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• Dave Gibbons Returns to Doctor Who Magazine

  By John Freeman on 7 June 2016

  

  As we’ve already mentioned, Doctor Who Magazine has just published its 500th issue, and is celebrating with a special 20-page comic strip adventure, “The Stockbridge Showdown” – and writer Scott Gray kindly took time out of his schedule to give… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day 2016 – Comics, Cake and REPAINTED Cybermen!

  By Antony Esmond on 6 June 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The Second Annual Lancaster Comics Day was a lavish and star studded event (smiley face). Full of eager comics buyers, readers, sellers, creators and cake, lots of cake (thanks, Katie White). Whilst not exactly a red carpet event, it evoked comics… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 49 – Gareth A Hopkins and The Intercorstal

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  This week, the Awesome Comics Podcast gang are joined by Gareth A Hopkins, the creator of the abstract sequential comic book The Intercorstal. He talks about how the creation of this unique book came to be, the creators who have… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend: Awesome Slaine and Sold Out Rebirths! (New Comics w/c 30/5/16)

  By John Freeman on 4 June 2016

  

  Yes, yes, we know it’s Saturday already and you’re on the way to the comic shop already. We’re a bit busy at this end, getting ready for Lancaster Comics Day on Sunday, revamping the Lakes International Comic Art Festival web… Read More ›

• When Tiny Skulls Attack! Kek-W’s and Lukasz Kowalczuk’s new strip for 100% Biodegradable

  By John Freeman on 4 June 2016

  

  Here’s a sneak preview of “Tiny Skull Attack” – a brand new strip by 2000AD‘s Kek-W and Aces Weekly‘s Lukasz Kowalczuk – coming to Issue 13 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable (due out this month). The quarterly sci-fi digital… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Ron Turner’s “Space Ace” Volume 6

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2016

  

  Space Ace Volume 6 – re-presenting stories created by Ron Turner (best known, perhaps, for his work on TV Century 21‘s “The Daleks” strip but whose body of work encompasses much, much more) is now available from publisher John Lawrence… Read More ›

• Gordon C. Livingstone, I Presume – An Art Gallery

  By Colin Noble on 3 June 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”4″ gal_title=”Gordon Livingstone Art”] When I created my Comic Creator Spotlight for Gordon Livingstone, I had more pictures than I could shake a stick at and as a result, I have pictures that I did not use in the main… Read More ›

• Half Pint Soldiers and Trials by Combat! New Commando comics On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on 3 June 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s all the intel you need on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando, (Issues 4919 – 4922), on sale now in all good newsagents and available via a number of digital platforms. And what a treat – not one,… Read More ›

• Ian Kennedy’s Dan Dare cover for new 2000AD collection revealed

  By John Freeman on 2 June 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s Ian Kennedy‘s specially commissioned cover for the second collection of the “Dan Dare” strips from 2000AD, which will be released on 3rd November 2016. Ian drew just one “Dan Dare” strip featuring the 2000AD incarnation, for the 1979 Dan Dare annual, the… Read More ›

• Star Trek: The Exhibition Set to Beam Into Blackpool

  By John Freeman on 2 June 2016

  

  Star Trek: The Exhibition will beam in to Blackpool at the end of June (Thursday 30th June). Designed by the stage designer Andrew Edwards, The Exhibition will be an experience for fans and families to visit, as it takes audiences on… Read More ›

• In Review: Drawing Breath/Argh! by Dicky Howett and Tim Quinn

  By Ian Wheeler on 2 June 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  By Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett Publisher: MIWK Publishing Out: Now The Book: Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett’s work will be known to comic readers everywhere, especially fans of Doctor Who – their strip “Doctor Who?” (also collected by MIWK, reviewed here) featured in Doctor… Read More ›

• downthetubes: Our Top Ten Stories for May 2016

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2016

  

  Halfway into 2016 already and we had another upswing in visitor numbers on downthetubes in May – thank you for your continued support. We have lots of news and features and new projects yet to come! • In Memoriam: Stewart… Read More ›

• In Review: Geis – A Matter of Life and Death by Alexis Deacon

  By Antony Esmond on 1 June 2016

  

  Created by Alexis Deacon Out: Now (1st June 2016) Published by NoBrow – www.noborow.net Hardcover. Full Colour. £15.99 The Story: The ruler of the land has died. During the night fifty possible heirs to his throne are gathered in the palace…. Read More ›

• The Finns Are In! Top Finnish Creators join Lakes Festival Line-Up

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2016

  

  Working in partnership with The Finnish Institute in London, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is delighted to announce the forthcoming appearance of several top comic creators from Finland – a country steeped in storytelling often inspired by its rich mythology… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist Stephen Prestwood

  By Owen Watts on 31 May 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  Just over a week ago the British small press lost one of its most hardworking and consistent artists – the incredible Stephen Prestwood. I’d worked with him – watched him drawing tirelessly for years, turning in an almost endless stream of… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 48 – Dead Canary Comics

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2016

  

  The minds behind Dead Canary Comics, Chris Baker and Matt Fitch, join the gang this week to talk about how they started in indie publishing, the impressive books they’ve released so far and the awesome books they’ve got coming up. There’s… Read More ›

• Dave McKean’s “Black Dog” Premieres, Show heads for France Next Week

  By John Freeman on 29 May 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Last night saw the world premiere of illustrator, filmmaker and musician Dave McKean‘s multimedia performance of his new graphic project Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash in Kendal Town Hall – the first of a number of shows across the… Read More ›

• Super Meerkats Back in Action, Competiton to Win Hardback Edition Launches

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2016

  

  The second episode of the CompareTheMarket Meerkat Movies comic has just been launched online , written and illustrated by DC legends Tony Bedard and Neal Adams – and there’s a competition to win a very limited edition hardback of the story, too…. Read More ›

• Comics Spotlight: A New Story Arc and Companion for the Twelfth Doctor

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2016

  

  An all-new story arc begins for the Twelfth Doctor (Year Two #6), in a new Doctor Who comic from Titan, written by Robbie Morrison, art by Peter Capaldi-praised Rachael Stott, coloured by Ivan Nunes and lettered by Comicraft. In the wake of Clara’s exit,… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend: Universes Reborn and Controversial Revamps! (New Comics w/c 23/5/16)

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2016

  

  Top US publishers DC Comics and Marvel are competing like crazy to grab  your hard-earned pounds with revamps of top characters and universes at the moment – and my, what a fuss about Captain America, eh? Along the way, there’s some great stuff coming… Read More ›

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