On sale now in all good newsagents is Titan Magazines new Shaun the Sheep – The Movie Magazine, the official companion to the cinematic release this month. The title (the latest Totally… issue) sees Shaun and the The Flock journey to… Read More ›
Young Children’s Comics and Magazines
Kirk meets The Clangers!
It’s a crossover no Star Trek – or indeed no Clangers fan – expected. While Michael Palin will provide the narration for the upcoming Clangers show in the UK, actor, TV producer and writer William Shatner – best known for his… Read More ›
Egmont Publishing launches pre-school Bing Magazine
Egmont Publishing has just launched the first Bing magazine as part of their pre-school Play & Learn titles. The Bing TV series has been adapted from the insightful books by award-winning author and illustrator Ted Dewan and meticulously developed by a hand-picked team… Read More ›
In Review: Jampires by Sarah McIntyre and David O’Connell
We rarely review children’s books on this blog They are not really what it’s all about, But why should we let groups like MumsNet then hog All the work these creators put out? Jampires is about little creatures who suck… Read More ›
2014 Top Toy Brands announced, most have have tie-in comics in the UK
LIMA – the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association – has just revealed the nation’s favourite licensed toy brands among British children, with LEGO and Barbie taking the top spots on boys’ and girls’ lists of the most favoured toy… Read More ›
DC Thomson has high hopes of success for new “110% Gaming” Magazine
Beano publisher DC Thomson announced the launch of a new monthly children’s magazine last week, and it looks as though they’re pretty confident the title will be a success. The title, 110% Gaming, is aimed at eight to 12 year-old kids… Read More ›
Luma Works set to launch ‘Storytime’ Magazine, rejecting cover mounts as selling point
New publisher Luma Works is to launch its first title, Storytime, on 10th September 2014 – a 52-page title offering a mix of fairy tales, folk tales, fables, myths, legends, poetry and extracts from well-loved children’s books that will… Read More ›
ABC Results: Doctor Who Adventures publisher Immediate Media “continues to outperform”
Immediate Media Co, the publishers of Doctor Who Adventures and many pre-school titles such as Octonuats on sale on the British news stand, have issued the following statement in response to the latest ABC reported sales figures which we… Read More ›
Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has released its programme for 2014. As expected after the 40+ events for their major Stripped ‘festival within a festival’ in 2013, this year BookFest has dialled their coverage of comics and graphic novels back… Read More ›
Sweden’s Reset Media brings its “ROBOT” gaming magazine title to the UK
Swedish publisher Reset Media AB, which operates the world’s largest gaming site IGN, is to launch an English-language edition of ROBOT, a new monthly independent video games magazine for children on 20th June 2014. Already a huge success in… Read More ›
Doctor Who Adventures 347 – on sale now
The latest issue of Immediate Media’s BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now and comes with a free glow-in-the-dark Slitheen. It’s perfect for frights in the night! Inside the magazine there’s a Top 10 of Cyber scares –… Read More ›
Channel 5’s Milkshake! and Signature Publishing sign Magazine Deal
Channel 5 has awarded Signature Publishing the license to publish a magazine for the hugely popular and award winning children’s strand, Milkshake! This new and exciting monthly title, whose launch date has yet to be announced, will feature content and… Read More ›
Skyjack to launch new 100% Magazine next week
Skyjack Publishing, the company behind the hugely successful Moshi Monsters Magazine, launch a new title, 100% Magazine next week. Aimed at pre-teen children, every issue of 100% Magazine will be devoted to a single entertainment brand, TV show, or the… Read More ›
London’s ICA to celebrate work of Moomins creator Tove Jansson, comics to feature
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the birth of Moomins creator Tove Jansson (1914 – 2001), London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts is to host an exhibition, starting in July, presenting original unseen photographs and material relating to her life and work,… Read More ›
Panini UK set to launch “Henry Hugglemonster” title
Panini UK is to launch Henry Hugglemonster, a new 36-page monthly magazine for pre-schoolers, featuring the monster family from Disney Junior’s TV show, on 17th April. The show, which launched last year and airs in 150 countries worldwide, is based… Read More ›
Signature Publishing launches Littlest Pet Shop title
After its success with My Little Pony magazine, the fast-expanding Surrey-based Signature Publishing – whose titles also include Dinosaur Action, It’s Cosmic Magazine and Girls Love – has teamed-up with toymakers Hasbro again, to launch a bi-monthly magazine for their girls… Read More ›
Skyjack launches “Poppet Magazine”, new girls title aiming to inspire technology learning
Poppet Magazine, a new four-weekly magazine for girls based on the character from Moshi Monsters hoping to inspire an interest in technology goes on sale today (27th March), priced £2.99. Published by SkyJack Publishing who also publish the Moshi Monsters magazine,… Read More ›
Immediate Media set to launch Peter Rabbit magazine
Immediate Media is to launch Peter Rabbit magazine on 9th April, the first and only magazine to bring the tales of Beatrix Potter to life. Based on Potter’s popular children’s book characters and creatively re-imagined in the successful CBeebies animation, Peter Rabbit magazine aims to encourage… Read More ›
Win a Doctor Who-themed holiday with Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures magazine is offering its readers the chance to win a trip to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff this Easter. The winner gets a family ticket for four people (based on two adults and two children) to… Read More ›
The Zelfs magazine set to launch this summer from publisher DJ Murphy
DJ Murphy – also publisher of Horse&Rider magazine The Trash Pack and AniMagic – have signed a deal with Lisle International for a new monthly magazine based on girls’ property, The Zelfs. The Zelfs, a new girls’ brand created by Australian… Read More ›