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Here’s a rundown of the Top Ten posts on downthetubes over the last seven days (not including the Home Page): • “White Dwarf” goes weekly, “Warhammer Visions” launches 1st February Bucking the usual trend of magazines closing or going digital only,… Read More ›
In an exciting development for fans of shows such as Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, word breaks this morning that the successful Kickstarter project, Gerry Anderson’s Gemini Force One, is to be published by Gollancz in 2014 and Orion Children’s Books… Read More ›
The London-based Cartoon Museum‘s latest exhibition – Bring Me Laughter – is in full swing at the moment, and this terrific extravaganza there reminds me to mention that the venue’s web site (www.cartoonmuseum.org) has been totally revamped and much improved… Read More ›
. Bucking the usual trend of magazines closing or going digital only, Games Workshop has announced the launch of a new, weekly White Dwarf magazine and a new monthly title – Warhammer: Visions – on 1st February 2014. The new… Read More ›
Out: NowPublisher: John LawrenceOriginally published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd The Magazine: Four more vintage stories from the pages of Lone Star Magazine and Lone Star Annual featuring Space Ace, lovingly restored and coloured by John Ridgway. The… Read More ›
The British Library – which has a huge archive of comics and graphic novels to draw on – has confirmed that their major lead exhibition for 2014 (which we highlighted last year) is on British comics and entitled Comics Unmasked:… Read More ›
BBC Worldwide and Titan Comics have teamed up to publish all-new Doctor Who comic book adventures in the United States, taking over from US publisher IDW, and have just issued the following press release: In the universe of Doctor Who,… Read More ›
In a wide ranging interview with Start Licensing’s Ian Downes, Licensing.Biz reveals that more Dennis the Menace merchandise is in the works from DC Thomson after a great year for the character – and that DC Thomson looks keen to… Read More ›
Issue 3 of the Doctor Who fanzine Plaything of Sutekh is now available. The new issue features: · Don’t Shoot – He’s British! – Matt Kilburn looks at the cultural influences on the Doctor’s identity. · Matt Finish… Read More ›
MCM London Comic Con storms back to Excel on 23-25 May for another spectacular celebration of all that’s best and brightest in the worlds of movies, sci-fi, anime, videogames, comics, manga and cosplay. Alongside all the onstage panels, games zones… Read More ›
Continuing a month of shows about Superhero Comics on the Panel Borders radio show, Alex Fitch talks to writer Kieron Gillen about his recent about published under the Marvel Now banner, including Iron Man and Young Avengers and his forays… Read More ›
Is it a bird? Is it a ‘plane? No, it’s the MCM Midlands Comic Con, returning to The International Centre, Telford on 15th February with another succulent feast of sci-fi, film, comics, anime and videogame fun! The first show in… Read More ›
Marvel Entertainment has teamed up with developer Aeria Mobile to launch X-Men: Battle of the Atom for iPhone, celebrating 50 years of X-Men stories and characters and available now from the iTune store. Featuring gorgeous original art by Marvel artists… Read More ›
Continuing from their already successful Toy & Comic Marts, Hero Conventions are returning to Edinburgh with their first weekend convention on 12th – 13th April. Already-announced guests at Something Bloody Awesome include Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle, Yishan Li, Gary Erskine,… Read More ›
3A Toys, the makers of some absolutely stunning model figures, have announced that they will be relaunching their 2000AD line in the 1/12 scale format – approximately 6″. Longtime readers will recall the company released an ABC Warriors Mongrol figure… Read More ›
Reed Exhibitions has announced that The London Book Fair 2014 – which will again include a comics pavilion this year – will be the last to take place in its current location, Earls Court. From 2015, The London Book Fair… Read More ›
Here’s a rundown of the Top Ten posts on downthetubes over the last seven days: • Comic Criticism: A Call for Calm – and Common Sense Liam Sharp calls for some better manners from the comics community. You may also… Read More ›
Important news about the next Lakes International Comic Art Festival: if you are a creator, publisher or retailer, the Comic Clock Tower, their version of a comics marketplace and artists’ alley, is now open for applications. From this year, entry… Read More ›
Digital Giving’s charity fund raising app T-Shirt Booth has confirmed its 20th licensed character, DC Thomson’s “Oor Wullie” has now joined the initiative. His planned inclusion announced last year, fans and T-Shirt Booth customers can now customise their own t-shirts… Read More ›
The comics, film and TV magazine Tripwire , published by Joel Meadows, has moved from print into digital with the launch new app edition. Until 2011, Tripwire ran as a once a year print title costing £9.99 – and following… Read More ›