Malta Comic Convention 2013 – the biggest and most awaited comics related event on the Islands – is less than a month away, and the organisers have just released full details of the event, which includes appearances by a number… Read More ›
Creating Comics
Articles on creating comics, how tos, reference information and more
Comic artist Dudley D. Watkins honoured with plaque
A much admired comic artist for The Beano, The Dandy, and more, is honoured
Time to Shine graphic novel integral part of Scottish arts strategy launch
Award nominated graphic novelists John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs – better known as Metaphrog – have been commissioned to produce a graphic novel by Creative Scotland, as part of the Scottish Government’s Time To Shine arts strategy for young people… Read More ›
Dan Dare Reboot Competition: Jonathan Wyke
Here’s Cornwall-based Jonathan Wyke‘s entry for our Dan Dare Reboot Challenge, which ends on 21st November 2013. “I know that you seem to be looking at something that looks more contemporary, but I didn’t really want to draw that,”… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Learning the Basics with AnySketch
Here’s an interesting little app from Korea that might be of use to new or young artists trying to learn what makes a comic panel or page ‘tick’ as part of learning the art of comic creation. When I was… Read More ›
Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier debate “What Is A Superhero?” at Comica
Supermen and Wonder Women are living amongst us, not only in comics, films, games and television, but as cosplay escapism, alternative personas, communities and lifestyles. As part of this year’s Comica Festival in London, Alex Fitch will be discussing with… Read More ›
Dan Dare Reboot Competition: Hal Laren
We’re starting to receive entries for our Dan Dare Reboot Competition, with this from Hal Laren – best known to comics fans for his amazing strips published under his Reaper Comics imprint. Hal is a 2D & 3D graphic designer,… Read More ›
Oscar Zarate, ILYA on Living and Loving in London
Oscar Zarate and ILYA are both London-based graphic novelists who record and reflect their individual relationships with urban life. Both creators are in conversation with Paul Gravett as part of this year’s Comica Festival, revealing how London has helped shape… Read More ›
“Comica Conversations” kick off with UK exclusive preview of Dave McKean’s “Nine Lives”
Comica 2013, the London International Comics Festival, kicks off its season of Comica Conversations with the UK exclusive preview of Dave McKean‘s latest storytelling experiment, which premiered earlier in October at the Graphic festival in Sydney Opera House, entitled Nine… Read More ›
Artist Nigel Dobbyn ‘invades’ Redcar!
Catch 2000AD, Sonic The Hedgehog and The Beano artist Nigel Dobbyn at the Invasion exhibition at Kirkleatham Museum near Redcar this Sunday and the next. Aside from hearing first-hand how comic strips are developed, you might even pick yourselves… Read More ›
Metal Horns and Red Wire Dreadlocks: The Rise of Death’s Head II
Or – Making it When you Least Expect it First posted on deviantart by Liam Sharp, the co-founder of the digital comics company Madefire has kindly given us permission to cross post his memories (with some editorial annotations) of Marvel… Read More ›
PressPad adds Android to its digital self-publishing service for comic creators
PressPad, a relatively new self service tablets and smartphones publishing startup which has recently begun offering its iPad publishing service to comic creators, has just announced the impending arrival of support for publishing to the Android platform. While the lion’s… Read More ›
The Changing Man: An Interview with Jon Haward
Lowestoft-based comic book artist Jon Haward has worked on everything from Judge Dredd to Spider-Man. In this chat with Matt Badham, however, the focus is mostly on Tales of the Buddha (Before He Got Enlightened), recently released by Renegade Entertainment,… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Some thoughts on selling your comics…
(This article was first featured on my own blog back in September, and I’ve given John permission to re-publish it here): I hope that esteemed comics historian, journalist and curator Paul Gravett won’t mind me borrowing the above image from… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Press Release Your Comic!
Here at downthetubes.net we get a lot of press materials from a wide range of comic creators and publishers. Some of it is very good (thank you, 2000AD, Commando, SelfMadeHero, Time Bomb Comics, Titan Comics and others). Some of it… Read More ›
IDW Publishing announces Watchmen Artist’s Edition
US publisher IDW Publishing has announced it will publish a special Artist's Editions of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, produced under license from DC Entertainment. For the first time ever, readers will be able to enjoy Gibbons' intricately designed… Read More ›
Dundee Comics Day Creator guests – details released
A quick reminder that Dundee Comics Day is fast approaching, an event that this year celebrates Starblazers – the creators of Science Fiction Comics. Comics Day 2013 will celebrate Science Fiction comics and will feature creators who have worked in… Read More ›
Andy Diggle heads for Lakes Festival
It’s just one week to go before the first ever Lakes International Comic Art Festival – and I’m looking forward to my session with former 2000AD editor and writer Andy Diggle. One of the UK’s leading comic-book writers, he is… Read More ›
Thought Bubble Festival programme goes live
The programme of events for this year’s Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds is now live. From 17th – 24th November, in association with Leeds International Film Festival, Allied London, and Arts Council England the largest celebration of comics and animation… Read More ›
Enter our Dan Dare “Reboot” Competition
How would Dan Dare’s universe look if the series was re-launched today? Although it was published in late 1962 the first Dan Dare Space Annual, right, is dated 1963, and we felt it was an opportune event to mark a… Read More ›