Tom Humberstone is a cartoonist and editor. As the man behind such comics as Art School Scum, My Fellow Americans and the Eagle Award-winning How To Date A Girl In 10 Days, he’s had critical plaudits aplenty. In this interview,… Read More ›
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Mad Scientists storm Caption 2010
(cross posted from Bugpowder with the kind permission of Daniel Fish): The Mad Scientists have retired back to their mountain core fortresses following another successful Caption in Oxford this past weekend. I had a fun time, meeting up with the… Read More ›
More Ways to Explode: An interview with Boo Cook
Boo Cook has been working in comics for just about a decade, drawing strips such as A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Dredd, Asylum, Damnation Station and Judge Anderson for 2000AD. He’s also worked in US comics as one of the many artists… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Dan McDaid, Madame Tussauds and Zine Fayre News
Right, let’s see what’s out there… Over at the Forbidden Planet International blog, downthetubes contributor Matt Badham (that’s me) talks to cartoonist Dan McDaid about his work on the comic strip in Doctor Who Magazine and Image Comics’ Jersey Gods…. Read More ›
In Review: The Bristol Comic Expo 2010
Matthew Badham reports on this year’s Bristol Expo, which attracted some 1000 fans and over 100 comic creators… I promised myself that I was going to do four things at the Bristol Comics Expo this year: make time to watch… Read More ›
In Review: Psychiatric Tales by Darryl Cunningham
By: Darryl Cunningham Publisher: Blank Slate The Book: Psychiatric Tales delves inside the mysteries of mental disorders – presenting explanations and recollections using the cartoonist’s own experiences as both a psychiatric and care nurse and as someone who himself has… Read More ›
Wyatt’s World
Megazine 311 – Cover by Brendan McCarthy The latest Judge Dredd Megazine (on sale now) contains an interview Matt Badham conducted with ace comics writer Arthur Wyatt. As is often the case with these things, there were unused quotes, so… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Comic Therapy
In a panel discussion recorded at the 2010 Comics and Medicine conference, Institute of English Studies, University of London, Paul Gravett talks to Brian Fies, Phillipa Perry and Darryl Cunningham about their work in portraying aspects of medical care and… Read More ›
David Baillie’s date with Terror (Tales, that is)
Writer/artist David Baillie has been a stalwart of the British small press scene for some time, self-publishing his comics to sell online and at conventions. More recently, though, he’s moved into professional comics writing. This week, his new Terror… Read More ›
Read West, Young Man (and Woman)…
by Matthew Badham – cross-posted here and on the Forbidden Planet blog with full permission. Read the original version here West, by Andrew Cheverton and Tim Keable, is one of my favourite indie comics. It’s the story of Jerusalem West,… Read More ›
Comics@SciFiLondon Schedule Released
Comics @ Sci-Fi London takes place this weekend (30th April – 1st May) – a two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at… Read More ›
Commando crunches up sales, revamps digital app
The latest issues of Commando are on sale in all good newsagents and includes a tale written by occasional downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham. Editor Calum Laird tells us the Commando iPad and iPhone app has just been updated and improved… Read More ›
Zarjaz – now with added Clint Langley!
The latest issue of the top 2000AD inspired indie comic Zarjaz (Issue 11) is now available from the FQP Shop. Wrapped within a cover by ace 2000AD artist Clint Langley, you will find: Joe Pineapples – Tin Man by Lee… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From feature and script droid Matthew Badham
Matt Badham Blog or web site: I’m a contributor to the Forbidden Planet International blog, down thetubes and I’m on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/mattbadham Currently working on: Articles for the Judge Dredd Megazine, Comic Heroes and Strip Magazine. First memory of… Read More ›
Small Press Creators: Badham wants to hear from you!
Matthew Badham, a contributor to downthetubes, perhaps best known as a feature writer for Judge Dredd: The Megazine (and other outlets), is writing a 4000 word piece about the British indie/small press comics scene – and wants views from small… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Alternative Press, Bryan Talbot, Comic Sales Figure and more Mackie!
• The Alternative Press Fair is back! Taking place in London on 13th February, this is a free event celebrating all things self-published and DIY: Comics and Zines, Radical Literature, Poetry, Printmaking, Book Arts and even a bit of DIY… Read More ›
Paul Cornell: Hanging with the Captain
A catch up with Captain Britain writer Paul Cornell
Tube Surfing: Wallace and Gromit, Insomnia on PSP, Free Digital Comics and Christmas Covers
• Titan Publishing’s Wallace & Gromit digital comic has taken the iPhone by storm with over half a million downloads of its first free app – and the company is surely hoping to repeat the success with its release on… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Death’s Head, Poot, Chattyman and a Christmas Competition
• Death’s Head is back! And not some Johnny-Come-Lately Death’s Head II or III, or even the bit-on-the-small-side Version I, the result of an encounter with the good Doctor and his TARDIS. No, Marvel’s new S.W.O.R.D. title features everyone’s favourite… Read More ›
Doctor Who: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks
A daft video for the day, re-spotted by SF author Paul Macauley and re-tweeted by Matthew Badham…
