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• “Eagle Daze” Part Three: WHAM!, the end of Girl, and Max Clifford’s World of Pop

  By Roger Perry on August 27, 2015 • ( 9 )

  

  We are pleased to publish Part Three 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… 1964 Aahhh yes, 1964… It was during… Read More ›

• In Review: Houses of the Holy

  By Colin Noble on August 27, 2015

  

  Writer: Mike Carey Artist: Dave Kendall Publisher: Madefire In case you missed it, artist Dave Kendall has landed a rather big gig in 2000AD which has been reported on by our illustrious editor in the Dark Judges “origin story” article…. Read More ›

• “Wot? No Fish!!”, a theatre show inspired by shoemaker’s doodles, back on tour

  By John Freeman on August 26, 2015

  

  (With thanks to Glenn Dakin for the spot): Wot? No Fish!!, a theatre play inspired by a shoemaker’s doodles on his wage packets, is currently touring the UK, most recently playing the London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Metal Made Flesh 2 – Blood & Oil

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 26, 2015

  

  After a chance meeting at a convention in 2011, Simeon Aston and Jeremy Biggs began working together to create the illustrated cyberpunk novella Metal Made Flesh, a collection of three separate but interlinked stories set in a futuristic world created and illustrated… Read More ›

• Nightmarish Dark Judges “origin story” coming to 2000AD

  By John Freeman on August 25, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  It started with an artist’s dream – but now, the nightmare of the Dark Judges’ early days is coming to 2000AD. Artist Dave Kendall was inspired by a haunting dream to create his own versions of John Wagner and Brian Bolland’s… Read More ›

• Demoncon X – A Comic Convention Review

  By Antony Esmond on August 25, 2015

  

  Demoncon X…  no, no! It’s not a call back to all the video rentals we craved in the 1980s but actually a comic convention in Maidstone, Kent, now in its tenth incarnation. Run by the people from the Grinning Demon Comic Shop,… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival confirms Canadian comic guest line-up, announces “Canada Lodge” venue

  By John Freeman on August 25, 2015

  

  The full line-up of Canadian creators at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (16th – 18th October) is now confirmed and includes Kate Beaton, Darwyn Cooke and Kathryn and Stuart Immonen – who will be joining many others in the dedicated Canadian Comics Lodge at The Shakespeare… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Canadian Comic Creator Seth

  By John Freeman on August 25, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• Latest Compalcomics auction offers rare Beanos, Number Ones with free gifts… and more Dalek Swapits!

  By John Freeman on August 24, 2015

  

  The Compalcomics August/September auction catalogue has just launched on the-saleroom.com and includes a number of early Beanos and plenty of Number One issues of various comics complete with with free gifts, including The Hornet from 1963, the girls comic Romeo,… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast probes Shaun Dobes, offers Nottingham Comic Convention ticket competition

  By John Freeman on August 24, 2015

  

  Episode 8 of the Awesome Comics Podcast is ready to creep into your frontal lobe today. Hosted by Vince Hunt (Red Mask From Mars) , Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony (the hairy and really annoying one) Esmond, this episode has as… Read More ›

• Dan Abnett and Ian Culbard’s “Wild’s End” returns with “The Enemy Within” next month

  By John Freeman on August 24, 2015

  

  Last Year, US publisher BOOM! Studios invited readers to the sleepy village of Lower Crowchurch at the cusp of a violent, otherworldly invasion in the critically acclaimed Wild’s End, an anthropomorphic mashup of Wind in the Willows and War of… Read More ›

• Safari Festival 2015 – An Old Bloke’s Review

  By Antony Esmond on August 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The Safari Festival 2015 was billed as “a celebration of the new wave of alternative and art comics from the UK and beyond…. and for attendees to experience the best of the UK comics’ avant-garde”.  Run by the team behind… Read More ›

• In Review: JM Barrie’s Peter Pan adapted by Stref

  By Jeremy Briggs on August 22, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  JM Barrie’s Peter Pan is one of the best known and loved British children’s novels of the last century, so it comes as something of a surprise to discover that there has never been a graphic novel based directly on… Read More ›

• In Review: Gabriel – The Devil is Everywhere

  By Antony Esmond on August 22, 2015

  

  Written by Jim Alexander Art by David Hill Letters by Nate Pride Production by Jim Campbell Cover by David Hill Mature Content – from Planet Jimbot “A world where God and the Devil – angels and demons – are real…. Read More ›

• Sneak Preview – Bertie Bear Issue 4

  By Antony Esmond on August 22, 2015

  

  Words and Pictures by Andy W. Clift Letters by Jon Scrivens Script Editor – Rachel Barber Guest Cover Artist – Daniel John Sendall-King Published by Bounce Comics The Story: In the fourth installment of this series our hirsute rough and tumble… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: British Comic Shop Releases (20th August 2015)

  By John Freeman on August 21, 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 know, thinking about the headline I’ve given this item, wouldn’t it be… Read More ›

• Marvel Curiosities: Night Raven’s first major US appearance, alongside Nick Fury and Black Widow

  By John Freeman on August 20, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  (With thanks to Tony Ingram): As folk know, we try to document Marvel UK curiosities and the  graphic novel Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, published by Marvel US in February 1995, certainly qualifies. Given the publication date, I did wonder if it was one… Read More ›

• Artist Liam Sharp turns to prose for “Andrew Wilmingot’s Paradise Rex, Press Inc.”

  By John Freeman on August 20, 2015

  

  Comics artist and co-founder of the digital publising house Madefire Liam Sharp has turned his hand to a new novella, recently released by PS Publishing that even his publisher, Peter Crowther, describes as “off the wall” and has had staff at… Read More ›

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Big Punch Studios

  By John Freeman on August 20, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Independent publishers Big Punch Studios will be featuring on a number of panels at the upcoming Melksham Comic Con soon (Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st August). Big Punch Studios are Nich Angell, Lucy Brown, Jon Lock and Alice White: four friends with… Read More ›

• Cup of O – Small Press Reviews

  By Owen Watts on August 19, 2015

  

    Hello! Two of the three comics I’m reviewing this month are from last year’s Melksham Comic Con – the next of which is taking place in a fortnight. It’s a wonderfully passionate little convention and Geoffery Crescent and I will be there with The… Read More ›

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