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• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Art of Ploog – Volume Two

  By John Freeman on October 25, 2018

  

  Three years ago, science fiction and fantasy publisher FPG proudly brought comic art fans its first, massive collection of American artist Mike Ploog art, still on sale – but there’s now a Kickstarter running for Volume Two, offering an even more in-depth… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – Rosa

  By Tim Robins on October 24, 2018

  

  WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Tymbus Robins First UK Broadcast: Sunday 21st October 2018 Writer: Malorie Blackman, Chris Chibnall Director: Mark Tonderai Guest Starring: Vinette Robinson (Rosa Parks), Joshua Bowman (Krasko) Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends… Read More ›

• Superheroes and Villains descend on London for MCM!

  By John Freeman on October 24, 2018

  

  Britain’s leading cosplayers arrived in the capital ahead of MCM Comic Con this weekend, with Iron Man, Spider Woman, Aquaman, Bane and Harley Quinn spotted out and about in London this morning. The characters paid visits to commuter hotspots, dazzling Londoners on… Read More ›

• What’s Your Best Comic Book Movie, Ever?

  By John Freeman on October 24, 2018

  

  After a busy weekend at the Comic Art Festival, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team got loads of content – including a recording of “Best Comic Book Movie… Ever” panel, hosted by Peter Kessler. “We had planned to… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: The Cosplay Journal Volume Two

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2018

  

  With the success of the first volume, The Cosplay Journal team are back with their second edition, bringing even more of the amazing life of cosplay into focus. The Cosplay Journal , published by Markosia and edited by Holly Rose Swinyard,… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Developing your Graphic Novel with Rachael Ball

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2018

  

  The House of Illustration in London is offering an advanced, two-day intensive course for people who have already completed a beginners’ graphic novel course, or those working on a graphic novel, tutored by Rachael Bell – but there are very… Read More ›

• Marvel Superheroes go hip-hop for new collector’s edition record titles

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2018

  

  Marvel is to working with Universal Music Enterprises to debut exclusive album covers for select hip-hop collector’s edition titles that will begin to be released in December. Urban Legends, the urban catalog platform of Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), and Marvel… Read More ›

• Godzilla, the TARDIS and the Hulk become focus of modern constellations

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2018

  

  Long ago, sky watchers linked the brightest stars into patterns reflecting animals, heroes, monsters and even scientific instruments into what is now an official collection of 88 constellations. Now, scientists with NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have devised a set… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations

  By John Freeman on October 23, 2018

  

  Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations is available to order now from publisher Rebellion’s web shop, ahead of its release at the end of November. Debuting in March 1973, in the first issue of Shiver and Shake, a two comics in one… Read More ›

• Get under Daredevil’s skin with “The Devil is in the Details”

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2018

  

  Just as Daredevil season 3 arrives on Netflix, you may want to check out Sequart’s book The Devil is in the Details: Examining Matt Murdock and Daredevil, edited by indy comics darling Ryan K. Lindsay, covering all aspects of the blind vigilante’s history…. Read More ›

• James Bond returns to Playboy for special comic story as part of “James Bond Origin”

  By John Freeman on October 22, 2018

  

  Ian Fleming Publications and Dynamite will be bringing a standalone James Bond Origin story to the November/December issue of Playboy. The special six-page story from James Bond Origin, which recently debuted at Dynamite, has been produced by the creative team of writer… Read More ›

• Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress” wins at the British Fantasy Awards

  By Joe Gordon on October 22, 2018

  

  The autumn season means it is time for the annual British Fantasy Society‘s convention and the BFS Awards. The second volume of Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda‘s rather glorious Monstress (published by Image) won the Best Comic / Graphic Novel… Read More ›

• Masters of Comic Book Art: Pino Dell’Orco

  By John Freeman on October 21, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  downthetubes contributor Colin Noble has a remarkable collection of Picture Library comics and we’ve featured his researches into just how often some classic tales – and covers have been re-used down the years. Here’s another gem, but this one by… Read More ›

• In Review: Bite Me Comic Issue One

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Edited by Arlene Russo Available at www.bitememagazine.com Cover by Gary Crutchley and Matt Soffe Contributors include: David Braysher, Gary Crutchley, David Lucarelli, Colin Maxwell, Will Pickering, Dave West The Comic: From the shadows comes this special issue of Bite Me, dedicated to… Read More ›

• Uncovered: Kieron Gillen’s “Warhammer Monthly” Stories, his first pro work

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2018

  

  Comics writer Kieron Gillen is at Gosh Comics in London later today (Saturday 20th October) to sign copies of the seventh collection of The Wicked + The Divine stories – but do you know his first professionally-published work was in Warhammer Monthly?… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Liberty Brigade

  By John Freeman on October 20, 2018

  

  New publishing company Thrilling Nostalgia Comics recently launched their new Kickstarter, The Liberty Brigade, a one hundred-plus page graphic novel featuring the return of dozens of 1940s superheroes in a new World War Two graphic novel, featuring art by a… Read More ›

• Rare early Eddie Campbell comic offered on eBay

  By John Freeman on October 18, 2018

  

  A rare, short run, self published comic from the 1980s by Eddie Campbell is currently being offered on eBay – featuring some early work by top British indie comic talent. In 1982, Eddie Campbell – today better known as the… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition Winners

  By John Freeman on October 18, 2018

  

  Last week, downthetubes announced ran a competition aimed primarily at North West residents to win entry to the opening of the new Madame Tussauds Blackpool Doctor Who exhibit later today. The competition, which closed at 12 noon on Wednesday 17th… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Ghost Monument

  By downthetubes Guests on October 17, 2018

  

  WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 14th October 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Mark Tonderai Guest Starring: Susan Lynch, Shaun Dooley and Art Malik Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and… Read More ›

• In Pictures: European Graphic Novels: Drawing Untold Stories at the British Library

  By John Freeman on October 17, 2018

  

  Following up on their appearance at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Czech artists Tomáš Kučerovský and Toy_Box, two of the authors of the collective project We’re Still at War, were joined at the British Library in London last night… Read More ›

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