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• Soaring Penguin’s “Meanwhile…” anthology will return next year with more new Strangehaven

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2016

  

  London-basex Soaring Penguin Press has announced a revamp for its acclaimed (but, sadly, low selling) anthology, Meanwhile…, which features all-new “Strangehaven” by Gary Spencer Millidge and David Hine and Mark Stafford’s terrific “The Bad, Bad Place“. “Essentially, sales were less than… Read More ›

• Paul Kidby’s Terry Pratchett Memorial Statue for Salisbury one step nearer to realisation

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2016

  

  Back in 2015, a campaign was launched for the creation of a Terry Pratchett Memorial Statue, which we reported here on downthetubes. Artist Paul Kidby, who worked with Sir Terry, was put forward as the sculptor of choice to create… Read More ›

• Rebellion announces “The Journal of Luke Kirby” collection

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2016

  

  (UPDATED 23/11/16): A series which trumped Harry Potter to the ‘young boy wizard’ trope by a number of years – but hasn’t been reprinted in its entirety before – is to be collected for the first time. Created by writer… Read More ›

• Titan Comics lines up new edition of Joe Haldeman and Marvano’s “Forever War” comic

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2016

  

  Titan Comics has announced it has secured rights to Belgian artist Marvano‘s adaptation of the award-winning military SF novel The Forever War, written by Joe Haldeman. Drawn in ligne claire style and originally published in Dutch as De Eeuwige Oorlog, The Forever War was first… Read More ›

• In Review: Coelifer Atlas

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2016

  

  Written by Alex Paknadel, Dan Watters Art by Charlie Adlard, Dan Berry, Nick Brokenshire, Joe Decie, Mike Medaglia, Bruce Mutard, Ken Niimura, Jake Phillips, Bryan Talbot, Craig Thompson, Petteri Tikkanen and Emma Vieceli Published by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival… Read More ›

• Illustrated Press announces Art of Jon Whitcomb book

  By John Freeman on 21 November 2016

  

  Pre-orders are now being accepted for The Art of Jon Whitcomb, a new 224 page book that will be shipping in February 2017 about the work of the stunning US illustrator, who also became a media star. Whitcomb has been… Read More ›

• In Review: A Corner of Some Foreign Field (a free web comic)

  By Antony Esmond on 21 November 2016

  

  Written by Martin Hayes Art by Alfie Gallagher Colours by Chris O’Halloran Letters by Bram Meehan This short, eight page strip, available to read online for free, is ideally suited to those long cold, and slightly spooky, winters nights. It’s… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival art online auction starts on Wednesday – Jordi Bernet, Bryan Lee O’Malley items and more

  By John Freeman on 21 November 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced its latest online fund-raising art auction will begin on Wednesday – 23rd November 2016. Included in this year’s auction to raise funds for the Festival’s 2017 activities is original artwork produced by no less… Read More ›

• Dammaged Comics rounds off busy year with horror anthology, Short Sharp Shocks and Christmas tale OLF

  By John Freeman on 21 November 2016

  

  UK indie comics publisher Dammaged Comics‘ first anthology, Short Sharp Shocks launched at Birmingham MCM Expo this weekend, their final release in what’s been a busy year for the team.   Offering 50 plus pages that incorporate six short horror… Read More ›

• In Review: Preston North End – The Rise Of The Invincibles (and book launch news)

  By John Freeman on 19 November 2016

  

  Bookings are being taken for seats and tables for the official launch of the new graphic novel Preston North End – The Rise Of The Invincibles, a full-colour, graphic history about the birth and early success of one of England’s most… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: The Can Opener’s Daughter by Rob Davis

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2016

  

  Next month sees the release of the eagerly anticipated follow up to Rob Davis‘s British Comic Award-winning graphic novel, The Motherless Oven – and there’s a signing in London at Gosh! Comics to mark the event. In the frankly brilliant The Motherless… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend – Eighth Doctor Who, The Troop Collections out now! This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 14th October 2016)

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2016

  

  Here’s this week’s round up of new comics in British newsagents and comic shops skewed, as ever to highlighting British creators and publishers. There are collections aplenty from Titan Comics this week, well worth checking out if you missed the… Read More ›

• Comicraft Turns Japanese! (with an ambitious new font project, that is…)

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2016

  

  Comicraft, the comic-book industry’s leading lettering and design company for over 20 years, is launching a Kickstarter to fund the creation of the first comic book-style lettering font for the Japanese writing system. What started as Wildwords Manga, a limited font… Read More ›

• In Review: Ron Turner’s Space Ace Volume 7

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The latest issue of Ron Turner’s Space Ace (Volume 7) is out now, featuring three wonderfully retconned stories by the late comics artist (and writer) perhaps best known for his work on “The Daleks” strip for TV Century 21, but… Read More ›

• Goulash Grenadiers, Russians on the run – and a new Commando editor!

  By John Freeman on 17 November 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Here’s the lowdown on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando (Issues 4967-4970), on sale now in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. This month sees a new editor in charge of the title – Kirsten Murray,… Read More ›

• New “Custom Lettering” in the works from top comics artist and designer Rian Hughes

  By John Freeman on 17 November 2016

  

  Coming soon from London-based Korero Press is a new book from top artist and designer Rian Hughes, Custom Lettering of the 20s & ‘30s. The new book is a celebration of the beautiful and stylistically diverse hand-drawn lettering that dominated… Read More ›

• DC Thomson’s EPIC! magazine gets a makeover, new strips launched 

  By John Freeman on 17 November 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Beano publishers DC Thomson have given their EPIC! magazine a spruce up, introducing new strips by VIZ’s Alex Collier, Steve Bright and Lew Stringer – and reviving an old Dandy strip by Jamie Smart. Aimed at 7-10s, the 48-page magazine… Read More ›

• Exclusive: Rebellion returns John Wagner’s One-Eyed Jack to duty in first Fleetway archive collection

  By John Freeman on 16 November 2016

  

  As Judge Dredd prepares to celebrate his 40th birthday, downthetubes can exclusively reveal his publishers Rebellion are preparing to fire his ultra-violent origins from the 1970s and back into readers’ hands for the first time. The root of Britain’s biggest… Read More ›

• Feel the Power! New Doctor Who Magazine debuts, Steve Dillon remembered

  By John Freeman on 16 November 2016

  

  The next issue of Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 505) is published in the UK tomorrow (Thursday 17th November). Alongside a cover feature paying tribute to the Second Doctor, Patrick Troughton (accompanied with rare photographs), there’s an affectionate tribute to artist… Read More ›

• “Rourke of the Radlands” returns after years in the wilderness

  By John Freeman on 15 November 2016

  

  The SF fantasy character “Rourke of the Radlands” co-created by myself, John Freeman, and Wonder Woman artist Liam Sharp, first published in the largely creator-owned Marvel UK title STRIP, is about to get a new lease of life in the digital anthology… Read More ›

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