(With thanks to Jeremy Briggs): News of Egmont’s Comic Specials prompts us to mention this new collection of material from Jackie magazine, which was published by D C Thomson & Co Ltd. Launched in 1964 at the height of Beatlemania,… Read More ›
downthetubes News
British comic and creator news, book news, media news. If it’s news, it’s here.
Tube Surfing: 23 March 2009
• Artist Rob Davis recently posted an interesting article about his work for Roy of the Rovers Monthly when it relaunched in late 1993. Davis had previously worked on the short-lived comic Glory Glory for Tundra UK with Stuart Green,… Read More ›
How to Paint Rorschach
A bit late to the table with this one, but what with trips to London and the ramping up of the first of several new web sites during the day, I’ve been a bit sidetracked – apologies! The April issue… Read More ›
Newspaper Cull in Manchester: Fighting Back
All right, this isn’t quite comics, but it’s definitely not good news if you’re a comics creator who’s ever used your local papers to promote events or projects like I have (our Morecambe Visitor kindly ran a two-page spread on… Read More ›
Daleks Series That Never Was
The latest issue of Panini UK’s Doctor Who Magazine — alongside its usual as ever excellent coverage of the ongoing TV series — features some cracking illustrations by comics artist Brian Williamson that accompany a feature on a series spin-off… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 13 March 2009
• Lucasfilm has published a feature on Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s connections to Star Wars, documenting the pair’s early Star Wars work. Alan wrote several Star Wars tales for Marvel UK while Dave’s first contribution was as an artist… Read More ›
Frazer Irving Goes Orbital
The great Frazer Irving, doodler of the dark and diabolical including Judge Death, From Grace and amazing writer David Hine, currently writing on Spider-Man Noir but whose credits stretch back to the 1980s with strips for Crisis, 2000AD and Doctor… Read More ›
Electric Sheep Springs on Tainted Love
The all new spring issue of Electric Sheep Magzine, featuring illustrations by Oli Smith, Emma Price and Tom Humberstone and a new comic strip by Mark Stafford, focuses on Tainted Love to celebrate the release of the sweet and bloody… Read More ›
Simonson On Air and Other Podcasts…
Alex Fitch talks to artist and writer Walter Simonson on Resonance FM which week, the creator whose exceptional four-year run on the Marvel comic The Mighty Thor in the early 1980s remains the most appreciated version of the character since… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 8 March 2009
• (via Matt Badham): Space war story Insurrection is currently wowing all those Earthlets who pick up Judge Dredd: The Megazine every month – with many suggesting that it might be one of the best series the Megazine has ever… Read More ›
ComPal Auction Closes This Week
A quick reminder that the Spring 2009 auction at Compalcomics, which includes offerings of art from TV21 by Frank Bellamy and Mike Noble (see news story) closes this week. Bidding will close on Tuesday 10 March at 8 PM UK… Read More ›
Saturday Morning Watchmen!
If Alan Moore is annoyed about the new Watchmen film, just wait until he sees this — although, actually, this hilarious Saturday Morning Watchmen, the creation of British animator Harry Partridge, is the kind of parody he might just like…… Read More ›
Watchmen Reviews Round Up
In the absence of getting to the film myself yet — is it really worth putting up with modern cinema goers habits like texting on their mobiles, talking through the film and having the bladder control of fleas to bother?… Read More ›
Captain Britain Podcast News
It’s the start of ‘classic heroes’ month on Strip!, the fab radio show and podcast presented by Alex Fitch. This week, Alex is talking to two of the creators of stories featuring Britain’s very own superhero – Captain Britain. First… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 4 March 2009
• This is the 1500th Post to the downthetubes blog! Some sort of milestone. downthetubes itself has been going in varied forms since 1999. Special thanks to all our contributors, old and new! • Erik Salholm has just posted a… Read More ›
Tube Surfing, 2nd March 2009 – New TV21 Collections and more
• The Century 21 hardbacks — TV Century 21 and Lady Penelope comic collections lovingly put together by British publisher Reynolds & Hearn (see news story) featuring art by the likes of Frank Bellamy, Mike Noble and others — are… Read More ›
Tales of the Buddha: A Wasted Gem (Among Others!)
Classical Comics and Panini artist Jon Haward has a new blog, Haward Art House, where he’s posting many a splendid piece of art from his burgeoning and impressive portfolio, including this cartoon featuring his “Tales of the Buddha” character that… Read More ›
Space Age Exhibition on Tour
You know how these things happen when you’re surfing the ‘net. While researching some imagery for a comic strip I’m working on with Ross Dearsley, completely by fortuitous accident I came across information about a touring exhibition organised by the… Read More ›
Crikey! scores with new Creator Interviews
The ninth issue of British comics magazine Crikey! is on sale now in all good comic shops and via its web site (www.crikeyuk.co.uk), featuring interviews with Enrique Romero on his Axa and Modesty Blaise newspaper strips, V for Vendetta and… Read More ›
Can Yuo Tell Who It is, Yet?
This is a fun little app: jigsawplanet lets you upload an image — in this case, a spread from a 1970s Doctor Who strip from Countdown — and turn it into a virtual jigsaw. You’re then timed as you try… Read More ›