics he produced in the 1980s, published by Harrier Comics. If you’re unfamiliar with… Read More ›
Piloting the Dan Dare Audio Adventures – Casting Dan, his Crew, and the Mekon, too!
Andrew Mark Sewell, Managing Director at B7 Media, reveals the background to production of the award-winning Dan Dare Audio Adventures, now airing on BBC Radio 4 Extra… “Each comic book panel was so vivid and rich in imagination, it has… Read More ›