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• Daredevil TV show criticism paves way for ground-breaking improvements for Netflix blind viewers

  By John Freeman on April 15, 2016

  

  Last year, streaming subscription channel Netflix ran into trouble when Marvel’s Daredevil, its series about blind superhero Matt Murdock, debuted without audio descriptions for blind viewers. Netflix quickly responded to the criticism and added audio description tracks for Daredevil – and other select titles. Now, Netflix has… Read More ›

• Torchwood Returns to Comics, Titan to publish new adventures

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2016

  

  Titan Comics has announced that Doctor Who TV spinoff Torchwood is back, in an all-new ongoing comic series starring the daring Captain Jack Harkness and Gwen Cooper. Written by Captain Jack himself – John Barrowman – and Carole E. Barrowman, and with… Read More ›

• The Eagle at 66: A Boy’s Eye View

  By downthetubes Guests on April 14, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  On a day that marks the sixty-six years since Eagle first appeared on the nation’s bookstalls, we’re delighted to present this article by David Slinn on the enormous impact the boys’ paper made on its debut in April 1950. Not… Read More ›

• Dangerous Obsessions? Why Ash Pure Pulled His Own Comic, “The Lion & The Unicorn”, to Pieces…

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2016

  

  Regular readers of downthetubes may recall the release of the first issue of The Lion & The Unicorn by Ash Pure, first released in 2011, a title we didn’t properly pick up on until the release of Issue Two – in… Read More ›

• Beware the Tattybogle Man! Dundee’s Terrier Studios “Tales of Mystery and Imagination” on sale now

  By John Freeman on April 14, 2016

  

  Comics from Dundee have always been home to a menace or two, but the latest comic creation to emanate from the city is menacing on a completely different level. The second issue of Terrier Studios’ Tales of Mystery and Imagination… Read More ›

• In Review: Patience by Daniel Clowes

  By Antony Esmond on April 13, 2016

  

  Created by Daniel Clowes 180 Full Colour Pages £16.99 Published by Jonathan Cape The Story: Jack and Patience are a down on their luck couple. They are poor, but mostly happy and now, out of the blue, are expecting their… Read More ›

• X-Men Fever Galore in new Comic Heroes magazine!

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2016

  

  Comic Heroes 27 is out now in UK newsagents and editor Will Salmon describes it as “the best issue yet”. Spread across 148 fine pages of print, the X-Men are on the cover, and there’s a preview of “Apocalypse Wars” with contributions from creators… Read More ›

• First Doctor Strange Trailer debuts, out in October in UK

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The first trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was released via the US TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC last night, as part of its Marvel Week event. Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One was also much in evidence and the… Read More ›

• Hachette announces new manga venture with Kadokawa

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2016

  

  The Hachette Book Group and major Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corporation have partnered to create a new venture, joining HBG’s Yen Press imprint, a leader in the US publication of Japanese manga and light novels, with Kadokawa. Kadokawa will hold majority ownership, with… Read More ›

• Knockabout Reveals Alan Moore’s “Jerusalem” Novel Cover

  By John Freeman on April 13, 2016

  

  Knockabout Comics has just released the cover for Alan Moore’s long-awaited Jerusalem, drawn by Alan himself. Begun in 2008 and running to over to over 600,000 words (putting it in the Top 10 largest novels in the English language) Jerusalem… Read More ›

• British Comics: Charting The Reprint Rights Nightmare

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2016 • ( 8 )

  

  The arrival of the first volume of Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics from US publisher IDW this morning (courtesy of editor Rich Handley, out 28th April), comprising the first 18 bizarre stories published in Joe 90: Top Secret and TV21… Read More ›

• Steve McGarry: From Hollyhedge Road to Hollywood

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2016

  

  Last week, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival announced the terrific news that top British cartoonists Steve McGarry and his son, Luke, would be at their October weekend-long event, taking in part in a host of fun events for children… Read More ›

• A Short History of Female Judges in Judge Dredd from 1979 to 1982 by “Judge Anon”

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2016

  

  I’ve just come across this excellent Tumblr offering some great pieces on the world of Judge Dredd and 2000AD. The creator – “Judge Anon” – is publishing a series of articles on the history of female Judges in the comic… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 41: Webcomic Creator Sian Jefferson

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2016

  

  This week web comic creator Sian Jefferson joins Dan Butcher, Tony Esmond and Vince Hunt on the Awesome Comics Podcast, to talk about the fabulous The Book of Fey, her influences, the task of writing fantasy comics and her own journey into making… Read More ›

• Students invited to Reimagine the Art of Beatrix Potter

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2016

  

  This year is the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter – a literary and artistic icon who is synonymous with the English Lake District. Her books have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 35 languages. Beatrix… Read More ›

• Creators @ Edinburgh Comic Con 2016

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 11, 2016

  

  The weekend of 2/3 April 2016 saw the Edinburgh Comic Con (ECC) return to the Scottish capital for its third year and for the first time to the largest hall at the impressive Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). This proved… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor #1 (Ongoing)

  By Matt Badham on April 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Adriana Melo Colours: Matheus Lopes Lettering: Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt Designer: Rob Farmer Publisher: Titan Out: 13 April 2016 (Variant covers available, see our preview for full range) The Comic: The Ninth Doctor, Rose… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comics Writer Scott Goodall MBE

  By John Freeman on April 9, 2016

  

  A tribute to the comics writer best known for his work on titles such as Battle and Buster

• Doctor Who Adventures #13 Out Now – Unlucky for Some, Perhaps?

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

  

  The latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures, edited by Jason Quinn, is on sale now (#13) in all good newsagents featuring “Shock Horror” a fun strip involving zombies written by Tommy Donbavand, drawn by Russ Leach – check out how… Read More ›

• Retired Edinburgh teacher’s secret life as a 70’s Jackie model – Edinburgh Evening News

  By John Freeman on April 8, 2016

  

  The Edinburgh News has a piece by Liam Rudden on one of the models for the 1970s editions of Jackie, who went on to be a teacher and is now retried. The item comes with Jackie: The Musical now on… Read More ›

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