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Thrill-power interrupted: the printer that printed 2000AD has gone bust
The Galaxy's Greatest Comic has been felled not by the Dark Judges, not by a Sov nuke, but by a web offset press…
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Comics
Comics and graphic novels.
September 2026
July 2026
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Batman: Caped Crusader offers a free night in Harley Quinn’s playpen (full video).
Prime Video has placed an entire episode of Batman: Caped Crusader on YouTube, allowing viewers to visit Gotham City without first handing…
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Frank Miller: Turning weird men in tights into Modern Mythology (interview).
When Frank Miller talks about comics, he does not sound like a man discussing disposable entertainment involving brightly dressed people punching one another…
May 2026
NewsComics
The Pro by Gareth Ennis, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Paul Mounts (graphic novel).
One of the things I often do is hunt around for comic books drawn by Amanda Conner that I haven’t come across before,…
September 2025
NewsComics
Judge Dredd endures: I Am the Law! (video)
Judge Dredd is that rarest of comic-book beasts: a character who’s both the promise of order and the punchline to it, a power…
July 2025
NewsComics
Jim Shooter (1951-2025): a memory by GF Willmetts.
One of my team had asked had I heard that American comicbook writer and editor, Jim Shooter had died over the weekend at…
May 2025
NewsComics
Hawkgirl: Once Upon A Galaxy by Jadzia Axelrod, Amancay Nahuelpan and Driano Lucas (graphic novel).
I’ve always liked Hawkgirl. At least she had a better helmet to draw from different angles than her husband, Carter Hol. However, opening…
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Invasion! Eight-Hour War and a pint (classic comic-book retrospective).
Back in 1977, when British comics weren’t afraid of being shouty, satirical, and stuffed full of morally dubious antiheroes, Invasion! exploded onto the…
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Juanjo Guarnido: Rejected by Marvel, rescued by cats (comic-book video).
Once upon a time, Juanjo Guarnido was just another talented bloke knocking on Marvel’s door and being politely (or not) shown the exit.…
March 2025
NewsBooks
TwoMorrows Publishing faces financial struggles following Diamond collapse (news).
TwoMorrows Publishing, the company behind a range of magazines and books dedicated to comics history, pop culture, and LEGO fandom, is facing significant…
February 2025
NewsComics
Captain America Brave New World: Mark Kermode’s superhero movie review (video).
Mark Kermode, our chap-of-mucho-movies, brings his keen eye to the MCU’s new superhero film, Captain America Brave New World. Captain America: Brave New World—the…
December 2024
NewsComics
Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth (graphic novel).
What attracted me to this book, ‘Batman Allies: Alfred Pennyworth,’ is the Alex Ross cover. The book contains 14 stories spanning from 1943…