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• Creating Comics the Awesome Way: Generating a Buzz for your Comic

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Episode five of the new UK Small Press Awesome Comics Podcast has just been released. In this segment, the hosts Vince Hunt (The Red Mask from Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony Esmond (downthetubes contributor and reviewer) are reviewing a stack of small… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival announces its 24 Hour Comics Marathon Team for 2015

  By John Freeman on August 3, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  On Thursday 15th October at 3.00pm, six incredible artists will enter a room in Kendal to draw in a single day a whole 24 page comic book each. The following day each of those books will be printed and available… Read More ›

• Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds art becomes a fashion statement 

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2015

  

    Classic Thunderbirds art by Frank Bellamy from TV Century 21 comic is the inspiration for a large range of men’s fashion items from top designer Lou Dalton, on sale now. Dig deep if you want to buy, though –… Read More ›

• “A Survivor in the Cosplay Age”: the London Comic Mart

  By Antony Esmond on August 2, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  In these days of large in scale conventions, cosplay-infested MCMs and curated, arty, small press festivals it’s nice to see that events like the London Comic Mart at the Royal National Hotel are still there for us hardcore collectors. Known… Read More ›

• Artist Grant Perkins part of Bayani comics project, a tale of Filipino folklore and mythology

  By Antony Esmond on August 2, 2015

  

  The creators of the all-ages comic book series Bayani, who include British artist Grant Perkins, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to continue the adventures, which if successfully crowdfunded, will be published by Caliber Comics. A tale of Filipino folklore and mythology,… Read More ›

• Dundee’s “Masters Show” 2015 to profile new animation talent

  By Colin Noble on August 2, 2015

  

  Dundee is fast becoming a go-to location in Scotland for comic-related events. We have Dee-Con in April and the Comics Day in October as part of the Dundee Literary Festival. This year, we also had a Will Eisner event in March…. Read More ›

• Worlds Collide at London’s Orbital Comics tonight!

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2015

  

  To celebrate the end of Fables with issue #150 (or Volume 22, depending on how you collect it), London’s Orbital Comics  welcomes back artist Mark Buckingham tonight (Saturday 1st August) for what is sure to be a very special night… Read More ›

• Jazz, Hot Jazz and Comics and a CallFor Papers – It’s an Irresistible Mix!

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2015

  

  If you’re the find of comics person that’s backed Hunt Emerson‘s Kickstarter to publish a deluxe edition of his Hot Jazz comic strips (in the vein of his marvellous Calculus Cat collection last year, now on sale), then this new… Read More ›

• “Eagle Daze” – Part Two: The Fall of Eagle and the Rise of Max Clifford

  By Roger Perry on July 31, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  We are pleased to publish Part Two of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… 1963: A New Home brings about a “Cleansing of the Slate”… Read More ›

• Global Manga: “Japanese” Comics without Japan?

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2015

  

  Ashgate have just published Global Manga: “Japanese” Comics without Japan?, edited by Casey Brienza, a new look at the global production of manga-inspired work. Outside Japan, the term ‘manga’ usually refers to comics originally published in Japan. Yet nowadays many publications… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: The Historic Final Instalment of Chronicles Of Legion

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2015

  

  Next week (4th August 2015) sees the incredible final instalment of the historical vampire saga The Chronicles Of Legion Volume 4: The Three Faces Of Evil from Titan Comics. Written by Fabien Nury, with art by Tirso, Zhang Xiaoyu, Mario Alberti… Read More ›

• In Review: The Bizarre Adventures Of Gilbert & Sullivan

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  By Laura Howell Publisher: Soaring Penguin Press Out: 31st August 2015 The Book: The Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert & Sullivan: the very model of a modern mirthful comic book! Based on historical facts and characters, Laura Howell conjures a delightful collection… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (27th July 2015) – Doctor Who and the VCs, too

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015

  

  Here’s  this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›

• Knockabout to publish Jens Harder’s award-winning graphic novel, Alpha

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015

  

  Out in October from Knockabout is Alpha by Jens Harder, a new graphic novel the publisher is describing as “the most ambitious piece of work in comics since the beginning of time.” It’s a stunning, award-winning, work spanning some 350 pages of… Read More ›

• The Beano Takes Over Britain (well, British INTU shopping centres, anyway…)

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015

  

  Watch out for appearances by Beano artists and Stephen Butler, the author of the Diary of Dennis the Menace, at your local INTU shopping centre if you have one nearby. A Dennis the Menace summer promotion has just kicked off… Read More ›

• Egmont Launches Star Wars LEGO title

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015

  

  Hot on the heels of their Star Wars Adventures magazine launch, Egmont Publishing has now released LEGO Star Wars Magazine. Produced by the award winning TOXIC Magazine team, the first issue of the title, priced £3.75, is now on sale in all UK newsagents. The… Read More ›

• On Sale Today: Ramsey’s Raiders Return to Commando!

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015

  

  Here’s our regular rundown of the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war digest, Commando, on sale now in all good newsagents (and some evil ones), and available on a wide variety of digital platforms. Don’t miss out on our exclusive… Read More ›

• WebFind: The Quark Invasion of Earth

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Doctor Who and Rivers of London artist Lee Sullivan came across The Quark Invasion of Earth, a wonderful homage to 1960s Doctor Who, and I thought I’d gave it a shout out here. The film is the work of author Andrew Orton, creator… Read More ›

• Exploring Tapastic: The Weird and the Fantastic

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2015

  

  As regular readers of downthetubes know, we regularly post new episodes of our SF adventure strip, Crucible, to the web comics platform Tapastic. The series, written by me, drawn by Smuzz and lettered by Jim Campbell (and which has had an… Read More ›

• Guest Post: Support British Comics, urges Lew Stringer

  By downthetubes Guests on July 29, 2015

  

  Comic artist and writer Lew Stringer argues the case for more positivity from fans about the current British comics industry… There’s often a bit of negativity on the ‘net about the British comics industry and how things were so much… Read More ›

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