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

  By John Freeman on 31 July 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 31 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 29 July 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 28 July 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 28 July 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 ›

• That Was the Comics Week That Was: Avengers, Thor, a splash of 2000AD artistry and girls comics, too!

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2017

  

  It’s been a busy week! Here are some items you may have missed on our site and beyond. Have a great weekend! • Marvel Entertainment debuted a lot of concept art and new posters for upcoming movies over the weekend at San… Read More ›

• Iconic “Prince Valiant” art by Hal Foster sells at auction for over $70,000

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2017

  

  One of the most famous Prince Valiant comic strips by the legendary Hal Foster was auctioned at Nate D. Sanders Auctions this week, and sold for a staggering $70,461. While interest in the strip is high in its 80th anniversary… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An interview with top Finnish comics artist Petteri Tikkanen, aka Black Peider

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2017

  

  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 the amazing Finnish comic artist Petteri Tikkanen, who blew Festival guests away with his… Read More ›

• Girls in Print: Female Figures in British Comics Opens In Dundee

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2017

  

  Girls in Print: Female Figures in British Comics is a new exhibition at the University of Dundee, running until October 2017. The way that female characters have been portrayed in comics has changed considerably over the years. In Britain, comics… Read More ›

• New comic art exhibition in Newcastle is an absolute delight for British comics fans

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Regular downthetubes readers will recall our previous coverage of Comics: Explore and Create Comic Art at Seven Stories, the new exhibition at Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle – but now it’s opened, we can reveal… Read More ›

• Second Striker collection a sell-out success, last few copies just offered

  By Richard Sheaf on 27 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  If you’re a fan of the newspaper strip Striker, still running in The Sun (and online, for now, at Planet Striker on YouTube), then you probably know creator Pete Nash is publishing limited edition collections of the strip. If you… Read More ›

• Titan Comics Hook Jaw series – collection on sale now, Hook Jaw: Archive out in September

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2017

  

  On sale from today in all good comic shops is Titan Comics collection of their recent Hook Jaw series, written by Si Spurrier with art by Conor Boyle, coloured by Giulia Brusco and lettered by Rob Steen – and a… Read More ›

• Sneak Beak: The Featherhood by Paul Goodenough and Fabio Guimarães

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2017

  

  There will be lots to see and do in the Comic Zone at the London Film and Comic Con this coming weekend, but be sure to check out the free preview of The Featherhood, a new project from award-winning writer… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with comic artist Oliver East

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2017

  

  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 comic artist Oliver East, who has previously been involved in numerous Festival-related projects. Oliver… Read More ›

• Dunkirk spirit aplenty in the new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2017

  

  Diving into familiar territory, like the Dunkirk retreat, the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 5039-5042) also feature many surprises like the air battles fought over the Burmese jungle, the battle torn streets of Madrid during the… Read More ›

• DC Thomson puts out call for Commando writers

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2017

  

  Alongside publishing its submission guidelines for both writers and artists, the team at DC Thomson’s Commando have put out a time sensitive, specific call for specific pitches from authors. Here’s the appeal in full… Calling all Writers! We’re currently looking… Read More ›

• Doctor Who annual art, rare James Bond and Project SWORD toys and more up for auction this weekend in Bristol

  By John Freeman on 25 July 2017

  

  Nestling among a huge number of Star Wars, Real Ghostbusters, Corgi and Dinky toys up for auction at East Bristol Auctions on Saturday 29th July 2017 are a number of items that we think will appeal to downthetubes readers, including… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Definitive “Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault” book in the works, out in October

  By John Freeman on 25 July 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Following 2015’s hugely successful in-depth book Thunderbirds: The Vault by Marcus Hearn, author Chris Bentley has written Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons: The Vault, which will be published in October by Signum Books. Lavishly illustrated, judging from the teaser images released… Read More ›

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