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and SF Events
Updated 1/9/08: More events, info always welcome. Use the email contact
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• ROK Comics Series
First
published: 1 September 2008. This is not a list of every series on the
comics to mobile service I manage, ROK Comics, but it does include the
most regularly updated ones in alphabetical order.
• The Return of Garth
First published: 31 August 2008: In August 2008, after a
long gestation period, adventure hero Garth returned
to British newspaper The Mirror - albeit, for now, only on the publication's
web site. Here, artist Huw-J talks to John Freeman about the new strip and
his many plans for the character's ongoing revival...
• UK Comic Sales
Figures
Updated 22/8/08: UK Comic Sales date shows a marked decline in the popularity
of some titles. Read More...
• British
Graphic Novels On Sale Now
Last updated 18/7/08: Our list of upcoming British comics-related
graphic novel and comic collection releases. Details of new books from
Jonathan Cape, Panini and Titan and others. Information for this page
is always welcome from publishers.
• British
Comics On Sale Now
Last updated 30/5/08: Listing of current UK comic titles, or titles that
include comic strip. Information and updates from publishers welcome.
I try and feature latest covers if possible. Read
More...
LATEST
FEATURES
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• War
of Words: An interview with Calum Laird
First published on downthtubes 24 August 2008:
In December of 2007 Matt Badham was fortunate enough to interview Calum
Laird as research for an article about writing. The interview includes tips
on pitching to various DC Thomson titles such as The
Dandy, Beano and
general advice on pitching to comics editors...
• Let's
Do The Timewarp Again...
4/8/08: CAPTION, if you
aren't aware, is a long-running comics festival dedicated to the British independent
and small comics press -- and also the longest running comics festival in Britain
by many years. A week before the 2008 'Timewarp' themed event, Andrew Luke ran
some questions around CAPTION regulars from early days to recent times...
• Happy 70th Birthday,
Beano!
As Britain's top weekly humour comic The
Beano celebrates its 70th birthday, downthetubes asked
comic creators to offer their birthday
wishes, and the first received have now been published in a special
tribute section on the main downthetubes site, including this
great Minnie the Minx drawing
by Garen Ewing and other art from the likes of Stephen Baskerville,
Paul Harrison-Davies, Nigel Dobbyn, Mychailo Kazybrid, Tim Perkins and
Kev F Sutherland.
More are welcome, or share your memories or thoughts about the comic on the downthtubes forum!
• Read the Birthday Wishes
• Let us know your own
• Find
out more about the Official 70th Birthday Exhibition in Dundee
• Visit the Official Beano web site
• Find out more about the Cartoon Museum's Beano exhbition
• Creating
Comics for Mobile Phones
25/7/08: Following publication of our brief guide to
creating WebComics recently, here's an overview of one Mobile Comics platform
open to indpendent creators.
• British Comics Web Sites and Characters
Updated 20/7/08: Our links section devoted to
British comics web sites and sites about specific comic characters has been
tidied up and updated with new information.
LATEST
INTERVIEWS
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• Creator
Interview: Quite Frankly, Frank Quitely
First published 14 May 2008
When top
Scottish comics creator made an appearance at Scotland's National Library in
April 2008, Brian D Morgan was on hand to report what he had to say about his
approach to drawing comics for downtheubes...
• Interview:
Commando Editor Calum Laird
8/4/08: First published in 1961 Commando is
Britain's last war comic. As the title approaches issue 4100 in 2008,
Jeremy Briggs talked to new editor Calum Laird, who joined DC Thomson
in 1979, on the recent changes he has made and the growth in Commando related
tie-ins...Read
the Interview
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