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• Creating Comics: British web comic “The Putto” gets print publication – in Czech!

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2016

  

  Given the unfortunate lack of outlets when it comes to original comics on the news stand here in the UK, it’s hardly surprising to hear that many comic creators are enjoying publishing success outside this country. Creators such as Pat… Read More ›

• Craig Thompson, Bryan Talbot, Emma Vieceli and other top creators to draw OCD Action charity comic at Lakes Festival

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2016

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced this year’s special 24 Hour Marathon Comic project as part of this year’s weekend-long event in October, featuring a stellar line up of talent that aims to raise awareness of the medical condition OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Written… Read More ›

• Coming Soon from Telos Publishing: The Art of Reginald Heade

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  On its way from Telos Publishing in October (and available to pre-order now) is The Art of Reginald Heade, written by Stephen James Walker. Reginald Heade is renowned amongst vintage paperback fans and collectors as the pre-eminent British pulp fiction… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend (w/c 19th September 2016): New Aces Weekly, 2000AD 1999!

  By John Freeman on 19 September 2016

  

  Just one week to go before 2000AD Prog 2000! (And oh, it is worth the wait… but don’t miss this week’s stonking Prog 1999 in all the excitement. Beating a path to the door of WHSmith stores for it on… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Behind the Scenes on “The Marionette Unit” with James Boyle, Azhur Saleem and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell

  By John Freeman on 19 September 2016

  

  Recently released, The Marionette Unit is a stunning, creepy and thoroughly enjoyable new Victorian mystery story, a graphic novel created by filmmakers Azhur Saleem and James Boyle, and illustrated by ace comic artist Warwick Johnson-Cadwell (Tank Girl, Gungle, Nelson, 24×7, Off-Life). We haven’t had opportunity… Read More ›

• Creating The Chimeran: An exclusive look at a new comics project from Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz

  By John Freeman on 17 September 2016

  

  Recently in the spotlight at the ICE convention in Birmingham was a new project involving some stellar talent, The Chimeran – a creative team that includes Ben Oliver and Simon Furman, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz, Richard Bazley and Paul Goodenough. Hot on the heels of that, we caught up… Read More ›

• Ape Judge Harry Heston storms the Megazine, the co-creation of late 2000AD “super fan” Stewart Perkins

  By John Freeman on 16 September 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Regular downthetubes readers will recall Richmond Clements tribute back in May for one of 2000AD‘s greatest fans, army veteran Stewart Perkins, who sadly  passed away earlier this year. Well, there’s some good news: Harry Heston, the ape Judge character he… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Titan and Forbidden Planet’s Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung talk to ICV2

  By John Freeman on 16 September 2016

  

  Comics site ICV2 has just published a two-part interview with Titan Entertainment Group Managing Director Nick Landau and Executive Director Vivian Cheung, the duo behind UK-based Titan Entertainment, which has a long history and broad business portfolio that’s invisible to many people… Read More ›

• A Broons Birthday Bash, Ian Kennedy Art Masterclasses and more at Dundee Literary Festival

  By John Freeman on 16 September 2016

  

  Although the Dundee Comics Day has been completely subsumed into the Dundee Literary Festival, there’s still a number of events of plenty of interest to comics fans this year when the event returns in October. The highlight for many will be not one… Read More ›

• Martin Baines draws new Thunderbirds Are Go strip for official comic

  By John Freeman on 16 September 2016

  

  The latest issue of DC Thomson’s Thunderbirds Are Go comic – on sale in all good newsagents and supermarkets – features the first issue to include all-new comic strip from artist Martin Baines, a departure from the previous “photo story”… Read More ›

• Hachette road testing Transformers: The Definitive Collection part work

  By John Freeman on 16 September 2016

  

  Hachette already publish a number of comics-related partworks, but downthetubes contributor Richard Sheaf has come across a new one, which looks like being essential reading to any Transformers fans out there, collecting every comics appearance of the Hasbro creations. The… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend (w/c 12th September 2016): Dredd Endings and Doctor Who (Three!)

  By John Freeman on 15 September 2016

  

  It’s getting close – 2000AD Prog 2000 is just two weeks away, and the excitement is pretty much uncontainable – but the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is building to it with some stonking, fully thrill-powered issues and Prog 1998 is no exception…. Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Exhibitions include Kendal floods tribute, Fringe events revealed

  By John Freeman on 15 September 2016

  

  With just four weeks to go to the event, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed its full Exhibitions plans around this year’s three day-long weekend (14th – 16th October) in Kendal, alongside its ever-popular Fringe events, which include Guardian political cartoonist… Read More ›

• High School Zombies and Time Sharks! It’s happening in the latest all-new Doctor Who Adventures!

  By John Freeman on 14 September 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  The summer’s over but the fun is far from done! Get ready for the thrill of a zillion lifetimes with the latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures (Issue 19), on sale in all good newsagents from tomorrow! (15th September). FEAR… Read More ›

• In Review: Grey Area Our Town by Tim Bird

  By downthetubes Guests on 14 September 2016

  

  By Tim Bird Published by Avery Hill Publishing ISBN 9781910395240 Published on 1st October 2016 32 pages, full colour, 210x297mm Reviewed by Emily Owen The Story: Our Town is Tim Bird’s follow-up to From the City to the Sea, which… Read More ›

• In Review: Yoko Tsuno – The Three Suns Of Vinea

  By Jeremy Briggs on 14 September 2016

  

  Yoko Tsuno and her friends Vic and Pol return in The Three Suns Of Vinea, the eleventh of Cinebook’s translations of Roger Leloup’s tales of the young engineer. This follows on in the alien Vinean sub-series from The Curious Trio and… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 63: Fraser Campbell

  By John Freeman on 14 September 2016

  

  Fraser Campbell, the writer of Sleeping Dogs and Alex Automatic, joins the Awesome Pod crew to talk about the new 1970s tv inspired book, his work process, influences and more. Alex Automatic – currently the focus of Fraser’s latest crowdfunding… Read More ›

• Dublin Comic Con’s 80th Anniversary Phantom Comic Gets Special Limited Edition Release

  By John Freeman on 13 September 2016

  

  Earlier this year, the Dublin Comic Con was granted a special license by King Features Syndicate via AllSorts Media to produce a special comic celebrating The Phantom‘s 80th Anniversary. All proceeds from sales of the comic produced are being donated… Read More ›

• New Andersonic pays tribute to Sylvia Anderson, delves into UFO, Stingray

  By John Freeman on 13 September 2016

  

  The latest issue of the excellent Gerry Anderson-inspired fanzine Andersonic, Issue 21, is available from the publication’s website www.andersonic.co.uk. Here’s what’s in the new issue: Deborah Grant Interview – a new interview with former Psychobomb Deborah Grant, who recalls her… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: DTHRTL 3 To Be Launched At MCM Scotland Comic Con

  By Jeremy Briggs on 13 September 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Bob Turner Of Castle Rock Comics tells us that the third and concluding issue of his excellent silent comic DTHRTL (that’s “Death Rattle” for those of us who like to use vowels) will be officially launched at the MCM Scotland… Read More ›

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