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• Exploring Shojo Manga, the World of Japanese Girls’ Comics

  By John Freeman on August 12, 2015

  

  Coming up in October is a great exhibition that’s part of this year’s  Lakes International Comic Art Festival – the first major exhibition of Japanese shojo (girls’) manga in the UK in association with Japan’s Kyoto International Manga Museum. The exhibition’s aim is to… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (12th August 2015) – Four Doctors and War Stories

  By John Freeman on August 12, 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 may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›

• “Eagles of Battle” saga resumes in new Commando release

  By John Freeman on August 11, 2015

  

  Here’s the full briefing on this week’s releases of DC Thomson’s Commando,  which includes a new issue of one of the title’s rare continuing stories, “Eagles of Battle”, written by Ferg Handley and drawn by Keith Page. These titles are on… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Brings Comic Art to the High Street

  By John Freeman on August 11, 2015

  

  Kendal’s high street will again be taken over by comics in October in the run up the third Lakes International Comic Art Festival, complemented by exhibitions of art by Andy Poyiadgi and Mike Medaglia. The Lakes International Comic Art Festival… Read More ›

• “Filmish”, Edward Ross’ first graphic novel, set to debut in November

  By John Freeman on August 11, 2015

  

  After working quietly on the project for the last two years, artist Edward Ross’  first graphic novel, Filmish – A Graphic Journey Through Film, will be released in November by SelfMadeHero. Expanding on his self-published Filmish series, the Edinburgh-based cartoonist uses comics… Read More ›

• In Review: Fever Dreams by Adam Murphy

  By Antony Esmond on August 10, 2015

  

    Created by Adam Murphy Format: A5 anthology – colour and black and white interiors WARNING: [highlight]ADULT THEMES DISCUSSED BELOW[/highlight] The Book (in Adam’s own words): “Fever Dreams is a collection of 14 short stories, created over the course of about… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: The Battle for the Backing of Online Readers

  By John Freeman on August 10, 2015

  

  If you follow me on social media, you’ll know I’ve been regularly plugging my SF comic project, Crucible (co-created with Smuzz, lettered by Jim Campbell), which runs on the web comics platform Tapastic and is embedded here on downthetubes as… Read More ›

• New Awesome Comics Podcast probes “Afterlife” creator and publisher Jon Lock

  By John Freeman on August 10, 2015

  

  Episode 6 of the new UK small press centric Awesome Comics Podcast is coming your way today. Hosted by Vince Hunt (creator of Red Mask From Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) Butcher and our very own reviewer chap Tony Esmond, this episode… Read More ›

• What If Doctor Who had been… Brian Blessed?

  By John Freeman on August 10, 2015

  

    Geoffrey Bayldon. Brian Blessed. Richard O’Brien. At one point or another, such actors have been considered for the iconic role of Doctor Who – and if they weren’t, they should have been. But how would they have looked on… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Panel to Panel: Talking Four Doctors with Paul Cornell and Neil Edwards

  By John Freeman on August 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Episode 36 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and focuses on Titan Comics‘ mini-series Four Doctors, which launches this week – and Doctor Who Comics Day, a Titan Comics-sponsored event that takes place on Saturday. In this episode,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Our Friend Satan

  By Antony Esmond on August 9, 2015

  

  Our Friend Satan Writer: Dominik L. Marzec Inks and Pencils: Michael Murawski Colour: Lukas Lalko Format: 80 pages – full colour throughout The Story: Our Friend Satan is a rip-roaring story about Satan in the middle of his midlife crisis…. Read More ›

• Blasé Books celebrates British comics with new issue of “Scraps”

  By John Freeman on August 8, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  (Via Lew Stringer): Blasé Books, the company that sells British comic art from the IPC archives purchased by Peter Hansen some years back, have announced the imminent publication of Scraps, an irregular fanzine devoted to British comics. Available from the… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (5th August 2015) – Damned Bands and Peanuts

  By John Freeman on August 7, 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 may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers,… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Miracleman #1 Volume 2 By Gaiman & Buckingham

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2015

  

  Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham‘s take on Miracleman will finally see completion thanks to Marvel, starting next month. Their tale of Mick Anglo’s British superhero, originally known as Marvelman, began 25 years ago but was cut short, victim to company… Read More ›

• Moose Kids, the free humour e-comic for kids (of all ages) is back!

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2015

  

  It’s live! Moose Kid Comics Issue 2, filled with yet more amazing all-ages comics, has just been launched on an unsuspecting internet by editor and publisher Jamie Smart – and it’s just as packed with great comic strips from a… Read More ›

• Exclusive: Dave Gibbons’ Dan Dare cover for new 2000AD collection 

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  Thanks to Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD, we’re delighted to bring you this exclusive Dan Dare item! Featured here is Dave Gibbons specially commissioned and truly stunning cover for the first collection of the “Dan Dare” strips from 2000AD. This Dan Dare:… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Brian Gorman’s “Borderliners”

  By John Freeman on August 7, 2015

  

  Manchester-based actor, comics writer and artist Brian Gorman has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to continue his creator-owned SF espionage story Borderliners: True Realities – a strip “starring” two characters based, with permission, on actors Ian McKellen and Roger Moore that has… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Tzvi Lebetkin talks “The Imperium” – Making Every Day 1968!

  By John Freeman on August 6, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Comic creator Tzvi Lebetkin, perhaps best known for his indie project BIBLICAL and his Doctor Who-inspired, fan strip “Ice Warriors” (drawn by Stefano Cardoselli), has just launched a IndieGoGo crowd funding appeal for a new project, The Imperium – a… Read More ›

• Mike Collins creates first official BBC Sherlock colouring book

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2015

  

  Out on 5th November 2015 is Sherlock: The Mind Palace: The Official Colouring Book – the first offical colouring book from the hit BBC series, filled with over 50 intricate scenes and cast images from the show. The art is… Read More ›

• This week’s Panel Borders: 2000AD alumni Colin Wilson and Jim Alexander interviewed

  By John Freeman on August 5, 2015

  

  Starting a month of shows about ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’, Alex Fitch talks to a writer and an artist about their work in and after 2000AD. Colin Wilson discusses getting his first work on the periodical and drawing Judge Dredd… Read More ›

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