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• DC Thomson recovers Beano web domain from “internet squatter”

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2015

  

  DC Thomson, publishers of The Beano, have taken control of the thebeano.co.uk domain name from a Norfolk businessman. The Dundee-based company, which has been publishing The Beano for decades, took action against Stephen Fisher from Ellingham, who had registered the domain name. Internet… Read More ›

• Miss out on “Yellow” at Your Peril! OFF LIFE book project launches on Kickstarter

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2015

  

  Today the tease is over and – after a year of hard work and illustration – the team behind Britain’s only free street comic, OFF LIFE,  have unveiled their plans for Yellow: the collected book and launched its Kickstarter campaign. Yellow is… Read More ›

• First issue of The Beano sells for £17,300 in latest Compalcomics auction

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2015

  

  A rare copy of the first issue of The Beano, published in 1938, has sold for a whopping £17,300 in the latest Compalcomics auction – and other issues of the weekly humour comic also sold at good prices. “Bought for… Read More ›

• Caption, the small and indie press convention, goes to Coventry

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2015

  

    Caption, the two day comics festival – now in its 23rd year – returns on 10th – 11th October. The popular event dedicated to British small press and indie publishing has moved from Oxford to Coventry as, we’re told, there aren’t… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Original Comic Art Auction in London announced, Jonathan Ross to be auctioneer

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2015

  

  In June 2012 London hosted the Olympics. But in November 2015 there’s something even bigger coming to the capital. Yes, it’s the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Grand Auction of Original Comic Art, featuring works by the likes of Ian… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Adapting Sven Hassel’s “Wheels of Terror”

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2015

  

  Today sees the release of the Wheels of Terror: The Graphic Novel by publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, adapting Sven Hassel’s famous and chilling novel of the same name, largely set on the Eastern Front in… Read More ›

• British Children’s Shows dominate eBay TV property searches

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2015

  

  While the impending return of The X-Files is prompting many searches of eBay by its users. British children’s TV – including Thunderbirds and The Clangers – are prompting a lot of interest on the online auction site, no doubt stirred… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Ian Kennedy’s Johnny Red #2 cover, #1 Preview Pages

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Here’s a sneak peek at the covers of the second issue of their eight-issue limited series written by Garth Ennis and drawn by Keith Burns, which launches on 4th November (see news story). Titan also sneaked out some preview art… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: US Comics On Sale 30th September 2015 – Jump On Board 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on 30 September 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. 2000AD Prog 1950, on sale today, offers an ideal for new readers or… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Thunderbirds! A look back at TV21, the show – and birthday cake!

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2015

  

  Fifty years ago today, millions of children (and their parents) sat down to watch the first ever episode of Thunderbirds, “Trapped in the Sky”, unaware that the series would have such a lasting legacy. All many of us of a certain… Read More ›

• Taschen to re-publish children’s illustrator Kay Nielsen’s “East of the Sun, West of the Moon”

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2015

  

  Specialist art publisher Taschen is to publish a reprint of East of the Sun, West of the Moon next month, a stunning-looking collection reviving the most ambitious publication project of Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of… Read More ›

• 2015 Harvey Award Winners Announced

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2015

  

  This year’s Harvey Awards were presented Saturday night at a banquet in conjunction with Baltimore Comic-Con, with comics from Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and BOOM! Studios bringing those US publishers the most awards. The Harvey Awards are nominated and voted… Read More ›

• Massive “New Eagle” collection offered at Heritage Auctions

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2015

  

  Up for auction on Heritage Auctions right now is a massive collection of New Eagle – 500 comics that include issues ranging from the the first revamp issue (cover dated 24th September 1983) issue to the February, 1993 issue, with skips and some duplication…. Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2015

  

  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 ›

• Sneak Preview: Psychopathic Black Humour in Norman: Teacher’s Pet by Stan Silas

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2015

  

  Missing Dexter? Child’s Play a little too gentle for you? Did it need more laughs? Then Titan Comics have the graphic novel for you, on sale from Wednesday in all good comic shops: Norman: Teacher’s Pet by French artist Stan Silas –… Read More ›

• Titan Comics snags “Independence Day Resurgence” comics rights

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2015

  

  Titan Comics has announced it has secured the license to publish all-new Independence Day comics from Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, to tie in with the sequel movie due for release on 24th June 2016. In 1996, Independence Day wowed… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: Night Post by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2015

  

  Improper Books will release Night Post by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder through comic shops in December, a picture book telling the story of the other mail service; the one you haven’t heard of, the one that starts work at midnight… Read More ›

• Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale to be re-released in new edition

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Improper Books is to publish a new edition of its truly stunning title Porcelain: A Gothic Fairy Tale, which longtime downthetbes readers will recall I gushed about on its debut back in 2010. A much-anticpated sequel, Porcelain: Bone China, will debut at… Read More ›

• Into the Briar: A Quick Chat with Comic Artist Chris Wildgoose (and a sneak preview!)

  By Antony Esmond on 28 September 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Independent publisher Improper Books have just confirmed that Briar, a new graphic novel by Benjamin Read and Chris Wildgoose, will be released this autumn (with copies on sale at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival), and I got a chance to… Read More ›

• People’s Show of Sc-iFi Planned

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2015

  

  The team behind the upcoming SciFest Yorkshire 2015 are preparing the People’s Show of Sci-Fi Collectables at Tolson Memorial Museum this autumn, which will feature a range of Doctor Who, Star Trek and Star Wars artefacts (among others). They put… Read More ›

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