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• Tharg goes fully multimedia, announcing global film studio – in Oxfordshire

  By John Freeman on December 5, 2018

  

  British company Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, the creators of numerous successful computer games including Sniper Elite and more, has acquired a new facility in Oxfordshire to convert into global film studios

• Bill Sienkiewicz unpublished Big Numbers #6 cover up for auction

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2018

  

  Bill Sienkiewicz‘s unpublished cover for the sixth issue of the Alan Moore-scripted series Big Numbers is going under the hammer over at Heritage Auctions this weekend. The story behind the creation of the ill-fated 12-issue series Big Numbers from Mad Love… Read More ›

• New Hunt Emerson exhibtion opens in Birmingham

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2018

  

  Just opened at the Primitivo Bar in Birmingham is a fantastic exhibition of art by this year’s Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art winner Hunt Emerson, which runs until February 2019. It includes a splendid Calculus Cat silkscreen print,… Read More ›

• Striker comic battles for second round of crowdfunding

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2018

  

  We’re almost at the end of the first 12 weekly Striker comics – and the team behind the project are back on Kickstarter to raise funds for issues 13 to 24. This time around, they’re chasing a target of £45,000… Read More ›

• Unbound’s graphic novels Commissioning Editor Lizzie Kaye latest Festival Podcast guest

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2018

  

  The latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast co-hosted by Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates features an exclusive interview with crowdfunding publisher Unbound‘s comics and graphic novels Commissioning Editor, Lizzie Kaye. Unbound launched one of their latest graphic novels, Reel Love by Owen Michael Johnson, at this… Read More ›

• Jumping Jets! Beano’s Dennis swops his iconic jumper in a good cause this week

  By John Freeman on December 4, 2018

  

  Ahead of the much-anticipated Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 14th December, the Beano‘s Dennis has changed his iconic striped jumper in support of the charitable event. This week’s issue of the Beano comic encourages fans to don… Read More ›

• Joy Division Graphic Novel  Arrives, Launch Party in Manchester

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2018

  

  A special launch party for Brian Gorman’s stunning graphic novel, New Dawn Fades – A Graphic Novel About Joy Division and Manchester will be held in the city on Tuesday 4th December 2018

• In Review: Dave – Death of the Cosmic Oddity

  By Colin Noble on December 3, 2018

  

  By Richard Pester Out: Now The Book: Everyone has a story to tell, this is the continuing story of ‘Dave’. Like all of us, he tries to make sense of his life, memories of a turbulent past bring both tragedy and… Read More ›

• Rare Al Williamson interview resurfaces thanks to Classic UK Comic Zines archive site

  By John Freeman on December 3, 2018

  

  An influential 1960s Irish fan publication offering a fascinating interview with artist Al Williamson has just been added to the brilliant Classic UK Comic Zines archive site run by David Hathaway-Price

• A Comics Mystery: How did a street in Norwich become a location for Alberto Breccia’s “Mort Cinder”?

  By John Freeman on December 2, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Inspired to buy Alberto Breccia’s Mort Cinder through the downthetubes articles by artist Ron Tiner and the urgings of artist David Roach, one of our readers came across an interesting little oddity in the art. Mort Cinder, in case you… Read More ›

• Mike Noble In Focus: “Wide World” (1962)

  By John Freeman on December 2, 2018

  

  Following the passing of one of Britain’s best-loved and most influential comic artists, Mike Noble, who died last moth, Norman Boyd turned his attention to some of his lesser known, earlier work for the long-running adventure magazine Wide World… I… Read More ›

• Comic Book Masters: Cover Artist Giorgio De Gaspari

  By John Freeman on November 30, 2018

  

  Italian artist Giorgio De Gaspari may be an artist unfamiliar to many downthetubes readers, but throughout the 1960s his cover art thrilled many a young comic reader of British digest titles such as Thriller Picture Library and War Picture Library…. Read More ›

• Commando’s commemoration of the Great War Armistice concludes with the final two Weekes’ War stories

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 29, 2018

  

  Commando has been running World War One stories for the duration of November in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which stopped the fighting. The highlight of this has been the sequence of five connected stories under the… Read More ›

• Jeff Hawke Space Gen Cards: comics inspired education!

  By John Freeman on November 29, 2018

  

  Back in 1956, Junior Express Weekly, a weekly comic from the Daily Express, produced a batch of Jeff Hawke-inspired cards with a scientific background. The settings are those in which comic strip hero Jeff Hawke works, all with reference to… Read More ›

• The Future’s Here: 2000AD Prog 2109 – and “Ken Reid’s Creepy Creations”, too!

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2018

  

  2000AD powers out of November with nary a backward glance, setting sight on the end of the year and the seriously scrotnig 100-page Christmas special, heading your way on 12th December. But before that, we’ve got the finale to “Judge… Read More ›

• Tales to Astonish: Statix Press latest graphic novels are, simply, a joy to behold

  By John Freeman on November 28, 2018

  

  Titan Comics Statix Press imprint has already published some terrific, high quality books since its inception, but this week sees the publication of two truly wonderful graphic novels, re-published in English for the very first time. For those unaware, the… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Witchfinders

  By downthetubes Guests on November 27, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 25th November 2018 Writer: Joy Wilkinson Director: Sallie Aprahamian Guest Starring: Alan Cumming (King James), Siobhan Finneran (Becka Savage), Tilly Steele (Willa Twiston) The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and… Read More ›

• Attention, Newcastle! “Turbo Jones” signing by Ian Kennedy and Barrie Tomlinson announced

  By Richard Sheaf on November 27, 2018

  

  Forbidden Planet Newcastle has announced that Barrie Tomlinson, the editor of the short-lived comic Wildcat and writer of “Death Wish“, and British comics legend Ian Kennedy will be making a joint appearance to help launch Rebellion’s Turbo Jones collection in January…. Read More ›

• Garth Ennis and Keith Burns’ “Out of the Blue” out next March

  By John Freeman on November 26, 2018

  

  Out next March from US publisher Aftershock Comics is a new war story, Out of the Blue, a superb-looking tale that is sure to appeal to fans of Battle, Commando, “Johnny Red” and other war comics. Writer Garth Ennis (Jimmy’s… Read More ›

• Comics is All You Need: Oxford Comics Network spotlights The Beatles, Cold War!

  By John Freeman on November 25, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  This week’s free meeting of the Oxford Comics Network offers an intriguing look at Science Fiction and Beatles comics. The meeting at TORCH will be hearing from – and debating with – Jordan Newton (from Canterbury Christ Church University), who… Read More ›

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