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• Treating Comics Seriously: Six Questions For Curator Jesper Ericsson

  By Jeremy Briggs on July 6, 2012

  Jesper Ericsson is the curator of the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen which celebrates the 200 year history of the Gordon Highlanders infantry regiment from its creation in 1794 to its amalgamation with the Queen’s Own Highlanders in 1994. The… Read More ›

• Gaiman at Edinburgh Book Festival – tickets still available

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 29, 2012

  A quick reminder that Neil Gaiman will be at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 13th August alongside Chris Riddell (who’s the Edinburgh Book Festival’s illustrator in residence). The pair of them will be discussing Coraline turning ten years old. “We… Read More ›

• In Review: David Sutherland – Comics Genius Exhibition and Talk

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 16, 2012

  The University Of Dundee has presented some unique comics events and exhibitions over the last five or six years under the auspices of Dr Chris Murray of the School of Humanities and Mathew Jarron of the University’s Museum Services. At… Read More ›

• Beano Artist David Sutherland Exhibition and Talk

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 4, 2012

  

  DC Thomson artist David Sutherland, who often signs his work simply as “DS”, has been drawing “The Bash Street Kids” in The Beano since 1962, a remarkable 50 years. In addition to “Bash Street”, he was also the regular artist… Read More ›

• Jean Dujardin talks Lucky Luke

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 3, 2012

  I’ve just been catching up on news about Cinebook‘s upcoming releases, but alongside info on their new titles the bande dessines publisher has offered a quick reminder that the live action Lucky Luke film is now available on DVD. The… Read More ›

• In Review: Commando 4500 – Lightning Strike

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 26, 2012

  

  2011 was an important year for Commando with the 50th anniversary of the title, two separate exhibitions of artwork at the University of Dundee and London’s National Army Museum, winning the Eagle Award for Best British Black and White Comic,… Read More ›

• In Review: Amanda Swan – The Hellfire Legacy

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 15, 2012

  Glasgow based Rough Cut Comics published the impressive vampiric graphic novels Rose Black and Rose Black: Demon Seed and, as part of the publicity for Rose Black, the company used British model Amanda Swan to portray the character of Rose…. Read More ›

• In Review: The Bluecoats – Rumberley

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 11, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Cinebook returns to the American Civil War for their fifth book of The Bluecoats – Rumberley, written by Raoul Cauvin and illustrated by Willy Lambil, translating the 15th of Les Tuniques Bleues albums into English for the first time. The… Read More ›

• The Sloperian: A New Fanzine About Old Comics

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 28, 2012

  

  The style of British comics has changed many times over the years. The type that we grew up with were the picture strip weeklies which were heavy on comic strip pages and light on non-strip pages, while today many British… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• In Review: Hi-Ex 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 7, 2012

  Begun in 2008 by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge, the Highlands International Comics Expo, Hi-Ex, takes place at the Eden Court Theatre and Cinema complex on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness and, after a break in 2011,… Read More ›

• In Review: Anthology One

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 27, 2012

  Anthology One is the first publication to come from the new UniVerse imprint set up as part of the various comics related courses run by the University of Dundee. Co-edited by Dr Chris Murray of the university’s School of Humanities… Read More ›

• Review Of Scottish Comics Events In 2011

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 26, 2012

  Over the last few years downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs has collated a Scottish Comics Events Review Of The Year. These articles originally came about after discussions at the first Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness in 2008 showed that many people… Read More ›

• Treating Comics Seriously: Six Questions For Lecturer Phillip Vaughan

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 25, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Phillip Vaughan is a lecturer at the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art And Design (DJCAD) with a background in 3D animation for the television, film and games industry. At DJCAD he teaches graphic design and has… Read More ›

• Good Cop, Bad Cop checks into High-Ex

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 24, 2012

  If you’re planning a trip to the Highlands for the Hi-Ex Comic Expo next weekend, then be sure to track down the latest comics from Black Hearted Press, run by Jim Alexander, David Brayher, John Farman and Sha Nazir. Black… Read More ›

• In Review: Crusade – The Fire Beaks

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 7, 2012

  The Crusade that has been lost to history reaches its climax in The Fire Beaks, the fourth book of writer Jean Dufaux and artist Philippe Xavier’s saga. The Crusader armies, now lead by the mercenary Lord Of Machines, mass against… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Three Silver Watches

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 5, 2012

  Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith?Books 2 and 3 – Captain Steve Rowland?Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner?Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly?Books 6 and 7 – Writer John Fleming?Book 8 – Agent Jason McLane?Book 9 –… Read More ›

• Taisbeanadh Comaig Eadar-Naiseanta Na Gaidhealtachd 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 4, 2012

  Aren’t you glad that they let us call it Hi-Ex? A reminder that the Highlands International Comics Expo will be taking place at Eden Court on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness itself on Saturday 31 March and… Read More ›

• Anthology One Due From Dundee’s UniVerse(ity)

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 3, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Due out later this month is the first issue of a new comics series, Anthology, published under the new UniVerse imprint, which will showcase the best creative work that is emerging from the new comics courses at the University of… Read More ›