Goddamn this war!: Tardi with Pat Mills Monday 10th November 2014 7.00pm – Foyles Bookshop My anticipation of the meeting of minds between Pat Mills and Jacques Tardi is so combustible that they should really advertise this… Read More ›
War Comics
In Review: To End All Wars
There have already been quite a few Great War comics and graphic novels published this year in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the start of the conflict and no doubt there will be many more to come as… Read More ›
New Commandos Released: Fighter’s Codes and Phobias revealed!
Here’s the rundown on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4755-4758), on sale now in all good newsagents and digitally for iPad and iPhone. Commando No 4755 – Clash At Cambrai Writer: George Low Artist: Keith Page Cover:… Read More ›
Charley’s War Comes to Plymouth
Artwork from the Battle comic strip “Charley’s War” which depicted the horrors of the World War One battlefields to audiences young and old goes on show at Plymouth University this week. “Charley’s War”, first published in the late 1970s by writer Pat Mills… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (29th October 2014) – Wolves and World War Two!
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from tomorrow, Wednesday 29th October 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›
Tardi to make first ever UK appearance with Pat Mills
Reflecting on the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, French artist Tardi is to makes his first ever public appearance in Britain on 10th November, in conversation with Pat Mills, the writer and co-creator of of Charley’s War, the compelling saga of a… Read More ›
Commando marks Royal Marines 350th Anniversary with special issue
Here’s the low down for Commando Issues 4751-4754, on sale now in all good newsagents and digitally for iPad and iPhone. These releases include “Royle’s Marines”, a special tribute to the Royal Marines who mark their 350th anniversary of service… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Pat Mills’ Great War comics
Continuing a month of shows about war comics, on today’s Panel Borders radio show Alex Fitch talks to Pat Mills, one of the acclaimed masters of the genre. Alex and Pat discuss the completion of Titan Books’ reprints of… Read More ›
In Review: White Death
White Death, written by Robbie Morrison and illustrated by Charlie Adlard, covers the little known Italian/Austro-Hungarian mountain conflict during the First World War during which avalanches were used by both sides as a weapon of war. In October 1916 Italian… Read More ›
In Review: Red Baron – Rain Of Blood
Writer Carlos Puerta and artist Pierre Veys continue their slight twist on the life of World War One fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen in the second part of their Red Baron series, Rain Of Blood. Von Richthofen’s heightened ability to know… Read More ›
Garth Ennis to pen new Johnny Red story for Titan Comics, Rivers of London artist revealed
Titan Comics has announced its 2015 slate at the New York Comic Con Diamond Retailer Presentation, including the eagerly-anticipated, official, canon continuation of the Rivers of London saga written by Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, joined by Doctor Who and… Read More ›
Air Aces and Communist Sympathisers in new Commandos
Here’s the low down on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 4747-4750), on sale today in all good newsagents and digitally for iPad and iPhone… Commando No 4747 – In Flanders Sky… Story: George Low Art: Keith… Read More ›
Dundee Comic Day 2014 lands Pat Mills as headline guest
There has been a major change to the line up for this year’s Dundee Comics Day which we first reported on back in August, with events running on both 25th and 26th October as part of the Dundee Literary Festival…. Read More ›
Bunty, Topper, Hotspur revived with “Best of” Annuals
(with thanks to Lew Stringer and the ComicsUK Forum): Along with a range of annuals and calendars based on their current titles such as The Beano, “The Broons” and Jacqueline Wilson Magazine, now on general sale, DC Thomson have… Read More ›
Sopwiths versus Stukas? Shurely Shome Mishtake, Commando…
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando (4743-4746), on sale tomorrow, 25 September 2014 in all good newsagents and digitally via iTunes for iPad and iPhone. Commando No 4743 – Return To The… Read More ›
IPC Media re-branded as Time Inc. UK
It was the end of an era last week as Time Inc. announced that it is rebranding its wholly-owned UK publishing arm IPC Media – which owns a huge back list of comic characters and comics – to Time Inc…. Read More ›
Arabs at War and a Royal kidnap? Commando adventures continue
Here’s the details for DC Thomson’s Commando Issues 4739-4742, on sale from Thursday (11th September 2014) through newsagents, by subscription and for digital devices. Along with the usual full-length comic stories, Issue 4739 offers the chance to win a copy of… Read More ›
World War One poems brought to life through comics in “Above the Dreamless Dead”
Above the Dreamless Dead, out on 23rd September, is a splendid World War One trench poem anthology edited by Chris Duffy (Nursery Rhyme Comics, Fairy Tale Comics), published by First Second, which includes work by Hunt Emerson, Luke Pearson, Pat Mills and… Read More ›
Deadly Enigmas, Desert Hunters and not-so Deserted Islands in latest Commandos
Here’s details of the latest issues of Commando on sale today, 28th August 2014 in all good newsagents and digitally via iTunes, which include the return of the Convict Commandos, written by Alan Hebden. Commando No 4735 – Deadly… Read More ›
Cup of O – Small Press Reviews and Melksham Comic Con Preamble
Hello! Here I tackle three books I bought from Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s first event last year – a tremendously well put-together and enjoyable art-focussed festival set in the picturesque town of Kendal in the Lake District. I heartily recommend it… Read More ›