Now coming up to its thirteenth year, the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival is back on 16th April 2016 – an annual event at which a small army of professional cartoonists from all over the UK and overseas meets up to draw and paint cartoons… Read More ›
Creating Comics
Articles on creating comics, how tos, reference information and more
Back To The Life of a Freelancer…
So. Today is my first day as a freelance comic keeping operative once more, with ROK Comics behind me and several projects in the works. I’m excited but nervous. It’s been a fraught few weeks in the run up to… Read More ›
Creating Comics: A New Alert Service for UK Comic Show Tables Availability
Comic creator Luke Surl – creator of the web comic lukesurl.com, which has been running since 2008 – has set up a mailing list, ComicShowTables, that will email you every time a con in the UK opens for booking! He’s asked… Read More ›
Comic Creator Spotlight: The Art of Jeff Bevan
Colin Noble guides fans through the DC Thomson work of Jeff Bevan – and we share some of his fine art, too
Creating Comics: Dos and Don’ts Advice for Creators Printing Their Comics for the First Time
We’re delighted to repost this nifty advice about getting your comics printed, posted recently by the folk at ComicPrintingUK. This isn’t a sponsored post – I simply came across the feature, which covers both printing tips and offers other useful… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 34: Nich Angell and 7String/Big Punch Studios
Nich Angell, creator of the action music odyssey 7String and one of the mighty Big Punch Studios joins Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond to talk about his epic comic series and what lead to the creation of the… Read More ›
Artist Spotlight: ILN Cutaway Artist G H Davis
One of the most challenging subjects for any artist must be the cutaway. Combining artistry with technical accuracy is a challenge that few take up and yet, when they do, the results can be remarkable. There are two main types of… Read More ›
A Cautionary Tale: Artists Warned Not to Sell Unlicensed Prints
Thor: New Beginnings artist Manuel A. Carmona is on a bit of a mission, after noting the growing trend of artists selling unlicensed prints at conventions of properties they down’t own. He’s written a blog post on the subject, pointing… Read More ›
In Review: The Salon of Rejects
Six short stories from Mhairi Braden, Myfanwy Tristram, Ross Mackintosh, Sarah Ushurhe, Michael Lomon and Tom Plant Out: Now The Book: Edited and published by Tom Plant, the idea behind The Salon of Rejects is to collect and celebrate some of the… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Seven
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas… Read More ›