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• The Famous Five At 75: New Merchandise in the Works

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2016

  

  Bulldog Licensing, which represents the estate of children’s author Enid Blyton, has announced a range of nostalgia products will launch next year to celebrate 75 years of her much-loved The Famous Five. The Famous Five are among Enid Blyton’s best-loved creations and… Read More ›

• Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Nine

  By Roger Perry on 6 April 2016

  

  Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›

• New Comics On Sale This Week: Goldtiger, Burning Bright for 2000AD and Giant Days Delight

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2016

  

  Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 4th April onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›

• Convict Commandos Blast Back Into Action in, er, Commando!

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s the intel on the latest issues of Commando (Issues 4903-4906) from DC Thomson, on sale now in all good newsagents and assorted digital platforms (detailed below). This release sees the welcome return of the Convict Commandos in a new… Read More ›

• Celebrating 10 Amazing Years of Doctor Who Adventures

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2016

  

  Doctor Who Adventures was launched on the back of the amazing success of the revived series the previous year, and over on LowCulture, Paul Lang recalls how he first got wind of the Magazine when he saw some top-secret early… Read More ›

• Live Long and Sparkle: MAC Star Trek Make-Up In the Works

  By John Freeman on 5 April 2016

  

  Celebrating Star Trek’s upcoming 50th anniversary, MAC Cosmetics has unveiled its new makeup line inspired by the franchise, promoting it with some cool futuristic but sadly uncredited graphics. Set for release this summer, the line has been inspired by characters Deanna… Read More ›

• Crouch End Comic Art Festival Returns in June

  By John Freeman on 5 April 2016

  

  The third Crouch End Comic Art Festival (CECAF) will take place at the Earl Haig Hall, Crouch End, London on 18th June 2016, hosting the best and brightest cartoonists and independent publishers currently active in the UK comic scene. “The… Read More ›

• Oliver East’s “Take Me Back To Manchester” Exhibition Opens

  By John Freeman on 5 April 2016

  

  In 1872, Maharajah, an Asian Elephant, walked from Edinburgh to his new home in Belle Vue Zoo with his keeper Lorenzo Lawrence. Oliver East, a Manchester-based artist, walked the same route in April 2016, as inspiration for a full-length comic,… Read More ›

• Captain Britain, 40 Years On – What Next For Marvel’s Very British Superhero?

  By downthetubes Guests on 5 April 2016

  

  October see the 40th anniversary of the ‘birth’ of Captain Britain in Captain Britain Weekly, but what’s next for the Marvel hero? Last month, Marvel UK and Captain Britain fan Mark Roberts published a feature recounting news about a potential Captain… Read More ›

• Revealed: A New Official “Watership Down” Poster

  By John Freeman on 4 April 2016

  

  Vice Press will release two stunning-looking a poster celebrating Richard Adams’ classic novel Watership Down produced under license from Nepenthe Productions – the work of celebrated illustrator Raid71 (aka Chris Thornley). This beautiful art print which will be released at 5.00pm… Read More ›

• Batman versus Superman Box Office Plunge Prompts Questions

  By John Freeman on 4 April 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  What are the key differences between two of DC Comics top heroes, Superman and Batman that make them so different – and could a 1990s story written by Dave Gibbons and drawn by Steve Rude be a better example of illustrating them,… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview – Sliced Quarterly Issue #2

  By Antony Esmond on 3 April 2016

  

  Edited and Designed by Ken Reynolds Cover by Lukasz Kowalczuk Contributors – Chris Sides, Max Meier, Ken Reynolds, Peter Johnson, Freja Steele, Lukasz Kowalczuk, Kathryn Briggs, David Thomas, Denis Vermese, Ben Peter Johnson, Daniel Ableev, Bob Schroeder, Saffron Knight, Simon… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist Gerry Dolan

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2016

  

  When artist Gerry Dolan died last November I started writing this tribute, but for various reasons it got pushed back in its publication until now, and I can only apologise to those of you who already knew of his passing… Read More ›

• Europe Comics Invades London! (with help from Pat Mills, Posy Simmonds, Paul Gravett and others)

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2016

  

  This month, Europe Comics will be travelling to London with various events scheduled all across the capital featuring a host of comic creators, including Pat Mills, Chris Riddell, Sarah McIntyre, Mike Medaglia and Posy Simmonds. Working in association with Comica London, they’ll be participating in… Read More ›

• If Only It Were True: Hashtag Comics’ Dream Investors

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2016

  

  Whoever tells you there’s no money in comics clearly doesn’t appreciate the potential value of a good Intellectual Property – a value that comic publishers large and small are more than happy to remind us of, especially when there’s some… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview – Fantasy Sports Volume 2: The Bandit of Barbel Bay

  By Antony Esmond on 1 April 2016

  

  Created by Sam Bosma Published by NoBrow Press Oversize Hardback – £12.95 – Full Colour 52 pages ISBN – 978-1-910620-10-6 The Story – ‘Wiz and Mug are back and this time they’re headed to a mysterious beach town to meet its… Read More ›

• 2016 Lakes International Comic Art Festival Art by Ken Niimura Revealed

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Not an April Fool’s hoax! Not a dream! The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just revealed this year’s Festival art by top artist Ken Niimura – who is also one of the lead guests at the event (14th-16th October). Winner of the Golden Prize in the… Read More ›

• Ireland’s lost humour comic, Splank!

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  In 1964, British comic great Leo Baxendale was lured away from The Beano and Dandy publishers DC Thomson by their great rivals Odhams with the promise of greater freedom and editorial control on projects for them – one of which… Read More ›

• Pipedream Comics launches debut issue of The Pull List

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2016

  

  Digital comics news site  Pipedream Comics have launched the first issue of The Pull List, a new quarterly magazine dedicated to the world of small press, indie and digital comics – and it’s fantastic, well worth the measly 99p cover price…. Read More ›

• Egmont launches Paw Patrol magazine

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2016

  

  Egmont Publishing has just launched PAW Patrol magazine, aimed at boys and girls aged 3-5 years, based on the daily children’s TV show shown on Nick Jr featuring hero pups, their gadgets and vehicles. Every issue has adventures to read,… Read More ›

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