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• Creating Comics: An Interview with Russell Mark Olson, creator of “Gateway City”

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2016

  

  As regular downthetubes readers know, we’ve given a couple of mentions to the digital comics platform Tapastic here, highlighting some of the great strips featured. One of these is the intriguing Gateway City, a crime noir/ SF mash up by… Read More ›

• Art & Hue Goes 60s with new hair-inspired pop prints

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Art & Hue has created a new collection of stylish pop art prints inspired by the sharp bobs and modernist cuts of the 1960s hairdressing revolution. With the invention of the 60s bobs, geometric crops, and the five-point cut, women… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Declan Shalvey reveals Moon Knight creation secrets

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2016

  

  Over on YouTube, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is the man behind Strip Panel Naked, a great series of “How To” videos analysing and breaking down comics art in detail, which includes items featuring Mike Mignola and Jordie Bellaire. His latest is the… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Doctor Who – The Third Doctor #1

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Next Wednesday, 14th September 2016, sees the release of the first issue in Titan Comics brand new Doctor Who series – focusing on new adventures featuring the classic Third Doctor, as played by the legendary Jon Pertwee. Fresh off last… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend (w/c 5th September 2016): Misty steps back out of the shadows!

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2016

  

  With the countdown to Prog 2000 of 2000AD looming ever closer, and celebrations aplenty planned, Rebellion also tips its hat to the girls comic equivalent of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic this week – Misty. On sale now is a smashing… Read More ›

• Super Spies, a Golden Gun and a deadly feud in the new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 4947-4950), on sale now in all good newsagents, hidden behind the counter at WHSmith Blackpool (no, really – just in case you were looking) and from… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival releases full programme

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2016

  

  Simply crammed with information about this year’s three day-long Lakes International Comic Art Festival weekend (14th – 16th October) in Kendal, in addition to full coverage of the event on event’s web site, the 2016 Festival Programme is available to view… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer’s “Derek the Troll” – Back in Print At Last!

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2016

  

  Humour artist and writer Lew Stringer has been actively contributing to British (and some American) comics for over 30 years, freelancing for titles such as Viz, The Beano, Doctor Who Magazine, Oink!, Buster, TOXIC, Transformers, and many more. After the… Read More ›

• Break into ICE this weekend in Birmingham!

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2016

  

  ICE – the International Comic Expo – returns to Birmingham for its third year this weekend (10th -11th September 2016). We’ve already mentioned a couple of the exclusive comic launches at this great event, and once again the UK’s Second… Read More ›

• In Review: Monster, from Scream! comic

  By Ian Wheeler on September 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Writers: Alan Moore, John WagnerArtists: Heinzl (Alberto Giolotti), Jesus RedondoIntroduced by Ian Rimmer, Scream!‘s editorPaperback, 192 page, includes the series text stories from various Holiday Specials etcPublisher: RebellionOut: Now The Book: IT CAME FROM THE ATTIC! Twelve-year old Kenneth Corman… Read More ›

• New Comics Launch at ICE, including “To The Death”, “The Chimeran” from Simon Furman, Geoff Senior – and Gary Kurtz!

  By John Freeman on September 7, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The brilliant ICE (the International Expo Convention) takes place in Birmingham this weekend (10th – 11th September), at “The Studio” on Canon Street, and there are a number of new comic launches taking place at the event. These include Simon Furman and Geoff… Read More ›

• Asterix and Tintin head for a clash of the Toon Titans at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2016

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, in partnership with Lancaster University, has announced further details of this year’s Festival Weekend Opening Night event on Friday 14th October – “Clash of the Toon Titans“, a battle between comic superstars Asterix and Tintin… Read More ›

• “Black Room” writer Chris Lynch takes #ironwriter challenge for a Very Good Cause

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2016

  

  Comic creator Chris Lynch (author of the acclaimed The Black Room, showing on Amazon Prime now) will be undertaking an #ironwriter challenge at Comic Con Cymru. Visitors to the Comic Con in Cardiff will be able to choose a Person,… Read More ›

• Al Ewing talks about “Everything” (and Minecraft) for new Decompressed podcast with Kieron Gillen

  By John Freeman on September 6, 2016

  

  After a long absence – and host and comic creator Kieron Gillen says we’re not to call it a comeback – his Decompressed podcast has an interview with 2000AD and Marvel writer Al Ewing, who talks about, well, everything, we’re told – but… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 62: Writer Kevin Gunstone

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  The Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 62 with Kevin Gunstone, the writer behind Future Primitive and the brilliant new series from Amigo Comics, Planet of Daemons is available to listen to, for free, now. Kevin joins the team to talk about how… Read More ›

• 2000AD’s Prog 2000 Signing Day – Full Details

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  As it prepares to celebrate its 2,000th Prog, 2000AD has announced a special Prog 2000 Signing Day! To mark 2000 issues of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, there will be signings across the globe with some of the comics’ top creators, from Judge Dredd co-creator John… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview – ‘Untitled Ape’s Epic Adventure’ by Steve Tillotson

  By Antony Esmond on September 5, 2016

  

  Created by Steve Tillotson Published by Avery Hill Publishing 132 pages – Full Colour – £12.99 The Story: On this particular morning in this particular place, Untitled Ape (a giant purple ghost-beast) has decided he needs to see his family…. Read More ›

• In Review: Ready for Pop by Hurk

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  By Lord Hurk Publisher: Knockabout Out: Now The Book: London, The mid-sixties. In what appears to have been a murder attempt, Britain’s greatest pop sensation Vic Vox has been left a foot tall, the effects of the “shrink drug” administered… Read More ›

• WebFind: Junk Head by Takahide Hori

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2016

  

  Japanese director Takahide Hori‘s stunning, award-winning debut animated film, Junk Head 1, above, which took four years to make, and was created as a largely solo effort in his spare time, with no budget and released in 2013. I’ve only… Read More ›

• The Broons stage show dates announced 

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2016

  

  “Pit the kettle oan mither, this is braw news!” Scotland’s most famous family The Broons are going on tour in a new stage play written by Rob Drummond, starting in Perth and culminating at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, in November…. Read More ›

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