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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[...]

So how did we get here? David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom promised the country a referendum on membership of the European Union, in order to placate Conservative Party voters who were switching to UKIP, whose one main policy was to leave the EU. Cameron supported Remain Remain lost Leave won In the wake, unwilling[...]

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One of the latest comics looking for some Kickstarter love is Queen, a new political thriller that tells the story of corruption, hacktivism, and an unelected leader who takes the reins of the UK government Not a lot unlike the current political situation in the UK. The comic comes from Jamie Me, Bernard Gita, and Sean Callahan[...]

With such an unusual and last-minute summons, the Internet exploded with speculation that it involved news of a death of one of the Royal family, specifically the the Queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip was seen in public only yesterday when he presided at the opening of the new Warner Stand at Lord's Cricket Ground[...]

Step into the audio booths of Side UK, and meet a few of the talented actors stepping into the shoes of iconic franchise characters, and the audio designers who help their voices shine in-game. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn Of War 3 is released on PC from Relic Entertainment, Games Workshop, and SEGA on April 27, 2017. SEGA has released a[...]

UPDATE: The piece below ran early UK time today, based on reports from UK retailers and senior management at chain stores, sourced from the UK side of the comics industry Since then, I have been made aware that the US side may have a contradictory take I am awaiting further clarification on this. I'm not sure[...]

But that does include UK's VAT sales tax And, frankly, that's not bad at all. But an even bigger difference this time is cross-country compatibility for the games No more region settings. So you could order your Nintendo Switch in the UK (in grey or in red/blue), and get all the UK compatible settings/power cables and the[...]

Questions of morality and humanity arise, but challenged by the fact that the world is already all but lost. Ever since 28 Days Later, the UK has had pretty effective lock on the best zombie movie of the modern era, adding in Shawn of the Dead to make sure they had the dark comedy angle as[...]

Due to recent currency valuation changes and the current value of the GBP we are adjusting the price of the HTC Vive in the UK. Of course, that adjusting price is thanks to the Brexit decision, which has seen the pound plummet Of course, we aren't out of the EU yet, but that is a case[...]

That's an increase in the price of an American comic of up to 25%. In comparison the ComiXology.co.uk price, yet to be changed, is at £2.99 for a $4.99 comic book It is likely that this price will change soon but as it stands that's also a massive disparity between print and digital costs. The new print[...]

There is increasing concern regarding Titan Magazines' UK reprints of DC Comics titles, which sell in British newsagents and comic shops alike Usually taking a number of issues and packaging them up in a 60-100 page volume, with a number of ongoing strips It's a model that Marvel UK/Panini developed in the seventies and has continued in[...]

However, because we know our UK readers love and expect the size 2000 AD is at already, we've worked with Diamond UK to produce the standard edition for UK comic shops." Compare and contrast…     There will be no change planned to the US size of regular issues – just the Free Comic Book Day version!   [...]

I'm on the train to Thought Bubble in Leeds when the word comes through. Due to a delay at the printers, Marvel titles Kanan #8, New Avengers #3 and the launch of Spider-Woman #1 have been delayed in the UK, so won't be on sale next Wednesday. British readers should expect instead to see them in their[...]

We live at a time when a Conservative government is ripping apart any semblance of a caring welfare system in the UK, when fat corporations are getting fatter and dodging taxes that can only spell doom for the hard up and the poor This is a country on a precipice and Nero and Simmonds captures[...]

23rd on AMC in the USA. It will also air on AMC in the UK on 31st August, as they are launching a TV channel on the BT TV Broadband network on 28th August, exclusively to BT customers. Which is a bit of a bummer if you haven't got BT. I've got BT. It is joined by the drama Rectify[...]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0hmdqk8NA4[/youtube] The trailer for the party film #legacy has just hit, ahead of release in the UK on 25th June followed by a DVD and digital release on 29th June The film stars young British talent including Franz Drameh ahead of his debut in DC's Legends Of Tomorrow and is produced by friend of Bleeding[...]

So I get a package delivered to the front door today. Signed for, I open the bag up to receive... another bag. Leather. very nice. But whose is it? Check

Titan Comics publish the Doctor Who licensed comic, currently with three ongoing series and a mini-series or ten. Well it looks that for the UK newstand market, they will be reprinting them all together in one comic book For what looks like £3.99, or around $6 A significant saving on the $12 that the three books[...]

But in the UK, our sales tax, VAT, is zero rated for books Which is great, it means that books, magazines, comics can be imported from abroad and sold without paying import or sales taxes, which even after shipping fees across the world, means that American comics don't cost as much as they otherwise might. Which[...]

Okay, so Mad Men Series 7 Part One (because they are bastards like that) has just been released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK from Lionsgate It's almost the end… MAD MEN returns for its final season, the beginning of the end to television's most celebrated show Created by Matthew Weiner and set in the[...]

Remember when we said that the new Star Wars movie would be shooting under the name of AVCO, after the cinema that JJ Abrams first saw the very first Star

Panini hold the UK licence for comic stories that appeared in Doctor Who Magazine, and then sometimes collected, and they weren't going to budge. Well now we can, happily, let you know that a deal has been done The Tenth Doctor and Eleventh Doctor comics, published by a British publisher with British creators can now be[...]

The  Justice League War action figures below will not be made available in Canada or  Europe due to safety testing issues. Sorry folks. It's fine to sell

British ComiXology customers using websites to access the digital comics service were treated to following message this morning. Telling us British folk that, On comixology.co.uk you'll find our growing collection of bandes dessinées, manga, and tons of your favorite U.S comics Previously purchased books will continue to be available in "My Books," and by paying in British[...]

Her mother instructs her friends to save her before the UK government can find and take her away by fashioning a way to send her back to her home planet now that the crisis that threatened her world has been averted, and the heroine is reunited with her mother back home after saying her goodbyes[...]

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.[...]