Comic creator Gordon Robertson has just launchd a new web comic inspired by a very personal story. Provocatively titled Arse Cancer, “it’s not just a catchy title,” says Gordon. “A year ago I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. I was… Read More ›
Day: July 19, 2011
British indie comic anthology Vanguard debuts
Comic creator Dirk van Dom and a few others from the 2000 AD forums have put together their own anthology title – Vanguard – and issue 1 is now on sale. Vanguard features four (would be) on-going serials, written by… Read More ›
londonprintstudio offers five internships in comics for 21-25 year olds
Al Davison at a londonprintstudio comic workshop Do you enjoy telling tall tales or scribbling stories? Do you love reading graphic novels, comics or picture books? Then look no further – londonprintstudio is offering five carefully chosen 21-25 year olds… Read More ›
Com.x Announces ‘Babble’
Indie British and US publisher Com.x has announced the impending publication of Babble, a project from writer Lee Robson, illustrated by Bryan Coyle, who are perhaps best known for their contributions to ace indie title FutureQuake and the Accent Press… Read More ›
Games awards event set to attract top talent to Brighton
While downthetubes focus is British comics, we’re aware that many creators do work for the games industry, so readers might be interested in the upcoming Develop Industry Excellence Awards in Brighton tomorrow (20th July). Over 550 top designers, programmers, artists… Read More ›
London AnimeCon preps for take-off
Time’s running out to sign up in advance for London Anime Con, an epic 18+ anime and gaming convention that includes some manga programming of over a thousand people, taking place 30th – 31st July at the Rocket Complex on… Read More ›