Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog and Durham Red proved to be prog-sellers of the highest calibre, and they all shared something in common: Carlos Ezquerra. Not just an artist with a distinctly gritty art style, Ezquerra was a creator and a writer of many a tale in 2000AD’s long history and he helped define the look of its more iconic characters.

Thanks to Disney throwing the equivalent of a European annual GDP budget at 20th Century FOX, the X-Men are coming home to Marvel. While it’ll still be years before we see the iconic X symbol or even the unsheathing of a trio of Adamantium claws from the burly arms of a certain wanderer, one thing is for certain: The X-Men are going to be given the chance to shine in comic books once again.

Venom’s story has become needlessly complex over the years, with tours of duty across the cosmos as the symbiote found itself bonded to everyone from Mac “The Scorpion” Gargan to Flash Thompson. What Venom really needed, was a fresh start, and he got just that a few months ago with a series that can only be described in two words: Freakin' metal.

The entire human population is frozen by a mysterious global event…all except Ray, and only he has the power to unfreeze them. Now—with the fate of the world in his hands—he must figure out what is going on, how to set things right again, and answer the question: does everyone deserve to be saved?

Comic Con Africa has come and gone, leaving one hell of an impact on the local convention scene. Was it worth all the hype though? Did it live up the expectations that fans and consumers had for the very first official Comic Con on African soil?

Comic Con Africa is on right now, so what can you absolutely not miss during the weekend? I don't really know, but here are the 10 things I would love to see this weekend, if I was in South Africa.

Wherever there has been a Sinister Six, there has always been a crackling agent of chaos amongst the rank of Spidey’s greatest foes who goes by the name of…Electro!

Volunteering to undergo experimental gamma radiation treatments over several months that would guarantee a safe life for his loved ones, Aleksei Sytsevich was enhanced beyond peak human condition and outfitted with a cutting edge suit of armour that made him almost unstoppable as…the Rhino!