First newsletter of 2026 is out! With a special New Year Sale, the @comicscene.bsky.social Awards, and Major Rakhana! open.substack.com/pub/timebomb... #comics #books #news #steampunk

ComicScene UK Comic News Monday Briefing in the ComicScene Culture Review Substack Magazine open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Stories you may have missed at the ComicScene Culture Review open.substack.com/pub/comicscene

In 2026 onwards follow ComicScene here open.substack.com/pub/comicscene

The ComicScene Great Big New Year Comic Quiz - have fun 🤩 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Congratulations to @2000ad.bsky.social on winning Best UK Comic in the ComicScene Awards 2026 with Battle Action in 2nd and Judge Dredd in 3rd! More here open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Congratulations to DC Comics and @ssnyder1835.bsky.social and @nickdragotta.bsky.social on winning Best US Comic for Absolute Batman in the ComicScene Awards 2026 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Congratulations to Image on winning Best Publisher in the ComicScene Awards 2026 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce... @imagecomics.com

Congratulations to @goshcomics.bsky.social for winning the Best Retail Award in the ComicScene Awards 2026 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Happy Hogmanay from ComicScene open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

A Beginners Guide to Manga in the ComicScene Cultural Review open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

ComicScene Award Winners 2026 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

What comics the ‘kids’ are reading open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Send ComicScene your (up to) 75 word comic reviews with a mark out of 10 - email and details here. What are you reading over the Christmas and New Year period comicscene.org/2025/11/04/c...

Last HeartStopper included in books of 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The 50 most read ComicScene articles on the website…ever! comicscene.org/2025/11/04/b...

MEGA-INTERVIEW! Adventures in Thrill Power returns as @aiptcomics.com welcome Ken Niemand, @nickpercival.bsky.social and Stref to talk about Judge Dredd, the Christmas issue of 2000 AD... and the new JUDGE DREDD MEGA EPIC coming your way in 2026! Don't miss it! https://bit.ly/48TBFpr

A guide to the new look ComicScene website comicscene.org/2025/11/04/c...

We hear that printed copies of ComicScene Yearbook 2026 are beginning to arrive in letterboxes!

Tony Foster from @comicscene.bsky.social runs through this year’s ComicScene awards. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

Our final ComicScene Comic Review of 2025 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Great article on Tara Togs and Stref in the Megazine Christmas issue - get the book here or on Amazon theshift.store/collections/...

If you enjoy MikMak’s Mega City Adventure in the Christmas 2000AD story don’t forget artist/writer Stref and colourist Fin Cramb full length ‘Tintin’ style graphic novel Tara Togs The Silence of Unicorns is available at Amazon and the Shift ComicScene store theshift.store/collections/...

The publishing sensations of 2025 - and win weekly comics! open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Remember when MikMak visited the Cursed Earth? Jumping jellyfish! I think that was my favourite! MikMak finally returns in 2000 AD Prog 2463, out next week! 🌵 https://bit.ly/4owiKFK 🌵

ComicScene Yearbooks will be being distributed in this week. The book announces the ComicScene Awards. You nominated them, voted on them and we are going to leave winners and fans to share the winners! We will announce the Award Winners on our substack newsletter and website in the new year!

Not sure why but this post from eight years ago is getting a lot of reads… like Die Hard, it’s a Christmas story! comicscene.org/2017/11/30/c...

CHRISTMAS SALE - take out a £20 subscription to ComicScene Culture Review Substack and get 3000+ pages of ComicScene Magazine and Comics open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

In ComicScene Culture Review 9 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Merry Christmas from ComicScene - and how our international and U.K. readers can get Tara Togs, Raising Amy and the ComicScene Collection for a £20 subscription to the ComicScene Culture Review substack - Ho Ho Ho open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Our FREE Christmas Gift to you from ComicScene - read the Yearbook 2023 in digital here. Features the first ever Tara Togs story from Stref who is drawing the Dredd Christmas story in 2000AD this month comicscene.org/2025/11/04/c...

ComicScene books and merchandise for Christmas gifts - order here theshift.store/collections/...

Revealed! How ComicScene influenced the 2000AD Judge Dredd Christmas Story on the blog comicscene.org/2025/11/15/c...

This an absolutely stunning book. Highly recommended

Order now for Christmas - J M Barrie's Peter Pan: the graphic novel. by Stref and Fin Cramb in digital, softback, hardback and deluxe hardback plus the 100 page ComicScene Yearbook featuring Secrets of Peter Pan and Puzzle Pages. Get them both here now theshift.store/collections/...

Celebrate Scottish Comic Book Day open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

Something to back for Scottish Comic Book Day www.kickstarter.com/projects/max...

Pat Mills on Hellbreaker open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

AVAILABLE NOW ‘Peter Pan’ the graphic novel 🧚Based on words of JMBarrie 🧚Art by Stref and Fin Cramb 🧚Published by Time Bomb ComicScene Available in 🪝Digital 🪝Softcover 🪝Hardback 🪝Deluxe Harback At the ComicScene Shift Store. A perfect Christmas Gift theshift.store/products/pet...

FREE 320 page digital comic. Your old comics are new to someone. The ComicScene website has a ‘new look’ and a new section for sharing free digital indie comics. We will even share it on our substack which goes to over 6000 email boxes. Check it out here comicscene.org/2025/11/04/c...

Another World Cup qualifying comic from Scotland. Get your copy of ‘Peter Pan’ by JMBarrie, Stref and Fin Cramb, published by Time Bomb ComicScene, at the ComicScene Shift Store in softback, hardback or deluxe hardback. A perfect Christmas Gift and available now theshift.store/products/pet...

You can now buy @comicscene.bsky.social's #PeterPan in our shop! From creator #Stref and using J.M. Barrie’s original dialogue, it’s a beautiful version of the classic story. Find out more on our website now! timebombcomics.com/product/4268 #comics #art #comicbooks #graphicnovel

ComicScene Black Friday Offer - save 50% off an annual paid sub of the ‘ComicScene Culture Review’ for only £20, get a FREE copy of Tara Togs The Silence of Unicorns in print (worth £19.99)plus our digital collection. Check out this Black Friday offer here comicscene.substack.com/subscribe?co...

Get the classic Peter Pan Graphic Novel by JM Barrie, Stref and Fin Cramb this Christmas to you, a friend or family member. It’s the festive season comic book from Time Bomb ComicScene theshift.store/products/pet...

Dan Dare is back - but is he relevant in 2026? Read more in the ComicScene Culture Review open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

The Top 50 stories on the ComicScene website - ever! comicscene.org/2025/11/04/b...

Come see us at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social! Table B28 in the 2000AD Hall!

We take a look at V For Vendetta in ComicScene Culture Review Issue 4 open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...

A list of the new books debuting at Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Thought Bubble: The Yorkshire Comic Art Festival this weekend including J M Barrie's Peter Pan: the graphic novel by Stref and Fin Cramb at the Time Bomb Comics table from TimeBomb ComicScene comicscene.org/2025/11/04/c...

More news on the ComicScene Culture Review open.substack.com/pub/comicsce...