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The new Doctor Who comics can't be sold in print form in the UK due to licensing restrictions. The Doctor Who Magazine, published monthly by Panini in the UK, continues to hold the licence to Doctor Who comic publication in the UK, covering its monthly strip. There have been strong rumours that either the magazine was to[...]

I really like the fact that in recent years cosplayers have been encouraged to participate more openly in cons across the UK and this only adds to the fun and atmosphere of the day for all as well as attracting younger, next-gen readers I know that the cosplayers, professional or not, appeal to younger kids[...]

This again. Sigh. It emerges that, despite being successfully distributed and sold for months in the UK, recent lines of licensed comics have, apparently, only been licensed for North American distribution And everyone kinda forgot Until now. British retailers have been informed that, as of now, they will not received any of their orders for Teenage Mutant Ninja[...]

Mostly restricted to Commonwealth countries, there's a few incursions into the USA as well… Amazon has Boxing Day sales on its UK website, and on its Canadian site, while on its USA site, the rather less exciting-sounding End Of Year Sales. Feel free to let us know of any other bargains around the place.[...]

But this is billed as his final European appearance, ever. The show states; After decades of meeting his fans, he has finally decided that long distance travel is to be left to the likes of Iron Man, who can do it far faster and look a little more awesome when doing so! And thanks to the world[...]

Spencer Ellsworth writes; If you love Kieron Gillen (if you don't, shame on you), you may have noticed his fondness for the Robots in Disguise, specifically the UK comic of the 1980s In Iron Man and S.W.O.R.D Gillen has brought back Death's Head, the freelance peacekeeping agent (don't call him a bounty hunter) that debuted in[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors have told UK stores that their IDW comic due this week may be a week late The comics include; Maxx: Maxximized #1 TMNT: Classics Vol 7 TPB GI Joe: Special Missions #9 Star Trek #27 X-Files: Season 10 #6 Thunder Agents #4 Godzilla: Rulers Of The Earth #6 Zombie War #2 Powerpuff Girls #3 Half Past Danger #6 Diamond Comic Distributors have[...]

Like the headline says. Netflix really want me to tell you they'll have the Breaking Bad finale up in hours of going to air in the USA. How badly? They sent me a toy, a mug, a t-shirt...

Sorry folks, expect a week's delay on these if you're in the land of Downton Abbey, Jaffa Cakes and jelly babies as I am... UNCANNY AVENGERS #12 A PLUS X

UPDATE: May not just be the UK… You know how we said IDW had printed over 100,000 copies of My Little Pony #1? It seems they may have missed out a few thousand for whatever reason. Diamond Comic Distributors has informed UK stores, a few hours after I started making enquiries, that My Little Pony will only[...]

Blame Thanksgiving. Blame Canada. Blame the new Jaffa Cake-flavoured doughnuts in Greggs (seriously). But a few DC comics won't be making their way to

Would you like to work for Marvel? Worried that living in the UK makes for a rather laborious commute and they probably won't cover your expenses? Well, Panini is looking for a UK intern to help in their Marvel Graphic Novel department. The online application can be found here… It's not quite working in the bullpens of Manhattan[...]

Still delayed on the new issues of Age Of Apocalypse, Avengers Academy and Road To Oz though… If you're British and you were planning to pop along to the comic shop this Wednesday to pick up Daredevil: End Of Days, the first chapter of Brian Bendis' new "final" Daredevil story, you may have to wait even[...]

Bleeding Cool has comprehensively covered how Diamond UK have decided not to distribute Black Kiss 2 in the UK after its first issue, over fears of actions by HM Customs that would delay all the comics being distributed in this fashion. We've now learned that Canada too will also not be receiving the comic book from[...]

As of this week, Black Kiss 2, Howard Chaykin's sequel to his sexually explicit comic book of the eighties, is banned in the UK But why? And how come issue 1 was allowed in after a brief UK Customs-based delay? There is a difference between the first and second issues however, and it's one that that[...]

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[...]

Also notable were songs that were banned in some form on original release such as Anarchy In The UK and Relax… but this love story, this social networking life that we see, is so much down to one man. 12 Under the house is Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, and who[...]

It's back. The laugh track is back. The guitar riff is back. It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere.... Red Dwarf X. Coming soon.

The show will also launch the Nobrow 7 comic. There will also be portfolio reviews hosted by three of the most respected young illustrators currently working in the UK, Edinburgh Fringe Festival artist Ben Newman, BAFTA illustrator Eda Akaltun, and author of People I've Never met and regular LA Times contributor Nick White. The show will take[...]

And Diamond UK must still be feeling the effects, in some kind of linked name fashion. Anyway, for the second week in a row, UK stores will get their US comics on Thursday afternoon instead of Tuesday afternoon So if you're looking for Silk Spectre #1 or Spider-Men #1 on Wednesday morning, you'll be out of[...]

Simply Tap is a new app for your smart device. Install it, hand over all your credit card details (I know) and you can buy stuff with "tap codes" - a cute

Orbital Comics in London is situated close to Soho, the gay mecca of London. And on Frith Street, lies CIRCA, a gay club that opened last year. To

For two days. Which means that the UK will only get new comic books delivered sometime on Thursday Just like in the old days And the launch of Before Watchmen delayed in the UK. That's the official reason anyway I think the Queen happens to be a big Lost Girls fan, and fancies herself a bit of[...]

Look. US Dollar to UK Pound Currency Exchange Forecast U.S Dollars per one British Pound.  Average of Month. Month Date Forecast Value 50% Correct +/- 80% Correct +/- 0 Apr 2012 1.6000 0.000 0.000 1 May 2012 1.597 0.018 0.040 2 Jun 2012 1.564 0.023 0.052 3 Jul 2012 1.543 0.027 0.061 4 Aug 2012 1.484 0.030 0.067 5 Sep 2012 1.456 0.033 0.073 6 Oct 2012 1.429 0.035 0.078 What will this mean to Britain and the comics industry? Well, firstly, British creators will get paid more A stronger dollar translates into more pounds[...]

Tim Pilcher, ex-editor of DC Comics, and current head of Comic Book Alliance writes for Bleeding Cool, after attending and exhibiting at this weekend's Bristol Comics Expo; I've been attending comic conventions in Bristol ever since Kev F Sutherland first set one up to replace the defunct UKCAC, way back in 1999 That's 13 years—unlucky for[...]

It is a little ridiculous. (Photo by Roger Gibson) This weekend is the Bristol Comic Expo, the genetic inheritor of the old UKCAC conventions With guests such as Alan Davis, Mark Buckingham, Ian Churchill, Mike Carey, John Higgins, Anne Stokes, Gary Erskine, Dylan Teague, Rob Williams, Ian Edginton, Lee Garbett, Neil Edwards, Paul Cornell, David Hine, Simon[...]

Once upon a time, there was a company called Titan Distribution, the leading comic book distributor in the UK There were also joint companies Titan Books and Titan Magazines They are also part of the body that owned Forbidden Planet, It was all very cosy. Then Diamond bought Titan Distribution and turned it into Diamond Comic[...]

Could this be the beginning of a mini-boom in digital comic book production in the UK? Mark Waid has made it very clear The digital comic books he's working on are not animation Even though we see changes of image on the screen, as new panels and information appear, because the images themselves don't move,[...]

I think that's game set and match, isn't it? MCM London Expo, Kapow, Thought Bubble, the Bristol/Birmingham conventions, all can boast a number of star comic book guests coming to the UK. But the newcomer in February, the London Super Comic Convention, organised by a bunch of comic dealers and a doctor in Essex has probably[...]

Not on all the press certainly, but on this UK poster for Tintin in particular, the name of the writers is the same size as that as the director And the cast And the film's subtitle Indeed, the only thing bigger than the writers' names is the main title of the film – and that[...]