Here’s the latest Commando release information from DC Thomson for Issues 4971 – 4974, going on sale Thursday 1st December 2016. It’s of course entirely coincidental one edition out this week is titled “Press Gang”, just as DC Thomson issues… Read More ›
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Something for the Weekend – all-new Aces Weekly! This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 21st October 2016)
Here’s this week’s round up of new comics in British newsagents and comic shops skewed, as ever to highlighting British creators and publishers. Lurking behind a cover by Rob Davis (his incredible new graphic novel The Can Opener’s Daughter is… Read More ›
Goulash Grenadiers, Russians on the run – and a new Commando editor!
Here’s the lowdown on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando (Issues 4967-4970), on sale now in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. This month sees a new editor in charge of the title – Kirsten Murray,… Read More ›
Dave Gibbons signing this weekend for new “Brighton’s Graphic War” from QueenSpark Books
QueenSpark Books will be hosting an exclusive book signing event this coming weekend at Brighton’s Dave’s Comics with Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons to help launch their new graphic novel, Brighton’s Graphic War – and there will be a special auction the night before, for the book cover art, a… Read More ›
In Like Flint… Announcing a Warlord Retrospective Marathon
Over on the Comics UK forum, we love to talk about comics and one of my friends has been enthusing about Fleetway Editions Battle, home to strips such as “Charley’s War” (documented here on downthetubes, a war comic title now owned… Read More ›
Who’s the toughest – US Marines or British Commandos? Find out in Commando comic “Yankee Buddy”,
Here’s your undercover intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4963-4966), on sale now in all good newsagents (although you might have to ask for them in certain WHSmith stores, where they are kept behind the counter),… Read More ›
Create your own Commando comics!
Musomic – a free comic building app for iPad – is continuing to expand its assets to create new comics, including imagery from DC Thomson’s Commando comic. Launched in 2014, the Musomic app enables users to adapt and combine artwork, captions… Read More ›
Latest Commandos Capture War on the Home Front and in the Air
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando (Issues 4959-4962), on sale in all good newsagents from Thursday 20th October 2016, and on various digital platforms. There are a lot of behind the scenes changes… Read More ›
Something For the Weekend – “The Name’s Bond” in This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 10th October 2016)
Quite beside the continuing mayhem, action and general all-out fun within the pages of 2000AD (favourite line: “Obliterate the capitalist quadruped scum!” in “Judge Dredd“, thank you Rob Williams!), my pick of the week is the first issue of Dynamite… Read More ›
Pirate Wars, a Bermuda Triangle mystery and more in new Commando comics
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4951 – 4954), on sale from today, 22nd September 2016, in all good newsagents and via various digital platforms. If you’re a comic professional interested in editing Commando… Read More ›
DC Thomson advertises “Heritage Brands” editor, could classic collections be in the works?
Dundee-based comics publisher, whose current titles include The Beano but has a massive comics archive encompassing boys and girls comics dating back to the 1920s, has re-advertised the role of a “Heritage Brands” editor, which includes editing Commando, a post has… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend (w/c 5th September 2016): Misty steps back out of the shadows!
With the countdown to Prog 2000 of 2000AD looming ever closer, and celebrations aplenty planned, Rebellion also tips its hat to the girls comic equivalent of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic this week – Misty. On sale now is a smashing… Read More ›
Super Spies, a Golden Gun and a deadly feud in the new Commando comics
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 4947-4950), on sale now in all good newsagents, hidden behind the counter at WHSmith Blackpool (no, really – just in case you were looking) and from… Read More ›
In Review: Johnny Red – The Flying Gun
The Book: Johnny “Red” Redburn, British-born leader of Russia’s Falcon Squadron, has two enemies to worry about: the Nazis in front of him and the Russian secret police – the dreaded NKVD – at his back. But now, NKVD Major Rastovitch… Read More ›
Out Today: Air Action aplenty in new Commando Comics!
Commando issues 4943 -49446 are on sale from today in all good newsagents (25th August 2016) from DC Thomson – and the emphasis this week is on all-out air action… and we certainly get that – with a U-Boat thrown… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend (w/c 22nd August 2026): Judge Anderson Steps Out!
Behind a smashing Judge Anderson cover by Jon Davis-Hunt, 2000AD heads ever closer to Prog 2000, with a fine mix of great strips. Top of the list has to be the cracking conclusion to “Tharg’s 3rillers: Mindmine” by Rory Mcconville, Colin… Read More ›
In Review: The Mighty One My Life Inside The Nerve Centre
The Book: Steve MacManus, the editor of 2000AD during the 1980s, lifts the lid on how the UK’s most important comic came into existence and his extraordinary role in shaping it into a industry revolutionising icon. In 1973, a twenty-year-old MacManus… Read More ›
In Review: Garth Ennis Presents… Battle Classics Volume Two – “Fighting Mann” & “War Dog”
Publisher: Titan Books Out: 23rd August 2016 The Book: Writer Garth Ennis (Preacher) curates a brand new collection of classic war stories from legendary UK comic, Battle, this time collecting the work of renowned artist Cam Kennedy (Star Wars: Dark Empire,… Read More ›
On Fire and Under Fire: New Commando comics on sale now!
The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4935 – 4938) are on sale today in all good newsagents – and via a variety of digital platforms. This week’s batch includes all new stories – one by Colin Watson, drawn… Read More ›
Johnny Red Volume 4 On Sale Now
Out now from Titan Comics is Johnny Red Volume 4: Flying Gun, the long-awaited fourth collection of classic strips featuring Britain’s Easter Front-seconded air ace. Written by Tom Tully and drawn by John Cooper – two immense talents of British comics sadly… Read More ›