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• Hong Kong’s Panda-a-Panda comic heads to animation after stunning Kickstarter success

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Popular Hong Kong comic series Panda-a-Panda has secured funding to launch its first stop motion animation through Kickstarter, teaming with JazWings, a platform to help creators bring their ideas for characters, toys, games and more to life, to take it global. Panda-a-Panda, which… Read More ›

• It Would Change Everything: Students Pitch an Alternative Origin For Top Super Hero

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016

  

  Students from the University of Hertfordshire have launched a Kickstarter appeal for backers to make a not-for-profit film that would re-examine the origins of a major comics hero – and posit how a single murderous act might be changed, and… Read More ›

• New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 20th January) – Dredd Thrills and Marvel UK Memories!

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016

  

  Welcome to this week’s British creator and publisher-skewed new comics list, a week which, among other things, sees the debut of my old partner in comics crime at Marvel UK, Dave Taylor, pick up the art duties on the Image… Read More ›

• Aberdeen’s Granite City Comic-Con Back In April

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016

  

  Granite City Comic-Con returns to Aberdeen soon – a four day pop culture event featuring special guests, art and writing workshops, children’s activities, cosplay, retailers and independent publishers. The first Granite City Comic-Con was held last year and as well as offering… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Drawing X-Men by David Yardin

  By John Freeman on 20 January 2016

  

  Here’s a fun little find: a series of tutorial videos by artist David Yardin on “Creating a Comic Book Page”, detailing his work process in creating the artwork (layouts, pencils, and inks) for the “Colossus” story published in Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men… Read More ›

• Dave McKean’s “Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash” graphic novel project to get Cumbrian Premiere

  By John Freeman on 20 January 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Cumbria will host a world-premiere performance and the launch of Black Dog – The Dreams of Paul Nash – a unique graphic novel project combing comic art and performance by Dave McKean as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s official arts… Read More ›

• Bananaman Musical Set to Slip onto Stage, Casting Call Reveals Show Clues

  By John Freeman on 19 January 2016

  

  First, there was news of a movie starring a much-loved hapless superhero published in Nutty, The Dandy and The Beano. Now, for the first time ever, Bananaman will soon be live on stage. Created by Steve Bright and writer and editor Dave Donaldson (best… Read More ›

• Jackie: The Musical 2016 Tour Dates

  By John Freeman on 19 January 2016

  

  Jackie: The Musical is back on the road for 2016 with an all-new production starring EastEnders and Two of Us actress Janet Dibley, with new dates from March – and tickets are already selling fast. The show first debuted in… Read More ›

• More Comic Creators join ongoing Comic Art Auction fund raiser for Syrian Refugees

  By John Freeman on 19 January 2016

  

  Emily Owen is on a mission to help those directly facing the consequences of the terrible war in Syria by raising funds for victims through sales of comic art. She needs help – from artists willing to donate work –… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 29: Lex McDonald, creator of “Assault on Fortress Doom”

  By John Freeman on 18 January 2016

  

  This week Lex McDonald, writer of the epic World War Two action graphic novel Assault on Fortress Doom joins the Awesome Comics Podcast crew to talk about the book and the long journey of bringing the epic wartime adventure to life. As… Read More ›

• Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: “Knock Knock”

  By John Freeman on 18 January 2016

  

  In “Knock Knock”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, James Gordon investigates the inmate escape from Arkham Asylum while Galavan plots his next move. Bruce’s quest to unlock the secrets of his father’s office leads him… Read More ›

• Thelwell: Ponies and Places exhibition at Mottisfont

  By John Freeman on 18 January 2016

  

  A major exhibition of the work of one of Britain’s most popular cartoonists, Norman Thelwell is currently running at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, a historical priory and country estate operated by the National Trust. Best known for his hilarious cartoons… Read More ›

• Facing the Panel to Panel Mind Probe: Doctor Who Magazine Editor Tom Spilsbury

  By John Freeman on 18 January 2016

  

  There’s a new edition of Jeremy Bement’s podcast Doctor Who: Panel to Panel out now and the highlight of this episode if a chat with with Doctor Who Magazine‘s longest serving editor Tom Spilsbury! Tom talks about the magazine’s long-running… Read More ›

• Never mind War And Peace – Here’s some All-Out Dalek War!

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  I received a hyperlink dispatch this morning from downthetubes reader John Derek Pitt, who had only recently come across the excellent digital CGI Daleks comic saga, The Second Empire created by Chris Smith, aka MechMaster. It’s been so long ago… Read More ›

• Discovered: Black Women in Sequence, Uncut Funk and the world of Friday Foster

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2016

  

  An email about a new book, Black Women in Sequence: Re-inking Comics, Graphic Novels, and Anime by Deborah Elizabeth Whaley took me on quite a journey of discovery this morning, leading me to the latest dates of a Funk-inspired animation… Read More ›

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

  By Roger Perry on 15 January 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  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 utilised… Read More ›

• Rivers of London saga returns with new comic series, collections and sixth novel

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2016

  

  March sees the release of not only a new Rivers of London comic series based on the top-selling fantasy crime novels created by Ben Aaronovitch, but the release of collections of the first comic story, Body Work. Titan Comics Rivers… Read More ›

• Superman and Marvel artist Marco Santucci joins Birmingham’s ICE event guest list

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2016

  

  Continuing with their overseas guest announcements for this year’s International Comic Expo in Birmingham in September, the team have just announced Italian artist Marco Santucci – perhaps best known for his work on DC Comics Superman – will be a… Read More ›

• Rich Buckler backs Inkwell Awards inking advocacy

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2016

  

  Legendary “Bronze-Age” comic artist Rich Buckler (Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Thor, creator of Deathlok, et al) has agreed to support the artform of inking by joining the ranks of professional ambassadors for the Inkwell Awards inking advocacy. In a statement,… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Ninth Doctor Ongoing #1 Covers Revealed

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2016

  

  We’re delighted to share the variant covers for Titan Comics eagerly-anticipated Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1 from the new ongoing series from writer Cavan Scott (Who-ology, Judge Dredd) and artist Adriana Melo (Star Wars: Empire, Ms. Marvel). The Ninth… Read More ›

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