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Ian Gibson’s “Lifeboat” comic project gets set to launch

Ian Gibson fans will not want to miss this online event to launch a Kickstarter for his SF graphic novel

This Friday sees the launch of veteran 2000AD artist Ian Gibson’s SF comic project, Lifeboat, which is being brought to life through an upcoming crowdfunding campaign by The77 Publications, publishers of The77 anthology, Pandora, and This Comic is Haunted. Join Steve Bull and Ben Cullis from The77 Publications on Facebook for a special live event, as as they bring you all the latest on Ian…

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Four of the UK’s most ambitious independent comic publishers have joined Comic Book UK, the trade association that recently launched to drive growth in the UK’s comic book industry

Ambitious new comic publishers join mission to create the “next great British comics boom”

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The77 Publications, MarkWHO77, continue comic creator focused videocast series with chats with artist Andrew Richmond, Robin Smith and John Wagner

Check out the latest The77 Publications and MarkWHO77 joint Videocasts, two smash “round table” interviews with Andrew Richmond, Robin Smith and John Wagner

The77 Publications, publishers of The77, This Comic is Haunted, Pandora, and other smashing independent comics, continue their joint videocast series with MarkWHO77, hosted by Mark Baumgarten and Vicky Jakubowski, with a new interview with artist Andrew Richmond. Alongside The77’s publisher Ben Cullis, Mark and Vicky chat with Andrew, a thirty year veteran of the independent comics industry,…

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Crowdfunding Spotlight: The77 #5

Crowdfunding Spotlight: The77 #5

The Kickstarter target for the latest issue of British anthology comic The77 is … £7777 – and the team seem well on the way to reaching that, but this feisty independent never says no to a signal boost! Neil Sims The77 #5 ‘newsstand’ edition cover “We want to smash this target – so need your support!” urges publisher Ben Cullis, pointing to an ever more confident line up of strips that includes…

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Blazing back into comics - an interview with 2000AD’s Steve MacManus

Blazing back into comics – an interview with 2000AD’s Steve MacManus

As one of the early editors of British weekly, 2000AD, Steve MacManus oversaw what was, arguably, the most creative era in the history of The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Now he’s back with a new anthology comics project, Blazer!, and Peter Duncan caught up with the editor turned recent novelist to find out more about it before its imminent crowdfunding launch… Note: Not Final Cover From 1979 to…

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Free Comic Creator-focused workshops announced for LICAF LIVE

Free Comic Creator-focused workshops announced for LICAF LIVE

Seven free exclusive workshops with leading international creators, including Steven Appleby, Joe Kelly, Luke McGarry and Lucy Sullivan are part of the line-up of LICAF LIVE, this year’s virtual version of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month, aimed specifically at comic creators new and old, suitable for age 15+.

The workshops are free, but registration is required. Here’s…

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Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Editor and Publisher Ben Cullis

Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Editor and Publisher Ben Cullis

Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This year, also virtual).

Today, we’re talking to Ben Cullis, aka Benksy, a comic editor and part-time Graphic Design teacher from Lincolnshire, editor and publisher of

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