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• Doctor Who comic creator Mike Collins interrogated

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2015

  

  Episode 25 of the excellent Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast is up and in this episode, Jeremy Bement covers recent news about the Three Doctors mini-series coming up from Titan Comics and chats with longtime Doctor Who Magazine writer… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds Are Go: Gordon Tracy and Thunderbird 4 Profiled

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2015

  

    The promotions for Thunderbirds Are Go are coming in thick and fast now as the launch date nears, with the new show’s official Facebook page featuring a countdown of Tracy brothers character profiles, inviting fans to back their favourite. Here’s Gordon Tracy, in command of… Read More ›

• Zoom Rockman heads to Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2015

  

    Talented 14-year-old comic creator Zoom Rockman, the award-winning teenager who has been publishing his own humour title – The Zoom – since the age of nine, with 10 biannual issues under his belt, is to be another guest at the Lakes International Comic… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival guest on board for Marvel’s Star Wars

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2015

  

  US publisher Marvel has announced that artist Stuart Immonen, one of the guests at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, will replace John Cassaday on Marvel’s flagship Star Wars title starting with #8, which ships in July. Stuart began his comics career in… Read More ›

• “Celebration of Life: A Cancer Anthology” comic project announced by Matt Crehan Comics

  By John Freeman on March 18, 2015

  

    (Updated, added Kickstarter link): Writer, letterer and professional athlete Matthew Crehan is the man behind the Kickstarter-funded The Art of Running graphic novel, a biography of Steve Prefontain, drawn by Indonesian artist Sigit Nugroho which will will be launched on 30th May 2015 to tie… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 23

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

  

  And down the rabbit hole we go, dear readers. What, you were expecting cuddly dwarves? A dragon? We hope you aren’t disappointed. We do hope you’re at least a little taken aback…

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 22

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2015

  

  And so, into the Deep Stone mine, where unexpected mysteries await… be prepared for some mind-benidng surprizes that will make you go back and look at previous pages in a new light!

• WarWorldz: Origins – Episode Five

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2015

  

  A crash landing – but where? And just what is waiting to greet Daniel in a mysterious city? Story by John Freeman and Stephen Walsh, Script by Stephen Walsh, Art by Giancarlo Carazuzzo

• Who Remembers Letratone?

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  … Because if you do, then there’s a special clearance offer for the Letraset-produced screen tone paper being sold on ebay – over £1360 worth of screen tone paper, starting bid 99p. No reserve! Letratone, produced by Letraset from 1966 onwards… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (18th March 2015) – Doctor Who, Transformers and Ichabod Azrael!

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2015

  

    Here’s our list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 18th March 2015). It complements our monthly lost of new graphic novel releases which you can find here for March 2015. Titan Comics has a new issue… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds Are Go: John Tracy and Thunderbird 5 Profiled

  By John Freeman on March 17, 2015

  

    The promotions for Thunderbirds Are Go are coming in thick and fast now as the launch date nears, with the new show’s official Facebook page featuring a countdown of Tracy brothers character profiles, inviting fans to back their favourite…. Read More ›

• Sneak Preview – ‘Golemchik’ by William Exley

  By Antony Esmond on March 17, 2015

  

    Golemchik Created by William Exley Published by NoBrow Press 24 pages | £6.50 | To Be Released in June 2015. “He just wanted a friend to spend the summer with. But as friends go, golems can be a bit… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Doctor Who – The Twelfth Doctor #6 (Titan Comics)

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

  

    Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Issue #6 from Titan Comics, written by Robbie Morrison with art by Brian Williamson, is out on Wednesday in all good comic shops (and some run by undercover Sontarans). The issue features a cover by… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Cap Stone #4 (Titan Comics)

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

  

    The Cap Stone mini series from Titan Comics, re-publishing the digital title from Madefire by wife and husband team Christina McCormack and Liam Sharp, concludes this week with the release of Issue 4 in comic shops – and we… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Third Testament Volume Three (Titan Comics)

  By John Freeman on March 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    The Third Testament Volume 3: The Might Of The Ox, written by Alex Alice & Xavier Dorison with art by Alex Alice goes on sale from Titan Comics on Wednesday 18th March in all good comic shops – and… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: “Pablo” by Julie Birmant and Clément Oubrerie from SelfMadeHero

  By John Freeman on March 16, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    Picasso. For over a century, one name has dominated the art world, and few have matched his prolific output. But what were his formative years like? Writer Julie Birmant and artist Clément Oubrerie recreate his early years as an… Read More ›

• BBC Worldwide’s April DVD, Blu-Ray releases include “Orphan Black”, “Da Vinci’s Demons”

  By John Freeman on March 16, 2015

  

  BBC Worldwide has just released more details of its DVD and Blu-Ray releases, some of which may apeal to DownTheTubes readers, including The Musketeers Season Two, a show surely crying out for a comic book spin-off, and Orphan Black, which is already a comic… Read More ›

• London Super Comic Con 2015 – A DownTheTubes Photo Report

  By Antony Esmond on March 15, 2015

  

    London Super Comic Con was held at the Excel Centre in the Docklands again this year and  is fast becoming one of my favourite comic events.  I popped in for Day One of the weekend and had a absolute blast. The… Read More ›

• Fund Raiser in memory of Sir Terry Pratchett raises over £35,000 so far

  By John Freeman on March 15, 2015

  

      Over £35,000 has been donated so far for the Bath-based registered charity The Research Institute for the Care of Older People in memory of the Sir Terry Pratchett, who died last week. Terry Pratchett’s publicist, Lynsey Dalladay set… Read More ›

• In Review: Wisher – The Faeriehood

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 15, 2015

  

  Cinebook’s translated adventures of the world’s last genie returns in writer Sebastien Latour and artist Guilio De Vita’s Wisher – The Faeriehood. In the previous book, Nigel (the Wisher of the title) discovered that supernatural creatures are real and living… Read More ›

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