Fans of Philip Pullman’s “Adventures of John Blake” (illustrated by John Aggs) will be sad to discover that David Fickling Books will no longer be publishing the DFC weekly comic strip due to financial difficulties. “Everyone connected with the comic hopes that the DFC will rise again one day, and so do thousands of readers, but the story of John Blake must be told.” On his official site, the author indicated that he would complete the story as a graphic novel and for film. Read more.

For now, the official site of “John Blake” is still available here.