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 ›
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2000AD, STRIP and CLiNT nominated for Eagle Award
Which comic rocked your world last year? Which writers and artists really stood out from the crowd? The final round of voting is now underway for the 2012 edition of the Eagle Awards, so now’s the time to head on… Read More ›
Neil Gaiman short story part of World Book Day app line-up
A short story by comic creator Neil Gaiman is among the work by several authors being offered as part of a free World Book Day App, available now from iTunes for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The App features six… Read More ›
Lee Townsend joins Middle East Comic Con guest list
2000AD artist Lee Townsend is to be one of the first guests announced for the first Middle East Film and Comic Con (20th & 21st April 2012) at the Dubai International Marine Club. The event, first mooted last year, has… Read More ›
Commando re-branded into "Collections" – but new stories continue
The latest batch of Commando releases sees some changes to the title’s format with it now coming four distinct guises – reflected on the covers – and a change to the focus of the stories inside. The digest comic stories… Read More ›
In Review: Darwin’s Diaries – Death of A Beast
Writer Sylvain Runberg returns from the future worlds of Orbital with Death Of A Beast, the second of the nineteen century set Darwin’s Diaries with art from Eduardo Ocana and colours by Tariq Bellaoui and which follows directly on from… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From Scripting and Art Droid David Baillie
Name: David Baillie Currently working on: I’ve actually just this second finished a new script for 2000AD, which was as much fun as it always is. (I still occasionally pinch myself to check that the last few years haven’t just… Read More ›
London Super Comic Convention: Pros and Cons
Alan Woollcombe reports on the first London Super Comic Convention, held at the Excel Centre this weekend, which had a guest line-up that included Stan Lee (seen above, meeting and greeting, video from BleedingCool), George Perez and other comic creators… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From comic creator and fan Malcolm Kirk
Name: Malcolm Kirk Blog or web site: http://malcolmkirk.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’ve just finished putting together issue ten of the Temple APA pdf, a free downloadable showcase of the work of amateur and professional creators who are active in the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD!
Last month, I mailed out to pretty much every British comic creator in my address book, asking them for their 2000AD memories, for a series of ‘mini interviews’ for the downthetubes blog to mark the weekly comic’s 35th birthday this… Read More ›