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• Through the Looking Glass: Inside the pages of the Oldest Comic in the World

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2016

  

  Article first published 15th March 2016 By Laurence Grove, University of Glasgow Here’s a good pub quiz question: what was the world’s first comic? If you’ve no idea, don’t feel too foolish. It wasn’t even recognised by experts until a… Read More ›

• Eagle Flies Again, thanks to Hibernia Comics

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The Eagle Flies Again. 34 years ago this month, classic British adventure comic the Eagle was relaunched under the stewardship of Barrie Tomlinson and David Hunt. It featured an enviable lineup of characters and creators and ran for nearly 12 years,… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 37: Bertie Bear creator Andy W. Clift

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2016

  

  This week the Awesome Comics Podcast gang are joined by the creator of Bertie Bear, and super nice guy, Andy W.Clift to talk about his comics, his influences, his work as a flatter for Marvel and so much more! Not only… Read More ›

• WILD About Comics Opens Birmingham Comics Festival with a Big Bang

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2016

  

  WILD ABOUT Comics returns to the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park on Saturday 2nd April to get this year’s Birmingham Comics Festival off to a glorious start. A roaring success since it debuted last April, WILD About Comics was initially aimed at kids but… Read More ›

• Dirty Rotten Comics team go crazy and launch new publishing house, Throwaway Press

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The team behind the brilliant Dirty Rotten Comics anthology, which we’ve raved about several times here on downthetubes, have clearly gone completely mad with power and launched their own publishing house – Throwaway Press. The brand new publishing house is headed up… Read More ›

• By Gum! Woking Comes Over Comical this Autumn

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2016

  

  Woking’s award-winning museum and gallery, Lightbox, has announced it will host a British comics-themed exhibition later this year, titled The Story of British Comics So Far: Cor! By Gum! Zarjaz! What are your favourite comics? Do you know how they… Read More ›

• Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: The Son of Gotham

  By John Freeman on March 14, 2016

  

  In “The Son of Gotham”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK (14th March), Gordon confronts a suspect who is connected to Galavan, but falls short of obtaining any information. Meanwhile, Bruce gets one step closer to discovering the name… Read More ›

• Britain’s Small Press Day and Comic Shops That Sell Small Press Titles

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2016

  

  Interest is growing rapidly in Small Press Day in the UK on 9th July 2016 – the brainchild of a group of comic creators including David Ziggy Greene, the team at Alternative Press and the smashing Andy Oliver over at… Read More ›

• Royal Academy Shines A Light on the work of William Heath Robinson

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2016

  

  London’s Royal Academy is hosting an exhibition of the work of the singularly unique artist William Heath Robinson, which runs until 3rd June 2016. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), immortalised as the “gadget man”, was an illustrator of enormous range and… Read More ›

• A Grand Day Out: A Trip to London’s Cartoon Museum 

  By downthetubes Guests on March 12, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum is a great place to visit – and downthetubes reader Izzy World popped along recently to take a look… Located in the heart of Bloomsbury, about five minutes from either Tottenham Court Road or Holborn tube, the… Read More ›

• When Saturday Comes: Comic Sporting Heroes of Yesteryear

  By Colin Noble on March 12, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  While attending the inaugural Capital Sci-Fi Con at Meadowbank earlier this year, I got to see James “Safest Hands in Soccer” McCulloch, the author of City of Lost Souls  being ambushed by John “Ball of Fire” Ferguson of DiamondSteel Comics… Read More ›

• 2000AD Script Book to reveal original work of comics giants

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Some of the world’s greatest comic writers have cut their teeth at the world famous 2000AD – and now readers will get to see their creative power laid bare with The 2000AD Script Book. Published this October in the UK and North America, The… Read More ›

• DC Thomson hosts The Broons Awards to celebrate Scotland’s Families

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Helping celebrate 80 years of the popular newspaper strip, The Broons Awards took place at a star-studded event at The Grand Central Hotel last night in Glasgow, hosted by Lorraine Kelly. The evening celebrated families and individuals who share and… Read More ›

• Atomic Comic Interviews Top British Comics Artist Tom Paterson

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  After many ups, downs and false starts The Atomic Comic – a smashing-looking ‘zine edited by New Zealand-based British humour comics aficionado George Shiers –  is back, and includes a first-ever interview with Scottish comics artist Tom Paterson. Tom’s talent as a cartoonist… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend – Bone China, Doctor Who and Unmentionables!

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  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 7th March onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›

• New Tales from the TARDIS (#4) On Sale Now in UK Newsagents

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS #4 is on sale now in all good UK newsagents and some comic shops, re-presenting several stories first released in the US as separate titles by Titan Comics. As we previously reported stories from… Read More ›

• Enjoy a Great Escape With Latest Commandos, On Sale Today!

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

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases (Issues 4895 – 4898) from DC Thomson, on sale today (10th March 2016) in all good newsagents and digitally from online outlets. Don’t forget downthetubes has an exclusive discount on a subscription to Commando comic, simply by ordering through… Read More ›

• Dave McKean’s Black Dog: Artwork Sneak Peek, Kendal premiere tickets selling fast

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

  

  A selection of previously unseen artwork and the names of international musical collaborators have been announced in advance of the world premiere performance of Black Dog – the Dreams of Paul Nash by Dave McKean in May. Co-commissioned by the… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Dunfermline Comic Con 2016

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The inaugural Dunfermline Comic Con was held on Saturday 5 March 2016 in the Glen Pavilion within the grounds of the picturesque Pittencrieff Park in the Scottish town’s centre. Organised by the town’s sole comic shop, Little Shop Of Heroes, the… Read More ›

• Cam Kennedy helps launch new comic course at University of Dundee

  By John Freeman on March 10, 2016

  

  Legendary Judge Dredd and Star Wars artist Cam Kennedy will help launch a new postgraduate programme for aspiring comics artists, writers and scholars at the University of Dundee later today. The new MLitt/MDes Comics and Graphic Novels course will be… Read More ›

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