Here on downthetubes we have been reviewing Cinebook’s English language bandes dessinees titles for some years now, from the mature action adventure of Largo Winch, Lady S and XIII, to the child-friendly fun of Clifton, Papyrus and Yoko Tsuno. You… Read More ›
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The Sixpenny Murder comic: an interview with John A. Short
The Sixpenny Murder is a new British comic written by John A. Short and drawn by David Hitchcock. Originally part of a project named Changing Places+ devised by a psychologist, it’s now available from John’s own comics company, Kult Kreations… Read More ›
In Review: Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure
By Hoshino YukinobuPublishing: October 2011 Publisher: British Museum Press 264 pages, line drawings throughout ISBN 978 0 7141 2465 0, PB £14.99 The Book: An exclusive series of manga episodes inspired by the iconic objects of the British Museum, soon to… Read More ›
In Review: Crusade – The Master of Machines
The Crusade that is missing from history continues with its third book The Master Of Machines as writer Jean Dufaux and artist Philippe Xavier continue their complex tale of religion, demons and the quest for control of the Holy Land…. Read More ›
In Review: Western
Every now and again Cinebook translate a Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee into English that isn’t, like the vast majority of their titles, part of an ongoing series. Written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by Grzegorz Rosiński, the team behind the… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Francisco Solano Lopez
Francisco Solano Lopez at the Lucca festival in 2007. Photo by Giacomo Bartalesi. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. (via Lew Stringer, The Comics Journal and lanaicon.com): We’re sorry to report the death of legendary Argentinian comics… Read More ›
The Return of Girls Comics? Pat Mills has plans…
Comic creator Pat Mills has hinted that he has plans to revive British girls comics with an all-new title he’s currently discussing with publishers. In an interview for the Bring Back Bunty website created by Jo Bevean, which she has… Read More ›
Dougie’s War – a modern day Charley?
Many fans of Charley’s War often contact this site – and ask Pat Mills – wondering if there are plans to revive the saga, perhaps in a modern setting. Pat has mentioned in the past that he had always… Read More ›
In Review: Orbital – Nomads and Ravages
Orbital is Cinebook’s longest running science fiction series after the Worlds of Aldebaran books and which, like the Largo Winch books, tells each story over two books. The second pair of Orbital books, Nomads and Ravages, originally published in 2009… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – The Night Of August Third
Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith?Book 2 – Captain Steve Rowland?Book 3 – Prisoner Steve Rowland?Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner?Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly?Book 6 – Writer John Fleming? The seventh book in the XIII… Read More ›
Doctor Who and Comics at The Cartoon Museum
David Baillie reports on the opening of the new Doctor Who show… (no, not the TV show, that’s not back until the end of August. Do keep up…) – at the Cartoon Museum in London… I’ve been in love with… Read More ›
Belfast ‘Barcamp" announced for comic creators
(with thanks to Andy Luke): The date has been confirmed for the second Comics Barcamp in the English speaking world – essentially an “unconference”, a creative business brainstorming seminar, run along communal lines. To take place at Blick Studios in… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Martin Skidmore
(Last updated 11/8/11): We’re sorry to report that Martin Skidmore, a longtime stalwart of British comics, has died after a long and difficult battle with cancer, aged 52. He died peacefully, surrounded by good friends in hospital in London, bouyed… Read More ›
Comics Scotland: The Team Girl Collective
The Team Girl Collective, who now consist of upwards of twenty female writers and artists, have been making a name for themselves recently, not just with their small press Team Girl Comic which is now on its third issue, but… Read More ›
In Review: Yoko Tsuno – The Morning Of The World
Roger Leloup’s adventurous electrical engineer returns in the latest Yoko Tsuno offering from Cinebook, The Morning Of The World. The previous Yoko book reviewed here on downthetubes was The Dragon Of Hong Kong which had Godzilla overtones however with The… Read More ›
In Review: Commando 4404 – Misfit Squad
Jeremy Briggs checks out a special anniversary issue of Commando
Gene Colan Scholarship Launched
Following earlier discussions with the late Gene Colan, writer Clifford Meth has established a Gene Colan Scholarship at the Joe Kubert School. The much respected comic artist, passed away aged 84 on 23rd June. His work at Marvel, reprinted in… Read More ›
Wyatt’s World
Megazine 311 – Cover by Brendan McCarthy The latest Judge Dredd Megazine (on sale now) contains an interview Matt Badham conducted with ace comics writer Arthur Wyatt. As is often the case with these things, there were unused quotes, so… Read More ›
XIII Questions About Cinebook’s XIII
Cinebook began publishing English translations of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinee graphic novels in 2005 and, with well over 100 titles now available, have succeeded in bringing many characters familiar to European audiences to the English speaking world either for the first… Read More ›
10 Questions: Comic Artist Jesús Redondo Román
Following up on our interview with this week’s 2000AD Terror Tales writer David Baillie yesterday, we’re delighted to bring you an exclusive quick interview with the legendary artist on the story – Jesús Redondo Román. Jesus returns to the Galaxy’s… Read More ›