downthetubes.net

Recent Posts - page 461

• Doctor Who “star lot” auction also features great film and comic gems

  By John Freeman on 22 April 2018

  

  We previously reported on the upcoming Aston’s Auctioneers Film, Music and Comic Book auction on 3rd May 2018, focusing on the annotated “An Unearthly Child” script originally owned by William Hartnell, something of a “star lot”. But there are more… Read More ›

• Who’s Who in Rebellion’s “The Vigilant” classic comic character revival – and who created the characters

  By John Freeman on 20 April 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  Rebellion Publishing, owners of 2000AD, announced an all-new 48-page special title The Vigilant earlier this week, the lead strip written by Simon Furman, with art by Simon Coleby coloured by Len O’Grady. Breathing new life into Fleetway characters acquired in… Read More ›

• Rebellion’s Roy of the Rovers revamp creative team and publishing plans revealed!

  By John Freeman on 20 April 2018

  

  Rebellion Publishing has revealed its latest set of signings: the creative team for the highly anticipated 2018 reboot of Roy of the Rovers. Internationally acclaimed comics writer Rob Williams (Amazing Spider-Man, Adventures of Superman) and artist Ben Willsher (2000AD, Doctor… Read More ›

• Beano’s upcoming 80th birthday in July brings new merchandise, more event plans

  By John Freeman on 20 April 2018

  

  With the Beano‘s 80th anniversary speeding ever closer (the first issue released in late July 1938, cover dated 30th July), Beano Studios is ramping up its event plans – and there’s a host of new merchandise on its way, too…. Read More ›

• DC Thomson releases This is Animal Jam magazine, available in UK and US

  By John Freeman on 20 April 2018

  

  DCT Media and WildWorks are celebrating the release of This Is Animal Jam magazine, in a deal brokered by UK agent Rockpool Licensing. Now on sale in the UK, and available through Barnes and Noble in the United States, the… Read More ›

• New writers joins the Commando team!

  By John Freeman on 18 April 2018

  

  Brand new Commando (Issues  5115 – 5118) from DC Thomson are on sale in all good newsagents this Thursday. Storming Messines Ridge, blasting Bettys in a Buffalo, tunnelling under the trenches with Maori Miners, and defending a Scottish island from an… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival art auction announced, includes Walking Dead, Batman originals

  By John Freeman on 18 April 2018

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is running another amazing original art auction, and advance viewing has just opened. The online auction itself begins on 1st May 2018. Aiming to raise funds for LICAF and the charity OCD Action, the… Read More ›

• New FAB 4000 comic in aid of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, launches on Friday

  By John Freeman on 18 April 2018

  

  This Friday – 20th April 2018 – comics writer Tim Quinn will be announcing just how you can grab a pre-publication date copy of the latest FAB 4000 comic! Tune in to the Billy Butler show on BBC Radio Merseyside… Read More ›

• Cover Reveal: Classic British superheroes reborn to become ‘The Vigilant’!

  By John Freeman on 17 April 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Lost in the mists of time, home-grown British superheroes once entertained and enthralled millions of kids. Now, the likes of Adam Eterno, Blake Edmonds, Thunderbolt the Avenger, and The Leopard from Lime Street are coming back to make summer 2018… Read More ›

• Stellar line-up of comic creators for this year’s Oldham Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 17 April 2018

  

  Oldham Comic Con, taking place 12th May, is a free comics-oriented event in Oldham Library, drawing on mainly comic creator talent in the North West, including Manchester. if you’re a 2000AD fan, there’s plenty to interest you based on the… Read More ›

• In Praise of… Comics Writer William (Willie) Patterson

  By downthetubes Guests on 16 April 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Sydney Jordan is widely recognised as the creator of the critically-acclaimed “Jeff Hawke” newspaper strip first published in the Daily Express. However, it’s also generally felt that the strips written by William (Willie) Patterson through the 1960s – including those… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Creating Comics, Creative Comics

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2018

  

  The first University of South Wales Cardiff: Comics Symposium whose Key Note will be from Dr Julia Round, author of an upcoming book on girls comic Misty, has re-issued a Call for Papers on the theme of “Creating Comics, Creative… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Striker creator Pete Nash’s ambitious bid to relaunch weekly comic

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2018

  

  Striker creator Pete Nash and his dedicated team have just launched a Kickstarter to launch his much-loved football strip as a weekly comic – and they’ve set an ambitious opening target of £35,000 to finance the production of the first… Read More ›

• Forbidden Planet’s “Girl Power” Free Comic Book Day Doctor Who cover revealed

  By John Freeman on 16 April 2018

  

  Forbidden Planet‘s variant cover to Titan Comics Free Comic Book Day 2018 Doctor Who title features a group shot of both TV and comic companions to the Time Lord by Simon Myers – with the shadow of the Thirteenth Doctor… Read More ›

• Coming Soon: The Vigilant, featuring … Adam Eterno (and more)!

  By John Freeman on 14 April 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hot on the heels of my post wondering what Rebellion had planned for time travelling hero Adam Eterno, writer Stephen Jewell and artist Lew Stringer drew my attention tweets by Simon Furman about a little project he’s working on for… Read More ›

• Calling Adam Eterno… Where are Rebellion hiding you?

  By John Freeman on 14 April 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  Given the increased pace of Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics collections, it’s perhaps no surprise the clamour for the return of even more heroes from yesteryear is growing… and one character that keeps getting mentioned is the time travelling immortal,… Read More ›

• Wythenshawe Comic Con launches in June

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2018

  

  A new comic convention for South Manchester, Wythenshawe Comic Con will take place at Wythenshawe Forum on Saturday 9th June 2018. The event is a joint venture between the Wow Comix comic shops and The Wythenshawe Forum, with support from… Read More ›

• More Frank Hampson Ladybird Book art for sale, Southport anniversary exhibition announced

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2018

  

  The official Frank Hampson web site run by the Dan Dare creator’s son, Peter, has a lot of his art for sale, and some new Ladybird Books art boards ohave just been added. Hampson was first commissioned by Ladybird Books… Read More ›

• In Praise of… Comic Artist Alfonso Font

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2018

  

  If you caught yesterday’s news about the impending release of a collection of the 1970s strip “Black Max” as part of Rebellion’s Treasury of British Comics, the signature of the incredible artist Alfonso Font on the cover of the Collection just… Read More ›

• Dan Dare inspired British firm gets Boeing backing

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2018

  

  Boeing has announced its investment in Reaction Engines Limited, a leader in advanced propulsion systems based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Reaction Engines’ technology will contribute to the next generation of hypersonic flight and space access vehicles. Reaction Engines is known… Read More ›

• ‹ Older Entries
• Newer Entries ›