During the summer of 2013, the Edinburgh International Book Festival ran a major comics and graphic novels strand entitled Stripped which we covered heavily here on downthetubes at the time. BookFest’s 2013 Illustrator in Residence was Stephane-Yves Barroux who took… Read More ›
Day: February 11, 2014
Infinity Issue 6 includes Hannah Berry interview, out today
Infinity #6 – the terrific, free, digital magazine of graphic novels and sequential art is out today. This issue from Panel Nine, makers of the SEQUENTIAL app within which Infinity appears, features long interview with Hannah Berry, reviews of Hip… Read More ›
In Praise of… Comic Artist John Gillatt
Comics editor and writer Barrie Tomlinson kindly sent us this photograph of himself with veteran artist John Gillatt at his home in Peterborough this weekend. John’s credits in British comics span decades, including work on “Jet Ace Logan”, “Johnny Cougar”,… Read More ›
WebFinds: The Firelight Isle by Paul Duffield
My fav online comic, THE FIRELIGHT ISLE: http://t.co/OLECFWeg2X @paul_duffield has put everything @scottmccloud proved into play and more. — Page 45 (@PageFortyFive) February 10, 2014 A chance discovery via Twitter this morning (well not that much of a… Read More ›
DieGo Comic Publishing launches Kickstarter for next “Rourke” collection
London-based DieGo Comic Publishing has just launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the second volume of the company’s ongoing series Rourke the Hexbuster. The eagerly awaited Rourke the Hexbuster Volume II continues with a journey from Ireland to Africa, and… Read More ›