(with thanks to Matthew Badham) Top comics artist, designer and illustrator Brendan McCarthy has a new blog, The Strangeness of Brendan McCarthy. The new blog includes storyboard artwork Brendan completed for Tim Burton’s new Sweeney Todd movie, which opens in… Read More ›
Month: January 2008
Edinburgh Book Festival Comics Talk Now Online
(with thanks to Joe Gordon) Last August, the Edinburgh International Book Festival held its first ever events discussing graphic novels, with a major, hour-long discussion – entitled “Graphic Novels – Literature of Pulp Fiction” – held between three Scottish authors:… Read More ›
Crash Competition
The Times Online are giving readers the chance to design the cover for a limited edition version of JG Ballard’s novel Crash – a brilliant chance for you to get a piece of your art published and on book shelves…. Read More ›
New Horror Comic
Comic fans still mourning the loss of defunct UK horror comic Scream! might be interested in a new spooky comic, Locke & Key, coming soon from IDW, the US publisher responsible for the new Doctor Who titles. As it’s an… Read More ›
Ferg Handley Signing In Edinburgh
Spider-Man and Commando writer Ferg Handley will be signing copies of the current issue of Panini UK’s Spectacular Spider-Man at Deadhead Comics in Edinburgh’s Candlemaker Row on Saturday 26 January from 2pm. As previously reported here on Down The Tubes… Read More ›
JLA Shelved
Media web site Digital Spy, Variety and others sources are reporting the highly-anticipated Justice League of America movie has been shelved indefinitely. Warner Bros has allowed the cast’s contracts to expire because of difficulties over the screenplay and taxation issues,… Read More ›
Spider-Man Controversy Makes UK Papers
[WARNING Spoilers for One More Day #4 released by Marvel 28 December] Controversy surrounding Marvel’s decision to separate Spider-Man’s alter ego Peter Parker from his beloved Mary Jane thanks to a deal with demonic Mephisto to save the life of… Read More ›
New Airfix Doctor Who Kits
Airfix, the British model kit manufacturer, had many problems last year attempting to get the first of their new Doctor Who kits, Welcome Aboard, into shops in time for Christmas. The saga was even detailed on the BBC TV series… Read More ›
007 Exhibitions
With the Royal Mail’s James Bond stamps already with us, the centenary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming is continuing to be being celebrated with two separate exhibitions. For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond will… Read More ›