Euro Preview For The Petrolheads: ‘Michel Vaillant Legendary Races Volume 1: In The Hell Of Indianapolis’

More multi-million-selling Euro album series find their way to Cinebook for their English-language debut – this time the legendary French

September 20, 2023September 10, 2023 Richard Bruton 795 Views Bruno Tatti, Cinebook, Denis Lapiere, Euro Comics, Francine Graton, Francois Cerminaro, Graton, Jean Graton, Jerome Saincatin, Michel Vaillant - Legendary Races Volume 1: In The Hell of Indianapolis, Michel Vaillant Legendes - Dans l'enfer d'Indianapolis, Philippe Graton, Tomas Moron Aranda, Vincent Dutreuil

Comics

R.I.P. Joe Matt (1963 – 2023) – Another Talent Lost To Comics

Another great cartoonist and comics maker gone way too young. Joe Matt, the brilliant creator of the autobiographical Peepshow died

September 20, 2023September 20, 2023 Richard Bruton 1074 Views comics, Joe Matt, RIP

Comics

2000 AD Prog #2351: All New Line-Up And The Return Of Sam Slade And Garth Ennis – It’s Robo-Hunting Good!

They’ve been teasing it all over the socials but now images have sneaked out – Sam Slade, Robo-Hunter, a classic

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023 Richard Bruton 1303 Views 2000 AD, Garth Ennis, Henry Flint, John McCrea, Judge Dredd, Robo-Hunter, Sam Slade

Comics Previews

The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2350: The ‘Battle Action’ And ‘2000 AD’ Crossover You Never Knew Happened

Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse

September 18, 2023September 16, 2023 Richard Bruton 1357 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, Arthur Wyatt, Battle Action, Chris Weston, Dan Cornwell, Dylan Teague, Geoffrey D Wessel, Gordon Rennie, Jake Lynch, Jim Boswell, Jim Campbell, John Charles, Karl Stock, Ken Niemand, Matt Soffe, Nick Dyer, Paul Marshall, Quinton Winter, Robin Smith, Simon Bowland, Simon Coleby, The Weekly 2000 AD, TMO

Comics

The Sunday Spotlight: Stuff And Nonsense From The World Of Comics

Another week passes, more comics things have happened… and it’s the Sunday Spotlight’s job to tell you about a few

September 17, 2023September 16, 2023 Richard Bruton 941 Views Battle Action, Bill Willingham, comics, Fables, LICAF, Owen D Pomery, Sunday Spotlight, Terry Wiley, Thought Bubble

Comics

Art For Art’s Sake #226: Spider Blodger, Spider Blodger

It’s time once more to glimpse just a little of the sequential art delights seen on that there Internet thingy.

September 16, 2023September 16, 2023 Richard Bruton 920 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics

Comics Previews

Advance Preview – ‘Judge Dredd Case Files’ 43 Begins The Epic ‘Judge Dredd: Origins’ Tale

The new volume of Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files, volume 43, contains one of the absolute epic Dredds –

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 Richard Bruton 1284 Views Carlos Ezquerra, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files, Judge Dredd: Origins, Origins, The Complete Case Files

Comics

The Weekly 2000 AD Prog #2349: A Fitting Farewell To Hershey

Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Richard Bruton 1520 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, chris blythe, Dan Abnett, Eddie Robson, Farewell Judge Hershey, Jim Campbell, Ken Niemand, Matt Soffe, Nick Brokenshire, Rob Williams, Simon Fraser, Tazio Bettin, The Weekly 2000 AD, tom foster

Comics Previews

Euro Previews: Cinebook And Philippe Aymond’s ‘Highlands’ Concludes With Love, Betrayal And War!

Another finale to a two-parter from Cinebook, another historical fiction, this time taking us back to the Scottish Highlands and

September 13, 2023September 10, 2023 Richard Bruton 999 Views Cinebook, Highlands, Jerome Saincantin, Philippe Aymond

Comics Previews

Tick, Tock, Tick… Farewell To Hershey — The Finale Of “The Cold In The Bones” In ‘2000 AD’ Prog 2349

We’ve been getting to this point for a long time now, but with Prog 2349, out 13 September, and the

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 Richard Bruton 1647 Views 2000 AD, Barbara Hershey, Brian Bolland, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Judge Hershey, Rob Williams, Simon Fraser

Comics Previews

Webcomic Weekly — A Return To Rachael Smith’s ‘Nap Comix’ With A Universal & Powerful Truth To Life Changes

Webcomic Weekly, always with the webcomics, infrequently with the whole weekly thing. But nevermind, it’s the quality that counts and

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Richard Bruton 1415 Views comics, Nap Comix, Rachael Smith, Webcomic Weekly, Webcomics Weekly

Audiobooks Comics

Now Available — ‘Luther Arkwright: Heart Of Empire’ Audio Adaptation

The second volume of Bryan Talbot’s essential graphic novel series, Luther Arkwright: Heart Of Empire comes out as a full-length

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Richard Bruton 1231 Views audio, Bryan Talbot, comics, David Tennant, Luther Arkwright

Comics Events

‘2000 AD’ Mega-Signing Day: A LOT Of Signings Going On For 23th September In The UK

Six stores, 19 creators – it’s the 2000 AD Mega-Signing Day on 23rd September 2023.

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Richard Bruton 1065 Views 2000 AD, Boo Cook, D'Israeli, David Roach, Dylan Teague, Gordon Rennie, Guy Adams, Ian Edginton, John Higgins, John McCrea, Karl Stock, Keith Richardson, Nick Percival, Patrick Goddard, Peter Doherty, Rob Williams, Sally Jane Hurst, signings, Simon Davis, Staz Johnson, tom foster

Comics

Dredd Rules O.K. — Covers To The Big ‘2000 AD And ‘Battle Action’ Crossover That Never Was Revealed

As has been their way recently, we have a big late summer crossover coming in 2000 AD and The Judge

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Richard Bruton 1099 Views 2000 AD, action, Andy Clark, Battle Action, Battle Picture Weekly, Cliff Robinson, Dylan Teague, Henry Flint, Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd Megazine

Comics

Sunday Spotlight: Taking A Quick Spin Around The Comics News This Week

Welcome to Sunday Spotlight, another set of news and other things from the big, beautiful world of all things comics this

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 Richard Bruton 1308 Views 2000 AD, comics, Hannah Berry, Jamie Smart, Sergio Aragones, Sunday Spotlight, Walt Simonson

Comics Previews

Top Shelf Productions And Colleen Madden Introduce The (Not Really) Terrifying World Of Shelley Frankenstein In ‘CowPiggy’

Time to take a little (late) peek inside some of Top Shelf Productions‘ releases from this last month, with a

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 Richard Bruton 1026 Views Colleen Madden, Comics for Children, Comics for Kids, CowPiggy, Shelley Frankenstein, Shelley Frankenstein: CowPiggy, Top Shelf Productions

Comics

Art For Art’s Sake #225: ‘It’s All Just Part Of The Zeitgeist, Man’

Another week, another Art For Art’s Sake, celebrating all the best art in comics… well, it’s in the name really…

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 Richard Bruton 890 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics

Comics Conventions Events

The 2000 AD And Thought Bubble Talent Search Is Back For 2023

Thought Bubble, one of the UK’s biggest and best comics festivals happens 6th to 13th November 2023 – and 2000

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Richard Bruton 1145 Views 2000 AD, comics, conventions, Thought Bubble

Comics

Previewing ‘The Best Of Tharg’s Terror Tales’ — Scary Stuff From ‘2000 AD’

Another new 2000 AD collection – The Best of Tharg’s Terror Tales – all the scares, all together…

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Richard Bruton 1198 Views 2000 AD, Al Ewing, Alan Hale, Alan McKenzie, Alec Worley, Arthur Wyatt, Ben Willsher, Cam Smith, Chris Weston, Cliff Robinson, David Hitchcock, Dom Reardon, Edmind Bagwell, Eric Bradbury, Gary Simpson, Greg Spaples, Henry Flint, John Smith, Kek-W, Kevin Cullen, Laura Bailey, Len O'Grady, Mark Millar, Mick Austin, Neil Edwards, Nigel Kitching, PJ Holden, Rebellion, Richard Elson, Shaky Kane, Shaun Thomas, Si Spurrier, Simon Coleby, Tharg's Terror Tales, The Best of Tharg's Terror Tales, The Feek, Tiernen Trevallion, tom foster

Comics Previews

Previewing ‘Redbeard’ Volume 2: ‘The Sea Wolves’ Concludes The Two-Part Return Of A French BD Classic

The second volume of this modern reinvention of the classic Barbe-Rouge bandes dessinées, we’re back on the high seas with

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Richard Bruton 1353 Views Cinebook, Euro Comics, Jean-Charles Kraehn, Jean-Michel Charlier, Jerome Saincantin, Redbeard, Redbeard: The Sea Wolves, Stefano Carloni, Victor Hubinon

Comics

Preview: SelfMadeHero Publishes Mylo Choy’s Contemplative Memoir On Running And Self-Acceptance ‘Middle Distance’

A contemplative and uplifting memoir of the love of running and how the act of pushing the body enabled them

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Richard Bruton 1000 Views comics, Middle Distance, Mylo Choy, Running, SelfMadeHero

Comics Crowdfunding

Kickstarting Comics – ‘Hedrek’ #3: A Detective Folk Horror Finale For A Fabulous Series

The action-packed finale of the folk horror detective procedural series Hedrek, a series I’ve absolutely loved, is funding on Kickstarter

September 7, 2023September 4, 2023 Richard Bruton 1586 Views David Hitchcock, Hedrek, Laurence Alison, Warwick Fraser Coombes

Comics

Preview (Of Sorts) — Top Shelf Takes You Behind The Blanket In ‘Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz’

Time to take a little (late) peek inside some of Top Shelf Productions‘ releases from this last month, starting with

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Richard Bruton 962 Views Charles M. Schulz, Francesco Matteuzzi, Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz, Luca Debus, Top Shelf Productions

Comics Previews

The Weekly 2000 AD Prog 2348: Have Gun, Will Do Law … Dredd’s On The Lookout For You, Perp!

Since 1977 2000 AD has been the UK’s greatest sci-fi weekly comic, and every week we give you a glimpse

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023 Richard Bruton 1238 Views 2000 AD, Annie Parkhouse, chris blythe, Dan Abnett, Eddie Robson, Jim Campbell, Joe Currie, Ken Niemand, Matt Soffe, Ned Hartley, Nick Brokenshire, Rob Williams, Simon Bowland, Simon Fraser, Tazio Bettin, The Weekly 2000 AD, tom foster

Comics

The Sunday Spotlight: All The Stuff And Nonsense From The Week In Comics

Welcome to Sunday Spotlight, a round-up of things I noticed in the wonderful world of comics this week…

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 Richard Bruton 1160 Views Arleen Sorkin, comics, Jack Kirby, Owen D Pomery, Phil Clarke, Sunday Spotlight, Thought Bubble

Comics

Art For Art’s Sake #224: The Beauty Of Tony DeZuniga

Welcome once more one and all to the all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza of comic art that is Art For Art’s Sake,

September 2, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1568 Views Art For Art's Sake, comics, Tony DeZuniga

Comics Previews

Hershey: A Life Well Lived … Tick Tock, Hershey, Tick Tock

The story of former Chief Judge Barbara Hershey is rattling towards its conclusion in 2000 AD right now, and it’s

September 2, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1103 Views Barbara Hershey, Brian Bolland, comics, Hershey, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Rob Williams, Simon Bowland, Simon Fraser, The Cold in the Bones

Comics Events

Raina Telgemeier’s ‘Facing Feelings’ Exhibition Extended To Nov 19, Plus Q&A On Sept 29

The Facing Feelings: The Art of Raina Telgemeier exhibition that we’ve told you about already is now extending its run

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1578 Views Billy Ireland Cartoon Library, comics, Raina Telgemeier

Comics Crowdfunding

Kickstarting Comics: ‘WarFighter’ — “A Graphic Exploration Of Resilience, Performance And Augmentation In War”

Laurence Alison combines with artists including David Hitchcock and Warwick Fraser Coombe to explore the history and myth of St

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1034 Views David Hitchcock, Kickstarter, Kickstarting Comics, Laurence Alison, Luke Michael Copsey, Paul McCaffrey, Steven Austin, WarFighter, Warwick Fraser-Coombe

Comics

Cover And Contents Of ‘The Best Of 2000 AD’ Volume 5 Revealed

The Best of 2000 AD series has been THE perfect intro to the comic and its history of splendid strips.

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1199 Views 2000 AD, Al Ewing, Alan Davis, Annie Wu, Chris Weston, Evan Cagle, Henry Flint, John Smith, Rob Williams, Sean Phillips, The Best of 2000 AD

Comics Previews

Preview: ‘Robo-Hunter: Planet Of The Robots’ Get S-L-A-Y-E-D Once More!

More classic 2000 AD reprints coming at you now – this time it’s time to get robo-hunting with Sam Slade,

September 1, 2023September 1, 2023 Richard Bruton 1132 Views 2000 AD, Alan Grant, comics, Ian Gibson, John Wagner, Jose Ferrer, Robo-Hunter, Sam Slade