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• The Comedy Women in Print Prize includes Published Humorous Graphic Novels category

  By John Freeman on December 11, 2019

  

  The Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) Prize, the UK and Ireland’s first prize to shine a light on witty women, launched earlier this year with a call for submissions for 2020. The deadline for entries is Monday 2nd March 2020… Read More ›

• Festive Treats galore, and more, on their way from 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on December 11, 2019

  

  Prog 2161, the latest issue of 2000AD, with a cover by Nick Percival is on sale now in all good comic shops and newsagents, a warm up to next week when, alongside Judge Dredd Megazine 415, we get the release… Read More ›

• Daylight Rubbery! Boris Johnson immortalised as a Donald Trump puppet

  By John Freeman on December 11, 2019

  

  Elections of any kind inevitably result in some great cartoons, from all sides of the political spectrum. We’ve seen a lot of them in the run-up to tomorrow’s general election in the UK, so it’s no surprise, then, that cartoonist… Read More ›

• In Review: Billionaires by Darryl Cunningham

  By Joe Gordon on December 11, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Written and drawn by: Darryl Cunningham Published by Myriad Editions Out: Now Ever since Blank Slate first published his achingly honest Psychiatric Tales I have eagerly anticipated each new work by Darryl Cunningham, who has, with a mixture of detailed… Read More ›

• Union Jack Jackson returns in Commando comic, out this week

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2019

  

  Brand new issues of Commando – Issues 5287 – 5290 – are out this week, and include the teased release of a revival of another popular DC Thomson comic character, Union Jack Jackson, who first appeared in The Hotspur but… Read More ›

• Egmont Publishing celebrates Ryan’s World, its biggest launch of 2019

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2019

  

  As the year draws to a close, Egmont Publishing, pocket.watch and Sunlight Entertainment are celebrating the incredible success of one of Egmont’s 2019 magazine launches, Ryan’s World, a title based on Ryan Kaji, the eight-year old star of the Ryan’s World… Read More ›

• Holy Caped Crusader! INFINITY Magazine heads “Bat” to the 1960s!

  By John Freeman on December 9, 2019

  

  Artist Pete Wallbank has kindly shared his the full Batman cover for Issue 24 of Infinity magazine, on sale soon, inspired by the 1960s TV show starring Adam West and Burt Ward. All 120 episodes from the 1960s live action Batman… Read More ›

• Brian Bolland illustrators Special On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on December 9, 2019

  

  Available now from Book Palace is their latest illustrators Special Edition – a quarterly magazine that presents the world’s finest illustrators – and this time out the focus is on 2000AD and DC Comics artist Brian Bolland. And it looks… Read More ›

• Marvel Comics #1 sells for record $1.26 Million, first ever “Judge Dredd” for $90,000

  By John Freeman on December 8, 2019

  

  The finest known copy of Marvel Comics #1 sold for $1,260,000 (£95,7530) on 21st November in Dallas, Texas to lead Heritage Auctions’ record-setting Comics & Comic Art auction to a staggering $14,936,295 (£11,350,762). A Brian Bolland page from Killing Joke sold for… Read More ›

• Despite gloom and doom for some comic shops, another British store is expanding

  By John Freeman on December 7, 2019

  

  Amid all the doom and gloom about the high street and comic retailer woes, it’s great to hear that Eastbourne’s Scorch Comics is relocating and expanding in time for Christmas, with a big launch day planned for this Saturday, 14th… Read More ›

• Meet “Chuff” – and Ben Racey, British Rail superhero!

  By John Freeman on December 7, 2019

  

  Regular readers of downthetubes will recall how earlier this year we reported on Britain’s National Railways’ foray into superheroes with safety-conscious Captain Caution, back in the 1980s – but he wasn’t their only costumed crusader!

• Big Issue North offers special “Kids Take Over” issue!

  By John Freeman on December 7, 2019

  

  This week, Manchester-based Big Issue North – the magazine sold by street vendors in the North West and Yorkshire and the Humber – have released a Kids Take Over Issue, with the help of children from Manchester’s Unity Primary School… Read More ›

• V&A Dundee webcomics project launched

  By John Freeman on December 7, 2019

  

  V&A Dundee is currently publishing a number of webcomics by a group of up and coming creators encompassing a range of genres

• Webfind: Midnight Surfer, a 2000AD-inspired Chopper game

  By John Freeman on December 7, 2019

  

  Here’s some test footage for Midnight Surfer, a Co-Op Racing Game set within the universe of Judge Dredd developed by Masters Students at Abertay University as part of their studies

• Visual Aids’ Open Call for Artists: Comics and HIV/AIDS

  By John Freeman on December 6, 2019

  

  Visual AIDS – which utilises art to fight AIDS by provoking dialogue, supporting HIV+ artists, and preserving a legacy  – is inviting artists to submit proposals for new comics to be included in their Summer 2020 exhibition with proposals required… Read More ›

• Heritage Auctions offers Tarzan comic art and much more in January

  By John Freeman on December 6, 2019

  

  Leading auctioneer Heritage Auctions has an incredible auction of Tarzan comic art and more coming up in January, from the collection of the late Derek Peter Ogden, a British fan of the jungle hero and longtime publisher of the Erbania… Read More ›

• “The Life of Charlie ‘Chas’ Grigg” biography released in time for Christmas

  By John Freeman on December 6, 2019

  

  Charlie “Chas” Grigg was a cartoonist who drew Desperate Dan, Korky the Cat and many other characters for the DC Thomson’s comics – Dandy, Beano, Topper and Judy, from the 1960s to 1980s. Now a new book about his life and work has just been published – and his family are dedicating half the proceeds The Alzheimer’s Society and Dudley-based dementia support group, Me, Myself & I.
  His much-admired work will also be celebrated at a special event at the Wolverhampton Literature Festival next year.

• Hachette Partworks road tests “Asterix: The Ultimate Collection”

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2019

  

  Hachette Partworks recently trialled a proposed Asterix: The Ultimate Collection part work, with a test web site and four-issue regional trial – but at present it’s too early to say if the project will go into full production. Here’s hoping!… Read More ›

• Sniper Elite Board Game gets US preview at PAX Unplugged this weekend

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2019

  

  2000 AD publisher Rebellion, one of Europe’s largest independent creative studios, announced its brand new board game division, Rebellion Unplugged, last month – and an early version of the first game from the new offshoot, Sniper Elite the Board Game,… Read More ›

• ComicScene goes Stateside, 30,000 vote in first ComicScene Awards

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2019

  

  British comic magazine ComicScene is now on sale in the United States through Barnes & Noble, starting from Issue 9. Fans of British comics and more can pick up or order it in most of their stores.  Launched on newsstands… Read More ›

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