(via the Eagle Times blog): Way back in October 1975, Elton John recorded Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future), written by Bernie Taupin, for the Rock of the Westies album, a song lamenting that he won’t be joining Dan on… Read More ›
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Moore, Gebbie Signing at Gosh London
Writer and Shaman Alan Moore and artist Melinda Gebbie will be making a rare signing appearance at Gosh! in London on Saturday 2nd February from 2-5pm to sign copies of their book Lost Girls, so mark your calendars now. People… Read More ›
New Horror Comic
Comic fans still mourning the loss of defunct UK horror comic Scream! might be interested in a new spooky comic, Locke & Key, coming soon from IDW, the US publisher responsible for the new Doctor Who titles. As it’s an… Read More ›
Ferg Handley Signing In Edinburgh
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 ›
JLA Shelved
Media web site Digital Spy, Variety and others sources are reporting the highly-anticipated Justice League of America movie has been shelved indefinitely. Warner Bros has allowed the cast’s contracts to expire because of difficulties over the screenplay and taxation issues,… Read More ›
New Airfix Doctor Who Kits
Airfix, the British model kit manufacturer, had many problems last year attempting to get the first of their new Doctor Who kits, Welcome Aboard, into shops in time for Christmas. The saga was even detailed on the BBC TV series… Read More ›
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 ›
Primeval: Less Pants
Primeval actress and and former SClub 7star Hannah Spearritt has put a stop to “panty scenes” in the show’s second season. The actress, who plays reptile expert Abby Maitland in the ITV1 drama (but spent much of the first episode… Read More ›
Billy’s Birthday
A belated tribute to the first Doctor of Doctor Who, William Hartnell. Had he lived, this fine actor would would have been 100 on Tuesday, 8th January. Born in London on 8th January 1908, Hartnell began acting professionally in 1924… Read More ›
Who writer Gary Russell Interviewed
With a new Doctor Who comic book on its way from IDW Publishing (and reprints of the Marvel UK/Panini Who strips already on sale only in the US via the company), comics site Broken Frontier has an interview with its… Read More ›
Best Videos of 2007?
It’s the time of year for “Best of..” lists and a look back at highlights of 2007, and here at downthetubes we thought our readers might be interested on what made it into the animated “all star” highlights over at… Read More ›
New Journey to the Centre of the Earth
RHI Entertainment, makers of TV dramas such as Earthsea, Flash Gordon, Tin Man and Pandemic, have produced a new version of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth as a two-hour telefilm which Jeremy Briggs tells me has… Read More ›
Wake Up Cat
Often mis-titled ‘Wake Up Cat’, this bitter sweet but very funny animation (especially if you have cats) is by English animator Simon Tofield a friend sent me recently is actually titled ‘Cat Man Do’. Tofield works for animation company Tandem… Read More ›