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• Bionic Rabbits and Macc-Pow! There’s no stopping Marc Jackson

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2016

  

  Busy comic creator Marc Jackson has just launched his brand new, self-published totally goofy action/adventure comic, Bionic Battle Rabbit – and yes, it is as wacky as it sounds! “It’s the story of Chester Hare a computer game designer,” says Marc, “Who,… Read More ›

• Light Up Your Room with Captain America!

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2016

  

  We’ve covered these Marvel superhero 3D Light FX before on downthetubes, but retailer Red5 has just released details of these Captain America and Thor lights, available in store and through their online site. Ideal for kids who want the light left on… Read More ›

• New Comics On Sale This Week (w/c 28th March): Head for Planet of the Damned!

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2016

  

  Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 28th March onwards with most new US comics released on… Read More ›

• In Review: Tales Of The Damned Book 2 Issue 1

  By Colin Noble on March 29, 2016

  

  Writer: John Richard Farman Artist: Will Pickering Publisher: Vital Publishing A new series is being launched by Vital Publishing – and it looks to be quite intriguing. John Farman is expanding on the “Damned Universe” that he has created and is… Read More ›

• Striker’s Future Still Up in the Air, Despite Fan Support

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The clock is ticking again for Striker, with the football strip soon to reach the end of its current adventure – and still stuck as a digital-only strip on The Sun‘s web site, despite pleas from hundreds of fans to… Read More ›

• First Dynamite James Bond Collection Out in June

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2016

  

  The first collection of Dynamite Entertainment‘s James Bond stories is out in June, collecting Vargr, a story written by Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, The Authority) and drawn by Jason Masters (Batman Incorporated, Guardians of the Galaxy). In Varger, after a mission… Read More ›

• In Review: Eagle Adventure Special #1

  By Ian Wheeler on March 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Publisher: Hibernia Out: Now I was a reader of the 1980s Eagle from Issue One. My father bought me a copy of that first, glossy issue as he had been a reader of the original comic in the 1950s. I… Read More ›

• British Creators at work on DC Universe: Rebirth

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  DC Entertainment has revealed its plans for the DC Universe: Rebirth relaunch at a special event held at WonderCon in the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend -plans that include work by several British creators, including Dan Abnett, Bryan Hitch, Simon… Read More ›

• In Review: DTHRTL Issue 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 29, 2016

  

  Silent comics – so difficult to review, yet the good ones can be so compelling that they deserve to be reviewed, and Bob Turner’s DTHRTL (that is Death Rattle to the non-text savvy amongst us) is definitely deserving of a review. Issue 1… Read More ›

• Andy Diggle Joins Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival Line-Up

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2016

  

  Top comics writer and former 2000AD editor  Andy Diggle is the latest big name creator to confirm for the Shrewsbury International Comic Art Festival. Andy’s most recent projects include Thief of Thieves with Robert Kirkman at Skybound, Uncanny and Control… Read More ›

• In Review: Stephenson’s Robot Issue 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 28, 2016

  

  Accent UK’s steam-punk themed anthology Stephenson’s Robot returns for the second of seven issues. The main story of the titular robot set during the First World War is written by Dave West and illustrated by Indio!, the shorter Chronicles Of… Read More ›

• Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: “Mr Freeze”

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2016

  

  In “Mr Freeze”, this week’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, cryogenics ace Victor Fries goes on a body-snatching spree. The episode also introduces B.D. Wong as Hugo Strange. Here’s some teaser pics… Gotham stars  Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, David Mazouz as future… Read More ›

• Cheshire’s Weaver Words literature festival offers cartoon workshops from Colin Shelbourn 

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2016

  

  This year’s Weaver Words literature festival in Frodsham, Cheshire will include cartoon workshops for both adults and teenagers, and children, too, run by Lake District-based comic creator and illustrator Colin Shelbourn. Sharpen your wit as well as your pencils for… Read More ›

• Comics writer and author Mike Carey on tour in April

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2016

  

  Author and comics writer Mike (M.R.) Carey is on tour soon to promote his new novel, Fellside, with events in Liverpool at Waterstones Liverpool (Wednesday 6th April) and the Write Blend bookshop on South Road, Waterloo (Thursday 7th April), Waterstones Deansgate… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Ken Barr

  By John Freeman on March 26, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  We’re sorry to report the death of artist Kenneth (Ken) Barr, aged 83. He is perhaps best known to downthetubes readers for his Commando covers, but was an innovative artist whose covers for publishers such as Marvel and a wide variety of… Read More ›

• Gotham on Channel 5: “Worse Than A Crime”

  By John Freeman on March 26, 2016

  

  In “Worse Than A Crime”, this week’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, now available on catch up, Jim Gordon turns to dangerous allies for assistance when Bruce Wayne is abducted. Here’s some teaser pics… Gotham stars  Ben McKenzie as James Gordon, David… Read More ›

• In Review: Spaceship Away Issue 38 featuring Dan Dare

  By John Freeman on March 26, 2016

  

  Issue 38 – Spring 2016 Edited by Des Shaw Writers: Charles Chilton, Tim Booth, Ron Turner Artists: Tim Booth, Ron Turner, Martin Baines, Graham Bleathman, Terence Patrick Photo Visuals: Martin Bower Feature Writers: Andrew Darlington, Philip Harbottle, Sean Wallace, Alan Vince… Read More ›

• DC Launches New Talent Development Workshops for Aspiring Writers and Artists

  By John Freeman on March 26, 2016

  

  In an effort to find new and aspiring comic book talent, US publisher DC Entertainment has launched Talent Development Workshops for both writers and artists, led by bestselling and acclaimed comic talent including Jim Lee, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, Klaus Janson… Read More ›

• Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Eight

  By Roger Perry on March 25, 2016 • ( 8 )

  

  Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›

• Preview – Dirty Rotten Comics Issue 7

  By Antony Esmond on March 25, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Dirty Rotten Comics issue 7 Edited by Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell Featuring – Matthew Dooley, Alex Potts, Jey Levang, Darren Cullen & Mark Tolson, Kathryn Briggs, Peony Gent, Andrez Bergeb & Chris Wahl, Douglas Noble, Stanley Miller, Bethan Mure,… Read More ›

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