Macclesfield’s Comic Art Festival – MACC-POW! – Launches GOOF Comic For All Ages Fun & Laughs
Macclesfield’s MACC-POW! Comic Art Festival takes place this year on 20-23 June 2024 — and they’ve got a comic-sized funny
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Kickstarting Comics: ‘BOXES Comic Magazine’ #2 — Another Great Indie Anthology That Needs Your Backing!
Currently funding on Kickstarter, the 2nd volume of Steven Ingram & ThirdBear‘s BOXES anthology is all about showcasing all that’s
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Lakes International Comic Arts Festival Announces Second Sophie Castille Award For Comics In Translation
Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) recently announced the second Sophie Castille Award for Comics in Translation. Once more partnering
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Previewing ‘Lucky Luke: Untamed’ – Blutch Brings His Style To A Classic Lucky Luke
When I saw the Cinebook releases for April, it was this Lucky Luke volume that stood out – one of
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Comica’s London Comics Festival: Talking Diversity And Representation In UK Comics With ‘Tomorrow’s Voices Today’
More from Paul Gravett‘s Comica London Comics Festival at Soho’s Century Club with UK Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph talking to Colleen
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Euro Previews: ‘Yoko Tsuno Volume 19 – The Astrologist Of Bruges’
More from Roger Leloup‘s long-running series Yoko Tsuno, the all-ages adventures of the intelligent and courageous young electronics engineer who
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Autumn 2024 Releases From Avery Hill Publishing
One of my favourite UK publishers, Avery Hill Publishing, announces two books to look out for in Autumn 2024:
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The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2377: Tharg Beats The Thrill Suckers, Dredd’s On A Wilderness Horror Tour And More
Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse
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The Sunday Spotlight: The ‘Penguin Brains’ Edition
It’s Sunday and you know what that means? Well, back in the day in Britain it used to mean The
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Art For Art’s Sake #256: Taking A Trip To The Art House With Those Muppets…
Another dose of fine, fine comics goodness for you now as it’s time once more for the regular little look
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Preview: ‘Joe Pineapples: Tin Man’ – Mills, Bisley, & Langley With The ABC Warrior’s Finale
Coming out in April, a final farewell from the ABC Warriors and their way too cool sharpshooter, as Pat Mills,
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Euro Previews: ‘Amazonia Episode 1’ — More Fantasy From The Pen Of Leo
The fantasy worlds of Leo are well known to readers of expansive sci-fi fantasy Euro comics with the Aldebaran series.
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Kickstarting Comics: Joel Meadows Brings ‘Tripwire Magazine’ Back To Print For Summer 2024
Another great comics work to get behind and crowdfund now – the return of Joel Meadows‘ Tripwire Magazine to print
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Preview: Welcome To The Magical World Of ‘Lowborn High’ — The Council Estate Hogwarts Gets Collected
One of the highlights of 2000 AD‘s all-ages Regened issues, Lowborn High is a magical teen adventure where you’ll discover
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Previewing ‘Monster Fun’ #18: Ghastly Green Goings-On For All In The Latest All-Ages Monthly
Now monthly, Monster Fun gives you a treat of an all-ages comic full of a mix of new characters and
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Event News: Comics 1964-2024 Exhibition – Paris, May To November 2024 – Who’s In? Who’s Not?
This one looks like being one of the big comic events of the year – Paris’ Pompidou centre launches the
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Comica Returns To London’s Century Club With Luke Pearson, Peter Hogan, & Posy Simmonds – Talking Brit Page To Screen Success
Paul Gravett‘s Comica makes a welcome return in April and May for the Comica London Comics Festival and three very
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Crowdfunding Comics: Paul Cornell & Rachael Smith’s ‘Who Killed Nessie?’
Another book to get backing right now, as Paul Cornell and artist Rachael Smith bring you a cryptid conundrum with their new
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The Art Of Politics: March Madness (As Usual)
Welcome to the Art of Politics, the monthly round-up of what’s happening in the political world through the lens of
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Review — ‘Billy & Buddy Volume 9: Symphony In Buddy Major’ Finds The Brilliance In Simple Comedy
The latest volume of Billy & Buddy by Christophe Cazenove and Jean Bastide is a perfect example of how well
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All The Fun Happening At London’s Cartoon Museum This April
London’s Cartoon Museum, a great place and somewhere you should definitely visit, has loads of exciting and fascinating exhibits and
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The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2376: Dredd Ready To Go WIld In The Country For Rend & Tear With Tooth & Claw
Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse
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Review: ‘Hellman Of Hammer Force: Downfall’ — The Greatest Brit War Comic? Certainly One Of The Darkest
This second collection of the Gerry Finlay-Day and Mike Dorey-created Hellman of Hammer Force is an essential and quite brilliant
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Dare You Read It Alone? ‘Misty’ Returns With Gail Simone This Summer
Announced by Gail Simone at WonderCon this past weekend – Misty, the classic British horror comic anthology for women is
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The Sunday Spotlight: The ‘Hopping Down The Bunny Trail’ Edition
Welcome once more to the Sunday Spotlight, where I take a quick perusal of the news in comics this week.
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The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2375: Bumper Prog Time – New ‘Proteus Vex’ And A Chilling Climax To ‘Thistlebone’
Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse
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Art For Art’s Sake #255: Kaluta’s Batman — Noir As Hell
For all your comic art needs – it’s the weekly Art For Art’s Sake, every week for quite a while
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Kickstarting Comics — ‘Hedrek: Night Of The Mummers – Collected Edition’ Is A Fabulous Folk Horror Detective Tale
Hedrek: Night Of The Mummers – Three issues of genuinely chilling folk horror given a police procedural twist, plus the
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Preview: ‘Infinite WheatPaste Volume 1 – Catalytic Conversions’ by L. Pidge – Multi-Layer Magnificence, A Whole New Universe Of Adventures!
Currently running as a Kickstarter, here’s a preview of the quite brilliant, so much fun, epic and personal done perfectly,
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Euro Previews: ‘Billy & Buddy Volume 9 — Symphony In Buddy Major’
Another joyously simple Euro comedy now, Billy & Buddy, the misadventures of one mischievous little boy and his adorable cocker
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Kickstarting Comics: ‘The Great Hare After’ — Liam Sharp And Matylda McCormack-Sharp’s Children’s Book
Another Kickstarter campaign to really get behind now – a family affair with comic artist Liam Sharp and his daughter
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