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• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Michael Mantlo, brother of Rocket Racoon co-creator Bill Mantlo, needs your help

  By John Freeman on April 23, 2019

  

  Michael Mantlo is in major need of help after supporting his permanently disabled brother, Rocket Racoon creator Bill Mantlo, for almost 30 years – care that has crippled him financially

• Happy Birthday, Javier Hernandez, creator of El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie!

  By John Freeman on April 23, 2019

  

  Happy birthday today to Javier Hernandez, the American comic book creator, comic book instructor and radio host, perhaps best known for El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, a unique blend of Mexican and Chicano folklore, Aztec mythology and mysticism, and comic book pop culture

• Panini’s new Marvel graphic novel release fuels fan Avengers 4 movie rumours?

  By downthetubes Guests on April 23, 2019

  

  While Marvel fans are eagerly awaiting Avengers: Endgame and the conclusion of the Infinity War, Tim Robins notes thoughts are already turning to Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and Panini UK’s latest graphic novel release, the unwieldy-titled Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Avengers Rebooted, is feeding something of a growing frenzy about a potential new super villain who may soon be heading to the big screen

• Limited Edition Alex Nino art book in the works

  By John Freeman on April 22, 2019

  

  The extraordinary comic artist Alex Nino has announced the impending release of a second art book.

• Art of Luis Garcia Mozos book in the works

  By John Freeman on April 22, 2019

  

  Artist and author David Roach has revealed he’s about to start work on a book devoted to the life and career of Spanish painter and comics artist Luis Garcia Mozos, perhaps best known to downthetubes readers for his work for… Read More ›

• Enniskillen ComicFest returns next month

  By John Freeman on April 21, 2019

  

  Enniskillen ComicFest returns for its fourth year next month, on 10th and 11th May, bringing the world of comicbooks and superheroes to the town to celebrate sequential art and storytelling

• In Review: Mancunian #1

  By John Freeman on April 20, 2019

  

  Published by Volcano Comics Created and Edited by Brian M. Clarke and John JJ Jackson Art by John JJ Jackson, Colour by David Robinson, Spot Art by Nick H. Jackson, Back Cover by John Royle Out: Now – available from… Read More ›

• Petition calls for arts funding support for British Comics on a par with Opera

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  The UK has a long tradition of making good comic books. Yet since the 1980s, sales of comics in newsagents, while still stronger than some magazine sectors, have declined drastically. Comic creator Sean Michael Wilson – author of the upcoming graphic novel The Many Not the Few with artist Robert Brown, introduced by Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is calling for better funding support for comic art projects to encourage creators.

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 4 Another Eureka

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 19, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Giles “Grandma” and family head to the stage in a new musical

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019

  

  Are you a fan of the cartoons of Carl Giles, best known for his work for the Daily and Sunday Express? Then you might like to know his characters – yes, including his often terrifying Grandma – are being brought to life in in a new musical, opening at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich next week

• Vice Press launch E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial limited edition posters “timed sale”

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2019

  

  Vice Press have just announced a new partnership with ISH, Bottleneck Gallery, Andrea Alvin and the John Alvin Estate that will see the release of some classic film poster reproductions originally created by a John Alvin, starting with a classic – E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial

• Flash Gordon 40th Anniversary movie figures in the works from BIG Chief Studios

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  BIG Chief Studios Ltd – the company also behind some smashing Doctor Who and Thunderbirds figures – has announced a licensing deal with Hearst Holdings, King Features Syndicate Division, via Allsorts Licensing, to produce a range of high-end collectables based… Read More ›

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 3 Eureka

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 18, 2019

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Murderers in the desert stalk latest Commando Comics!

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2019

  

  Brand new issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 5219 – 5222) are out this Thursday – and together with the wider release of The Art of Ian Kennedy book, fans of the comic have some treats in store! Previously offered… Read More ›

• Official Film Chart: Aquaman makes a splash as the week’s biggest superhero film on UK home release

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Aquaman makes a splash at Number One in its first week on the British Official Film Chart, documenting the best-selling films on DVD, Blu-ray, 4K and digital download. Outselling the rest of the Top Five combined, the film (reviewed here… Read More ›

• Lost Dan Dare: “Return to Terra Nova” by John Ridgway and Nick Spender

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  We’re currently running a series of articles by Jeremy Briggs on attempts down the decades to either relaunch Eagle, or create a comic on similar lines. In that spirit, here’s a couple of pages from a  lost Dan Dare project,… Read More ›

• Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 2 Terra Nova

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 17, 2019

  

  This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves…. Read More ›

• Thunderbirds “Parker” joins BIG Chief Studios collectable International Rescue figures line up

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  By popular demand, BIG Chief Studios Parker figure, from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1960s smash hit Supermarionation show Thunderbirds, will soon be available to order via the company’s Launch Pad platform and specially selected exclusive retail partners. Available as an… Read More ›

• “Nothing But Trouble” Limited Edition Prints by Sleek celebrate Beano, Oor Wullie

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Sleek is a young, classically trained artist who found his distinctive style by connecting street art together with pop art, creating a fresh new fusion genre – and has just released a range of limited edition Beano and Oor Wullie-inspired prints

• Out Today! The all-new Cor!! and Buster Humour Special

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2019

  

  Today’s the day! The all-new Cor!! and Buster Humour Special is on sale today in all good newsagents and British comic shops!

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