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• A Day in the Country: Melksham Comic Convention, August 2015

  By Antony Esmond on August 31, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  “This is the country!”  I heard someone shout as the Awesome Comics Podcast crowd (Dan Butcher, Vince Hunt, Tony Esmond and buddies Shaun Dobes and Marc Laming) arrived in the lovely town of Melksham for this year’s Melksham Comic Convention…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders: On the Brink of a Brass Sun with 2000AD’s  I.N.J. Culbard

  By John Freeman on August 30, 2015

  

  Concluding a month of shows about ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’ on the smashing podcast (and radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to artist I.N.J. Culbard about his work for 2000AD on strips such as ‘clock-punk fantasy’ serial “Brass Sun”… Read More ›

• Show and tell: Airfix illustration at the House of Illustration 

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2015

  

  Join Matt Curtis, Art Director of the Sunday Times Magazine next Saturday (5th September), for an informal drop-in show and tell session at London’s House of Illustration examining the breadth of vintage Airfix illustration. Curtis will share pieces from the… Read More ›

• Crucible Episode 40: Strike Back!

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2015

  

  The Chrell strikes back… Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for his work on ABC Warriors) and lettered by Jim Campbell. We’re hoping we can attract a print publisher…. Read More ›

• Crucible Episode 39: Chrell Attack!

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2015

  

  With Beloc’s help, the battle against the Chrell seems to have taken a turn in the party’s favour… or has it? Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for… Read More ›

• Saltire Goes To (Scottish) Schools!

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2015

  

  Struggling to get children to pick up a book? Comic books and graphic novels might be the key to boosting literacy in youngsters, particularly boys, say researchers – and now Scotland’s newest superhero, Saltire, is joining efforts to encourage reading…. Read More ›

• In My View: The Human Cost of Comics Piracy

  By downthetubes Guests on August 28, 2015 • ( 7 )

  

  Jay Gunn is the creator, writer and artist behind the Titan Comics-published project Surface Tension (available quite legally in both in print and digitally) who we interviwed about his work recently. Here, he addresses an issue that is one regularly discussed… Read More ›

• Sun’s “Striker” comic finally heads to animation?

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2015

  

  Striker, the long-running newspaper strip published by The Sun, may finally be heading for a new life as an animated tale – a long cherished ambition of its creator, Pete Nash. In a post to the  StrikerWorld forum, Pete has announced some “exciting… Read More ›

• Eagles of Battle back in latest Commando titles

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2015

  

  Here’s the low down on the latest issues of Commando on sale now in all good newsagents and available digitally in various formats. If you enjoy Commando, do check out our exclusive discounted subscription offer! Commando No 4839 – Eagles… Read More ›

• Hibernia Comics uncovers “Lost Stories” for new Comic Archive

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2015

  

  Hibernia Comics, publishers of the terrific collections of classic British strips such as The House of Daemon and Doomlord have a new project in the works that has turned up some interesting “lost” gems from Britain’s rich comics history –… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: British Comic Shop Releases (26th August 2015)

  By John Freeman on August 27, 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. Comic artist and writer Mike Collins picked up on this regular feature’s tweaked… Read More ›

• “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 ›

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