As someone who once wrote a Masters dissertation that included an evaluation of the importance of ephemera as social history (in regards to collection development in academic libraries) a project…
THOUGHT BUBBLE MONTH 2024! Dark & Golden Books breathe new life into comics ephemera, bringing the esoteric and the forgotten to new audiences. Tom Oldham and Douglas Noble’s wonderful publishing…
Douglas Noble and Tom Oldham’s Dark & Golden publishing imprint is owed more attention than we have given it to date. Shining a light in the largely forgotten or obscure…
BROKEN FRONTIER AT 20! BF always tries to put a significant focus on creators and publishers who exploit the full potential of the unique storytelling devices of comics and embrace…
Dark & Golden Books is a new imprint “dedicated to charting a less travelled course through the history of British comics, finding and celebrating mislaid and forgotten classics for the…
Career-conscious overachievers need not apply! With its themed subtitle ‘Jobs’, and its gleefully cynical approach to the world of work, the latest Steak Night anthology from the team at Records…
“Without ‘A1’ and ‘Deadline’, We Might Be in an Entirely Different Place in Comics” – Alison Sampson, Dave Elliott, Fred Van Lente and Cathy Kwan on the Return of Two Legendary Publications in ‘A1 Deadline’July 21, 2026
“I Want to Enjoy the Process without the Pressure of Pleasing Other People” – Henry McCausland on ‘Eight-Lane Runaways’, ‘River Rangers’ and Comics as a Physical ExperienceJuly 7, 2026
“I Have a Vague Endpoint in Mind” – Linnea Sterte on the Epic ‘A Garden of Spheres’, Inspirations, and the Appeal of AmphibiansJuly 3, 2026
“I Think ‘Limbo’ is Probably the Best Work I’ve Ever Done in Any Medium” – Ferry Gouw on His New Book from Breakdown Press, Cross-Media Work on ‘Major Lazer’, and Adapting His Style for Different ProjectsJune 30, 2026
“Trans People Are Facing Pronounced Challenges to Our Rights Across the World Right Now” – Jua OK! on ‘Road to Chimera’ and Finding Spiritual Meaning in the Trans JourneyJune 29, 2026
