New Series and One-Shots Add to My Subscriptions Preorder Miniseries Blackwood #1 Evan Dorkin, Veronica Fish From the multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Beasts of Burden and the artist of Archie and Slam comes this supernatural fantasy about a magical murder in a sorcery school. When four teenagers with haunted pasts enroll in Blackwood College – […]
Solicitations: May 2018 – Image Comics
New Series and One-Shots Add to My Subscriptions Preorder Miniseries Barrier #1 Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente From the Eisner Award-winning team behind The Private Eye, Barrier is an unconventional drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration… with a shocking sci-fi twist. After debuting on PanelSyndicate.com, this critically acclaimed five-part miniseries finally comes […]
Solicitations: May 2018 – Marvel Comics
New Series and One-Shots Add to My Subscriptions Buy 6-Issues Black Panther #1 Ta-Nehisi Coates, Daniel Acuña A new direction from Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuña! A bold new direction for the Black Panther! For years, T’Challa has fought off invaders from his homeland, protecting Wakanda from everything from meddling governments to long-lost gods. Now, […]
New Releases: 28 February 2018
New comics, graphic novels and merchandise available from Wednesday, 28 February 2018. FEATURED TITLES: Add Subscription Buy 6-Issues Buy Digital Detective Comics #975 “the Trial Of Batwoman”! In a 30-page anniversary story, Batwoman faces scrutiny from Batman and Red Robin but stands up for her actions. Will Batman allow her to continue bearing his symbol […]
New Releases: 21 February 2018
New comics, graphic novels and merchandise available from Wednesday, 21 February 2018. FEATURED TITLES: Add Subscription Buy 6-Issues Buy Digital Batman #41 “Everyone Loves Ivy,” part one! Mikel Janin returns to Batman for a brand-new epic! Pamela Isley’s influence can spread as far as vegetation will allow, putting the whole world at her fingertips. Can […]
New Releases: 14 February 2018
New comics, graphic novels and merchandise available from Wednesday, 14 February 2018. FEATURED TITLES: Add Subscription Buy 6-Issues Buy Digital Kick-Ass #1 Kick-Ass is back — ready to wipe out the city’s criminal lowlives, destroy it’s gangs, and save it’s communities from decay. But there’s a new face beneath the old mask, a new figure […]
New Releases: 7 February 2018
New comics, graphic novels and merchandise available from Wednesday, 7 February 2018. FEATURED TITLES: Add Subscription Buy 6-Issues Buy Digital X-Men: Red #1 The first sensational arc of an all-new team of X-Men starts here! Jean Grey is back! Returned to a world she doesn’t recognize, the First Lady of the X-Men gathers an unlikely […]
Back-Issue Blowout SALE, 10th February 2018
Saturday, 10th February 2018 Only in-store at Ace Comics in Colchester Ace Comics in Colchester are having a HUGE Back-Issue Blowout SALE on Saturday, 10th February 2018. If you visit the store on that day, you will find… Thousands Of 50p Back-Issues Our famous 50p Back-Issues return with thousands of new (old) comics added to […]
April’s Solicitations, Biff’s Bit and more in Illuminations #353
Graphic Novel Top 20 Chart: January 2018
Here is January’s Top 20 Graphic Novels Chart, featuring the best-selling books for the month… *Results are based on combined sales for titles across all of ACE Comics’ retail divisions (ie, ACE Advance Order Service, ACE Stores, eBay, Amazon, etc).
Solicitations: April 2018 – (Graphic) Novel Ideas
Our recommended selection of graphic novel solicitations scheduled for release from April 2018 onwards includes Bill Morrison’s official graphic novel adaption of The Beatles’ animated film, Yellow Submarine, the second volume of Matt Kindt’s brilliant Grass Kings and the latest volumes of Brian K. Vaughan’s Paper Girls, Mike Mignola’s Hellboy And The BPRD and Warren […]
Biff’s Bit: A little bit of politics
This month Biff takes a look at the current political spectrum regarding the NHS and likens it to the comics industry. Plus there are some kind words for Matt Kindt’s ‘Grass Kings’.