Brilliant artist Gary Hall joins in this growing gallery of dangerous present day politicians adopting 2000AD-styled law giving with “Mite-Sized Judge John Reid”. Thanks, Gary!
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2000AD Britain – It’s Really Happening
Responding to an appeal for comic images of Britain inspired in part by news of the establishment of a Ministry of Justice, straight from the pages of 2000AD, the ever brilliant SMS sent me this image, hot on the heels… Read More ›
Judge Reid by Nick Miller
Comics artist Nick Miller has quickly risen to my “Drawn Judge John Reid Challenge” and delivered this cracking version of the savage Scot from the new British Ministry of Justice! Thanks, Nick!
Move over Dredd, it’s Judge Reid!
Anyone fancy whipping up a better version of this quick and crude montage in response to the impending creation of a Ministry of Justice by British Secretary John Reid? I’m more than happy to post the results! Here’s som edirect… Read More ›
In Review: Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot
Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot Published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Dark Horse in the US The Book: Sunderland! Thirteen hundred years ago, it was the greatest centre of learning in the whole of Christendom and the… Read More ›
Old enough to remember this?
You’re probably 2000AD’s core audience, then…
Re-visiting childhood
Talk about a labour of love. dtb contributor Matthew Badham’s just passed on a note from 2000AD fan Paul (Book of Lists, There’s No Time Like the Present) Rainey, who’s re-visitng the entire 30 year run of the title, after… Read More ›
Some things just aren’t right…
Case in point: Bratz dolls. I can’t believe I’m alone in thinking they’re deeply disturbing in terms of look (quite frankly, they give me the heebie jeebies), and now Worth 1000’s running a competition to turn the world into them…. Read More ›
Comics International sells out
Just had an e-mail from Comics International editor Mike Conroy who tells me demand for its first issue of the new-look mag has been phenomenal and retailers around the UK are reporting a virtual sell out within the first four… Read More ›
Modern Tales adopts CBR
The Modern Tales suite of websites, which publishes the work of webcomics creators such as the brilliant Roger “Fred the Clown” Langridge has just announced it’s to offer select longform comics in the downloadable CBR format. This is a pretty… Read More ›
Sean Blair reveals Commando secrets
Commando Picture Library writer Sean Blair has just provided downthetubes with a terrific piece on his experiences writing Commando. Special thanks to Sean for taking time out to write the piece, which includes some useful tips on writing Commando. Also… Read More ›
Cam Kennedy on Kidnapped
Over on the Forbidden Planet International blog, Joe Gordon has delivered a full transcript of the recent Kidnapped event at the Scottish Book Trust where artist Cam Kennedy was talking with publisher Ron Grosset about Cam and Alan Grant’s adaptation… Read More ›
Kidnapping Edinburgh
Jeremy Briggs reports on how a new comics adaptation of Robert Louis Stevens classic novel took Scotland’s capital by storm in February 2007… February 2007. In Edinburgh, you just could not get away from Cam Kennedy’s artwork for the new… Read More ›
Albion Artist Shane Oakley Interviewed
In the third of three exclusive features marking the recent release of Titan and Wildstorm’s Albion collection — interviews with writers Leah Moore and John Reppion, and IPC’s Andrew Sumner were published earlier this month — artist Shane Oakley offers… Read More ›
Comics International 201 arrives!
New Comics International editor has sent me two spiffy covers for the delayed-but-here-now Comics International #201, which should be on sale soon. Comics International was sold by Dez Skinn earlier in the year and the administrative side of the handover… Read More ›
The Good Soldier Art for sale
Another lot for ebay, this time a page from a three-part Cyberman story “The Good Soldier”. This page was published in Doctor Who Magazine #177, cover dated 4th September 1991. Written by TV Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel, drawn… Read More ›
Albion Man: An interview with Andrew Sumner
Interview first published 12th February 2007, links updated July 2019 Titan Books have just released their edition of the collected Albion, Wildstorm’s welcome revival of many British comics heroes owned by IPC. The trade offers the complete story – with… Read More ›
2000AD competition over on FPI
Joe Gordon from Forbidden Planet International has just dropped me a quick line to advise of a pretty cool 2000AD competition he’s lined up. “I just can’t let the 30th anniversary of 2000AD at the end of this month pass… Read More ›
Forever Albion: Leah Moore and John Reppion Interviewed
I’ve just posted the first of three interviews to mark the release of Titan Books Albion collection, the first being with writers Leah Moore and John Reppion. Interviews with IPC’s Andrew Sumner and the project’s brilliant artist Shane Oakley –… Read More ›
People leave the strangest things behind
Following up on news reports that people would rather read a comic — sorry, book — than have sex, after a survey conducted by Travelodge, I scurried over to their web site to find the full text. What books would… Read More ›