Written and drawn by Sam Bosma Published by NoBrow Press Oversized hardback. 56 pages. Full colour Price: £12.95 “A fast-paced sports adventure graphic novel in the vein of 1960s manga, Mike Mignola and Raiders of the Los Ark.” The Story: Sam… Read More ›
(Updated, added Kickstarter link): Writer, letterer and professional athlete Matthew Crehan is the man behind the Kickstarter-funded The Art of Running graphic novel, a biography of Steve Prefontain, drawn by Indonesian artist Sigit Nugroho which will will be launched on 30th May 2015 to tie… Read More ›
Psi Judge Anderson claims her first Zarjaz cover since the ‘Zero’ issue back in 2005 and brings Mark Harrison to the pages of the comic with its lastest release. His gorgeous work makes the comic worth the price of admission… Read More ›
Colin Noble’s review of a cracking DC Thomson reference work
On sale now on all good newsagents the second issue of Football Galaxy from Shubrook Bros. Media. It’s a new 40-page magazine title for kids, blending comic strip by Nigel Parkinson with plenty of features on the game itself. “Football… Read More ›
This Was The Wizard, a 264-page, perfect-bound A4 book has just been published by Darsym Press. Written by Derek Marsden (author of Free Gifts in the Big Five) and Ray Moore, their book is a thorough survey of the content… Read More ›
Ace colourist Steven Denton has joined the team behind the much-praised Keeper comic with its out-now, long-awaited third issue, the saga of psychotic footballer Scott Winslow on the streets of London where strange, ritualistic murders are taking place. There’s a… Read More ›
Continuing a month of shows about comics and controversy, Alex Fitch talks to graphic novelist Paul Collicutt about his book The Murder Mile, published by SelfMadeHero, which centres on a murder set against the spectacle of Roger Banister running… Read More ›
Athletics Weekly – the world’s only devoted weekly track and field magazine better known as AW – has revived DC Thomson’s famous fish and chips-eating runner Alf Tupper, “The Tough of the Track“, who featured in comics such as The… Read More ›
Antony Harding pays tribute to his father, Tony Harding, artist on “Roy of the Rovers”, “Twisty”, “Look Out for Lefty” and many more classic British football strips… During my school years, from time to time older kids would come… Read More ›
(Updated 24/2/14, adding David Hunt’s comments on Tony’s passing): We’re sorry to report the passing of comic artist Anthony John “Tony” Harding, whose credits across over 30 years in British comics included work for both DC Thomson and IPC Magazines,… Read More ›
Comics editor and writer Barrie Tomlinson kindly sent us this photograph of himself with veteran artist John Gillatt at his home in Peterborough this weekend. John’s credits in British comics span decades, including work on “Jet Ace Logan”, “Johnny Cougar”,… Read More ›
Debuting in The Sun on 11th November 1985, newspaper strip Striker has defied the odds and reached its 28th birthday today, despite a chequered history that has seen its cancellation and revival on more than one occasion. Today, it’s a… Read More ›
Just in time for Hallowe’en, Freaktown Comics – a new UK-based small press publishing imprint, specialising in horror and adventure one-shots – has just launched its first titles, with both on sale at Thought Bubble in Leeds next month. The… Read More ›
The terrific football strip Striker – which currently appears in print The Sun as a regular strip, probably making it one of the most-read strips in the UK – has just been launched as an App from Syon Publishing, offering… Read More ›
Egmont has just launched a dedicated web site for its Classic Comics – a vast and cherished archive of retro comics housed in one of their London warehouses, that the company has been working on digitising since 2005. The Classic… Read More ›
Legendary athlete, Sir Roger Bannister runs for his life as a comic book hero in a new graphic novel from SelfMadeHero – The Murder Mile. In 1954, the world-class runner took part in a number of heats prior to his… Read More ›
Pete Nash, creator of the long-running football strip Striker for The Sun newspaper, still has hopes the strip will jump from the printed page to TV. Answering fans questions on the StrikerWorld forum (membership required to view), Pete, who successfully… Read More ›
As rumoured last week, the Striker comic strip has returned to The Sun newspaper, after a long absence – ousting vampire comic Shadows. Returning on Monday, the strip began with longtime soccer hero Nick Jarvis being interviewed on TV about… Read More ›
(Updated 9th January) In a story that echoes the final days of Pete Nash’s Striker comic strip, The Sun newspaper has decided to drop its vampire-inspired Shadows saga on Friday, leaving creator Kevin Richter little time to wrap the current… Read More ›