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• That Was the Comic Week That Was: New Aces Weekly, Strontium Dog, Moomins – and a chance to get your work in 2000AD – and Mr Men!

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2017

  

  It’s been a busy week, and not just in terms of stories posted on downthetubes. Among other things, I’ve been to London (not for London Film and Comic Con, which looked incredible, but to discuss an exciting comics project at… Read More ›

• Budding comic creator? Don’t miss out on Thought Bubble and 2000AD’s annual Creator Challenge

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  Do you have what it takes to be a 2000AD creator? At 2017’s Thought Bubble in Leeds, returning to the city next month, a quick reminder that 2000AD is again running its talent search for writers and artists. The prize?… Read More ›

• New Andy Capp collection announced, helping celebrate 60 years of the strip

  By John Freeman on August 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  A new collection of Andy Capp strips is on its way, six years after Titan Books published the last assembly of tales starring Britain’s best-known layabout. Created by Reg Smythe for the Daily Mirror, Andy Capp first appeared in the… Read More ›

• “Doctor Who”? No, it’s “Doctor Men”! New Mr Men-inspired figures revealed

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2017

  

  The new Doctor may be female – and there’s no knocking that here on downthetubes. But Doctor Who‘s men still rule the roost for a new range of Dr Men figures that will be distributed in the UK by RP2 Global,… Read More ›

• British Library pays tribute to Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The British Library in London will pay tribute to the life, work and legacy of the great Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali at a special event on Friday 27th October 2017. Speakers will include Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell. Born in Galilee… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: Keeping “Bad Company” with comic artist Rufus Dayglo

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with 2000AD and Tank Girl artist Rufus Dayglo. Working mainly in comics, illustration and storyboards – Rufus started… Read More ›

• British cartoonist Alex Hallatt tackles climate change in internationally-syndicated “Arctic Circle” strip

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Created by British cartoonist and environmental advocate Alex Hallatt and distributed by King Features Syndicate, popular comic strip Arctic Circle made a small impression on the Climate Change debate recently – by reducing its size through the week! Hallatt used her… Read More ›

• Big Screen Outing for 2000AD-inspired Strontium Dog Fan Film at London

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  There’s some great news for fans of 2000AD‘s Strontium Dog keen to see him on a big screen this morning. The stunning Search/Destroy: A Strontium Dog Fan Film, will be screened as part of London Super Comic Con later this month. You… Read More ›

• The Finns are In: Finnish Comics, and the Moomins, celebrated at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Continuing to promote the very best of comics from around the world, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to confirm the return of top Finnish creators Johanna Rojola and Petteri Tikkanen to this year’s event in October in Kendal. In fact, the Festival is… Read More ›

• Steve Jackson’s The Trolltooth Wars Graphic Novel debuts

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Fighting Fantasy‘s much-loved gamebook The Trolltooth Wars is back as a graphic novel, written by PJ Montgomery, co-writer of the horror comedy series Stiffs, with art by Gavin Mitchell (Santa Claus vs the Nazis, The Samurai Slasher and more) – and it… Read More ›

• 2000AD “Ultimate Collection” launches subscription drive next week

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2017

  

  The ultimate collection of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic gets its launch this week when subscriptions launch for 2000AD: The Ultimate Collection – bringing you the best stories from forty years of Britain’s biggest comic. Regular downthetubes readers will recall our… Read More ›

• Make Manga at the British Museum

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The British Museum in London is running a number of workshops for children this month, including two “Make a Manga Comic” workshops this Saturday, 6th August 2017. Aimed at kids of seven plus, the free Make a Manga Comic workshops on Saturday… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with award-winning comic creators Metaphrog

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with METAPHROG, Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, whose incredible work straddles children’s and adults’ comics with a… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with comic creator Marc Jackson

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We’re delighted to continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with top indie comic artist Marc Jackson, whose new book, Here comes Cat Stevens! was commissioned… Read More ›

• The British Comics Industry – Still in Decline or On the Up?

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2017

  

  The state of British comics – and exactly what people mean by the “British comics industry” came into focus  in a couple of threads on social media over the weekend, with many older comic fans noting with dismay the dominance… Read More ›

• Sequentials, hub for comics-as-scholarship launches

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2017

  

  The US-based Trace Innovation Initiative has launched Volume One, Issue One of Sequentials, a hub for comics-as-scholarship. Not to be confused with the digital publisher Panel Nine’s e-magazine of the same name, the site features a number of original comics that… Read More ›

• Etherington Brothers get set to storm Oxford’s Story Museum

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2017

  

  The hugely-talented Etherington Brothers will be presenting their Lost and Found Comic-Making Show at Oxford’s Story Museum on Saturday 12th August. Robin and Lorenzo, whose credits include Star Wars and The Phoenix comic – will take you on a humorous,… Read More ›

• New Striker strip starts in The Sun on Monday, further collections on their way

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Hot on the heels of the news of the sell-out success of the latest collected edition of football strip Striker,  comes an update on the planned release dates for the next two volumes – and more about the future of… Read More ›

• Dare you take up Bryan Talbot’s Grandville Costume Challenge?

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  To celebrate the special pre-publication launch of Bryan Talbot‘s Grandville Force Majeure at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 13 –15 October, the award-winning artist is inviting the series many fans to turn up at the free “Grandville – The Last… Read More ›

• Plan Hatched to celebrate 50 years of British Comic Zines – with an all-new fanzine, of course!

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Phil Clarke and Steve Moore‘s KA-POW #1 – the first British comic fanzine (Although in Ireland Tony Roche got there first of course, with his Merry Marvel Fanzine). Now, a… Read More ›

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