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RECOMMENDED INDEPENDENTS

Temple APA #0TEMPLE APA

Issue #0 of The Temple Comic APA’s Digital Showcase is now available to download as a free PDF at templeapa.ning.com, featuring a motley collection of strips from some great indie talent.

Showcasing the work of 15 members (mostly from around the UK), this 70-page anthology highlights the diverse nature of the Amateur Press Association, containing humour, horror, slice-of-life, superhero, sci-fi and more (including content of a mature nature).

Creators include Dave Evans, Paul Harrison-Davies, Paul Elridge, Toshiro de Smeyter and others and it's a fab free read!

The Temple is the UK’s longest running comic APA, having run for 12 years and 55 issues before going digital. The aim of the Temple is to learn, improve, collaborate and support each other’s comic projects. Everyone from the rawest amateur to the most seasoned professional is welcome to join.

• For more information check out templeapa.ning.com, or contact John Kirkham at sr-republic AT ntlworld.com

 

SPACESHIP AWAY
Spaceship Away14 (pictured right) is on sale soon but #13 of this brilliant original Dan Dare title is out now. Spaceship Away costs £6.99 per issue for UK residents and £10.00 per issue for international subscribers. The difference is due to postal costs.
• Click
here to subscribe to Spaceship Away or get more information via info@spaceshipaway.org.uk • Or write to:
Spaceship Away, 8 Marley Close, Preston, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 6DH, England UK

SOLAR WIND
The final issue of this brilliant satrical comic is out now!
• The Summer Special is available for £3 + £1P&P from Paul Scott, 13 Kiln Crescent, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, County Durham, DL17 9AP or by PayPal to paulvonscott@yahoo.co.uk
• Issue 6 of Solar Wind and Issues 1 and 2 of Solar Wind spin-off Sunny for Girls are still available for just £1 (plus £1 P&P) each.

 

UK COMICS ON SALE NOW
• Please note: this is not a complete list of releases: information from publishers is welcomed!
• Not included on this page are magazines which may include comic or illustrated content such as
Sky Kids, which is not on sale in newsagents but has a direct mail subscription run of over 745,000 copies each issue.
• Click here for separate pages listing upcoming UK graphic novel releases from a range of pubishers including Panini and Titan Books


UK COMICS PUBLISHERS
• Jump to:
BBC MagazinesJohn Brown Junior Cosmic Publications (Comics International)DC ThomsonDeagostiniDennis (Viz)EaglemossEgmontGE FabbriFutureKnockaboutLook and Learn CompanyMetropolis (Book and magazine Collector)PaniniRebellionRedanTitan MagazinesToontastic

INDEPENDENTS

• Check the Smallzone web site for new UK indie comics - or the Bugpowder site
• Small and Indie comics news for the UK also at: talkaboutcomics.com


BBC MAGAZINES

Doctor Who AdventuresTEEN • Top of the Pops Magazine

PRE-TEEN • All About Animals Amy Doctor Who AdventuresGirl Talk Match of the Day Magazine (includes strip by Martin Baines) • Robin Hood AdventuresW.I.T.C.H

EDUCATIONAL • Learning Is Fun!

PRE-SCHOOL • BalamoryBob the Builder CBeebies AnimalsCBeebies Weekly MagazineCharlie and LolaFifi and the FlowertotsFimbles In the Night GardenTeletubbiesToyboxTweenies

Fan Links
Doctor Who Online Doctor Who Adventures Section


John Brown Junior
The New Boathouse, 136-142 Bramley Rd, London W10 6SR
• Information Welcome!

Comics International
Editor: Mike Conroy
Cosmic Publications Ltd., PO Box 9844, Colchester C01 9EE UK
Tel: 01322 340207 (011 44 1322 340207 from North America)


Subs House: Comics International, 8 Guildford Road, Maldon, Essex CM9 7XD
Subscriptions by credit card call 01621 877 231. To pay by PayPal: sales@comics-international.co.uk

Comics International #205



DC Thomson
80, Kingsway East, Dundee, Angus DD4 8SL Tel: 01382 462276
BOYS ADVENTURE

Commando Action and Adventure Stories
Eight digests per month featuring one self-contained war story - six news stories and two reprint
Click here for the latest title information on www.commandomag.com
Read a 2008 interview with Commando editor Calum Laird
Click here for details of new Commando collections from Carlton
Click here for subscription info
• Or write to: D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd, The Subscribers Department, Commando Library, 80 Kingsway East, Dundee DD4 8SL
or Freephone (UK only) 0800 318846

Commando Wallpapers for your PC!
The Commando Editor has chosen a selection of iconic Commando Magazine covers to use as desktop wallpapers. Read more about the revamp

Current Titles
• Info via Vic Whittle's exhaustive Commando web site - highly recommended!

CommandoCommando No 4099: U-Boat Vengeance
Script: Alan Hebden Cover and Art: John Ridgway

So, there you are, trapped in an oversized fishing net by the man who has murdered your crew and trapped you by planting a ruthless killer in your command. Now what are you going to do?
What you’re going to do, if you’re Dutch Navy Captain Piet De Groot is swear to get even, to bring vengeance down upon that Nazi. The only problem is how you’re going to do it.

CommandoCommando 4100: The Nazi Hunter
Script: Mike Knowles Cover: Nicholas Forder Art: Morahin

In the shattered remains of Germany’s “Thousand Year Reich” in 1945, intelligence officer Captain Alan Bishop’s job was to track down those Nazis trying to escape justice. It was often a dirty job but Alan was a professional. Then he was assigned to track down a vicious Gestapo killer called Fritz Seibold and things got personal, very personal.

CommandoCommando No 4102: U-Boat Curse
Reprint: 2458
Script: Bernard Gregg Cover: Jeff Bevan Art: Denis McLoughlin

Ghosts don’t exist, everybody knows that. And definitely not the ghost of a solid steel Nazi U-Boat or her phantom skipper. No, you can’t expect anybody to believe that sort of nonsense. But a word of warning. Be careful what you say to a certain British Merchant Navy captain and his hard-fisted crew. They know more than most about the. U-Boat Curse!

CommandoCommando No 4102: At Ground Level
Reprint: 2456
Script: R. A. Montague Cover and Art: Gordon Livingstone

It was an entirely new war for Bob Crane and Tubby Evans. One minute they were crewing a Beaufighter over Burma and the next they were down in the jungle, unwilling footsloggers in a Chindit raiding column behind Jap lines.
They had to learn the rules of survival fast or die – for neither the jungle nor the Japs were taking prisoners.

HUMOUR

The Beano
Weekly humour comic
Click here for subscription info

BeanoMAX
Monthly MegaMag aimed at 9-13 year olds. The Big Brother to the Beano Weekly will feature longer stories starring top Beano characters as well as reviews, celebrity interviews, puzzles and features.

Fun-Sized Beano
A collection of colour comic capers with fun-filled puzzle pages in a handy pocket-sized publication.
Click here for subscription info

Dandy Extreme
Fortnightly humour comic (see news story)
Click here for subscription info

Fun-Sized Dandy
Dandy fun and games in miniature. Colour stories and puzzles complete this mini comic.
Click here for subscription info

Classics from the Comics
68 page humour anthology reprinting various DC Thomson characters
Click here for subscription info

GIRLS

Animals and You
DC Thomson's last remaining girls title
Click here for subscription info

Bratz Magazine
Licensed title based on those scary, evil looking dolls. Oh, okay, it is just me who thinks they're scary.
Click here for subscription info


Deagostini
PO Box 1000, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE85 2BS Part work publisher
WARNING: I cannot in all honsety recommend subscribing to any publication published by this company. My experience subscribing to their THE PRISONER FACT FILES has been woeful, with missing issues never re-sent, an apparent ceasation of publication without notice. If you are going to subscribe DO NOT DO SO BY DIRECT DEBIT. I paid as I went, having heard horror stories about the company that I feel were in part justified (although I have to say that their call centre staff always tried to be helpful).

ON SALE NOW...
Comic/Illustrated titles include:
Funny Bones
Also publishes Hong Kong Legends, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars Figurines
Dennis Publishing
30, Cleveland St, London, W1T 4JD Tel: 020 7907 6000
ON SALE NOW...

Latest VizViz #174

(£2.80) features 52 pages of sweary fun. Adults only.


Eaglemoss
5 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2HR England Tel: + 44 (0)20 7590 8300 Part works publisher
Titles include:
DC Comics Figurine CollectionThe Classic Marvel Figurine CollectionFifi's WorldHorrible HistoriesHorrible ScienceYu-Gi-Oh The Ultimate Guide

Egmont Magazines
184, Drummond St, London, NW1 3HP Tel: 020 7380 6430

Barbie
Barbie is the No. 1 girls' magazine in the UK, selling over 2.5 million copies every year. The magazine fully embraces the ever-changing world of Barbie.

Daisy
For girls aged 4-7, offering a mix of favourite characters and animals, posters and fun puzzles and activities.

Disney & Me
Disney and Me has sold over 26.5 million copies since its launch in 1991, making it Disney UK's bestselling children's magazine ever.

Go Girl
For girsl aged 7-11. Features-based title.

Lazer
New feature-based magazine - no comic strip, sadly!

Noddy
Based on Chorion's best-selling brand, Noddy is a popular pre-school magazine specifically designed for under-sixes to enjoy together with their parents.

Power Rangers
The magazine must-have for any young Power Rangers fan.

Princess
Disney's Princess magazine is part of Disney's worldwide Princess brand.

Thomas & Friends / Play & Learn
Published by Egmont since 1999, Thomas & Friends is one of the company's flagship titles Play & Learn is an interactive magazine that encourages learning through puzzles, games and activities.

TOXIC 106TOXIC #114
Chocked full of Doctor Who info and it's absolutely brilliant! PLUS, we've got all the latest video game and movie reviews, cheats, posters, competitions and the funniest comics in Britain! The FIVE FREE GIFTS are a Water Blaster, Worm Ball, Alvin CD-ROM, Target Stickers and a Fridge Magnets. There's also a Bonus Team TOXIC Mini Comic.

Read an interview with editor Matt Yeo

Winnie the Pooh
Based on Disney's best-selling brand, Winnie the Pooh is a leading preschool magazines specifically designed for under-fives to read together with their parents.

GE Fabbri
Elme House, 133 Long Acre, London WC2E 9AW Part work publisher
Doctor Who: Battles in Time
Shrek's Quest
Totally Tracy Beaker
Fabbri also publish Charmed, Stargate and the Star Trek Fact Files part works
Future Publishing
Beauford Court, 30, Monmouth St, Bath, Avon BA1 2BW Tel: 01225 442244
ON SALE No comics titles at present. Future publish SFX and Imagine FX...
PO Box 53362 London NW10 9YX
Adult comics and albums by the likes of Hunt Emerson and more. UK distributor for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Read a 2006 interview by Joe Gordon with publisher Tony Bennett on the Forbidden Planet International web site
Look and Learn Company
Look and Learn Magazine Ltd, 54 Upper Montagu Street, London W1H 1SL
Tel: +44 (0)20 7723 7732

Magazine subscriptions: Subscribe online or call 0870 428 1398 (Mon-Fri 8am-8pm,
Sat 9am-1pm GMT)
Conceived as a rich miscellany of the original magazine's wide-ranging contents - spanning history, legend, literature, art, philosophy, nature, science and geography - the Best of Look and Learn showcases the work of the brilliant illustrators and writers who worked on the original magazine during its 20-year history. The magazine also contains a small number of extraordinary comic strips. You can download sample pages from the first issue of the best of Look and Learn (PDF format, at 12MB, they may still take several minutes to download.)
40 Wales Farm Road, London W3 6UG
Tel: 0870-737-8080 Fax: 0870-737-6060
Book and Magazine Collector
Link: www.bookandmagazinecollector.com

Established in 1984, Book and Magazine Collector is the UK's leading publication for lovers of rare books, magazines, comics and related memorabilia. Written by leading experts and beautifully illustrated, the title covers a wide range of literature from the 18th Century to the present day.
Panini
Panini House, Coach & Horses Passage,The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 5UJ Tel: 01892 500100

Art Attack #162


Astonishing Spider-Man


Avengers United

Doctor Who Magazine


Essential X-Men

Fantastic Four Adventures


High School Musical


Marvel Legends


Mighty World of Marvel


Mizz
Visit www.mizz.com for the latest Mizz news.

Postman Pat


Scooby Doo


Show Time


Spectacular Spider-Man

Spider-Man and Friends


Tom and Jerry


Tractor Tom

Ultimate Spider-Man and X-Men


Wolverine and Deadpool

• Click here for Panini's Graphic Novel releases - only British comics-related titles are listed here


Panini Web Forums
Forums dedicated to Panini's titles are on-line. Go and sign up and pose some questions or give them your comments.
Rebellion
6a, Brewer St, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1QN Tel: 01865 200601
You can now read Judge Dredd strips online -- you need to register with the 2000ADonline site to view them
ON SALE NOW...

2000AD
• Clickwheel, which is owned by Rebellion, is publishing a digital editon of 2000AD which will be published one week after the print edition, "allowing fans across the world to get their Thrill-fix sooner than ever before".
Available on www.clickwheel.net or via direct links from www.2000ADonline.com

Judge Dredd Megazine

2000AD Extreme


• Click here for Rebellion's Graphic Novel releases
OTHER 2000AD PRODUCTS

First 4 Figures has a licensing agreement with 2000AD for the rights to create statues and prop replicas based on the characters from the 2000AD universe.
Web Link: www.first4figures.com

Redan Publishing Ltd.
Canon Court East, Abbey Lawn, Shrewsbury SY2 5DE
Tel: (+44) (0)1743 364 433 Fax: (+44) (0) 1743 271 528 E-mail: info@redan.com

Junior Titles
My Little PonySparkle World

Fun to Learn titles
Fun To Learn Friends Fun To Learn FavouritesFun To Learn Bag-o-FunFun To Learn BarneyFun To Learn LetterlandFun To Learn Peppa PigFun To Learn DiscoveryFun to Learn Best of Barney


Titan Magazines UK
144, Southwark St, London, SE1 0UP Tel: 020 7620 0200
Please note covers may not be final or the latest issue for licensing reasons
Titan Magazines UK
Titan Comics UK
Titan Tots

COMICS

Batman Legends

Dreamworks Tales #8

Futurama Comics

• NEW Indiana Jones #1 - On Sale 22 May
With features that pack a punch, all-new movie comic strip adventures, fun facts, posters and giveaways, Indiana Jones Comic is crammed full of undiluted Indy magic. There are puzzles for the brave and daring, and a brilliant free gift with every issue, so step out of the cinema and into your newsagent and pick up your copy from 22 May!

Jim Jam and Sunny

Justice League Legends

Lazy Town

Noddy

Roary the Racing Car

Rupert the Bear

Shaun the Sheep

Simpsons Treasure Trove

Simpsons Comics

Best of Simpsons Comics

SpongeBob Squarepants

Star Wars Comic

Superman Legends

TMNT

Transformers
• Transformer Comic on MySpace: Click Here


Torchwood• Torchwood
• For more information join the Torchwood: The Official Magazine Facebook group
Includes new comic strip


• Titan also publishes Heroes, Smallville Magazine and STAR TREK Magazine
• Click here for a list of UK collections from Titan Books
Toontastic Publishing Ltd
Office Block 1, Southlink Business Park, Hamilton Street, Oldham, Lancashire OL4 1DE
Tel: 0161 624 0414 Fax: 0161 628 4655
Titles include:
• Beyblade (Quarterly)
• Hot Wheels
Launched in July 2004, Hot Wheels is based on the No. 1 toy brand for boys in the UK with a heritage stretching back over 40 years. Hot Wheels is an action-packed, high-energy magazine for boys who love anything on wheels.
• Lucky Bag Comic
• Pretty Pony Club
• Rugrats

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