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• Paul Magrs revives “Brenda and Effie” series in new audio adventures

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2014

  

    It really seems like ages since Doctor Who author Paul Magrs last Brenda and Effie novel, Brenda and Effie Forever! in 2012 and indeed, for fans of this quirky, funny series of books set around the Yorkshire town of… Read More ›

• 2000AD incarnation of Dan Dare to be reprinted at last

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Rebellion, the publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, have announced collections of the “Dan Dare” stories published in early editions of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. The company says it is planning to release the first of a two-volume series in autumn… Read More ›

• Freight Books releases limited edition of IDP:2043 featuring Irvine Welsh, Pat MIlls, Mary Talbot

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2014

  

  Freight Books has the perfect Christmas present for lovers of graphic novels –  a limited run of only 70 copies of IDP: 2043, signed by the entire ‘dream team’ of contributors who include Irvine Welsh, Barroux, Pat Mills, Mary Talbot and… Read More ›

• Cup of O – Avery Hill Publishing

  By Owen Watts on October 30, 2014

  

      A good few months ago now I went to a fantabulous launch event at the everglorious Orbital Comics in London for independent publishers Avery Hill. Their books are uniformly beautiful and the event was as enjoyable as it… Read More ›

• Free Beano in Saturday’s Mirror

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2014

  

    (Updated 31st October 2014): Hot on the heels of our news item that The Mirror has teamed up with Me Books to give digital comic readers a free interactive copy of Dennis the Menace comic comes word from Beano editor Craig Graham that the top… Read More ›

• Daily Mirror offers free digital “Dennis the Menace” comic

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2014

  

    Top British newspaper The Mirror has teamed up with DC Thomson and digital comics distributor Me Books to give you a free interactive copy of Dennis the Menace comic. So if your little Menaces are getting a bit bored this half term, try this free interactive… Read More ›

• Success of free “Asteroid Belter” comic springboards “Applied Comics Etc” project

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2014

  

    Last year, the British Science Festival in Newcastle backed the creation of 10,000 copies of the wonderful, free Newcastle Science Comic Asteroid Belter, bringing science to life in a terrific comic newspaper, edited by editors Paul Thompson and Lydia Wysocki, whose over seventy… Read More ›

• Artist Frank Bellamy the focus of the latest “Eagle Times” (Volume 27, Number Three)

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2014

  

  After a month’s delay, the latest Eagle Times is out now from the Eagle Society, with several features focusing on the work of one of Britain’s finest comic artists and illustrators, Frank Bellamy, whose amazing and much-admired work included “Dan Dare”, “Heros… Read More ›

• Exclusive: Comics Incentive offered for Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm Kickstarter campaign

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2014

  

    The final days of the crowd funding campaign to fund a new Gerry Anderson project, Firestorm, are drawing in – and downthetubes can exclusively reveal a new comic-themed incentive has been added to the project. Lee Sullivan – perhaps… Read More ›

• Midnight Man, an original graphic novel to debut at Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2014

  

    Midnight Man – a fantastic-looking original graphic novel  from Andy Bloor and Mo Ali and published by Bad Mother Publisher, will debut at Thought Bubble 2014 next month. Falling from Big Ben whilst being chased by a possessed horse from… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Sonic Screwdrivers in the works from Rubbertoe Replicas

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

    Rubbertoe Replicas has announced it is to release limited edition, officially licensed replicas of the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver, based on the prop from the show. The replicas, due to ship in late November 2014, are based… Read More ›

• Marvel Adds Digital Comics to Kobo Catalogue

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2014

  

    Marvel has added many of its most popular digital comics to digital distributor Kobo’s content library, in a deal a Kobo spokesperson says encompasses more than 250 fixed-layout illustrated ebooks. Titles such as Captain America: Winter Soldier Volume 1 and Infinity Gauntlet should… Read More ›

• Sin City 2 gets December release on Blu-Ray, DVD in the UK

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2014

  

    Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced it will  release Sin City 2: A Dame To Kill For on DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Download and On-Demand on Monday 15th December in the UK. Co-directors Frank Miller, the creator of the Sin City comics, and Robert… Read More ›

• Mammoth Cult Comics book to be launched at Comics Festival 2014

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2014

  

  Not all comics are corporate global franchises spun off into endless merchandise and movies. Some of the very best comics are cult comics, defined as “honest, heartfelt, homemade” by Ilya, editor of The Mammoth Book of Cult Comics from Running Press Book… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Comic Releases (29th October 2014) – Wolves and World War Two!

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2014

  

    Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from tomorrow, Wednesday 29th October 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›

• TV21 revived for one special Supermarionation celebration by Network

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2014

  

  Network, the DVD and Blu-Ray label, has released a limited Blu-Ray edition of the wonderful Supermarionation documentary produced by Stephen La Riviere that includes  TV21 243, an alternate edition of the top selling comic from the 1960s; one in which Joe… Read More ›

• Darryl Cunningham talks “Supercrash” at Comica 2014

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2014

  

    Britain’s leading graphic journalist Darryl Cunningham will be talking about his terrific new book, Supercrash: How To Hijack The Global Economy as part of this year;s Coomica Festival in London, a book published by Myriad Editions that makes the origins of… Read More ›

• Clockwork Watch, a steampunk transmedia project, proves a delight

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

    One of my Lakes International Comic Art Festival finds was the glorious Clockwork Watch, created by Yomi Ayeni of Articipate Media – a collaborative storytelling project set in a retro-futurist vision of Victorian England that launched thanks to a successful crowdfunding pitch back… Read More ›

• In Review: Saltire – Annihilation Part 1

  By Colin Noble on October 27, 2014

  

  Annihilation Part 1, the second book of the Saltire series bodes well for Diamond Steel Comics. The choice of Claire Roe as an artist with colouring by Lauren Knight sits better with a story that has strong influences of Hellenic… Read More ›

• S.M.A.S.H., a Symposium on Matters of Art, Storytelling & History announced

  By John Freeman on October 27, 2014

  

    In the wake of news that this year’s planned Comica Comiket has been postponed as part of the Comica Festival in London until Spring 2015, key organiser Paul Gravett has let us know that some extra events have been programmed… Read More ›

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