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Things to do in London in September… if you like comics, of course. Exhibitions A Study in Emerald at Orbital Comics Adapted from a Neil Gaiman story, with art by the Eisner-winning Rafael Albuquerque, a gothic horror that echoes both Sherlock Holmes and the Cthulhu mythos of H.P[...]

So I ran an article earlier pointing out the diversity of choice of programming and panels at Nine World Geekfest tomorrow in Hammersmith, London (see you there, tickets still available) by pointing out ten competing panels all at 11:45am on Friday morning, and the dilemma of choice this presented me. And the bigger issue, that this[...]

Here is a list of things to do in London in August if you like comics If you would like to add any — or offer suggestions for September's list — do get in touch. Exhibitions: Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-2018 review, Design Museum Kensington until August 12th. 50 Glorious Shows, The Cartoon Museum, until 2nd September. Astérix[...]

Credit: Debby Wong/REX/Shutterstock The customs and cultures of crime are set to collide on the streets of London, with Boardwalk Empire's Kelly Macdonald (Trainspotting) set to take on the criminal underworld as a lead in BBC One/Netflix's upcoming thriller Giri/Haji. Hailing from writer Joe Barton (Humans) and Jane Featherstone's Sister Pictures and originally announced in May 2017, the eight-part[...]

His other books include "The Dog Allusion: Gods, Pets and How to be Human and Fuck: The Human Odyssey. The Coalition Book, a collection of his most scathing cartoons about the last government. In addition to being chairman of the British Cartoonists' Association, Rowson is also a trustee of the Cartoon Museum, The People's Trust for Endangered Species and a[...]

Last night, the Cartoon Museum in Bloomsbury, London, announced a big change As a result of their rent being doubled, the Cartoon Museum was to move to a new basement location in neighbouring Fitzrovia, where they would not have to pay rent at all, basically being in the basement of a new building developed by[...]

I went to see Ready Player One at the BFI IMAX Cinema in London I'll talk more about the film in a minute, but the screening was delayed by some folk who wanted to talk to us  first I was expecting a lecture on the use of mobile phones. Instead, Steven Spielberg, Tye Sheridan and Ben[...]

When the Cartoon Museum moved to Little Russell Street, London in February 2006, their collection of works numbered about 1,500 It has now grown to 4,200 works Since that date, it has put on 50 exhibitions of cartoons, comics, caricature, graphic novels and animation in London's West End And now the Cartoon Museum will show[...]

Credit: Netflix What a random, tragic act of violence on the streets of modern-day London turns out to be something much darker and less "random" than it first appears, British detective Kip Glaspie must discover the darker truths driving the cover-up That's the premise behind Netflix and BBC2's Collateral, the upcoming limited series starring Carey Mulligan[...]

At the Black Panther premiere at Hammersmith, London last night, they had DJs performing in the cinema before the movie began And with the cast and crew lined up along the right side of the auditorium waiting to go on stage, DJ Semtex played Man's Not Hot And everyone, frankly, got down to it But[...]

We're definitely in the depths of East London In the cop world that we shoot in, there seems to be a really impeccable through-line of layers and textures and grime and seediness. There's definitely a dream like element to the reality of the show There are parts that feel very 2017, very London… but every now[...]

Credit: BBC America London has one of its greatest protectors back, investigating the evils that the streets spew out Idris Elba (Thor: Ragnarok) took to Twitter on Thursday to let fans know that Detective John Luther was "back in London, back in the coat" – which means Elba is back to filming new episodes of BBC[...]

Having previously bought the rights to his current stand-up comedy tour Humanity, the streaming service has also secured the rights to his next, as-yet-unnamed stand-up show. Filmed in London's Eventim Apollow and set to premiere in the early part of 2018, Humanity is only the recent example of the offerings Netflix has had for Gervais fans[...]

It's been very relaxed and fruitful." Set in contemporary London, Hicks is a family man and a great, committed officer He's also profoundly corrupt Renko is a difficult and damaged, but utterly incorruptible officer Thus, the two cops stand on different ends of the social and moral spectrum and also seriously distrust one other – and[...]

As the festive season is upon us, everything is kicking off comic book style in London Yesterday saw signings at Taschen from Jamie Hewlett, and the day before from Paul Oakenfold and from the White Noise Ram V and Dearbhla Kelly at Forbidden Planet. But tonight also involves comic creators going beyond comics. Orbital Comics have a Private[...]

Cohen-Hatton serves as deputy assistant commissioner for the London Fire Brigade She has been at the scene for a number of major incidents, including the Westminster terrorist attack in March 2017 and 2015's Holborn fire Holding a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, Dr Cohen-Hatton has won numerous awards for her research into incident command in emergency[...]

Looks like Dushane and Sully will be running the mean streets of London for another season, as Netflix has ordered a new season of British crime drama Top Boy The first two seasons originally aired in 2011 and 2013 the U.K on Channel 4 and are currently available globally on the streaming service Now, the[...]

Oh look, it must be MCM London Comic Con this week… Is this what happens when a major international comic convention organiser acquires another major international comic convention organiser? Bleeding Cool scooped the news that Reed POP had acquired MCM Comic Con last week, and it went official this week And whether you can ascribe changes[...]

This is what London's Cartoon Musuem looked like in April, at the opening night of an exhibition celebrating the work of over 200 female cartoonists. And here is the news today, tweeted by the British Ladeez Do Comics account, announcing the British Cartoonists' Association's call for entrants for Young Cartoonists Of The Year A prize I[...]

The last couple of days of London Film and Comic Con at the London Olympia were manic, with a huge amount of people in on Saturday and a surprisingly busy Sunday, too We visited with comic creators, catching some great panels (including our own Rich Johnston on a panel alongside Kevin Smith) In between places,[...]

As I did last year, Bleeding Cool (as in, me) will be attending this year's Nine Worlds Geekfest in Hammersmith, London running from the 4th to the 6th of August Dubbed the petri dish of the future of genre conventions, by Kieron Gillen, the show bends over to be accessible and enjoyable to all audiences,[...]

promote) the release of the recent Power Rangers movie on Blu-ray and DVD at the end of the month, Bleeding Cool is giving away 40 tickets – that's 20 pairs – to a special fan screening of the film in Central London on Wednesday 26th July from 6:30pm. The event will also include refreshments and a[...]

The look is iconic, a small bear in an old red hat, a blue duffel coat carrying a battered suitcase… just about everyone has at least seen the character. The first story starts simply with Paddington being discovered at Paddington railway station in London by the Brown family, he is sitting on his suitcase with a note pined to[...]

Yesterday saw the massive Pride march in London, estimated at drawing a million souls out onto the sun drenched streets of central London I went out with the girls to enjoy the sights, the music, the clothes, the general free spirit of liberation and the lesson that they are free to be whoever they are. It's a pretty[...]

My most regular of comic shops, Orbital Comics in London, will be welcoming Jeff Parker to their store on Saturday 24th June for a signing followed by an after-hours talk. Writer and artist Jeff Parker has worked on titles such as Agents of Atlas and Hulk from Marvel, his Eisner nominated The Interman and more recently[...]

What is it with Spider-Men showing off their lip-sync talents of late? Not weeks after Tom Holland wowed crowds at Lip Sync Battle with his rendition of Rihanna's Umbrella, now Andrew Garfield, the former Peter Parker of Sony's Amazing Spider-Man series, made a surprise appearance at Queens Werq the World tour at Troxy in London,[...]

Yay! I went to MCM London Comic Con! Lots to talk about, but first, let's take a look at some cosplay shots from the show… especially as the sun decided to show it's bright glittery face… which means lots of cosplayers going for ice cream. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

But I heard it was a blast. The British Women Cartoon and Comic Artists exhibition, currently running at the Cartoon Museum in London, just round the corner from the British Museum until 23rd July, seeks to answer the question "Why are there no women cartoonists?" with a big "open your eyes!" Well, actually, there are – lots[...]

Next Friday you can learn the art of comic book inking from Cam Smith, an industry icon who has worked on everything from Spider-Man to Batman and of course, 2000AD. It's all happening at Orbital Comics in London on Friday 7th April, from 7pm Limited to 30 places I understand there are a handful of places[...]

World class footballer, turned sports presenter, turned household name, turned crisp salesman, he lives in Barnes, London. And less than an hour ago, he popped into the Starbucks on the high street Where my wife and my youngest daughter, Alice, popped in for a drink and a lemon muffin. Alice had her lemon muffin on the table,[...]