Name:Andy Diggle Web site: www.andydiggle.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/andydiggle Currently working on: Six Guns (for Marvel) with Davide Gianfelice – currently on sale; Rogue Trooper (2000AD) with Colin Wilson – a “What If?” one-off for the 35th birthday prog, February 2012; a creator… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Arthur Ranson
Mazeworld, written by Alan Grant, drawn by Arthur Ranson Name: Arthur Ranson Website, with blogs: www.arthurranson.com/ Present work: Rather recklessly I have recently commenced producing in Paint software a ‘comic’ – Sirius. An Intergalactic Adventure – appearing on my web-site…. Read More ›
Hogan, Parkhouse on regular ‘Resident Alien’ title for Dark Horse
US publisher Dark Horse has commissioned British creative duo Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse to bring their epic Dark Horse Presents tale of an alien hero named Harry to a fully fledged series! beginning with Resident Alien #0 in April. In Resident Alien,… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Garth Ennis
Name: Garth Ennis Blog or web site: No blog, no website. Currently working on: Working on The Boys, Battlefields (and other war stories), Nick Fury, Dicks III, Crossed, some more stuff still on the secret list. First memory of 2000AD?… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Alan Grant
Name: Alan Grant Blog or web site: Check out www.2000adonline.com for Alan’s numerous 2000AD creditsCurrently working on: I’ve just finished Part 5 of the new 6-part Cadet Anderson series, Algol; hopefully, the villain of the piece will re-emerge from the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD!
2000AD celebrates its 35th birthday this month its official birthday is 26th February, with Judge Dredd following one week later. Here at downthetubes we would like to wish the title – and everyone who has worked on it down the… Read More ›
STRIP Magazine overseas subscriptions, news stand plans
Non-UK subscriptions to Strip Magazine are now available online at www.printmediaproductions.com. Previously, the only ways for non-UK comic fans to get the Print Media Productions-published title was via mail order from comic shops, or by purchasing the iPad edition, co-published… Read More ›
Comic Village Kicks Off 2012 with Double Midlands Dates
MCM Expo’s acclaimed Comic Village hits the road again this year, giving fans across the country the chance to check out the latest works by home-grown indie comics creators. The first stop of 2012 is the popular Midlands Comic Con… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Phoenix, Jamie Smart, Commando and The Broons
It has been a while since we have had a Tube Surf so… The Phoenix had a bumpier than expected take-off when their distribution deal through Waitrose supermarkets left many potential readers puzzled when no Waitrose had copies of the… Read More ›
MCM and Eagle Awards Debut New Comics Talent Competition
For almost a decade the MCM London Comic Con has been a haven for comics, movies, games and anime – and now, together with the Eagle Awards and upcoming Universal Pictures blockbuster Snow White And The Huntsman, they’re looking to… Read More ›
Cursed Earth Mega-epic kicks off new 2000AD book range
One of the all-time greatest Judge Dredd stories ever told is returning in a brand new pocket-sized format.The Cursed Earth, the first ‘mega-epic’ featuring the famous Lawman of the Future, is being published in B-format for the first time. A… Read More ›
Hewlett, Blake, Simmonds at British Library event
The Lords of Flatbush by Jamie Hewlett The British Library in London is offering comic fans the opportunity to join a remarkable panel of artists and experts including Quentin Blake, designer and comic artist Jamie Hewlett, satirical cartoonist Martin Rowson… Read More ›
2000AD Book Schedule announced
As it celebrates three and a half decades of some of the greatest comics of all time, 2000AD is unleashing a flurry of top-notch thrills in graphic novel form this year.The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic has lined up a sizzling schedule… Read More ›
“The Invisible Artist” film released
The Invisible Artist from Northern Visions NvTv on Vimeo The comic booklet: once a mass market media form, some would argue it has all but disappeared from newsagents shelves in the last 20 years – but comic creation continues apace… Read More ›
Boffins and Burglars infiltrate Commando!
The latest issues of Commando are on sale now, and it’s intrguing to see how cover artist Janek Matysiak on #4464 and one of this set’s reprint issues, 4466, has changed styles with a move to digital art. Commando No… Read More ›
New Dennis the Menace shows – and a musical – on the way
Ahead of tomorrow’s London Toy Fair, DC Thomson has announced a renewal of its partnership with leading content producer Red Kite Animations to co-produce the new series of Dennis and Gnasher. As The Beano begins the countdown to its 75th… Read More ›
Blasé Books releases Pictorial Guide to British 1950s Sci-Fi and Horror Comic Books
(via Lew Stringer): Redditch-based Blasé Books have just released The Pictorial Guide to British 1950s Sci-Fi & Horror Comic Books. Designed by comics creator Mike Higgs, the 288-page full colour softback by comic historian Mike Morley (one of the contributors… Read More ›
Is It Just Media launches free Robob title for schools
Surrey based independent publisher, Is It Just Media?, have announced the arrival of The Adventures of ROBOB, a new interactive magazine and trading card game aimed at primary school children which includes an element of contributed comic strip. The magazine… Read More ›
British Comedy Conference seeks papers on comedy and comics
The organisers of the Sixth International Comedy Conference, which will take place later at the University of Salford have issued a Call for Papers. The theme for this year’s two-day conference is ‘Drawing The Line’ and the academic event aims… Read More ›
Tim Perkins takes you to Worlds End
Before you read this story, let me first declare an interest: I have known the publisher and comic creator of this stunning new book,Tim Perkins, for many years, since my time at Marvel UK. I know how he and his… Read More ›