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• In Review: Octobriana – The Underground History

  By Antony Esmond on September 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  By John A. Short Publisher: Kult Creations Format: 120 pages long. A signed, numbered, limited edition of 300. Colour/Black & white Price: £9.99 UK The Book:  This lavishly illustrated book features the full story behind cult, underground, communist superheroine – Octobriana…. Read More ›

• Brought to Book: John A. Short talks about communist comic hero Octobriana

  By Antony Esmond on September 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The more obscure the band in certain areas of music the cooler they are. The underground, crazy named and most importantly obscure horror movies are also considered cool. Right?  So, a character called Octobriana that is out of copyright, and… Read More ›

• British Marvel anti-hero Outlaw to oust Punisher?

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2015

  

  (Updated 1430): US comic news sites Newsarama and Comic Book Resources have higlighted the return of  Outlaw, a Punisher-inspired British vigilante created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Doug Braithwaite, in the first issue of Contest of Champions, on sale 7th October. Al Ewing is writing Contest… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: British Comic Shop Releases (2nd September 2015)

  By John Freeman on September 5, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s a busy weekend for comic fans across the UK, with many in Birmingham for the ace International Comic Expo, offering a whole host of comic creators to meet and greet – and until next week, it’s the only place where… Read More ›

• Asterix goes from strength to strength, with new “Missing Scroll” album out next month

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2015

  

  Since 1959, when Asterix was created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, he has gone from success to success – continuously attracting fans from all ages and from all around the world. In the publishing field, it is a very… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: “A Restless Night”, a Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman spin-off

  By John Freeman on September 4, 2015

  

  Tom Ward and Luke Parker, the talented team behind the brilliant Merrick: The Sensational Elephantman (the latest issue reviewed here), have just launched their latest Kickstarter for a one-shot prestige horror comic from the world of their hit comic, based… Read More ›

• How to Draw Comics the Small Press Way with The Imperium

  By downthetubes Guests on September 4, 2015

  

  Tzvi Lebetkin and Stefano Cardoselli’s IndieGoGo campaign to fund for their Imperium (“a love letter to Sixties telefantasy”) draws to a close today. We interviewed Tzvi about the campaign and his other comics recently and here, he explains why he’s offering a low rent small press… Read More ›

• Not Just for Girls: Five Shojo Manga picks and a Competition, too!

  By downthetubes Guests on September 4, 2015

  

  Shojo (sometimes spelt Shoujo or Shoujou) means girl in Japanese, but that doesn’t mean Shojo comics can be enjoyed only by girls. In Britain and, increasingly, Japan, shojo’s stories are enjoyed by men as well. Here are five shojo comics… Read More ›

• In Review: Over the Line, an introduction to comics poetry

  By Antony Esmond on September 4, 2015

  

  Sidekick Books has just published Over The Line, an introduction to comics poetry edited by poet and comics editor Chrissy Williams and comics artist Tom Humberstone, a project that has earned high praise from the likes of Alan Moore, who described the project… Read More ›

• Game designers joins comic creators, explore “Parallel Worlds” for Lakes Festival in October

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2015

  

  Comics and games have long held shared interests, so it’s no surprise that many of this year’s guests for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (16th – 18th October) include creators with credits for both, including Bach, Kieron Gillen and Antony Johnston. Comic… Read More ›

• Electricomics app launches for Apple devices, featuring strips by Ennis, Moore, Reppion, Hogan – and Moore

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

  

  Electricomics, the new digital comics reader app developed by a team including Alan Moore, has just been launched for iPad – with an Android version planned at a future date. Over two years in the making, the app gives you… Read More ›

• Beano celebrates record-breaking run as a weekly comic, and Toytopia aims for another!

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2015

  

  ‘ Thanks to Guinness World Records, this week’s Beano (Issue 3800),  on sale now in all good newsagents and sporting a new logo, confirms the comic’s status as the longest-running comic published weekly. The Beano is officially a record breaker! We’re the longest-running… Read More ›

• Beano artist Steve Beckett goes to War! (Punic War, that is…)

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2015

  

  The latest issue of Wargames, Soldiers and Strategy (Issue 80) features a Punic Wars diorama on the front cover created by Beano and HOME comic artist Steve Beckett – his model making work just another of his many talents. Featuring… Read More ›

• Esquire gets Bond exclusive – new interview with Daniel Craig

  By John Freeman on September 3, 2015

  

  Men’s magazine Esquire has landed the first UK interview and photo shoot exclusive with actor Daniel Craig ahead of the release of SPECTRE, the new James Bond film. It’s is the second time Esquire has scooped its competitors to the UK… Read More ›

• Metaphrog Gains New Funding From Creative Scotland

  By Jeremy Briggs on September 2, 2015

  

  In these days of contracting budgets for the arts it is good to report that Glasgow based couple John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs, better known as Metaphrog, have been awarded £35,000 by Creative Scotland to research, develop, produce and promote their graphic… Read More ›

• “Annotated Alice” project celebrates 150 years of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2015

  

  As we’ve previously noted, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is 150 years old this year and to celebrate the Public Domain Review, which archives and promotes out of copyright art and writings has teamed up with Medium to create… Read More ›

• First Ever ComicCity Festival heads to Derry next weekend

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2015

  

  Some of the UK and Ireland’s leading comic artists and writers – including PJ Holden, John McCrea and Declan Shalvey – will touch down in Derry next weekend for the first ever ComicCity Festival. The two-day festival, which is being run… Read More ›

• Is Time Inc UK hoping to revive its British Comic Characters for new films?

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2015

  

  Admittedly reading between the lines a little, Time Inc UK – formerly IPC, owners of many pre-1970 comic characters ranging from The Spider and the Steel Claw to Faceache – announced the formation of a dedicated advertising film division at… Read More ›

• Licensing.biz announces month of Thunderbirds exclusives and features

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2015

  

  If you’re a fan of the original Thunderbirds or the re-imagined Thunderbirds Are Go, then bookmark the trade site Licensing.biz, because they’ve just announced a month of features, interviews and exclusive news will celebrate 50 years of the Gerry and Sylvia… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Karrie Fransman, creator of “Death of the Artist”

  By John Freeman on September 2, 2015

  

  Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›

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