Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This… Read More ›
Creating Comics
Articles on creating comics, how tos, reference information and more
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Metaphrog
A catch up with two wonderful comic creators
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Graphic Novelist Sayra Begum
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This… Read More ›
Peter Hansen’s Comic Curiosities: A Winker Watson Mystery – and a profile of creator Eric Roberts
Comic collector Peter Hansen has unearthed a rather “Dandy” collectable (I’ll get my coat…)
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Comics Artist and Writer Drew Marr
A chat with young Drew Marr, a self-publishing comic writer and artist based in Dundee
Free Comic Creator-focused workshops announced for LICAF LIVE
If you’re a comic creator, you don’t want to miss out on these free online events from the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Comics Writer and Publisher Tom Ward
A chat comics writer and independent publisher Tom Ward, co-creator of Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Editor and Publisher Ben Cullis
A quick chat with The77 editor and publisher…
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Graphic Novelist Lucy Sullivan
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, this year running as the virtual LICAF LIVE, we bring you a series of interviews with both guests and participants in the Comics Clock Tower (This… Read More ›
Sarah McIntyre workshops offered as part of upcoming LITTLE LICAF – sign up now!
Interest expected to be big in these!
2000AD – the Brazilian editions… by no means the first British reprint abroad!
British comics have been reprinted around the world for decades – including 2000AD..
Meet The77 Creators: Comics Creator Bambos Georgiou
Catching up with the co-creator of Aces Weekly
Meet The77 Creators: Comics Artist Charles Gillespie
The77 team drew ace artist Charlie Gillespie into their web… find out more!
British Comic News Stand Sales Figures, Winners and Losers (January – June 2020)
There are a lot of caveats to this period’s magazine sales data
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Nani – a chat with writer and creator Ziki Nelson, and Kugali Media’s Matthew Corry
We go behind the scenes with some of the team behind innovative African Comics publisher Kugali
ICE Cool! A chat with comics events organiser Shane Chebsey
Catching up with the powerhouse events organiser, comic creator and musician
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Business of Independent Comic Book Publishing by Gamal Hennessy
This looks like it will be a great resource for aspiring and established comic creators
Meet The77 Creators: An Interview with Comics Writer Dan Whitehead
Catching up with another great The77 comic creator…
Meet The77 Creators: Comics writer and editor Barrie Tomlinson
A quick chat with The77 strip writer Barrie Tomlinson, a much appreciated friend of downthetubes, who joined the world of comics back in 1961…
Meet The77 Creators: Comic Artist Paul Williams
A smashing chat with the ace 2000AD artist