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• In Memoriam: Darwyn Cooke

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

  

  I was very sad to learn yesterday of the sudden passing of the extraordinary Canadian comic book writer, artist, cartoonist and animator Darwyn Cooke, whose death to cancer was announced by his family this weekend. He was just 53. This short statement,… Read More ›

• Planet Jimbot’s ‘Wolf Country’ Trade Released

  By Colin Noble on May 14, 2016

  

  Written by Jim Alexander Art by Will Pickering Cover art by Luke Cooper Published by Planet Jimbot For anyone that has not read any part of Planet Jimbot’s Wolf Country, this is a good chance start, by grabbing the entirety… Read More ›

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

  By Roger Perry on May 13, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  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 ›

• Something For the Weekend: Penny Dreadful Monsters, Oh My! (New Comics w/c 9/5/16)

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2016

  

  Alongside promoting this week’s 2000AD – and do check out Prog 1980, because there’s some great revelations, and it’s worth the cover price alone for the stunning art from Neil Googe on “Survival Geeks”, written by Gordon Rennie and Emma… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview and Review: How to Survive in the North by Luke Healy

  By Antony Esmond on May 12, 2016

  

  Created by Luke Healy Published by NoBrow Press Full Colour Hardback. 197 pages. £15.99/$22.95 “Weaving together the true life historical expeditions of Ada Blackjack and Robert Bartlett with a contemporary fictional story. How to Survive in the North is a… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day Challenges Comic Creators to Create Local Heroes

  By downthetubes Guests on May 12, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Are there aliens in your dustbin? Is a gorilla living in your ginnel? As part of Lancaster Comics Day on Sunday 5th June 2016 at Lancaster Library, organisers are again looking for comic strips that tell stories of life as it might… Read More ›

• Shweta Taneja and Jason Quinn Talk Indian Comics at London’s Cartoon Museum

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2016

  

    Shweta Taneja will be talking to Jason Quinn on the new wave in Indian comics and graphic novels, the industry, the readership surrounding it and her experience at the heart of it all, at London’s Cartoon Museum on Friday 27th May 2016. Shweta Taneja is… Read More ›

• Woodrow Phoenix at London Cartoon Museum Tonight

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2016

  

  Woodrow Phoenix will be dropping in at London’s Cartoon Museum tonight (Thursday 12th May 2016) to talk about his giant graphic novel, She Lives, Dr Monica Walker will be giving spotlight talks on highlights from the Museum’s collection and co-curator Dr Paul Williams will be discussing… Read More ›

• Britain’s New Statesman magazine looking for a new cartoonist

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2016

  

  Britain’s New Statesman – a political and cultural magazine founded in 1913 – has issued an an open call for submissions for the NS back page cartoon. Here’s the full details from their site: The back page of the New Statesman has a… Read More ›

• Pictures from an Exhibition: The 2002 Bristol Dan Dare show

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2016

  

  Back in 2002, Bristol’s Museum and Art Gallery played host to a Dan Dare exhibition, the same year that saw the launch of the short-lived animated series.  One visitor, John Leslie Sinclair, has kindly shared some of his pictures of… Read More ›

• 1950s Dan Dare Treen Mask Up For Auction – And It Could Be Rarer Than Auctioneers Think

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 11, 2016

  

  On Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th May 2016, auctioneers and valuers Bearnes, Hampton and Littlewood will be auctioning a full head alien mask at their auction house in Exeter. Listed as item 1200 in the the auction catalogue (PDF link, correcting for incorrect… Read More ›

• Andrew Cartmel’s Vinyl Detective Released

  By John Freeman on May 11, 2016

  

  Just released by Titan Books is former Doctor Who script editor and Rivers of London comic co-writer Andrew Cartmel’s new novel The Vinyl Detective: Written in Dead Wax. Titan have clearly got a lot of faith in this new title… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Audio Adventures Cast Revealed, Recording Underway

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

  

  Inspired by the original Eagle comic strips, the cast for B7 Media’s dramatic new audio version of Dan Dare – currently recording in London – has been announced. Ed Stoppard – The Pianist, Joy Division, Brideshead Revisited and Youth –… Read More ›

• Planet Replica Reveals Limited Edition Mekon Figure, solicits pre-orders

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016

  

  Planet Replicas Ltd – makers of many 2000AD-inspired items  – has begun taking orders for a limited edition release of the Mekon as he appeared in “Dan Dare” in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. A limited edition of just 350 pieces, this… Read More ›

• Modiphius Thunderbirds game Expansion details revealed

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016

  

  Modiphius Entertainment has just released information for the expansion to their Thunderbirds board game, Thunderbirds: Tracy Island. The expansion on the Thunderbirds co-operative board game will require the base game to play. It  includes new cards, playable characters, machines and models of 14 pod… Read More ›

• Striker’s Return – Announcement Soon?

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Striker creator Pete Nash has told fans of the popular strip – sadly dropped from The Sun’s print edition – that news on the strip’s future should be announced soon. Strikerworld, the official fan site for the strip, have been… Read More ›

• New Art Released for Dave McKean’s “Black Dog” – World Premiere soon!

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016

  

  Award-winning comic creator Dave McKean has just released two new tantalising images from his amazing new project Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash, which gets its world premiere, multimedia launch in Kendal at the end of this month. As… Read More ›

• Big Finish Launches Paul Spragg Memorial Doctor Who Short Trip Competition

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016

  

    Two years ago, Big Finish, producers of a huge number of Doctor Who audio adventures, lost the much-loved Paul Spragg, producer’s assistant by role, but a vital contributor across the company as a whole and to the people working… Read More ›

• Words From Beyond: IPC Managing Editor Gil Page – EFA Interview

  By Jeremy Briggs on May 9, 2016

  

  The recent sad news of the passing of Gil Page, an editorial stalwart of Amalgamated Press, Fleetway, IPC and latterly as that company’s Managing Editor, resulted in many words of tribute from those who worked with him and for him… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 45: Kirk Campbell and Dirty Rotten Comics

  By John Freeman on May 9, 2016

  

  Kirk Campbell, one of the minds behind the brilliant anthology Dirty Rotten Comics joins the Awesome Comics Podcast gang to talk about the series, how it came to be, the amazing creators that have contributed and so much more. It’s a… Read More ›

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