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• SF Author Tony Cooper launches “Powerless” comic Kickstarter based on his superhero novel series

  By John Freeman on 26 January 2016

  

  Science fiction author Tony Cooper has launched a very modest Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise just £600 to publish a comic book based on his literary creations. Powerless: Some Kind of Hero is a 24 page, full-colour comic featuring characters… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Midnight Tea by Jenika Ioffreda

  By John Freeman on 26 January 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  One upcoming new independent comic that caught my eye on social media recently is a new project from Jenika Ioffreda, one of the creators I met for the first time at Malta Comic Con last year. Jenika’s new project, Midnight Tea,… Read More ›

• 2000AD Thrill-Cast teases possible return of “War of the Worlds” Martians in new “Scarlet Traces”

  By John Freeman on 26 January 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  The first 2000AD Thrill-Cast of 2016, released last week, looks ahead at some of the Things To Come in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic 2000AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine – and there’s some fantastic teases for numerous projects, including the new… Read More ›

• Danger Mouse comic one step closer to release?

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  The long-awaited Danger Mouse comic – based on the smash hit new series – could be one step nearer to publication, after publisher DC Thomson advertised for staff for the title. DC Thomson was announced as a major licensing partner last June,… Read More ›

• Brussels Comic Strip Festival Returns for Seventh Year

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  After its resoundingly successful sixth edition in 2015, the Brussels Comic Strip Festival is already sketching out its seventh edition, to be be held 2-4 September 2016 in the Parc de Bruxelles/Warandepark and surrounding areas. All of the Comics Festival’s… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 30: Dave White of Avery Hill Publishing

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  Avery Hill Publishing are a small press publisher on the rise and Dave White, one of the brains behind it joins Vince Hunt, Tony Esmond and Dan Butcher to talk about how they came to be, how Factory Records influenced them,… Read More ›

• Heros the Spartan original art by Frank Bellamy up for auction

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  The frankbellamy.blogspot.com reports there’s now another chance to own a spread of ‘Heros the Spartan” from Eagle. Offered on eBay, the page in question is Episode 12 from the “Eagle of the Fifth” story written by Tom Tully, drawn by Frank… Read More ›

• Space:1999 FX director Brian Johnson interviewed in latest Andersonic

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  The latest issue of the top Gerry Anderson-inspired fanzine Andersonic is on sale now and headlines a new interview with Brian Johnson, Space:1999‘s visual effects director, designer of the iconic Eagle transporter now getting plenty of attention from modellers thanks to Round… Read More ›

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

  By Roger Perry on 25 January 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  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 ›

• Sequart’s Image Comics Documentary Released Through Shout! Factory

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  The Sequart Organization and Respect Films have announced that Shout! Factory has picked up their documentary, The Image Revolution, for distribution. The Image Revolution examines one of the most important and daring moves in comic book history. In 1992, a group of… Read More ›

• Tonight on Gotham on Channel 5: The Last Laugh

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2016

  

  In “The Last Laugh”, tonight’s episode of Gotham airing on Channel 5 in the UK, Gordon and Bullock hunt a nemesis from the past, which leads to a standoff between Jerome and Gordon; and a magic show at a Gotham Children’s Hospital gala results… Read More ›

• Comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey Talk Greek at Nottingham University

  By John Freeman on 23 January 2016

  

  We’ve just got word that comic creators Eric Shanower and Mike Carey will be contributing to Nottingham University’s conference, Sacrificing Iphigenia through the Ages, next Friday-Saturday (29th-30th January). The interdisciplinary conference is on representations of the myth of Iphigenia in… Read More ›

• Steven Moffat steps down as Doctor Who executive producer, Chris Chibnall steps in

  By John Freeman on 23 January 2016

  

  After six series at the helm, the multi-award-winning Steven Moffat has decided to step down as the lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, to be replaced by Chris Chibnall, whose credits include Broadchurch (which starred former Doctor Who David Tennant),… Read More ›

• In Review: Man Plus #1

  By John Freeman on 22 January 2016

  

  MAN PLUS #1 WRITER/ARTIST: André Lima Araújo COVER A: André Lima Araújo – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com COVER B: Ryan Stegman – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com COVER C: Yishan Li – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com PUBLISHER: Titan Comics ON SALE: Now The Book: On sale… Read More ›

• In Review: Sliced #1 – A free experimental small press comic anthology

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016

  

  Edited by Ken Reynolds Cover by Freja Steele (Redshift Press) Featuring the work of Chris Sides (Redshift Press, Futurequake, British Showcase Anthology), Denis Vermesse (BD Adult, 100% Biodegradable, Action Lab), Tony Suleri (100% Biodegradable), Chris Redfern (The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel, Zarjaz, Hallowscream), Lukasz… Read More ›

• Latest issue of Illustrators spotlights Brooke Boynton Hughes, Septimus Scott and more

  By John Freeman on 21 January 2016

  

  The latest issue of Illustrators, the sumptuous art quarterly presenting the world’s finest illustrators, will ship from publishers Book Palace Books at the end of January. Artists featured in issue 13 include: Mitch O’Connell – the “world’s best artist” bares… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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