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• In Review: A Seven-Year Old’s take on Beano’s New Look 

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2016

  

  With the new-look Beano read and re-read several times now by comic creator Simon Russell’s seven-year-old son, and a few more issues “out there” since the relaunch, here’s a review from one of the comic’s target audience… “My son is probably skews… Read More ›

• Latest Commandos Capture War on the Home Front and in the Air

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando (Issues 4959-4962), on sale in all good newsagents from Thursday 20th October 2016, and on various digital platforms. There are a lot of behind the scenes changes… Read More ›

• Alan Lee to illustrate new edition of JRR Tolkien’s love story, “Beren and Lúthien”

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2016

  

  HarperCollins will publish a new JRR Tolkien title, Beren and Lúthien, in May 2017, a love story that has inspired many creators to illustrate scenes from their story. This edition will feature art by Alan Lee, an award-winning artist long associated with… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend – Rogue Trooper and Torchwood – in This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 17th October 2016)

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2016

  

  There’s another cracking issue of 2000AD on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops, featuring more crazed violence and a frisson of dark humour in “Judge Dredd: Get Sin” by Rob Williams, Trevor Hairsine, Dylan Teague and Annie Parkhouse; “Savage:… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival’s “Beatrix Potter Reimagined: Competition Winners Announced

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2016

  

  The winners of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s Beatrix Potter Reimagined competition have been announced. A creative project by the organisation, supported by the University of Cumbria, the competition attracted entries from across the UK. The overall winner is artist Beatriz Lostalé Seijo, for her… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble Festival Programme 2016 Announced

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2016

  

  2016’s Thought Bubble runs from 1st – 6th November in Leeds and a quick guide appears below. The full festival programme is on the event’s offial site here and you can buy tickets here. 2016’s convention runs on the 5th… Read More ›

• Asterix pips Tintin to top Greatest Hero vote in Lakes Festival opening debate

  By John Freeman on 16 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  It was neck and neck at the end of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s opening night debate, but in the end, the audience voted by just one vote to establish Asterix as the character most deserving that cherished place on your oversized… Read More ›

• Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard appointed UK’s new Comics Laureate

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Charlie Adlard, best known as the comic artist behind The Walking Dead series, has been appointed as the UK’s Comics Laureate. The Comics Laureate is an ambassadorial and educational role for the comic genre and aims to raise awareness of… Read More ›

• Sergio Aragonés fronts new International Cartooning Award

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  The US-based National Cartoonists Society, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced the creation of The NCS Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. This honour, named for the famed MAD Magazine cartoonist, will be given annually to an… Read More ›

• Manga Jiman 2016 Competition Closes Soon, “Sights of Japan” theme

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016

  

  Rats. Apologies to our regular readers, but I’ve totally missed mentioning this year’s Manga Jiman competition – the Embassy of Japan‘s quest to find the best creators of comic short-stories, celebrating its tenth year. The competition, which unfortunately closes on 24th October… Read More ›

• Rising Stars from Japan – manga artists feature in Kendal exhibition, London event next week

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016

  

      Here’s some pictures of two free exhibitions at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, taking place this weekend. The first pictures are from “Making a Scene” by top comics artist Ken Niimura and it’s on at the Brewery Arts… Read More ›

• Out Now: Eagle Times Volume 29 No 3 (Autumn 2016)

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016

  

  The new Eagle Times, the magazine of the Eagle Society, is out now, with articles about Frank Hampson‘s art, Martin Asbury‘s film storyboard work, Jeff Arnold’s hat – an informative piece about real western headgear, according to downthetubes contributor Steve Winders… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Rivers of London: Black Mould #1

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Well, all right, that headline’s a bit of a cheat as this was released by Titan Comics on Wednesday, but given the number of former conspirators from my days as editor of Doctor Who Magazine working on this, a plug… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend – “The Name’s Bond” in This Week’s New Comics in the UK (w/c 10th October 2016)

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2016

  

  Quite beside the continuing mayhem, action and general all-out fun within the pages of 2000AD (favourite line: “Obliterate the capitalist quadruped scum!” in “Judge Dredd“, thank you Rob Williams!), my pick of the week is the first issue of Dynamite… Read More ›

• In Review: James Bond – HammerHead #1 (of 6)

  By downthetubes Guests on 13 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Writer: Andy Diggle (UK) Art: Luca Casalanguida (Italy) Colourist: Chris Blythe (UK) Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment (US) Editor: Joseph Rybandt (US) Pages: 28 Color Pages Price: $3.99 Release Date (Print & Digital): 12th October 2016 Age Rating: 15+ In One Line:… Read More ›

• In Review: Tetris – The Games People Play by Box Brown

  By downthetubes Guests on 13 October 2016

  

  By Box Brown Publisher: SelfMadeHero Out: Now The Book: It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you’ll see those brightly colored geometric… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival – Frequently Asked Questions and Top Tips

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2016

  

  One of this weekend’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival‘s most dedicated team members, Sharon Tait, has been answering questions about the weekend-long on their Facebook page, with a mix of useful information and some very funny answers. They’re so good – and… Read More ›

• Benoit Peeters: How comic books help us to relive our childhood

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2016

  

  Benoit Peeters, Professor of Graphic Fiction and Comic Art at Lancaster University, who will be one of those championing Tintin in the “Asterix vs Tintin” debate tomorrow at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, discusses how comic books help us… Read More ›

• The Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons and Oxford University Press create a new way to introduce children to classic stories and poetry

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Current Comics Laureate Dave Gibbons has teamed up with comprehension expert, Lindsay Pickton, and global education publisher, Oxford University Press, to create 28 brand new Graphic Texts, now available, as part of their wider Project X reading and writing programme. Authors… Read More ›

• New Thunderbirds Are Go magazine, new season UK launch date announced

  By John Freeman on 12 October 2016

  

    The latest issue of DC Thomson’s Thunderbirds Are Go magazine is on sale now in all good newsagents, and the second season’s UK launch date on ITV has been announced. Inside the inevitable poly bag, lurking behind that creepy… Read More ›

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