Colin Baker’s very own Sixth Doctor comic strip, collected anew by Panini UK
Steve Whitaker
Alan Davis “Age of Chaos” Doctor Who cover offered at auction, collection release date moves
Alan Davis Doctor Who art on offer from Heritage Auctions
New edition of Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos, a graphic novel by Colin Baker, trailed – but no release date yet
Plans for a long-awaited Doctor Who comics reprint are on hold
In Review: Fantastic Adventures
Peter Duncan enjoys a journey along roads not travelled for British comics…
Paying it Forward: The Road to the Breakthrough Project by Tim Pilcher
Breakthrough project co-ordinator Tim Pilcher talks about the people who helped him find his feet in the comics industry, and how that has led to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s innovative new project to develop new comics talent… As… Read More ›
Cooking Up a Storm – Comics-Inspired Recipes and Books
Comics that may make you hungry..l
British comic fanzines celebrated in style in FANSCENE – a new fanzine, of course!
I’m delighted to report the release of FANSCENE, a very special celebration of over fifty years of comics fandom in Ireland and the UK. It’s a privilege to have been asked to be part of this free mammoth publication put… Read More ›
Classic UK Comic Zines Recalled: Chain Reaction, featuring Archie Goodwin and Jim Shooter
Blimey! What’s not to love about this 1983 issue of the British comics fanzine Chain Reaction (Issue Five), edited by Frank Plowright, the late, great and still much-missed Steve Whitaker and Hassan Yusuf? Initially titled Direct Currents (the name changed… Read More ›
Hibernia Comics uncovers “Lost Stories” for new Comic Archive
Hibernia Comics, publishers of the terrific collections of classic British strips such as The House of Daemon and Doomlord have a new project in the works that has turned up some interesting “lost” gems from Britain’s rich comics history –… Read More ›
Marvel Curiosities: Night Raven’s first major US appearance, alongside Nick Fury and Black Widow
(With thanks to Tony Ingram): As folk know, we try to document Marvel UK curiosities and the graphic novel Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, published by Marvel US in February 1995, certainly qualifies. Given the publication date, I did wonder if it was one… Read More ›
How to create comics the Steve Whitaker way
The late, great Steve Whitaker drew this guide to creating comics back in the 1990s and it’s available online via Flickr if people want to use it for teaching purposes, published under a Creative Commons license. Printed in the Society… Read More ›
Steve Whitaker’s Funeral
Here are the details of Steve Whitaker’s funeral, who died last month (see related story): 3.15pmWednesday 12th March Bedford Crematorium104 Norse Road,Bedford,Bedfordshire,MK41 0RL Telephone: 01234 353701 (See bottom of post for map) “Collective memory” websites devoted to Steve:• Jellytown: community.livejournal.com/jellytown•… Read More ›
Steve Whitaker: Online Memorial Site Launched
A livejournal gommunity and a flickr group devoted to the late, already-much missed artist and colourist Steve Whitaker, who died last week (see related story), have now been launched. “If you were a pal or admirer of Steve and his… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist and Colourist Steve Whitaker
British artist and colourist Steve Whitaker is, I am deeply sorry to report, no longer with us. Steve died on Thursday after becoming unwell on the way to his doctor’s. The loss has left family, friends and the comics fans… Read More ›
Steve Whitaker
I have just learnt that British artist and colourist Steve Whitaker is no longer with us. I don’t know many details except that he died on Thursday after becoming unwell, but at this point I just want to say how… Read More ›