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• Vectis Auctions trails mammoth Dan Dare toy and comic sale

  By John Freeman on March 24, 2020

  

  An upcoming auction will feature a large selection of original Dan Dare and Eagle collectables from the 1950s

• Diamond is ceasing the distribution of new weekly comics and other product

  By John Freeman on March 23, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  US published comics will temporarily cease to be distributed in the UK through Diamond

• Creative Things To Do While Self Isolating: Enter a Gilbert White Writing Competition

  By John Freeman on March 23, 2020

  

  Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire has launched a writing competition to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of British naturalist Gilbert White

• Waterstones temporarily closes high street stores

  By John Freeman on March 23, 2020

  

  All branches of Waterstones will be temporarily closing their doors by the close of trade Monday 23 March 2020

• Eagle’s “Riders of the Range” collected… in Holland

  By John Freeman on March 22, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Specialist Dutch publisher Uitgeverij Boumaar is publishing “Folio Plus” editions of the Eagle strip “Riders of the Range”

• National Literacy Trust launches web resource for reading

  By John Freeman on March 22, 2020

  

  As a response to UK school closures, the National Literacy Trust has developed a comprehensive web portal for parents

• Fairy Tales Retold for the Emergency Services, by Matthew Owen and Emmeline Pidgen

  By John Freeman on March 20, 2020

  

  Grimm’s Fairy Tales retold, to teach people when best to call 999 or 111

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival backs Marc Jackson’s free YouTube cartoon art workshop channel

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2020

  

  Information on Marc Jackson’s new YouTube channel for kids, and other creators offers for young creators

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist Tony O’Donnell

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2020

  

  downthetubes highlights the work of many comic creators, but after Orkney-based comic artist and illustrator Tony O’Donnell kindly sent us his report on the recent Jim Baikie exhibition at the Kirkwall Museum, he also sent us his current biography, which… Read More ›

• Virtual Con, Stay Home Comic Con announced for Coronavirus-hit comics fans

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2020

  

  Two virtual comic events to help ease the gloom of self isolation and countrywide lockdowns due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

• Lawless Convention Cancelled, returns in 2021

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2020

  

  Sad news from the organisers of the annual Lawless convention in Bristol

• Thunderbirds Legends: The Prequel Story to International Rescue Retold

  By John Freeman on March 19, 2020 • ( 2 )

  

  The official Gerry Anderson web site has released the first of three Thunderbirds Legends animated videos

• ComicScene Magazine expands online shop to offer independent comics sales route, Creator Directory launched

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2020

  

  ComicScene Magazine has expanded its online comic shop to support independent comic creators

• Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 postponed until August

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2020

  

  Due to the global Coronavirus Pandemic, Portsmouth Guildhall has taken the decision to move this year’s Portsmouth Comic Con

• Marvel Tales out in June to feature Captain Britain

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2020

  

  Marvel Comics heads back to the 1970s in June with the release of Marvel Tales #1: Captain Britain, reprising the hero’s original origin

• Is Your Comic Shop offering Kerbside Collections? Let comics writer Leah Williams know!

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2020

  

  Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams is assembling data about comic shops offering kerbside collections, not just in the US, during the Coronavirus Pandemic

• House of Illustration temporarily closes its doors, Lancaster LitFest postponed as Covid-19 counter-measures escalate

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2020

  

  London’s House of Illustration has announced it will be closed to the public until further notice

• TV Series That Might Have Been: The Trigan Empire

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  This week sees the release of The Trigan Empire Volume One from Rebellion under their Treasury of British Comics imprint – a comic that we’ve just learnt almost became a TV series

• Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Mal Earl

  By downthetubes Guests on March 17, 2020

  

  A chat with writer and artist Mal Earl, creator of “Prodigal”, which will debut in Issue 1 of The77

• Engage! Star Trek: Panel to Panel comics podcast launched

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2020

  

  Jeremy Bement, host of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has launched a new one in a similar vein – about Star Trek comics

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