The final episode of Portrait of aPolitician starring Dave the OrangutanMayor, ran in Prog 368 Name: Chris Denton Blog or web site: http://massacreforboys.blogspot.com Currently working on: The Massacre For Boys Action Special, launching at Bristol Expo in May. It features… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist Garen Ewing
Name: Garen Ewing Web site: www.rainboworchid.co.uk Currently working on: I’ve just completed The Rainbow Orchid volume 3 which is to be released on 2nd April 2012, published by Egmont (Dutch edition from Silvester Strips is out in May). That completes… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From comics editor and fan Paul Scott
Name: Paul Scott Blog or web site: www.omnivistascope.com Currently working on: Keegan Jask book 1, a collection of implausible tales from the stellar storyteller. Written by myself with help from artist Leigh Shepeherd It will be 100 pages+ and feature an all new, somewhat… Read More ›
Happy Birthday 2000AD! From lettering droid Richard Starkings
Name: Richard Starkings Blog or web site: www.hipflask.com Currently working on: Elephantmen #38, 40 & 41, Elephantmen volume 5: Devilish Functions First memory of 2000AD? I remember seeing the cover of #61 in a stack of 2000ADs my brother —… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Kev Hopgood
Kev has fond memories for the first Cursed Earth saga Name: Kev Hopgood Blog or web site: www.kevhopgood.demon.co.uk Currently working on: A graphic novel for a French educational publisher called “Liverpool Rocks”. Lawless with writer Ferg Handley for Strip Magazine…. Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Michael Carroll
Name: Michael CarrollWeb site:www.michaelowencarroll.com Currently working on: The seventh novel in the Quantum Prophecy series of Young Adult superhero adventures (www.quantumprophecy.com). The sixth novel – Stronger – will be published in June. More Judge Dredd stories. Other stuff that I’m… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Mike White
We’re sorry to report the passing of veteran comic artist Mike White, probably best known to readers of downthetubes for his art on Roy of the Rovers, Commando, 2000 AD and strips such as “Hell’s Highway” and “Kids Rule OK” for… Read More ›
Happy Birthday 2000AD! From art droid Jon Haward
Slaine by Jon Haward Name: Jon Haward Blog or web site: hawardarthouse.blogspot.com and www.jonhawardart.com Currently working on: Art directing Hamlet the graphic novel for Classical Comics, drawing Slaine for Zarjaz magazine just recently finished art duties on Tales of the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Simon Guerrier
Name: Simon Guerrier Blog or web site: http://0tralala.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’m writing lots of silly AAAGH! strips for Doctor Who Adventures (art by Brian Williamson) and have just written 100% Awesomes, a superhero comic for use in classrooms to… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Gordon Rennie
Name: Gordon Rennie Currently working on: Dept of Monsterology, Absalom, Aquila, Judge Dredd, Robert Burns: Witch Hunter, Big Finish Doctor Who audio plays. Computer game stuff. First memory of 2000AD?I was there from Prog 1 (minus a wander off into… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Rufus Dayglo
Name: Rufus Dayglo, artdroid Tumblr: http://rufusdayglo.tumblr.com/Blog: http://rufusdayglo.blogspot.com/Web: solidgolddeathmask.com/ Currently working on: I’m working on my new creator owned series Solid Gold Death Mask, which you’ll be able to get free from the website, solidgolddeathmask.com/, so bookmark it now! I’m also… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Searching comics with DJ Food
Starting a month of Panel Borders radio shows about non practitioners’ love for comics, guest presenter Robin Warren talks to musician and 2000AD fan Strictly Kev about collaborating with Henry Flint on the artwork for his new LP The Search… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From former Tharg, Andy Diggle
Name:Andy Diggle Web site: www.andydiggle.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/andydiggle Currently working on: Six Guns (for Marvel) with Davide Gianfelice – currently on sale; Rogue Trooper (2000AD) with Colin Wilson – a “What If?” one-off for the 35th birthday prog, February 2012; a creator… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Arthur Ranson
Mazeworld, written by Alan Grant, drawn by Arthur Ranson Name: Arthur Ranson Website, with blogs: www.arthurranson.com/ Present work: Rather recklessly I have recently commenced producing in Paint software a ‘comic’ – Sirius. An Intergalactic Adventure – appearing on my web-site…. Read More ›
Hogan, Parkhouse on regular ‘Resident Alien’ title for Dark Horse
US publisher Dark Horse has commissioned British creative duo Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse to bring their epic Dark Horse Presents tale of an alien hero named Harry to a fully fledged series! beginning with Resident Alien #0 in April. In Resident Alien,… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Garth Ennis
Name: Garth Ennis Blog or web site: No blog, no website. Currently working on: Working on The Boys, Battlefields (and other war stories), Nick Fury, Dicks III, Crossed, some more stuff still on the secret list. First memory of 2000AD?… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Alan Grant
Name: Alan Grant Blog or web site: Check out www.2000adonline.com for Alan’s numerous 2000AD creditsCurrently working on: I’ve just finished Part 5 of the new 6-part Cadet Anderson series, Algol; hopefully, the villain of the piece will re-emerge from the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD!
2000AD celebrates its 35th birthday this month its official birthday is 26th February, with Judge Dredd following one week later. Here at downthetubes we would like to wish the title – and everyone who has worked on it down the… Read More ›
Cursed Earth Mega-epic kicks off new 2000AD book range
One of the all-time greatest Judge Dredd stories ever told is returning in a brand new pocket-sized format.The Cursed Earth, the first ‘mega-epic’ featuring the famous Lawman of the Future, is being published in B-format for the first time. A… Read More ›
2000AD Book Schedule announced
As it celebrates three and a half decades of some of the greatest comics of all time, 2000AD is unleashing a flurry of top-notch thrills in graphic novel form this year.The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic has lined up a sizzling schedule… Read More ›