50 years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the Lunar Module, Eagle, and undocked from the Command Service Module, Columbia. Leaving Mike Collins alone in the CSM in lunar orbit, they descended towards the Moon’s surface where Eagle… Read More ›
Month: July 2019
Rare, classic BEM #1 zine added to British Comic Zines digital archive
Comics artist and archivist David Hathaway-Price has just added BEM #1, a rare item of 1970’s British comics fandom to his fantastic digital archive, Classic UK Comic Zines
Marvel UK Mysteries: Who Remembers “Blood-Cede” and “Graviton”?
Discussion of comics copyright and trademarks of classic British comics spurred by Rebellion’s established ownership of the TV21 brand led me to investigate which titles Marvel Comics registered in Britain. Or, largely, Marvel UK – who were keen to put their very firm property stamp on various projects down the decades. My investigations turned up some interesting “Might Have Been” titles from the 1990s.
Dan Dare: The Evil One collection released this September
The next Titan Comics collection of classic Dan Dare stories, The Evil One, will be published in September 2019. This brand new, 160-page volume continues the adventures of Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future! First published in classic British comic,… Read More ›
Honorary degree for actor Andy Serkis
Actor Andy Serkis has received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Lancaster University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith at this year’s graduation ceremonies. A world-renowned actor, director and producer, Andy Serkis has taken leading roles in some of… Read More ›
Apollo 11 at 50: Dangers of the Mission
50 years ago today, the crew of Apollo 11 were almost at the Moon with their mission progressing smoothly. But what might have gone wrong? 10 years ago on downthetubes, Jeremy Briggs wrote a 40th anniversary day-by-day celebration series of… Read More ›
#HelpKyoAniHeal appeal raises over a million dollars so far after tragic attack on studio
A crowdfunding campaign, #HelpKyoAniHeal, to support those impacted by the tragic attack on award-winning Kyōto Animation in Uji, Japan, has raised over one million dollars in support so far
‘Patronus on a Postcard’ BookTrust charity art auction closes at 6.00pm today!
Bloomsbury has joined forces with BookTrust to mark a very significant date for all Harry Potter fans – 20 years of JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – and a special celebratory charity art auction has just… Read More ›
DC Thomson launches “Slime Factory”
If your little one loves all things slime, then they’ll love Slime Factory magazine, a brand-new magazine from DC Thomson Media, which includes a two-page “Goo Crew” strip by current Minnie the Minx artist Laura Howell. It’s oozing with easy-peasy… Read More ›
In Review: Sensible Footwear – A Girl’s Guide
By Kate Charlesworth Myriad Editions Out: 25 July 2019 Now this, my friends, has been one of the Brit comics works on my Must Read Radar for 2019; I know Kate Charlesworth has been working on it for a long… Read More ›