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• In Memoriam: Actor David Hedison

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2019

  

  I was very sorry to learn of the passing of David Hedison, the American actor probably best known to many for his roles in the James Bond franchise, but for me, as one of the stars of Irwin Allen’s hokey but fun SF adventure show, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

• Apollo 11 at 50: Whatever Happened to the Space Race?

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2019

  

  As the Apollo 11 Command Service Module covered the quarter of a million miles back from the Moon back to the Earth, NASA had big plans for the Moon, with Apollo only being the first step. 10 years ago on… Read More ›

• A Comics Collection for the Nation: An Interview with Peter Hansen

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  downthetubes is delighted to present both a video and text interview with comics collector Peter Hansen, whose extraordinary archive of British comic art, comics and comics ephemera is an incredible “Aladdin’s Cave”

• Early Death’s Head stories omnibus on its way in 2020!

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2019

  

  With the new Death’s Head mini series by Tini Howard and Kei Zama launching later this month from Marvel in comic shops, it’s no surprise that a collection is also on its way, an “Omnibus” edition of Death’s Head adventures,… Read More ›

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Roland Davies and “Come On, Steve!”

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2019

  

  Here’s a few examples of the wonderful “Come on, Steve” strip, and a tribute to the strip’s creator, Roland Davies. Davies drew for the strip for both the Sunday Express and the Sunday Dispatch and I loved reading the stories… Read More ›

• BBC release new Doctor Who portraits by Jeremy Enecio

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2019

  

  BBC America unveiled new character portraits of the Doctors from Doctor Who at this year’s San Diego Comic Con – all 14 of them, including John Hurt’s War Doctor – illustrated by Jeremy Enecio. All the images are based on… Read More ›

• Apollo 11 at 50: Returning Home

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2019

  

  It was actually 21st July that the return to Earth began. Armstrong and Aldrin spent less than three hours walking on the Moon and lifted off in the Lunar Module’s ascent stage less than 22 hours after they had touched… Read More ›

• Marvel UK in Print: Captain Britain, Death’s Head, Doctor Who and more – A Quick Guide

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  Marvel UK fans often comment on the lack of Marvel UK’s “Genesis 1992” related collections, but as we have reported down the years, at least some Marvel stories created in the UK have been reprinted, by Marvel US and Panini…. Read More ›

• Apollo 11 at 50: The First Moon Landing, illustrated by Frank Bellamy

  By John Freeman on 21 July 2019

  

  Americans would have us believe that Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969 because they saw it happen in their late evening. However, 50 years ago today, British audiences saw it happen in the… Read More ›

• Phil Comics offers TV21, Tornado and “Curly Wee” rarities in latest eBay auction

  By John Freeman on 21 July 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Who remembers Curly Wee (no tittering, now!)

• Apollo 11 at 50: The Eagle Has Landed

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2019

  

  50 years ago today, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the Lunar Module, Eagle, and undocked from the Command Service Module, Columbia. Leaving Mike Collins alone in the CSM in lunar orbit, they descended towards the Moon’s surface where Eagle… Read More ›

• Rare, classic BEM #1 zine added to British Comic Zines digital archive

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Comics artist and archivist David Hathaway-Price has just added BEM #1, a rare item of 1970’s British comics fandom to his fantastic digital archive, Classic UK Comic Zines

• Marvel UK Mysteries: Who Remembers “Blood-Cede” and “Graviton”?

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2019

  

  Which titles did Marvel Comics registered as trademarks in Britain? Some interesting “Roads Not Taken” unearthed…

• Dan Dare: The Evil One collection released this September

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2019

  

  The next Titan Comics collection of classic Dan Dare stories, The Evil One, will be published in September 2019. This brand new, 160-page volume continues the adventures of  Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future! First published in classic British comic,… Read More ›

• Honorary degree for actor Andy Serkis

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2019

  

  Actor Andy Serkis has received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters from Lancaster University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith at this year’s graduation ceremonies. A world-renowned actor, director and producer, Andy Serkis has taken leading roles in some of… Read More ›

• Apollo 11 at 50: Dangers of the Mission

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2019

  

  50 years ago today, the crew of Apollo 11 were almost at the Moon with their mission progressing smoothly. But what might have gone wrong? 10 years ago on downthetubes, Jeremy Briggs wrote a 40th anniversary day-by-day celebration series of… Read More ›

• #HelpKyoAniHeal appeal raises over a million dollars so far after tragic attack on studio

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2019

  

  A crowdfunding campaign, #HelpKyoAniHeal, to support those impacted by the tragic attack on award-winning Kyōto Animation in Uji, Japan, has raised over one million dollars in support so far

• ‘Patronus on a Postcard’ BookTrust charity art auction closes at 6.00pm today!

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2019

  

  Bloomsbury has joined forces with BookTrust to mark a very significant date for all Harry Potter fans – 20 years of JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – and a special celebratory charity art auction has just… Read More ›

• DC Thomson launches “Slime Factory”

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2019

  

  If your little one loves all things slime, then they’ll love Slime Factory magazine, a brand-new magazine from DC Thomson Media, which includes a two-page “Goo Crew” strip by current Minnie the Minx artist Laura Howell. It’s oozing with easy-peasy… Read More ›

• In Review: Sensible Footwear – A Girl’s Guide

  By Joe Gordon on 18 July 2019

  

  By Kate Charlesworth Myriad Editions Out: 25 July 2019 Now this, my friends, has been one of the Brit comics works on my Must Read Radar for 2019; I know Kate Charlesworth has been working on it for a long… Read More ›

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