PJ Holden’s ‘Influence Map’ 2000AD artist PJ Holden has joined the growing number of comic artists who have created ‘influence maps’ of their work, assembling the art of creators that has inspired him into a pleasing graphic (right). The project… Read More ›
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Panel Borders: Making Marvels in the UK
Continuing podcast and radio show Panel Borders month-long look at British creators who have written and drawn superhero comics for both the American and domestic markets, in a panel recorded in front of a live audience at the London Science-Fiction… Read More ›
Beano Club to be revamped into online community
BBC News reports that The Beano Club, launched in 1976 as the Dennis the Menace Fan Club, is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members. The official web site for the Club – probably… Read More ›
Rian Hughes ‘Yesterday’s Tomorrows’ collection gets US publishing
Yesterday’s Tomorrows, a collection of comics by “luminescent pop culture demon” and SciFi Art Now contributor Rian Hughes spanning over two decades of his career, is being re-published in the US by Image Comics in November. Previously published by Knockabout… Read More ›
Showcasing Liam Sharp on YouTube
SciFi Art Now contributor Liam Sharp – whose credits across many comics and publishing projects – including Gears of War and Death’s Head II, which I was editor of – are legion. Now, Liam’s put together an impressive showcase of… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Bill McConkey
Mechanical Heart by Bill McConkey The format of SciFi Art Now – out this October – is such that it promotes the art of the creators, but there’s not much room to tell you more about them and their work…. Read More ›
Aces High! Commando celebrates the Battle of Britain
The latest batch of titles from DC Thomson features the first three books in Commando’s six-book ‘Aces High’ salute to the RAF on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Editor Calum Laird commissioned two brand new stories and… Read More ›
Morecambe-based Comic published for iPad
We’re pleased to report that Lancaster cartoonist David Hughes comic story Thomas Wogan is Dead, first reviewed on downthetubes last year, is now available to read on Apple’s iPad. This is British publishers Tabella Publishing‘s first ebook on Apple’s iPad… Read More ›
Panel Borders Live: Gleaming the Silver Surfer
As part of a fund raising night to support London radio station Resonance FM, themed around the subject of silver, Alex Fitch will be talking to comic book writer and novelist Simon Spurrier about the Marvel comics character the Silver… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 2000 AD, Posy Simmonds, Radio 4 and comics events too!
To celebrate the release of Prog 1700 of 2000AD, fan Jason Garrattley is posting ‘…a week of rare bits and pieces from the archives (well, some old fanzines from the loft) from some of the cornerstone creators of the magazines’… Read More ›
2010 proving a busy year for artist Duncan Long
SciFi Art Now artist Duncan Long reports that, despite the economic downturn he’s been keeping busy, with many self-publishing authors and small presses realizing that in order to compete with big presses, a quality cover illustration is key. Something other… Read More ›
In Review: Clint Issue 1 – does it "Kick Ass"?
(Updated 31/8/10, added other review links): After months of speculation about what Titan Magazines new British anthology title Clint might feature, the magazine itself is finally out in the wild, backed by an impressive promotional campaign on the web, which… Read More ›
Competition Seeks Illustrator to Bring Cleveleys’ ‘Mythic Coastline’ to Life
Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›
Competition Seeks Illustrator to Bring Cleveleys’ ‘Mythic Coastline’ to Life
Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›
Working 9 to 5 – Superheroes for hire is Markosia’s latest adventure
British publisher Markosia’s new comic Hero 9-5, written by Ian Sharman with art from David Gray focuses on a world where being a super hero is just another job. A world where only the rich can afford the comprehensive hero… Read More ›
Bellamy’s "Happy Warrior" Reprinted
(with thanks to Dave Wilson and Norman Boyd): Some web trawling by Eagle comic fans has thrown up the find of new collection of Frank Bellamy’s world-famous strip Winston Churchill: The Happy Warrior. The collection is only available from the… Read More ›
In Review: Classics from the Comics Issue 173
The latest issue of DC Thomson’s ‘Retro’ title, Classics from the Comics is on sale now in all good newsagents, offering another fine medley of humour and adventure strips from a variety of the publishers’ current and past titles, including… Read More ›
Crikey! No More
The publishers of British comics magazine Crikey! have reluctantly decided to close the magazine. “We tried until the last minute to keep going,” editor Tony Ingram told downthetubes, “but unfortunately a couple of guys who seemed serious about buying into… Read More ›
Titan Books seeks book cover artists
Titan Books has put out an open call to recruit book cover illustrators for their future fiction titles. The call appeared this week on the new blog of Titan’s revamped website and Twitter feed asking if their fans and readers… Read More ›
Titan Books seeks book cover artists
Titan Books has put out an open call to recruit book cover illustrators for their future fiction titles. The call appeared this week on the new blog of Titan’s revamped website and Twitter feed asking if their fans and readers… Read More ›