The British government has promised that all of its citizens 17 years and over will have been offered a coronavirus vaccine by July 31st this year. And while there is currently a 12 week ago between first and second jabs, that will likely come down after that point as well. Which is why comic book […]
It's Christmas! Well, almost. British comic book shops often operate at the whims of American comic book publishers, printers, distributors, shipping containers and custom officials, despite making up around 15% of the US direct market. And so it will be again in a couple of weeks. Bleeding Cool has confirmed that new comics will be […]
Yesterday saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson's right-hand man Dominic Cummings try and defend his lockdown-busting behaviour as some kind of vehicular eye-test. Which saw officials having to issue public guidance for people to not to use short driving trips to test their eye-sight, even faster than disinfectant manufacturers had to, to stop people injecting themselves […]
Diamond Comics UK has been holding the final week of American comic books that were sent across the Atlantic before the shutdown in their Warrington offices. Which mean that while US and Canadian stores got the launch of Hellions and the Road To Empyre, the British shores didn't. Bleeding Cool reported that Diamond UK would […]
Normally, British comic book stores receive their weekly comic book delivery from the USA on Tuesdays, to be sold on Wednesdays. This week, I am told, deliveries won't reach UK stores until Thursday, as a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As for future weeks? Well, that is up in the air. Diamond […]
There is a new digital tax planned for companies operating in Britain but a) it is very small b) hasn't come in yet and c) that was two Chancellor of the Exchequers ago, and we don't know what the new UK Budget will say,But, with the coronavirus and Brexit, that may be a welcome change[...]
We've seen all types of variations of the "physically/mentally scarred detectives who have to pull it together to track down a huge evil" theme over the years. Sometimes, one of them turns out to be a ghost. Other times, they're time displaced and can only communicate through something like an old radio. There was even […]
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“When Eleventh Hour Films drew my attention to this extraordinary piece of British and American history it pressed all my buttons and I think it will do the same for a wide audience.” - Ahearne
Rendlesham is inspired by a reportedly "true" UFO incident at a US air base close to the village of Rendlesham,[...]
And, in Britain, Batman #24 - first and second prints, with complete Catwoman proposal, due to unexplained distribution delays.But it's not just a one-off, it seems.British shops will also be getting a week delay on Aquaman #25, Superman #25 and Harley Quinn #22.Superman and Aquaman especially are anniversary issues for the titles, 40 pages long[...]
There are many things that early adopters have to eat when they pick up new technology. Retail prices before any cuts or discounts is one. However, it seems the Brexit has just made some Vive early adopters a little better. It's been announced by HTC that the Vive is getting a price hike from £689 […]
The collapse of the pound sterling against the US dollar as a result of Great Britain's referendum result to leave the European Union, has today had its effect on the price of comic books.Diamond Comic Distributors has informed comic book stores that prices have increased as a result of changes in exchange rates, the first[...]
After batting away a question from Douglas Carswell MP who switched earlier this year from Cameron's Conservative Party to UKIP.After that, Oliver Downden MP asked Cameron,
Oliver Downden: The triumphant Star Wars saga began life at Elstree Studios in my constituency, which continues to produce hits such as The Kings Speech and Suffragette.Speaker: Order! Order! The gentlemen[...]
I went to the British Political Cartoonist Of The Year Awards last night. I wasn't nominated (web cartoonists aren't – and that was the only reason, okay?) but plenty of fine cartoonists were. And in an expansive church hall in St John's Square in London's Westminster, politicians, cartoonists, researchers, and lobbyists mingled, with a free […]
Often pionoeered in other markets, it was the UK versions in English that took the fancy of US execs and saw the success of the likes of Deal Of No Deal, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, The Weakest Link, Pop Idol (becoming American Idol), Big Brother, Britain's Got Talent, The X-Factor, The Voice and[...]
That's basically called Britain's Better With Mutants, echoing the seventies slogan Britain's Better Off With The Conservatives.And here it is, frame by frame.I've come over all patriotic...Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London Currently running the Cats & Cartoonists exhibition, to be followed by Dead Cats, an exhibition of Christian Ward's work.Over in[...]
It ties up valuable public resources that are best reserved for those most deserving.ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF SUICIDE: Please remember that by eliminating yourself you are putting the Great back into Britain And that you are British Care must be taken to not inconvenience anybody Always remember to pin a polite note to your clothes explaining[...]
Bleeding Cool first told you that Black Kiss 2 #1 by Howard Chaykin was going to be more sexually explicit than many had previously thought, then that it had been held by UK Customs, while Diamond UK negotiated a release the week after, with a note to retailers reminding them of the adult nature of […]
The countdown of numbers took examples from across Britain, and especially London 18 in neon was taken from the sex shops of Soho.4 The trip down the Thames was incredibly stylised from its mythical start through institutions of Henley, Richmond, the Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race and into London, with the a snatch of the theme tune[...]
More from the British Rob Granito, exhibiting at comic conventions across the UK… and the deviantArt he appears to be swiping then selling as prints… Once again, thanks to Donna Evans for coordinating lots of this… Original art from Ryan, Justine Lerma, Eduardo Vieira, Joe Jusko, Original art from Walter O'Neil, […]
Dollars per one British Pound. Average of Month.Month
Date
Forecast
Value
50%
Correct +/-
80%
Correct +/-0
Apr 2012
1.6000
0.000
0.0001
May 2012
1.597
0.018
0.0402
Jun 2012
1.564
0.023
0.0523
Jul 2012
1.543
0.027
0.0614
Aug 2012
1.484
0.030
0.0675
Sep 2012
1.456
0.033
0.0736
Oct 2012
1.429
0.035
0.078What will this mean to Britain and the comics industry? Well, firstly, British creators will get paid more A stronger dollar translates into more pounds Which means the US publishers will be more attractive to UK publishers and 2000AD may[...]
