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• Britain’s second city set to go comics crazy in June as Birmingham Comics Festival returns for third year 

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2017

  

  The Birmingham Comics Festival will be celebrating its third consecutive year of activity across the second city this June, with a weekend-long convention the culmination of a month of planned events. A city-wide series of comics-related events, large and small,… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor #10

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2017

  

  DOCTOR WHO: NINTH DOCTOR #10 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Adriana Melo Publisher: Titan Comics FC – 32pp – $3.99 – On sale: 1st March 2017 in all good comic shops and various digital platforms The Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Jack… Read More ›

• Nick Abadzis talks Doctor Who for latest Panel to Panel podcast

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2017

  

  Episode 72 of of Jeremy Bement‘s Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is up and features an interview with writer-artist Nick Abadzis. Nick, whose many credits also include Laika and Cora’s Breakfast, has been writing the adventures of the Tenth Doctor since… Read More ›

• Hidden Nazis, Deadly Secrets Uncovered – in the new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2017

  

  Here’s the latest intel on the new DC Thomson Commando releases (Issues 4995 – 4998), on sale now in all good newsagents and available on various digital platforms… Commando 4995 – The Village Story: Ferg Handley Art: Vicente Alcazar Cover:… Read More ›

• Beyond 2000AD Celebration Signings Continue This Weekend across the UK

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2017

  

  2000AD continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend with a number of special signings by some of its top talents this weekend in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester – and these are just the first of many through the year. All… Read More ›

• Photo Review: The BEYOND 2000AD Exhibition at London’s Orbital Comics

  By Richard Sheaf on February 23, 2017

  

    London’s Orbital Comics – the UK’s one and only Eisner Award-winning comic shop – is currently hosting what sounds like it could be an extremely dull and pretentious look at 2000AD. “Beyond 2000AD – The Broader Cultural Impact of… Read More ›

• Comics’ Sweeping Graphic Novel Prince Valiant Turns 80

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2017

  

  While we’ve been celebrating the 40th anniversary of British comic 2000AD a lot in recent days, another comic – well, comic strip – marked its 80th anniversary earlier this month and we couldn’t let it pass by given the lasting impact… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD (your “Official” birthday, that is)

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2017

  

  Happy Birthday 2000AD! The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is celebrating its 40th birthday today with the release of the 2000AD 40th Anniversary Special and 2000AD Prog 2019 in newsagents, comic shops and various digital platforms. More information below! Technically, it’s actually “Happy Birthday… Read More ›

• Drawing The Line: 100 Comic Artists unite to Change the World

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2017

  

  More than 100 comics artists and illustrators from around the world have launched Draw the Line – a lively, visual guide to positive political action that anyone can take. A reaction to dramatic social, environmental and political changes in the United… Read More ›

• Jack Fallows stunning “Cryptogram” available to pre-order

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2017

  

  Comic creator Jack Fallows, whose work we’ve praised before here on downthetubes, has announced you can now pre-order what I can only describe as amazing-looking Cryptogram 0.1 Spring 2017 (March) | The Woods.  “Cryptogram Puzzle Post is a monthly bundle of… Read More ›

• Morecambe Gets a Comic-Con for Easter

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2017

  

  Morecambe, Lanacashire will play host to a Comic Con this Easter, although at present the announced guest list – which includes Sixth Doctor Who Colin Baker, who has written a comic strip – leans more toward TV and film guests… Read More ›

• Utopia/Valhalla, rare comics fanzine featuring early work by teenage Alan Moore offered for £2700

  By John Freeman on February 18, 2017

  

  Over on eBay, there’s an auction running for a comics fanzine published in 1970 – Utopia/Valhalla Issue One – with a starting bid of over £2700. Before anyone starts scrabbling in their attics for fading issues of Comic Media News,… Read More ›

• Origins of “Doctor Who” revealed in new Sydney Newman memoirs

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2017

  

  Exactly where did the idea of Doctor Who come from and how much of the show was the idea of Canadian film and TV producer Sydney Newman? That’s just one of the subjects tackled in The Man Who Thought Outside… Read More ›

• Roy of the Rovers comic artist David Sque confirmed for Lancaster Comics Day – making a rare comics convention appearance

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2017

  

  The Lancaster Comics Day team have announced the appearance of Roy of the Rovers comic artist David Sque at Lancaster Comics Day 2017 (Sunday 11th June), who will be at the event alongside ROTR editor Barrie Tomlinson. Both creators – like… Read More ›

• BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Titan Comics team up for new “Little Nightmares” comic

  By John Freeman on February 17, 2017

  

  BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe and Titan Comics have announced the creation of comics based on the upcoming, highly anticipated 3D puzzle-platformer Little Nightmares. The new comic is written by Dan Watters and Alex Paknadel (writers of Assassin’s Creed: Uprising) with… Read More ›

• The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic Convention? A Day out at the 2000AD – 40 Years of Thrill-Power Festival

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The 2000AD – 40 Years of Thrill-Power Festival took place last weekend and downthetubers John Freeman (who was drafted to run a panel about British comics, Richard Sheaf and Tony Esmond (who got to interview Pat Mills on stage) share their… Read More ›

• Pick a Card, Any Card, it’s an Ace! (Aces Weekly, that is!)

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2017

  

  Aces Weekly, the on-line comic magazine, founded in 2012 by David Lloyd and Bambos Georgiou, has announced the release of a set of collectable “trading cards”, which give purchasers access to volumes of the award winning publication. Each of the… Read More ›

• Fifth Lakes International Comic Art Festival Line-Up Announced, Tickets On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2017

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced its full guest list for this year’s Festival Weekend in Kendal (13th – 15th October 2017) – and it’s simply crammed with amazing guests, including Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragonés, Ryan North, Mariko Tamaki – and… Read More ›

• Cartoonists Rights advocate Terry Anderson joins Granite City Con line-up

  By John Freeman on February 16, 2017

  

  Terry Anderson of the Cartoonists Rights Network returns to Granite City Comic Con in Aberdeen in May 2017, to discuss the work of the group. Cartoonists Rights Network International is the human rights organisation specifically for cartoonists whose liberty or… Read More ›

• British Comic Heroes Abroad: Dan Dare’s first Asian Publication Recalled

  By John Freeman on February 15, 2017

  

  We’ve covered some of the reprints the original Dan Dare experienced across the globe in the past on downthetubes and Richard Sheaf wrote a detailed guide to many of them In the Titan Dare collection, Safari in Space. But until… Read More ›

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