The ninth annual Thought Bubble Festival took place in Leeds over the week of 9-15 November 2015, however it is the huge two-day comic convention over the weekend of 14-15 November that the vast majority of punters and creators think… Read More ›
Gary Crutchley
Accent UK Brings New Stephenson’s Robot And WesterNoir To Thought Bubble 2015
Independent publisher Accent UK will be launching issue 2 of their steam-punk comic Stephenson’s Robot at Thought Bubble in Leeds over this coming weekend, 14/15 November 2015, along with the latest issue of their supernatural western series, WesterNoir. In Stephenson’s Robot, written… Read More ›
In Review: WesterNoir Book Five
After a gap in which publisher Accent UK gave us the short story collection spin-off Tales Of WesterNoir, WesterNoir itself returns in the more than capable hands of writer Dave “Wild, Wild” West and artist Gary “Monsewer” Crutchley (as their Wanted… Read More ›
“Bomb Scares” comic anthology from Time Bomb Comics seeks backing
Time Bomb Comics publisher Steve Tanner has just launched a modest Kicstarter – just £500 – to raise funds to publish Bomb Scares, a new horror comic anthology showcasing a truly frightening array of artists and writers. Intended as an annual release… Read More ›
Accent UK Brings Trolls And Gunslingers To The Glasgow Comic Con
Accent UK will have their two latest titles The Troll and WesterNoir Book 5 at the Glasgow Comic Con this coming weekend. The Troll is by Danish artist and storyteller, Martin Flink, the author of Accent UK’s Man Of Glass…. Read More ›
2000AD artist Gary Crutchley joins 100% Biodegradable line-up
Comic creators Paul H. Birch and 2000AD‘s Gary Crutchley join the line up of the quarterly digital anthology 100% Biodegradable next issue, the title edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham that also features the ongoing WarWorldz Universe story “Death… Read More ›
The Birmingham Comics Festival 2015: A View From the Trenches
The mysterious but thankfully only occasional vagaries of internet communication delayed delivery of this report by Paul H. Birch on the well-received Birmingham Comics Festival, but it’s here now! Enjoy… Walking the fully-glazed curved length of Edgbaston Cricket Stadium’s committee lounge… Read More ›
In Review: Tales Of WesterNoir – Book One
One of my favourite small press series over the last couple of years has been writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley’s WesterNoir published by Accent UK. The series follows Josiah Black who hunts supernatural creatures in the Old West and… Read More ›
Digital comic 100% Biodegradable revamps frequency as it reaches first birthday
100% Biodegradable, the thirty page digital sci-fi anthology from David Hailwood and John Kirkham, is one year old this week! In celebration, you can grab Issue 1 for free on Comicsy here on Comicsy or buy issues 1-6 in a… Read More ›
The Old West comes to Thought Bubble with “Tales Of WesterNoir”
One of our favourite small press series here on downthetubes over the last couple of years has been writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley’s WesterNoir. The series tells the tale Josiah Black who hunts supernatural creatures in the Old… Read More ›