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• Hallowe’en Comic Tales: A Wrong Turning by Dave Morris and Martin McKenna

  By John Freeman on 31 October 2016

  

  A few years ago authors Roz and Dave Morris (the former, a fantastic source of advice on writing tips as well as a brilliant well-established writer, the latter currently promoting the marvellous graphic novel project Mirabilis via Patreon) spent a week… Read More ›

• In Review: The Gorbals Vampire (a new play from Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre)

  By Colin Noble on 30 October 2016

  

  Written by Johnny McKnight Performed by Citizens Theatre First Performed 28th – 29th October 2016 Promotional art by Frank Quitely The Play: A new play by Johnny McKnight, performed by amateur actors and inspired by real-life events which took place… Read More ›

• Scream! in the spotlight: a wonderfully ghastly new Comic Archive from Hibernia Comics!

  By John Freeman on 29 October 2016

  

  We’ll be running a fuller review of this cracking new title from Hibernia Comics soon, but I couldn’t not give an early plug to their latest brilliant ‘Comic Archive’, It’s Ghastly, the untimely demise of Scream!, on sale now. The third… Read More ›

• Gnasher and Gnipper – Bored Teenagers? New screenprint on sale now

  By John Freeman on 29 October 2016

  

  John Patrick Reynolds has just released another of his fab limited edition Beano screenprints, this time featuring Dennis the Menace’s faithful dog Gnasher and his son, Gnipper. Both dogs are looking very bored, lying about like a couple of disaffected… Read More ›

• Doctor Who artist Richard Piers Rayner’s work on show in Middlesbrough 

  By John Freeman on 28 October 2016

  

  Comic artist Richard Piers Rayner, perhaps best known for his work on the crime noir story Road to Perdition but whose credits include Doctor Who, Hellblazer and Captain America: Red White and Blue, is the focus of a new exhibition at… Read More ›

• Exclusive! Titan Comics Hook Jaw Variant Cover by Brian Williamson Revealed!

  By John Freeman on 28 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Following up on our previous post featuring the covers of the first issue of Titan Comics Hook Jaw project, we have this exclusive for you – Brian Williamson‘s stunning retro-styled Diamond Comics UK variant, complete with Action comic-styled masthead! Launching… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: MULP – Sceptre Of The Sun Issue 3

  By Jeremy Briggs on 28 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  MULP – Sceptre Of The Sun written by Matt Gibbs and illustrated by Sara Dunkerton has been a favourite here on downthetubes since we first got our paws on a copy of this mousey Indiana Jones style adventure back in… Read More ›

• In Review – Dark Matter Issue II

  By Antony Esmond on 27 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  A 72-page anthology, written by Chris Sides (Whispering Sands), featuring artwork from: Paul Moore (Planet of the Daemons), Charlie Hogg (Torsobear) Chris Travell (Dark Matter), Randy Haldeman (The Jacket web comic) Matt Harrower (The Kill Screen) Jim Lavery (FutureQuake), Aljosa… Read More ›

• Egmont’s classic comics archive arrives at Rebellion, Roy of the Rovers collections already in the works

  By John Freeman on 27 October 2016

  

  The surviving  bound comics volumes and comics art from the Egmont archive has arrived at new owners Rebellion‘s Oxford HQ, another step in the process of seeing some great British girls and boys comics material get back into print. 2000AD‘s… Read More ›

• Tax changes ahead for UK freelancers, digital only and quarterly reporting on the way, despite rollout speed concerns

  By John Freeman on 27 October 2016

  

  This might sound a bit of a boring item, but it’s important for any freelancer creating comics or working as an illustrator, because UK government proposals to not only require quarterly tax reporting, but to also only file tax returns digitally… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Ian Kennedy’s Mekon Art Masterclass

  By Jeremy Briggs on 27 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  To put it quite simply, Ian Kennedy is the most experienced British comics artist working today. Beginning his career as a staff artist at DC Thomson in Dundee in 1949, he went self-employed in 1954 for the simple expediency of… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend – Black Dog and Dylan Teague overload! – This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 24th October 2016)

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2016

  

  Ace artist Dylan Teague has taken over all incoming transmissions this week, with a superb cover for the new Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 377), art on “Judge Dredd” for 2000AD – and of course his strip for the wonderful digital… Read More ›

• Pre-Christmas Comics Goodness planned in Manchester at For the Love of Sci-Fi event

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2016

  

  Featuring guests from comics, movies and TV, For the Love of Sci-Fi is a two-day event taking place at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on 3rd – 4th December 2016. Comics guests announced so far are Mike Collins, Carlos Ezquerra, Simon Furman, Diego Galindo, Kev Hopgood, Staz Johnson, Mike… Read More ›

• Knight Rider Returns – Again!

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2016

  

  Justin Lin, the director behind the Fast and Furious franchise, is working with Machinima to bring back Knight Rider as a digital series. World Screen reports the digital series is being produced with NBCUniversal (who own the property), popular video platform Machinima and Lin’s YouTube… Read More ›

• New comics from the Lakes Festival: “Coelifer Atlas” and “Carrot to the Stars”

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2016

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has recently published two great books as part of its developing publishing program. They are Coelifer Atlas, this year’s special 24 Hour Marathon Comic project featuring a stellar line up of talent, which aims to raise awareness of the… Read More ›

• Malta Comic Con 2016 Guest Line Up – PJ Holden, Sean Azzopardi and Tim Perkins join the throng!

  By John Freeman on 26 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Organisers Wicked Comics have announced a slew of guests for the eighth Malta Comic Con, taking place Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th December at the south end of the Malta Fairs and Convention Centre (MFCC) in Ta’ Qali. I was… Read More ›

• Rare, ‘banned’ 1970s British Action comic sells for over £4000

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Regular readers of downthetubes will recall how a rare copy of the controversial 1970s comic Action went under the hammer on eBay last year; and the final winning bid was over £2500. Well, another copy of the rare Issue 37,… Read More ›

• Light Relief: Brad Tuttle’s Brassneck and Robot Archie for Inktober

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2016

  

  After the gloomy news British comics fans had this weekend, I’m more than delighted to be given permission to post this fun “Inktober” art by Milton Keynes-based tattoo artist Brad Tuttle, featuring two classic robots from British comics gone by to cheer… Read More ›

• 2000AD to pay tribute to Steve Dillon

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Honouring one of their finest talents, Steve Dillon, who died at the weekend, 2000AD has announced the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic will pay tribute to the artist  in a future issue. “Over the last two days it has been great to… Read More ›

• Remembering Steve Dillon, by Garth Ennis

  By John Freeman on 24 October 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  Garth wrote this tribute to Steve Dillon, who died this weekend, for his Facebook page and it is reproduced here with his full permission.  Steve liked a drink or two, and if the truth be told that’s how most of us… Read More ›

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