Mantle Arts, a small UK based arts organisation, is running an interesting project to brighten up a town centre – and is looking for comics artists to get involved. The project is employing artists to create artwork for empty shop… Read More ›
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Compal Launches Lot Search, Garth Art Up For Auction
The Autumn 2009 auction at British comics auction site Compalcomics, which has just announced an online search facility for all its past lots, closes soon. This catalogue’s star lot is The Beano Comic No 1 with original advertising flyer, an… Read More ›
Sharp Advice on Breaking Into Comics
British comics artist Liam Sharp (publisher of MamTor, artist on Gears of War and, many moons ago, Death’s Head II) has just posted a revamped version of his excellent guide to breaking into comics over on DeviantArt. The post is… Read More ›
2000AD Covers Uncovered
Being a huge 2000AD fan and collector of its artwork, Pete Wells gets a thrill from seeing covers and artwork for the comic in their original state. Back in early July, he announced he’d decided to write a blog where… Read More ›
Nick Abadzis: Apollo Remembered
Here’s a fab image from Nick Abadzis he’s sent us for our Moon Landing Comics Celebration album
Apollo 11: Behind the Scenes?
Contributions to our 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing Comics Celebration album on the downthetubes forum are coming in daily, with this latest gem from comics, storyboard artist and illustrator Martin Baines, a tongue-in-cheek tip of the hat to the… Read More ›
Cameron’s A-Z of Awesomeness
(via FPI Blog); Neill Cameron is hard at work on his latest project: The A-Z of Awesomeness. Well into its stride (he’s just delivered “Nina and the Neurons Neutralising the Ninky-Nonk with Nitrogen”, it was originally inspired by Garen Ewing’s… Read More ›
Manwha 100 Opening Report
Last week David Baillie was our downthetubes roving reporter lucky enough to be invited to a private view of the new Manwha 100 exhibition in London which, if the name hasn’t already given the game away, celebrates the 100th anniversary… Read More ›
Signed Star Trek Klingons Art on eBay
One of my ‘day’ jobs is reviewing Star Trek comics for Titan’s Star Trek Magazine – and I was recently thrilled to see US artist JK Woodward’s work grace the latest IDW-published Star Trek: Klingons title. I first came across… Read More ›
London Hosts Centenary Manwha Exhibition
The Korea Creative Content Agency and Korean Cultural Centre UK have announced a celebration of the centenary of Korean comics, known as manhwa, with a host of interrelated special exhibitions, events and film screenings, starting next week. Manhwa: A Language… Read More ›