Spider-Man and Commando writer Ferg Handley will be signing copies of the current issue of Panini UK’s Spectacular Spider-Man at Deadhead Comics in Edinburgh’s Candlemaker Row on Saturday 26 January from 2pm. As previously reported here on Down The Tubes… Read More ›
Events
007 Exhibitions
With the Royal Mail’s James Bond stamps already with us, the centenary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming is continuing to be being celebrated with two separate exhibitions. For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond will… Read More ›
Comics Grow Up!
The National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh will be putting on an exhibition on the historical development of comics and graphic novels from their earliest beginnings to their modern contemporary diversity entitled Comics Grow Up! Running during April and May… Read More ›
One Book – One Edinburgh 2008
One of the most successful original graphic novels of 2007 was the Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped. This was created for the One Book One Edinburgh reading campaign in Scotland’s capital in February 2007…. Read More ›
Web Comix Thing returns in March
The UK Web & Mini Comix Thing 2008 will be happening on 22 March 2008. The show, dedicated to small and independent comics press, is already looking pretty crowded and the organisers advise that if you’re a potential exhibitor then… Read More ›
Alan Grant Speaks
Judge Dredd writer Alan Grant will be presenting a lecture called Writing Tomorrow Yesterday: How Fiction Became Reality in Edinburgh on 29th January as part of the Edinburgh Lectures. Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he… Read More ›
Hammer Time at Memorabilia
The winter Memorabilia collectables fair (www.memorabilia.co.uk) takes place at the NEC in Birmingham (UK) next weekend (24-25th November) and among the attractions, including guest appearances by Heroes‘ Greg Grunberg and a number of Hammer veterans, including Barrie Ingham, Caroline Munro,… Read More ›
David Lloyd on Tour
Kickback and V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd has just dropped us a line to let us know he’s embarking on a signing tour in Ireland later this month. The tour has been organised by comic shop Sub City, as… Read More ›
Brodie’s Law Art Exhibition
Brodie’s Law artist David Bircham writes to let us know about an exhibition at London’s Animation Gallery that will feature unseen art from the highly acclaimed forthcoming Hollywood movie based on the much-praised and best selling comic. The exhibition will… Read More ›
Hammer Horror Exhibition at Falkirk Wheel Visitor Centre
The Falkirk Wheel is a unique rotating boat lift which links the Union Canal, which ends in Edinburgh, with the Forth and Clyde Canal, which ends in Glasgow. It may not be the most obvious place to hold a exhibition… Read More ›
Comica rounds off with British creator events
Comica in London is coming to a close – with 5 and 6th November evenings polishing off this year’s festival at the ICA in The Mall. On Saturday, Nick Abadzis launches his Laika graphic novel about the world’s first living… Read More ›
Bid for the Anti Pesto Van!
Aardman Animations are auctioning Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park’s Austin A35 van
I went to the Birmingham International Comic Show and all I got was…
— a fab day out seeing some great comics people, the chance to talk about ROK Comics, announce the winner of the $10,000 ROK Comics humour competition as judged by Beano editor Alan Digby and pick up some terrific indie… Read More ›
Book Palace British Sale – and Mart News
(with thanks to Richard Sheaf): The Book Palace has finally started listing some of theirextensive stock of British comics and annual online. The next “ABC” show will be on Sunday 7th October from noon, in London. It’s the best comics… Read More ›
Talk Like a Pirate Day is here
Arrr me mateys! It is that time o’ the year again, the day that comes but once a year … Aye, today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. The official web site offers the following advice on the basics… Read More ›
Mauretania Exhibitions and events announced
ROK Comics creator Chris Reynolds is one of several artists involved in events marking the centenary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Mauretania. Chris has published several strips under his Mauretania Comics imprint. An exhibition featuring comics and paintings… Read More ›
Small Pressers Appeal
Comics columnist and downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham will be speaking at a comics and animation conference, The Aesthetics of Trash at Manchester University at the end of August and is appealing for information from small press publishers. “I’m going to… Read More ›
Keith Robson’s History Of Comics
It has been open since the end of June and will end on Sunday 2nd September, but if you are near Hartlepool in the next couple of weeks then it is worth paying a visit to the Museum Of Hartlepool… Read More ›
Star Wars Exhibition extended
Star Wars – The Exhibition has today announced that due to overwhelming popular demand the run at County Hall, Westminster, London will be extended until 12 January 2008. Exhibition Coordinator Jonathan Sands said: “The Exhibition is proving so popular that… Read More ›
Will Eisner film at Film Festival
The indie film Will Einser: Portrait of a Sequential Artist will screen at the Rhode Island International Film Festival this Wednesday at 2:30pm at the Columbus Theater in Providence. I’m looking forward to seeing this when it reaches the UK… Read More ›