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• Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance 2015 Awards – Shortlist Announced

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The Scottish Independent Comic Book Alliance (SICBA) 2015 Shortlist has been announced and quite a few of the titles we’ve highlighted on downthetubes are in the running, including Planet Jimbot’s Amongst the Stars, Cult Empire Comics Vietnam Zombie Holocaust and Robbie… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Junior Express Weekly!

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Junior Express Number 1 is cover dated 4th September 1954, but changed its title to Junior Express Weekly with No.39 (cover dated 18th June 1955), then simplified itself to Express Weekly with No.74, before finally settled upon being called TV Express from No.286 (Phew!). Strips included “Wulf the… Read More ›

• Si Spurrier, Rob Williams join Titan’s Doctor Who team

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Titan Comics has announced Year Two of its Doctor Who comics – and the addition of top writers Si Spurrier and Rob Williams to the creative team. Coming September 2015, following this summer’s epic Doctor Who comic crossover event, the Tenth and… Read More ›

• In Review: Outre – Volume 5: Desire

  By Antony Esmond on June 17, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    Edited by Glenn Moane and Magnus Aspli Cover by Silvia Carnis Published by Outre Press: www.outrepress.com This is the fifth volume of the excellent anthology from Scandinavia and the desires covered in its theme are many, it be a desire to… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Kickstarting the Riven Seal

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2015

  

  Continuing a month of shows about comic book creators who have used online fundraising to launch various titles, Alex Fitch talks to Amanda Gomes and Julie Wright about their webcomic Riven Seal – Ars Ianua, which is hopefully being collected as a… Read More ›

• David Roach pens new book on Vampirella artist Jose González

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2015

  

    David Roach, who in addition to be a terrific artist on strips such as Doctor Who and “Judge Dredd” has also written several books, including Aarrgghh!! It’s War: The Best War Comic Cover Art, has penned a new art book focusing on… Read More ›

• Orion announces Sven Hassel graphic novel, “Wheels of Terror”

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2015

  

  Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, has acquired world rights to publish a graphic novel version of Sven Hassel’s iconic war novel, Wheels of Terror. Wheels of Terror: The Graphic Novel , featuring art by Catalan comic artist… Read More ›

• The Blacklist #1 Comic Debuts at San Diego Comic Con With Exclusive Cover

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2015

  

    This year’s San Diego Comic Con (July 9-12, 2015) sees Titan Comics debut The Blacklist comic series with a special SDCC themed cover. Drawn by Vancouver-based artist and occasional animation writer Colin Lorimer, whose comics credits include UXB, Harvest and The X-Files, among… Read More ›

• Unexpected Delights from a British Comics Meme

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2015

  

  So on Monday morning, Christopher Muscat, one of the team who run the highly-regarded Malta Comic Convention, involved me in a comics meme… Which led to some great artists drawing new versions of some wonderful, if obscure, British comic characters. As… Read More ›

• New Eagle editor Barrie Tomlinson on the mend

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  We’re pleased to report that former British comics editor Barrie Tomlinson, whose credits include Tiger and New Eagle, is on the mend after his stroke in February and, touched by comments he received via social media, has asked downthetubes to publisher this quick… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day 2015: In Photos

  By downthetubes Guests on June 15, 2015

  

  Despite some patchy rain, over two hundred comic fans happily attended the inaugural Lancaster Comics Day at Lancaster Library on Sunday, organised by Friends of Lancaster Library. The event – promoted with art by local cartoonist Nick Miller – was a success for… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day 2015: A Grand Day Out

  By Antony Esmond on June 15, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

    The first annual Lancaster Comics Day was a huge success, proving that a comics centric event can draw healthy crowd sizes, have comics professionals mingling with small press and retailers and talk intelligently about the medium. Held on a… Read More ›

• Family Zone Fun for All promised at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2015

  

  Children (of all ages) will find the amazing world of comics to discover and explore at the Family Zone, part of this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival  (Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th October 2015). Special events and workshops will offer a… Read More ›

• Birmingham Comics Festival – back by popular demand in 2016

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2015

  

  Debuting earlier this year, the Birmingham Comics Festival made good on its promise: to put the second city fairly and squarely back on the UK comic convention map, placing comics and their fans at the absolute heart of all its events…. Read More ›

• Lakes Festival’s “Lost in Space” anthology winners announced at Lancaster Comics Day

  By downthetubes Guests on June 14, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

    Last year, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, in conjunction with Titan Comics, ran a competition to find undiscovered talent with a “Lost in Space” theme – and the winners were announced today at Lancaster Comics Day by the… Read More ›

• It’s Lancaster Comics Day! 

  By John Freeman on June 14, 2015

  

  Typically, of course, it’s raining cats and dogs, but Britain’s finest weather casters inform us things will improve later – and everything is now indoors. The fun starts at 1100 at Lancaster Library with a “Breaking Into Comics” panel with… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Day: A Really Heavy Greatcoat Special

  By John Freeman on June 13, 2015

  

  With Lancaster Comics Day tomorrow, what better way to celebrate than with a special Really Heavy Greatcoat special, which will also feature in a special “Jam” comic, Frankenzine, on sale on the day? The strip sees current Greatcoat owner Kevin… Read More ›

• Doctor Who hits San Diego Comic Con – Literally, in Titan Comics Special

  By John Freeman on June 13, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Cavan Scott and George Mann are among the creators involved in  a special issue of Titan Comics Twelfth Doctor Doctor Who comic, which will be on sale at San Diego Comic-Con next month. Drawn by Rachael Stott and coloured by Ivan Nunes,… Read More ›

• Glenn Fabry Sketch Book in the works after successful Kickstarter campaign, other projects hinted at

  By John Freeman on June 12, 2015

  

    Top comics artist Glenn Fabry has easily secured funding for his planned Sketchbook 3 book project, which will feature over 40 full colour pages of never seen before exciting images by the artist perhaps best known for his work… Read More ›

• Toronto Comic Art Festival confirms Lakes Festival guests, adds Estelle Bachelard and Samuel LeBlanc

  By John Freeman on June 12, 2015

  

  The Toronto Comic Arts Festival has announced the outline of its 2015 trips to England and Japan, to exhibit at festivals in both countries and fulfil their mandate of promoting Canadian comics culture on the world stage. As we previously reported, TCAF have partnered… Read More ›

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