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2000AD, Treasury of British Collections and Specials – 2021
A guide to 2021’s 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics releases
Lion’s “The Spider” collection out next April
Coming next year, the first of a four-part series of anti-hero The Spider’s original adventures…
In Review: Smash! 2020 Special
A well presented package with some terrific art, but Luke Williams has some concerns…
Chris Weston’s Treasury of British Comics SMASH! Special cover revealed
Check out the cover and intel on the upcoming SMASH! Special…
When Batman got Knocked Off – and encountered British comics “The Spider” along the way!
In the first of a series of articles, publisher, comics creator and historian of Tamil comics King Viswa reveals some disturbing and bizarre instances of comics copyright theft by a Tamil comics publisher… Research and documents prove that the first… Read More ›
WebFind: Comic Creators Project UK profiles “Spider” artist Reg Bunn
The Heritage Lottery Fund-supported Comic Creators UK project site has just posted a smashing profile of the late Reg Bunn, a British comics artist best known for his work on The Spider for Lion. Sadly, working from his studio in… Read More ›
Is Time Inc UK hoping to revive its British Comic Characters for new films?
Admittedly reading between the lines a little, Time Inc UK – formerly IPC, owners of many pre-1970 comic characters ranging from The Spider and the Steel Claw to Faceache – announced the formation of a dedicated advertising film division at… Read More ›
Sapphire and Steel Art For Sale
A page of Sapphire and Steel art by Arthur Ranson from Look-In, the “Junior TV Times” of its day, is up for sale on eBay. Inspired by the mysterious ITV drama created by P.J. Hammond, Sapphire and Steel appeared in… Read More ›
Comics and Crumpets Column Three: British Comics characters revived – by DC
This feature first appeared on the now defunct Comic World News on 31st January 2005 BRITISH COMICS CHARACTERS REVIVED – BY DC This issue, I’ve got more information on two projects reviving some classic British comics — and am pleased… Read More ›