On 18th November 2017 from 1200 – 1700 EST, the United States Naval Academy Museum will host #NavyCon, a conference on how fleet forces have been portrayed in science fiction and how those apply to what the US navy does… Read More ›
Events
New York Comic Con 2017: Day One
Tony Esmond reports from across the Atlantic on his first day at New York Comic Con 2017… Last night was a doozy. I met up with Marc Laming, Amri and Adrian Hashimi (check out www.adrianhashimi.com for some of the best… Read More ›
Walking Dead exhibition opens in New York today at the Metropolis Gallery
If you’re in New York for New York Comic Con right now, then you may be interested to know the Metropolis Gallery is hosting a free Walking Dead Comic Art Exhibit …just a ten-minute stagger from the Javits Center. The… Read More ›
Monad Journal Launch Symposium at the University of Northampton
The University of Northampton is to host the launch of a new peer-reviewed open access online journal MONAD next month – and comics writer Alan Moore is among invited guests for the Launch Symposium. The Monad Journal Launch Symposium on Thursday… Read More ›
Call For Papers: Storytelling Conference 2018
The organisers of the Storytelling Conference 2018 (10th – 11th July) at the University of Suffolk have announced the call for papers is now open. They are inviting papers that theoretically and empirically engage with a broad range of disciplines… Read More ›
Jurassic World expected to be popular draw at Brand Licensing Europe next week
2018 is going to be a perfect storm for the popular Jurassic World franchise, so it’s no surprise the franchise is expected to be a big attraction at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe show, taking place at Olympia, London (10th… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with cartoonist Lynn Johnston
An interview with the creator of “For Better of Worse”
It’s Grimm Up North! Manchester’s Grimmfest offers cult classics and scary shorts
Grimmfest 2017, Manchester’s film festival of new and classic horror, cult, fantasy and sci-fi movies, returns this week (5th – 8th October 2017) at the Vue Printworks. The festival will feature world premieres, cult classics and eclectic film shorts and the… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast with Paula Knight, Pikkli and Plink!
Oh, all right, Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast hosts Ian and Nikki don’t really give two puppets the Podcast Probe. But the team do talk to their creators, Jonathan Edwards and the Felt Mistress, about their brand new exhibition Archipelagogo –… Read More ›
Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives – Darren Cullen exhibits at The Other Art Show
Artist Darren Cullen – the creator behind the Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives web site – is showing a large selection of his work, including a brand new sculpture (and the above slightly older one) at The Other Art Fair in London (5th… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with comics creator and author Paula Knight
With the Lakes International Comic Art Festival just two weeks away, downthetubes catches up with freelance illustrator, comics creator and author Paula Knight. Based in Bristol, Paula’s first graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, was published by Myriad Editions in… Read More ›
2000AD New York Comic Con plans include sale Steve Dillon Memorial Charity Sketchbook
Jock (Batman, The Losers), Lee Garbett (Loki), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad), Alex De Campi (DREDD, Mayday) and Arthur Wyatt (DREDD) head 2000AD’s creator line-up at New York Comic Con next week: and a special Steve Dillon Memorial Sketchbook will be on… Read More ›
Titan Comics NYCC 2017 schedule revealed
This New York Comic-Con (5th – 8th October 2017), Titan Comics is bringing its largest-ever offering of thrilling debuts, NYCC variants and special appearances from a host of creators including the creator behind The Death of Stalin which inspired the upcoming… Read More ›
Who will win the first ever Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art?
As we’ve previously reported, Sergio Aragonés, the world’s fastest cartoonist, will be making a rare appearance as part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (13th – 15th October in Kendal, Cumbria). One of the most famous and influential living… Read More ›
Artist John Stokes at Gosh Comics in October
Comics creator and stage designer John Stokes will at Gosh! Comics in London, in conversation with Broken Frontier’s Editor-in-Chief Andy Oliver, on Friday 6th October to celebrate the release of the wonderful Marney the Fox from the Treasury of British… Read More ›
Tove Jansson-inspired “Archipelagogo” exhibition first salvo in countdown to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Archipelagogo is an amazing-looking exhibition by Felt Mistress and Jonathan Edwards with an Andy Votel soundtrack. There’s a preview evening this Saturday (30th September) at the Wildman Gallery in Kendal in the run up to this year’s Lakes International Comic… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with Comic Artist, Writer and Festival Patron Bryan Talbot
There’s not long to go now until this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). The downthetubes “Kendal Calling” interviews continue with a chat with award-winning comics artist, writer and Festival patron Bryan Talbot, who will… Read More ›
Celebrate Your Local Library!
Discover something new during Libraries Week, a national week-long celebration of libraries from Monday 9th October to Saturday 14th October 2017. Libraries across the country will take the opportunity during Libraries Week to demonstrate the services and activities they offer, including showcasing their… Read More ›
Upcoming British Comic Conventions – A Quick List for the rest of 2017 and into 2018
2017 has seen no shortage of comics events great and small across the UK, and there are a few more to come this year, so I thought I’d run a quick listing, which, I hasten to point out, is not… Read More ›
Malta Comic Con returns in December
Malta Comic Con – one of the friendliest comic conventions it’s ever been my pleasure to attend – is back in December, the ninth edition to be held on Saturday 2nd (10am-6pm) and Sunday 3rd December (11am-7pm) 2017 at the Mediterranean… Read More ›