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• VIZ’s Davey Jones in the publicity spotlight (even if he doesn’t want to be)

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2018

  

  I’ve known ace VIZ cartoonist Davey Jones since the 1980s, back when he contributed some of his amazing early strips to a fanzine I published (a chaotic assemblage with inconsistent numbering and format sizes, including one edition that literally, physically… Read More ›

• George Herriman’s “Krazy Kat”: First Appearances

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2018

  

  George Herriman was an American cartoonist, best known for the influential comic strip “Krazy Kat” – but did you know its much appreciated characters sprang from an entirely different strip? Harriman established a name for himself as a much in… Read More ›

• ELCAF 2018 Creator Spotlight: Andy Poyiadgi

  By Antony Esmond on June 16, 2018

  

  Here’s another feature with some ideas for which comic creators you need to look for at the East London Comics Art Festival (ELCAF) 2018 next weekend … Do you like drinking tea? (Told you.) Do you like big ideas told… Read More ›

• Frank Bellamy featured in latest “Hot Lead” magazine

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2018

  

  Justin Marriott publishes a series of terrific fanzines through Amazon’s Createspace service which are primarily dedicated to vintage paperbacks, but often cross over into comics material. The latest example of this is Hot Lead, which although mainly focused on vintage… Read More ›

• In Review: Glorious Wrestling Alliance – Grappling Road by Josh Hicks

  By Antony Esmond on June 16, 2018

  

  Created by Josh Hicks The Story: The Wrestling foundation is gathered to listen to an announcement of Ricky Lovett Jr, the CEO of the Glorious Wrestling Foundation. He is telling them that they are going old school, mostly as a… Read More ›

• Countdown to ELCAF 2018 – Get Excited!

  By Antony Esmond on June 16, 2018

  

  As if this summer hadn’t already been a cracking time for UK comics fans with events like the Cardiff Independent Comics Expo (report here) and Lawgiver (report here) just only popping into our rear view mirrors, next up is the East London… Read More ›

• Matt Garvey chats about writing comics and more on latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival podcast

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2018

  

  Comics writer Matt Garvey is the guest on the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival podcast. He’s written a whole host of comics including The Either, Chunks, White Noir and The Devil in Disguise.  Hosts Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates talk… Read More ›

• Kaboom! Comics arrive at Preston’s Harris Museum, launch event next Saturday!

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2018

  

  Love Comics? This is your chance to enjoy an eclectic mix of original comic art that will impress and inspire most comics’ fans, with a free exhibition of comic art at Preston’s Harris Museum in Lancashire, brought to the city… Read More ›

• In Pictures: Treasury of British Comics Exhibition – Orbital Comics, London

  By Richard Sheaf on June 15, 2018

  

  Here’s a few snaps from the Treasury of British Comics exhibition currently on at Orbital Comics in central London. The art is being exhibited courtesy of 2000AD publisher Rebellion Publishing in a celebration of their imprint, The Treasury of British Comics. Rebellion have been lovingly… Read More ›

• In Review: Murder Most Mundane

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2018

  

  Writers: Ash Deadman and Matt Hardy Art: Clark Bint Colours: Edward Bentley Letters: Rob Jones Publisher: Mad Robot Comics The Book: Everyone loves a murder mystery… but how many murders are too many? Welcome to Fadfield – a tranquil, idyllic village where… Read More ›

• In Pictures: NoBrow’s “Studio Dreams” at the SPACE Gallery, Hackney

  By Antony Esmond on June 14, 2018

  

  I have to admit that few things these days get me to head into London’s East End, an area that I spent a lot of time in during the late 1980s and early 90s. A place that was an altogether… Read More ›

• Cover Reveal: Posy Simmonds’ new graphic novel, Cassandra Drake, out in November

  By John Freeman on June 14, 2018

  

  Here’s the cover of Posy Simmonds‘ much-anticipated new graphic novel, coming out from Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels on 1st November 2018, titled Cassandra Drake. Comics guru Paul Gravett tells us he’s been lucky enough to read the first half and… Read More ›

• When Alan Moore wrote football comics…a look back at Marvel UK’s “Not the World Cup: The Official Souvenir Brochure”

  By John Freeman on June 14, 2018

  

  downthetubes contributor and comics archivist Richard Sheaf has shared plenty of strange British comic one shots and short-lived titles over on his brilliant Boys Adventure Blog, and while his recent coverage of Gilbert’s Fridge intrigued, I think it’s more than… Read More ›

• Steve Pugh to draw Mariko Tamaki’s new DC story “Harley Quinn – Breaking Glass”

  By John Freeman on June 14, 2018

  

  DC Entertainment’s plans for its new DC Zoom and DC Ink titles, announced this week, look promising for younger comic readers, with some great creators attached, including Harley Quinn – Breaking Glass, written by award-winning Canadian comics writer Mariko Tamaki… Read More ›

• New Editor on board at Commando comic!

  By John Freeman on June 13, 2018

  

  Brand new Commando (issues 5131 – 5134) are on sale this Thursday in all good UK newsagents, and there’s also a new editor on board. Evade fate and fatalities with Captain Valentine as The Phantom returns, beat the Nazis at… Read More ›

• Hidden Messages part of new 2001: A Space Odyssey Isle of Man stamps

  By John Freeman on June 13, 2018

  

  The Isle of Man post office is marking the 50th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey in style with a set of eight stamps – which contain secret messages for fans of the classic science fiction film. The… Read More ›

• Aces Weekly Volume 34 launches, offering a feast of comics talent (and dragons!)

  By John Freeman on June 12, 2018

  

  The fab digital anthology Aces Weekly Volume 34 is out now, offering a 150-page plus Summer volume of episodic comics – and it couldn’t be hotter. Just £1 per week, in any currency, gets you this volume, plus all following… Read More ›

• RetroFan magazine set to celebrate the Crazy Cool Culture You Grew Up With!

  By John Freeman on June 12, 2018

  

  TwoMorrows Publishing debuts RetroFan #1, a new full-colour magazine celebrating the Crazy Cool Culture You Grew Up With next week. Do you remember when Saturday morning television was your domain, and yours alone? When tattoos came from bubble gum packs,… Read More ›

• In Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

  By Tim Robins on June 9, 2018

  

  Kklak! Dinosaurs bit back! Minor spoilers included It is impossible to spoil Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as the trailers have already spelt out most of the plot: volcano erupts, dinosaurs in danger, heroes to the rescue, heroes betrayed, villains sell… Read More ›

• In Review: Trujillø by Gustaffo Vargas

  By John Freeman on June 9, 2018

  

  I’m hugely grateful to artist Russell Mark Olson for introducing me to artist, animator and designer Gustaffo Vargas, who then sent me a copy of his short but perfectly demented self-published SF adventure title Trujillø. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t be… Read More ›

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