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• 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 ›

• People First Merseyside Comic Art Charity Auction launched

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2019

  

  The charity People First Merseyside is running a fund-raising, comic art-inspired charity auction – and there are some terrific items on offer on eBay right now, including work by by 2000AD art droids such as Charlie Adlard, Mark Buckingham, D’Israeli,… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast – Thoughts on Thought Bubble 2019

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2019

  

  In the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, the Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates report back on their recent trek to Harrogate for this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, now in a new town

• Titan Comics Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor “Season 2” #1 Preview

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2019

  

  Titan Comics have released a preview of the first issue of Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor “Season 2”, by Eisner Award-nominated writer Jody Houser and Witchblade artist Roberta Ingranata, who return for a brand new story. Described as a reimagining… Read More ›

• Finnish Institute seeks partners for 2020 Tom Of Finland exhibitions

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2019

  

  2020 celebrates the 100th birthday of the graphic artist Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom Of Finland, who had a great impact on popular culture, for instance fashion, photography and music. The Finnish Institute are now looking for artistic and… Read More ›

• Iron Maiden and Revell release “Aces High” inspired Spitfire Mk.II model kit

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2019

  

  Revell has detailed its latest collaboration with the heavy metal rockers, Iron Maiden, a Spitfire Mk.II model kit with the iconic “Eddie” as its pilot, in celebration of the band’s iconic single, “Aces High“, featured on the band’s fifth studio… Read More ›

• Rubber Chickens take over Beano Studios Fleet Street Christmas Window!

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2019

  

  Beano has continued its rubber chicken Christmas tradition with a brand new window display, unveiled earlier this week at their Fleet Street office. Passers-by were surprised with a unique insight into the rubber chicken’s home life as the flock took… Read More ›

• Comic Laureates, Three! In Conversation at the Cartoon Museum

  By Richard Sheaf on December 4, 2019

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum recently played host to a unique gathering of current Comics Laureate Hannah Berry and past holders Dave Gibbons and Charlie Adlard.  All three were able to look back on how the post has evolved since it was… Read More ›

• Coming Up: An Evening Of Creepy Comics at London’s Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2019

  

  The nights are getting longer, there’s a chill in the air, it’s the time of year when we all feel strangely drawn together. So why not draw together around the Cartoon Museum fire* in London, to talk about the ghostly,… Read More ›

• Latest “Film Stories” tracks down the 2000AD Movies That Never Were

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2019

  

  The current issue of Film Stories magazine, Issue 11, on sale now in WHSmith and other UK high street retailers, includes a huge feature on all the 2000AD movies that never were

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