Comics artist Mario Capaldi, one of the unsung stalwarts of British comics, and Marvel UK’s junior titles for many years, has died. Mario drew every type of strip and illustration work imaginable from then on, for a wide range of… Read More ›
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downthetubes Archive News – January 2004
GURR ON DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS 13/1/03: British comics creator Simon Gurr is working on a comic strip adaptation of The Day of the Triffids which is being published in the Bristol Evening Post, as part of the city’s second… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist and Writer Art Wetherell
We’re sorry to report that talented artist and writer Art Wetherell died on Christmas Day 2003, of a perforated stomach ulcer. He had many friends in the UK comic fraternity, and beyond, and will be much missed. Art’s credits include… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Don Lawrence
Just days after receiving word of an appeal for original The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire art comes the sad announcement of the death of its creator, Don Lawrence. His official web site reports the talented comics artist… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Douglas Adams
Author Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, has died suddenly aged 49. Mr Adams died on Friday morning in Santa Barbara, California, following a heart attack, said his spokeswoman Sophie Astin. The author became a household name… Read More ›
