Grant Morrison and Indian animation company Graphic India have partnered to launch the original animated web series 18 Days on YouTube. Based on the Indian epic myths of the Mahabharata, 18 Days follows the course of the climactic… Read More ›
downthetubes News
British comic and creator news, book news, media news. If it’s news, it’s here.
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time – An Interview with Kev Hopgood
British comic creators are heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which will feature every incarnation of the Doctor, as well as a long list of villains, some new,… Read More ›
Rutu Modan in Comica Conversation with Hannah Berry
The Comica Festival, in association with Foyles and Jonathan Cape, brings you the rare opportunity to hear Rutu Modan, the award-winning author of Exit Wounds, discussing her new book The Property – perhaps the most hotly anticipated “literary comic” of… Read More ›
Raygun Roads ashcan released, stunning-looking multimedia project
The 22-page limited edition ashcan copies of Raygun Roads, the creation of Owen Michael Johnson, have only gone and knocked this fella’s boots off! Madness. For those of you who haven’t heard of this indie book yet, or indeed the… Read More ›
Guardian Masterclass announced: How to Write a Graphic Novel
(with thanks to Kenny Penman for the heads up): The Guardian newspaper is running a masterclass titled How to Write A Graphic novel in September, curated by graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero with tutors including Pat Mills, Audrey Niffenegger, author of… Read More ›
LICAF Guest Spotlight: Jose Muñoz
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has over 70 guests lined up for its first out in October. As the event is on our doorstep (downthetubes is based in Lancaster), we thought we’d try and spotlight as many as we… Read More ›
IDW’s Doctor Who comics license ends with 50th anniversary special
IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special in the final week of 2013. This oversize issue will be written by Doctor Who writer Paul… Read More ›
Gosh to host Blank Slate’s New British Comics Launch Party
Blank Slate have published so many books by new British talent in the last month that London comic shop Gosh! has decided to throw a launch party for a bunch of them all at once. All at once. They’re having… Read More ›
San Diego Comic Con: From One Side of the Show to — the other
Undaunted by the size of the event, Rich Johnston, he of Bleeding Cool, explores the Sand Diego Comic Con in living colour… Brave man!
Lakes Festival Guest List grows again, competition for accommodation, tickets announced
Media eyes may be turned toward San Diego Comic Con right now, the biggest comics convention in the United States – but in Kendal, Cumbria, the organisers of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (18th – 20th October 2013) know… Read More ›
Gosh! It’s Adventure Time in Berwick Street!
If you’ve been lucky enough to catch one of the Free Comic Book Day activity days at Gosh! London, you’ll know how great it is, that thing they do where they sit a bunch of cartoonists at the same table… Read More ›
Comic ConQuest game, spoofing comics events, revealed
Those of you who can’t afford to shell out for the flight and hotel to attend San Diego Comic Con (save your money for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival or Thought Bubble!) can soon enjoy all the fun of… Read More ›
Beano goes vintage – Glasgow Vintage Festival that is
Beano staff past and present will be on hand at Glasgow’s Vintage Festival (27th-28th July) to talk about the comic in a special workshop. Morris Heggie, who’s written about The Beano and Editor in Chief Mike Stirling will be at… Read More ›
Caption, the comics creator’s convention, guest list revealed
Oxford’s East Oxford Community Centre is once again host to Britain’s longest-running comics festival Caption next month – with a terrific guest list including of both new and experienced talent, including top comic artist and designer Rian Hughes, who created… Read More ›
Cats and Comics exhibition at Orbital Comics, London
Maybe it’s part of their masterplan to take over the world, or maybe it’s just that cool cats hang out with cool cartoonists, but have you ever noticed how often cats show up in comics? They turn up in autobiographical… Read More ›
New London convention “Nine Worlds” debuts in August
Nine Worlds is a new multi-genre convention in London taking place the weekend of 9–11 August 2013 for fans of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, cosplay, anime, science and having a big party. Covering film and TV, Doctor Who, Steampunk and more, the guest… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Small press gay comics and zines
Small press gay comics and zines: Continuing a month of shows about gay and lesbian comics, Alex Fitch talks to cartoonists David Shenton and Sina Sparrow about their work. Shenton discusses his plans for new cartoon work and his current… Read More ›
Digital comics to be focus of major US trade conference in October
With digital comic sales in the US alone up threefold in 2012, to around $70 million, or around 9% of the total market, from $25 million in 2011, how can the business of comics and graphic novels keep moving ahead,… Read More ›
Megacon Returns to Carlisle in August
After a successful event last summer, Megacon returns to Carlisle’s Richard Rose Academy at 1.00pm on the afternoon of Saturday 17 August 2013 with its same selection of book, comics, gaming, and cosplay. Megacon uses the enormous atrium of the… Read More ›
Batman Automobilia Special on sale this week
The Batman Automobilia Special, focusing on ‘The Bat’ vehicle from The Dark Knight Rises, goes on sale on Thursday (18th July). Batman’s first hovercraft, The Bat was almost as much a character as any of the human stars in the… Read More ›