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• Kate Evans next guest speaker for London’s Laydeez Do Comics next week

  By John Freeman on 3 May 2017

  

  Graphic novelist, cartoonist and activist Kate Evans and Gemma Seltzer, Relationship Manager at Arts Council England, are the speakers at the next Laydeez Do Comics event in London next week. Kate’s book Red Rosa, the graphic biography of Rosa Luxemburg,… Read More ›

• Brits among the 2017 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Nominees

  By John Freeman on 3 May 2017

  

  The nominees for the 2017 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been announced and among the names are some British creators, including three for artist Sean Phillips. Once again, this year’s nominees reflect the wide range of material being published… Read More ›

• A feast of 2000AD goodies this week – and a Free Comic Book Day special on its way, too!

  By John Freeman on 3 May 2017

  

  Run, do not walk, to your nearest purveyor of Thrills and pick up 2000AD Prog 2029 – the latest edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic! There’s a lot of other great titles out from Rebellion this week, too, but here’s… Read More ›

• Comic Connections: New Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds figures on way from BIG Chief Studios

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Coming soon from replica figure makers BIG Chief Studios is a range of high-end collectables based on the classic series Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and other series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson… and the box art they’ve created has several comic… Read More ›

• Andy Luke’s new comic “We Shall Not Be Stapled” launches this week in Belfast

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2017

  

  We Shall Not Be Stapled , a new anthology, will get a lunchtime launch at Comic Book Guys in The Spires Shopping Centre, Belfast tomorrow – Wednesday 3rd May, 1 – 2.00pm. Copies will also be available at the Enniskillen Comic… Read More ›

• Melinda Gebbie, Tom Richmond and more join Lakes International Comic Art Festival Line-Up

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2017

  

  Tickets for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival are on sale now – and the guest list is attracting plenty of attention from fans across the UK – and abroad. This year, the Lakes Festival is moving to a pass system for the… Read More ›

• “Video Games For Good” Charity Anthology

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 May 2017

  

  What was your first video game? And how many times since you first played it has someone said “Those can’t be good for you”? The new comic anthology Video Games For Good, curated by Claire Hubbard, sets out to counter… Read More ›

• BLAMM! Kate Charlesworth Retrospective opens this week in Glasgow

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2017

  

  This week sees the opening of a new retrospective exhibition of the work of comics artist and illustrator Kate Charlesworth in Glasgow. Curated by John McShane, BLAMM!, at the iota arts space, is the first major retrospective of Kate’s work, spans her… Read More ›

• In Review: Space Ace Volume Eight

  By John Freeman on 2 May 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  Art and Stories by Ron Turner Colour by John Ridgway Published by John Lawrence The Book: 40-page anthology comprising four stories featuring “Space Ace” by Ron Turner, first published in The Book of Space Adventures in 1963, colourised and re-mastered… Read More ›

• Bank Holiday Reading: The 1976 Frankie Stein Holiday Special

  By Richard Sheaf on 30 April 2017

  

  Holiday Specials may be few and far between these days when it comes to British comics – it’s simply too expensive or publishers to “sell in” one shots, sadly. But this doesn’t mean you can’t dip into your collection and… Read More ›

• Lost Fleet – Corsair by Jack Campbell #2 – Covers Spotlight!

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2017

  

  June sees the release of The Lost Fleet: Corsair #1 – a new comic series by Jack Campbell, based on his best-selling series of military science-fiction novels which I’m editing for Titan Comics – but the covers for #2 are already… Read More ›

• Spectrum is Indestructible: a new Captain Scarlet book will include comic strip guides

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Regular readers of downthetubes will recall we reported in 2016 that Chinbeard Books is to publish an unofficial guide to Gerry Anderson’s Captain Scarlet later this year, marking the character’s 50th anniversary since his debut on ITV. Spectrum is Indestructible… Read More ›

• Aliens, Daleks and Paul Cornell, Oh My!

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2017

  

  Out next month from IDW is Saucer State, written by Paul Cornell (who I recently worked with on Doctor Who: Heralds of Destruction) with art by Ryan Kelly (Lucifer) – and there’s a new Doctor Who comic collection out too,… Read More ›

• Bryan Talbot payes tribute to Leo Baxendale in final Grandville tale

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2017

  

  Artist Bryan Talbot has sent us this panel from his final Grandville story – a homage to the late Leo Baxendale, scripted five years ago, penciled and inked about 15 months ago and coloured in January. “I’m going to dedicate the book to his… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who Adventures Out Now – We’ll Shout that ’til we’re Horse!

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2017

  

  Doctor Who Adventures Issue 23 is in sale now from Panini, and I’m delighted to report that the Doctor is still battling aliens accompanied by an alien talking horse. (Not that it wouldn’t be great to have new companion Bill… Read More ›

• Leo Baxendale Remembered, by Beano artist Nigel Parkinson

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The first name I recognised in comics was Leo Baxendale, who signed his name on the front cover of WHAM! In 1964. Until earlier this month, he was still my favourite living cartoonist. In the 1950s he gave us Little Plum,… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Leo Baxendale

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Just days after posting an “In Praise of… Leo Baxendale” feature, focusing on his later, creator-owned material, we’re sorry to report his passing. I know this is a loss is going to hit a lot of my friends hard, especially those who know… Read More ›

• DC announces Teen Titans live action show for new streaming service

  By John Freeman on 26 April 2017

  

  Warner Bros. has revealed plans to bring a new live action Teen Titans series, titled Titans, to its upcoming DC branded streaming service which will debut in 2018. Deadline Hollywood reports the new series is the being helmed by Greg Berlanti… Read More ›

• Splank! a New Comic, in the works

  By John Freeman on 26 April 2017

  

  Comics fan Peter Duncan began his British comics-oriented blog Splank! just over a year ago, on 1st April 2016,  starting with a post about Splank!, a totally imaginary Irish version of Pow!, one of a trio of unique and, by… Read More ›

• Can Your Hear Me, Mother? I’m on the Radio This Week

  By John Freeman on 26 April 2017

  

  Thanks to David Chandler, you’ll hear me plugging Lancaster Comics Day (and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival) on this week’s “Friday Night Three” show airing on Beyond Radio (7 – 9.00pm, 103.5FM across Lancaster and Morecambe and also online)…. Read More ›

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