Simon Mackie’s ace Flick and Jube web comic, published over on DrunkDuck (along with several more of his comics such as Dr Ballard The Golem Rises and Bikini Blow Up, is finally complete. “Now to try and find a publisher,”… Read More ›
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To Infinity and… er, Japan!
Russell Willis produced and published a number on important underground cartoon magazines in the 1980s including Infinity, which included interviews with creators such as Alan Moore, Posy Simmonds and David Lloyd and later issues of The Alternative Headmaster’s Bulletin. He… Read More ›
To Infinity and… er, Japan! An interview with Russell Willis
Russell Willis produced and published a number on important underground cartoon magazines in the 1980s. He moved to Tokyo in the early 1990’s where he now runs a web based publishing company in Tokyo. UK underground cartoonist, Simon Mackie, who… Read More ›
Comics International Goes Ape!
In the latest issue of Europe’s comics industry trade paper, which goes on sale week beginning 29 September, writer Karl Kesel, artist Ramon Bachs and editor Steve Wacker talk exclusively to Comics International about making monkeys out of superheroes in… Read More ›
ROK Comics Now Free
Marking a major change in its distribution model almost all the comics on the comics-to-mobile service ROK Comics (www.rokcomics.com) are now Free To View on the web. After experimenting with various sales techniques since its launch last year, ROK Comics… Read More ›
New Chernobyl-inspired Game goes on sale
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, a nifty looking First Person Shooter inspired by the 2007 Shadow of Chernobyl release, should now be on sale in your local games shops from Koch Media — and we liked the imagery so much we decided… Read More ›
In Review: The Prison
Reviewed by David Hailwood Recently made available to buy at Lulu.com is Adam Grose’ The Prison. As the description on the back of the collection states, ‘The Prison is an array of stories, prose, poetry and soapbox ramblings based on… Read More ›
Masters Of Fun And Thrills
Here on downthetubes we regularly promote the articles by Norman Wright and David Ashford which appear in the monthly magazine Book and Magazine Collector. The longest running of the various series that the duo write for the magazine is The… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 5 September 2008
• There’s an excellent interview with David O’Connell, the writer and artist behind science fiction comic Tozo, over at Garen Ewing’s website. David’s art is very much in the tradition of ligne claire (clear line) artists such as Belgium’s Herge… Read More ›
Northern Ireland’s Verbal Arts Centre Launches Comic Art Courses
The Verbal Arts Centre in Bishop St Within, Derry, has created a series of new, accredited Comic Art courses which will commence in September 2008. These short courses have been developed in response to the success of the various comic… Read More ›
Elephantmen Joins Clickwheel
ipod comic publisher Clickwheel has announced a new addition to its premium roster with the arrival of top British creator Richard Starkings’ Elephantmen. True to its Sci-Fi themes, Elephantmen and Starkings are eager to help Clickwheel, which is owned by… Read More ›
Complicated Chrome Comic from McCloud
(with thanks to Leon Hewitt): This comic by Understanding Comics author Scott McCloud certainly won’t be for everyone, but it’s great to see comics being used in a way to explain the workings of a new product — in this… Read More ›
Smuggling Vacation creator banned from comic fairs?
(Updated 4/9/08): Jason Wilson’s recently-released graphic novel Smuggling Vacation, a comedy tale of two hopeless accidental drug smugglers and the gang of criminals hot on their tails, has been greeted with calls for it to be banned in prisons from… Read More ›
Top Shelf Sale!
To celebrate The Surrogates movie wrapping principal photography, surviving San Diego ComicCon, and all the cool new summer and fall releases, for the next ten days — through Friday 12th September — Top Shelf, a regular US retailer and publisher… Read More ›
Thrill Powered Paperback!
Former 2000AD and Judge Dredd: The Megazine editor, author and comics writer David Bishop reports that his massive book about the history of 2000AD, Thrill-Power Overload, will be released in paperback next year. “Steady reorders mean Rebellion is down to… Read More ›
Win Forbidden Planet T-Shirts!
On Saturday and Sunday 6-7 September 2008 Forbidden Planet (London, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Croydon, Liverpool, Newcastle, Southampton) celebrates its 30 years of ‘Geek Chic’ with parties, including giveaways. The fun starts at opening time and the first 30 people… Read More ›
British Comic Heroes: The Return of Garth
In August 2008, after a long gestation period, adventure hero Garth returned to British newspaper The Mirror – albeit, for now, only on the publication’s web site. Here, artist Huw-J talks to John Freeman about the new strip and his… Read More ›
The Return of Garth
Earlier this month, after a long gestation period, adventure hero Garth returned to British newspaper The Mirror – albeit, for now, only on the publication’s web site. Now, in an exclusive interview for downthetubes, artist Huw-J of Hayena Studios talks… Read More ›
Book And Magazine Collector 299
The long running series of articles on Great British Comics Artists by David Ashford and Norman Wright in Book and Magazine Collector has reached part 30. After last issue covered Ron Smith, this issue’s subject is Frank Humphris. Humphris was… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 30 August 2008
• A quick reminder about Jonathan Cape,, The Observer and Comica’s Graphic Short Story Competition of which the winner will receive a tasty grand and their story across two pages of The Observer. Follow this link for more info and… Read More ›