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• In Review: Cats (2019)

  By John Freeman on December 31, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Review by Tim Robins A tribe of cats must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life… Nothing I can write will stop Cats from being a critical and box office… Read More ›

• “Syd Mead – Future Cities” exhibition continues in Berlin as his passing is mourned worldwide

  By John Freeman on December 31, 2019

  

  An exclusive look into the creative world of Syd Mead, one of the great futurists of our time, continues in Berlin into January 2020. The death of the legendary designer, whose film credits include Aliens, Blade Runner, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Tron, along with an unrealised remake of Forbidden Planet, was announced yesterday

• In Memoriam: Those We Have Lost in 2019 – Part Two

  By John Freeman on December 30, 2019

  

  downthetubes regularly tries to pay tribute to comic creators no longer with us. We list those we have noted who died between July and December 2019, and others reported elsewhere, here. 2019 has been a difficult year for the family… Read More ›

• Comic Artist Spotlight: Bruno Oliveira

  By John Freeman on December 30, 2019

  

  I came across this eye-catching study of DC Comics character Shazam by Bruno Oliveira quite by chance – tracking down the Brazilian artist’s original post here back in 2012 on DeviantArt – and thought I’d quickly spotlight it and his work.

• Do you remember Lion’s “Danger Man” comic strip?

  By John Freeman on December 29, 2019

  

  Back in the 1960s, the success of James Bond in print and on the big screen spawned or inspired many similar heroes – and heroines – on TV and comics. One of them was the hugely-popular British series Danger Man, starring Patrick McGoohan, who would go on to star in the cult show The Prisoner. One of the show’s comic spin-offs is less well known than others…

• In Memoriam: Those We Have Lost in 2019 – Part One

  By John Freeman on December 29, 2019

  

  downthetubes regularly tries to pay tribute to comic creators no longer with us. We list those we have noted who died between January and June 2019, and others reported elsewhere, here. There have also been major changes in the US… Read More ›

• Recommended Web Viewing: The Brian Bolland Appreciation Society

  By John Freeman on December 29, 2019

  

  If you’re a fan of artist Brian Bolland and you’re on Facebook, then one group you might want to consider joining is The Brian Bolland Appreciation Society. Not only will you find discussion of Brian’s work; Brian himself also posts… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Panel to Panel Podcast is tinsel tinged!

  By John Freeman on December 29, 2019

  

  Episode #116 of Jeremy Bement’s Doctor Who comics-focused podcast Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live, and has a linger to h of the Christmas spirit about it, past and present

• WebFind: We Are The Martians – The Legacy of Nigel Kneale

  By John Freeman on December 28, 2019

  

  If you have access to BBC iPlayer, then you may already know the broadcaster’s 1958 serial Quatermass and the Pit is available to watch right now for free – and a terrific piece of vintage SFTV it is too

• Updated: Search continues for missing Scottish comic creator Gordon McLean

  By John Freeman on December 28, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Scottish Police are appealing for help to find missing award-winning comic, TV, radio and film writer Gordon McLean, who has been missing for over a week, after going to a party

• Classic “Doctor Who” tops BritBox viewing

  By John Freeman on December 27, 2019

  

  Streaming service BritBox has announced its most streamed content over the Christmas period. Tracking subscriber habits from Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day, it quickly became apparent that the most streamed series was Doctor Who Classic

• Remembering Ellie deVille, by Jenny Wackett

  By John Freeman on December 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Editor Jenny Wackett pays tribute to comics letterer and friend Ellie deVille, who died on Christmas Eve. Our full tribute to Ellie is here I first met Ellie DeVille in the summer of 1996 when I was an Editor at… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: 2000AD Comics Letterer Ellie deVille

  By John Freeman on December 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re very sorry to report the death of prolific comics letterer Ellie deVille, best known for her work on many strips for 2000AD, but whose many credits included Judge Dredd Megazine, Sonic the Comic and more. Ellie, who was taken… Read More ›

• Read P. Craig Russell’s Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

  By John Freeman on December 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Just before Christmas, in the spirit of the season, Wayne Alan Harold, who’s busy publishing Fine Art Editions of the work of comic artist and illustrator P. Craig Russell, offered his fans the opportunity to read his Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

• London Film Fair returns in February 2020

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2019

  

  The London Film Fair is kicking off 2020 in style. Their first event of the year is happening Sunday 2nd February at the Royal National Hotel

• WebFind: “Hidden Wyndham: Life, Love Letters”

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Mention that John Wyndham’s classic science fiction eco-thriller The Day of the Triffids passes out of copyright next year (in the United States and Canada, at first), led to discovery of the recently-published Hidden Wyndham: Life, Love, Letters by journalism lecturer and writer Amy Binns

• Box Clever – grab your new Commando Comics today!

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2019

  

  Out and about for the Christmas sales? Don’t forget to pick up your copies of the latest issues of Commando from your local newsagent, or grab them digitally. Issues 5291-5294 are on sale now from DC Thomson Media!

• Missing Mousetrap game part, LEGO, Meccano or something else? Help is at hand!

  By John Freeman on December 25, 2019

  

  Are you missing parts for board games or other toys this Christmas? Well, good news – it’s actually easier than ever to get replacements for some of them.

• Merry Christmas from downthetubes!

  By John Freeman on December 24, 2019

  

  Merry Christmas, downthetubers! Here’s the cover for Galaxy Magazine, cover dated January 1956, featuring a four-armed Santa Claus – the work of Ed Emshwiller, an American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. He… Read More ›

• Coming Soon: Rejected, a one shot comics anthology

  By John Freeman on December 23, 2019

  

  Coming soon is Rejected, a British independent anthology with a terrific cover by Stephen Sampson, edited by Baden James Mellonie, with pre-orders being taken now

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