Just a quick shout-out (not just because I'm published in it) for a great way to get an early look at Comic Scene - the new UK comics magazine...
GET COMICSCENE UK TODAY WORLDWIDE! Get a digital pdf copy of the new ‘ComicScene UK’ magazine in advance TODAY (within 24 hours) & your 64 page print copy by launch date 1st May for only £10 (approx. 12 euros, $15)! Pay PayPal comicsceneuk@gmail.com leaving name, email & address or email us at comicsceneuk@gmail / text 07734884320 for bank transfer details. Other options at www.comicscene.org
Don't forget that this is what you can look forward to inside issue zero...(which I've seen and it looks fantastic)...
ComicScene UK launches 1st May in print and digital format. You can’t buy it in the shops – it’s via mail order only. You can see all subscription details and offers below and here..
Celebrating all that is great about comics in the UK and worldwide what should you expect in the 64 page launch issue of ComicScene.
In the launch issue, issue 0, we have;
Nuts and Bolts – John Freeman on the comic scene
Changing Face Of Dan Dare – Richard Sheaf takes a monthly look at the Pilot of the Future
How Comic Books Help Us Relive Our Childhood – Benoit Peeters. How comic books help us to relive our childhood” was first published – in French and in English – by The Conversation (http://bit.ly/2BSYYk8). French graphic novelist and critic Benoît Peeters is Visiting Professor in Graphic Fiction and Comic Art, the first such appointment in the UK. With thanks to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (12th – 14th October 2018 www.comicartfestival.com) for arranging this representation.
The Prisoner – Stephen Jewell interviews Pete Milligan and Colin Lorimer on the new title from Titan Comics
OK Computer – Luke Williams debates digital v print comics
21st Century Flashback – Fred MacNamara on Thunderbirds
Art Gallery – original unseen art with a story from Rufus Dayglo
Shiver and Shake – Martin Dallard takes a look at a fabulous first issue!
Hatch, Match and Dispatch Valiant & Lion – David Moloney speaks to Chris Lowder and Steve MacManus about the merger of two great titles.
The Growth of Cosplay – Louise Saul provides an insiders guide to the growth of cosplay at comic conventions
Creators Writes – Co Creator of Judge Dredd John Wagner tells us how his new character Rok of the Reds was developed
The Cartmel Factor – Ian Wheeler takes a monthly look at Doctor Who comics, including the new series of 7th Doctor adventures from Titan Comics
Free Comic Book Day – Richard Bruton on previous Comic Book Day issues
25 years of Batman Mask Of Phantasm – Tim Hayes looks back at 25 years of Batman animation as Batman Ninja hits the screens
Through the Looking Glass: The secret history of Toxic – John McShane takes a look at Toxic and the influence Scotland has had on comics.
That Whooshing Noise: 30 Years of Deadline – Tim Pilcher speaks to the original creators of Deadline
30 years of Tank Girl – Chris McAulay reads Tank Girl for the first time
Remembering Steve Dillon – Joel Meadows on one of the creators of Deadline, Steve Dillon
Judge Dredd v Batman – Karl Stock on the meetings of the Mega City Lawman and the Caped Crusader of Gotham
Rachael Ball: Creator of Wolf – Tony Esmond takes a monthly look at Small Press
Stuck in the 18th Century – Steve Tanner on the creation of Flintlock
Fanscene – 50 Years of Fandom. David Hathaway Price takes a regular look at fandom over the last 50 years with the infamous Unicorn
50 years of Apollo Landings – Stephen Jewell takes a look at the new graphic novel Apollo, launched a year before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo landings
Collecting Roy of the Rovers – Richard Sheaf regular column on Roy of the Rovers and sport/adventure comics
The Last Word – 2000AD creator Pat Mills writes his new and regular column. #tlw
Whackoman – Marc Jackson new strip