Hot on the heels of announcing David Fletcher as the winner of it 2008 Humour Competition (see story), British web and mobile comics publisher ROK Comics has revealed that the winner of its ROK and A Hard Place Comics Competition,… Read More ›
Month: October 2008
In Review: Robots
Review by David Hailwood If you haven’t already picked up a copy of British independent publisher Accent Press’s 2008 anthology Robots, then you’ll get another chance this weekend at the Birmingham International Comic Show. A 200 page beast of a… Read More ›
ROK Comics Humour Competition Winners Revealed
ROK Comics has announced that the overall winner of its 2008 Humour Comic Competition is David Fletcher, for his strip featuring Crumb, his crazy, ever-hungry blackbird character. David’s entry, titled “Pitter Patter” was a stand out winner for the editorial… Read More ›
Eagle Times Volume 21 Number 3 Available
The latest issue of Britain’s longest running comics fanzine, Eagle Times, is now available. After downthetubes contributor Richard Sheaf’s article on the newly discovered dummy issue of Eagle number 2 in the last issue, downthetube’s contributions to the 54 page… Read More ›
Revamped Vampirella Winner Revealed
The results are in, and the Project:Rooftop/Harris Comics “Revamp” contest (plugged here back in August) is now complete. With over one hundred entries recieved, the Project: Rooftop staff and guest judges Trina Robbins, Joe Jusko and Dan Brereton poured over… Read More ›
Vworp! Vworp! Comic Book Stars Celebrate Doctor Who
Legendary comics creator Dez Skinn, founding editor of what is now Doctor Who Magazine, is the latest big name to join the guest list for Vworp Vworp: Comic Book Adventures in Time and Space which takes place in one of… Read More ›