Dark Horse have some exciting news posted in their blog. Fans of the character ‘Ghost’ will be happy as Elisa Cameron returns in a new, monthly ongoing series written by Kelly Sue DeConnick and illustrated by Phil Noto. ‘Ghost’ will debut in September. Eisner Award winner Michael Avon Oeming will be writing and drawing ‘The […]
ACE Events on Free Comic Book Day 2012
Free Comic Book Day 2012 is approaching fast, taking place on May 5th. (edit – dont forget to show if you’ll be attending on our Facebook Events page) To celebrate the event, ACE Comics will be rolling out a massive 50p sale on a huge selection of back issues on that day, so if you […]
Rebel Blood goes back to press
The Image comic ‘Rebel Blood #1’ has sold out of it’s initial run and is heading back for a second pressing. Get the full story at Image Comics.
Awesome Lego Avengers Poster
We’re big fans of the building-brick-system at ACE, and this weekend Lego teamed up with Marvel to produce a poster paying tribute to the new ‘Avengers’ movie posters. There will be a number of Avengers Lego sets available this summer! Check out the story at Marvel.com.
Dark Knight Rises Trailer
As we haven’t featured it on our site yet, here’s the official trailer for Chris Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight Rises’, released on 20th July this year. Even if you’ve seen it, we think it’s worth another watch!
Avengers vs X-Men #0 Second Print
Marvel have sent Avengers vs X-Men #0 back to print following a sell-out of the initial run. “We couldn’t be more happy with the landmark response to Avengers VS. X-Men,” said Marvel SVP of Sales, David Gabriel. “With the incredible demand from fans and retailers alike, we are taking measures to ensure that shops get […]
Using Comic Art in Education
Some exciting news from the ACE community now as one of our customers has just had a book published! Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing by Steve Bowkett and Tony Hitchman takes a look at children’s interest in pictures and comics as a way of developing creative writing, reading skills and oracy. […]
New Animated Batman Series
DC have officially unveiled a new animated Batman series titled ‘Beware the Batman’… “A cool, new take on the classic Dark Knight franchise, Beware the Batman incorporates Batman’s core characters with a rogues gallery of new villains not previously seen in animated form. Along with backup from ex-secret agent Alfred and lethal swordstress Katana, the […]
Jack Kirby Museum
Earlier this year, Biff visited the Comic Expo in Cardiff and became enamoured with a project called the ‘Jack Kirby Museum’… “The aim is to establish a bricks and mortar museum in New York where Jack grew up. My friend Nigel has already signed up and pledged $40.00 a year as have I. Jack’s art […]
FREE Digital Shazam! Comic
DC are offering up a FREE digital copy of SHAZAM!, a new backup story. In order to get hold of it, you need to sign up to their newsletter then redeem your code. The offer went online yesterday and runs out today, so if you want to take advantage, act sharpish! “From now until 11:00 […]
Avengers Assemble in a Month!
The countdown is on as Marvel’s ‘Avengers Assemble’ is now less than a month away, arriving in UK cinemas on April 26th (the ‘Assemble’ part is a UK exclusive title). To whet your appetite we’ve got a selection of the movie posters you’ll see appearing on the side of your local buses and billboards, as […]
Illuminations #3 online
The third issue of our webzine ‘Illuminations’ is now up. In it, you’ll find all of the brand new series debuting this coming June from the major publishers as well as a selection of new graphic novels, a look at ‘Batman: Child of Dreams’ in ‘History Books’, essential reading from our ‘Staff Picks’ and the […]