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Author: Richard Bruton

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The Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 17: A ‘Spirit’ Christmas From 1949

Welcome back to the Comicon Advent Calendar, our little daily gift to you – it’s time to open up another

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December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Richard Bruton 231 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics, Spirit, Will Eisner
Comics Previews 

More Definitive 2000 AD Collections On The Horizon As The Definitive ‘Sláine’ Begins In April 2025

Following the huge success of 2000 AD’s The Definitive Nemesis The Warlock, it’s time for another classic character to get

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December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 Richard Bruton 566 Views 2000 AD, Angie Kincaid, comics, Massimo Belardinelli, Mick McMahon, Pat Mills, Sláine, Sláine The Definitive Edition
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar Day 16: A ‘Wrong Hands’ Christmas

It’s getting closer and closer — have you mailed all the cards yet? Last post is nearly here. But while

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December 16, 2024December 13, 2024 Richard Bruton 284 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, John Atkinson, Wrong Hands
Comics 

Art For Art’s Sake #292: The Shadow Knows A Hell Of A Lot – It’s Bill Sienkiewicz’s Shadow…

Another Art For Art’s Sake continuing my celebration of the art from The Shadow in comics…

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December 14, 2024December 12, 2024 Richard Bruton 746 Views Andrew Helfer, Andy Helfer, Art For Art's Sake, Bill Sienkiewicz, comics, The Shadow
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 12– Have Yourself An Archie Little Christmas

Pour yourself another eggnog, have yet another mince pie… it’s time to see just what we have for you behind

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December 12, 2024December 13, 2024 Richard Bruton 221 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Archie, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 11: A ‘Silent Night’ With Enemy Ace

Time to kick back, forget that you haven’t sorted the presents for the family yet, put on some Christmas music,

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December 11, 2024December 10, 2024 Richard Bruton 264 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Andy Kubert, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, Glenn Whitmore, John Byrne
Comics 

Gary Spencer Millidge Announces A ‘Strangehaven’ Epilogue And New Patreon Funding For A Great Brit Comic

For anyone who’s followed Gary Spencer Millidge‘s incredible decades-spanning series, Strangehaven, there’s been incredible news this week – an all

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December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 Richard Bruton 772 Views comics, Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven
Comics Uncategorized 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 10: A Very Different Euro Updating Of ‘A Christmas Carol’

Welcome one and all, grab a mince pie, pour yourself a mulled wine… try to forget for one moment the

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December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Richard Bruton 314 Views A Christmas Carol, Advent, Advent Calendar, Cinebook, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics, José-Luis Munuera, Seydas
Comics Previews 

The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2412: Farewell, Farewell Trooper R In ‘When A GI Dies’

Taking a look inside the UK’s greatest sci-fi comic, the Galaxy’s Greatest… it’s The Weekly 2000 AD.

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December 10, 2024December 13, 2024 Richard Bruton 780 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, Ben Willsher, comics, David Roach, Garth Ennis, Kek-W, Mike Carroll, Patrick Goddard, Peter Doherty, Simon Bowland, The Weekly 2000 AD, Trevor Hairsine
Comics Toys 

Small But Terrifying: Gaze Into The Face Of Fear With New Judge Fear From Hiya Toys

More 2000 AD figure goodness for you now, as we get a small but terrifying Judge Fear scheduled for fall

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December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 Richard Bruton 308 Views 2000 AD, Hiya Toys, Judge Dredd, Judge Fear
Comics Events 

The Sunday Spotlight – The ‘Not Yet’ Edition’

It’s Sunday, it’s coming up for Christmas (but not yet) and it’s probably about time we had a little look

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December 8, 2024December 7, 2024 Richard Bruton 288 Views comics, Sunday Spotlight, The Sunday Spotlight
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 8: ‘Leonide The Vampyr’ & “A Christmas For Crows”

Ready to open up the next comic window on this year’s Comicon Advent calendar? Of course you are… no plastic

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December 8, 2024December 6, 2024 Richard Bruton 248 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics, Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno
Comics Previews 

The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2411: Nort Hoppers Hit Rogue Hard

Taking a look inside the UK’s greatest sci-fi comic, the Galaxy’s Greatest… it’s the Weekly 2000 AD…

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December 7, 2024December 7, 2024 Richard Bruton 390 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, Ben Willsher, comics, Dan Abnett, David Roach, Garth Ennis, Kek-W, Mark Harrison, Mike Carroll, Patrick Goddard, Peter Doherty, Simon Bowland, Tazio Bettin, The Weekly 2000 AD
Comics Uncategorized 

Art For Art’s Sake #291: The Shadow Knows Even More – Celebrating Howard Chaykin’s Shadow

Another week, another Art For Art’s Sake, celebrating all that’s glorious about comics art. Although this week it’s another celebration

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December 7, 2024December 5, 2024 Richard Bruton 404 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics, Howard Chaykin, The Shadow
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 7: ‘A Christmas Bestiary’ Offers A World Of Yuletide Horrors

Welcome once more to our 24 days of festive delights, every day a new Christmas comic is here for you

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December 7, 2024December 6, 2024 Richard Bruton 174 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Benni Bodker, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics, Fantagraphics, John Kenn Mortensen
Comics Reviews 

Review — ‘Dreadnoughts Book 2: The March Of Progress’ Is The Early Dreddworld Tale Of Democracy Falling

When Dreadnoughts burst into the Judge Dredd Megazine with Mike Carroll and John Higgins showing us the world of Dredd

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December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Richard Bruton 819 Views 2000 AD, comics, Dreadnoughts, John Higgins, Michael Carroll, Sally Hurst, Simon Bowland
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 6: Fight For Your Right To Christmas!: The Stiflemix Diaries

Time to open up another window in the Comicon Advent Calendar – it’s day 6 now and isn’t probably about

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December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Richard Bruton 194 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics
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Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 5: Seasons Greetings From Judge Dredd

Welcome again to the annual comics extravaganza that is the Comicon Advent Calendar. 24 days of the sorts of goodies

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December 5, 2024December 4, 2024 Richard Bruton 317 Views 2000 AD, Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Paul Marshall
Comics 

Preview: ‘The Stainless Steel Rat’ Color Omnibus — The Classic Harry Harrison Sci-Fi Epic Gets The Edition It Deserves

From the classic sci-fi novels of the late 1950s comes the late ’70s/early ’80s classic comics adaptation – now collected

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December 4, 2024December 3, 2024 Richard Bruton 444 Views 2000 AD, Carlos Ezquerra, comics, Harry Harrison, Jack Potter, Janet Landau, Kevin Gosnell, Pete Knight, Stainless Steel Rat
Comics 

Preview: ‘Battle Action’ Vol. 3 #4 — El Mestizo Enters The Fray And The Battle Action Gets Even Better

More Battle, More Action, as Johnny Red takes to the skies for a final time and we venture into the

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December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 Richard Bruton 274 Views Battle Action, comics, Garth Ennis, Henry Flint, Jason Wordie, Keith Burns, rob steen, Rob Williams, The Treasury of British Comics
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 3: ‘The Spirit Holiday Special’

Another seasonal entry in Comicon’s 2024 Advent Calendar now, part of our 24 days of festive comics joy… time to

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December 3, 2024December 3, 2024 Richard Bruton 243 Views Advent, Comicon Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar 2024, comics
Comics 

The Art Of Politics: November’s Election Aftermath

Welcome once more to Comicon’s Art Of Politics, gathering together the finest political cartoonists to perfectly skewer those in power…

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December 3, 2024December 2, 2024 Richard Bruton 601 Views Art of Politics, comics, The Art Of Politics
Awards Comics 

Congratulations To Lesley Imgart & Elly Bazigos, Winner & Runner-up In The 2024 Observer/Faber Graphic Short Story Prize

The latest Observer/Faber graphic short story prize was announced – with Witch Way? by Lesley Imgart taking this years award.

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December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 Richard Bruton 526 Views comics, Elly Bazigos, Lesley Imgart, Obser/Faber/Comica Short Graphic Prize
Comics 

The Sunday Spotlight: The ‘Guards! Bring This Man Milk And Cookies’ Edition

It’s the end to another long week. Incredibly, it’s already December. Which means it’s time for the Sunday Spotlight… and

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December 1, 2024December 1, 2024 Richard Bruton 765 Views comics, Sunday Spotlight, The Sunday Spotlight
Comics 

Comicon Advent Calendar 2024 Day 1: Celebrating Christmas With The Kids — Jim Medway’s ‘Crab Lane Crew’

Every year, Comicon like to spread the Christmas joy, comics-style, with the Comicon Advent Calendar, 24 days of festive fun

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December 1, 2024November 29, 2024 Richard Bruton 192 Views Advent, Advent Calendar, Comicon Advent Calendar, comics
Comics 

Art For Art’s Sake #290: The Shadow Knows More — Michael Kaluta

It’s another Art For Art’s Sake, another spin round great comic art… and this week it’s even more of The

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November 30, 2024November 29, 2024 Richard Bruton 957 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics, Michael Kaluta, Michael W Kaluta
Comics Previews 

The Weekly 2000 AD: Prog 2410 — Epic Is Just What The Out Does

Taking a look inside the UK’s greatest sci-fi comic, the Galaxy’s Greatest… it’s the Weekly 2000 AD.

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November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 Richard Bruton 724 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, Ben Willsher, comics, Dan Abnett, David Roach, Garth Ennis, Kek-W, Mark Harrison, Mike Carroll, Patrick Goddard, Peter Doherty, Simon Bowland, Tazio Bettin, The Weekly 2000 AD
Comics 

The Sunday Spotlight – The ‘One Of Our Rentmen Is Missing’ Edition

It’s Sunday, how’d you fancy taking a look through some of the comics news for the week? Yep, it’s The

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November 24, 2024November 23, 2024 Richard Bruton 615 Views comics, Sunday Spotlight, The Sunday Spotlight
Comics 

FCBD 2025 Gets ‘The Best Of 2000 AD’

2000 AD announces their 2025 Free Comic Book Day title – The Best of 2000 AD:

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November 24, 2024November 23, 2024 Richard Bruton 349 Views 2000 AD, comics, FCBD, FCBD 2025, Free Comic Book Day, Free Comic Book Day 2025
Comics 

Art For Art’s Sake #289: The Shadow Knows

Welcome once more to another magnificent collection of the finest art the comics Internet has to offer you this week

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November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 Richard Bruton 698 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics, The Shadow
Comics 

Kickstarting Comics: ‘Boxes Comic Magazine’ #3 — More From The Great Indie Comics Anthology

Another great anthology, Boxes Comic Magazine Volume 3 from Steven Ingram and Third Bear Press, highlighting the depth and diversity

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November 19, 2024November 20, 2024 Richard Bruton 291 Views BOXES, comics, crowdfunding, Kickstarter, Kickstarting Comics, Steven Ingram
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