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• Forgotten Comic Characters: Pip, Squeak and Wilfred

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  A look back at a newspaper strip classic

• Edinburgh International Book Festival Starts Today

  By Jeremy Briggs on 15 August 2015

  

  The Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world’s largest literary festival,  opens its gates in the Scottish capital’s Charlotte Square Gardens today and runs until 31 August with an additional ‘schools only’ day on 1 September. As in previous year’s BookFest… Read More ›

• “Bright Young Things” wanted as Embassy of Japan launches Manga Jiman 2015 competition

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2015

  

  The quest to find the best creators of comic short-stories is back as the Embassy of Japan has launched their comic-writing competition, Manga Jiman 2015. The competition has two categories; Yonkoma Manga, a comic strip of four panels on one page, for entrants… Read More ›

• In Review: Tales From The Deep – Volume 1

  By Antony Esmond on 14 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Tales From The Deep – Volume 1 Story by Fred Campbell and art by the Drawn Chorus Collective Cover by Fred Campbell End Papers Artwork by Zanna Allen A themed anthology with an eye to style this is the first… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who Adventures Issue 5

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2015

  

  Published by Panini Comic strip by Jason Quinn (script), Russ Leach (art) and coloured by John Burns Test story by Jason Quinn, illustrated by Russ Leach The Issue: Summer’s here and the time is right for reading the latest issue of Doctor… Read More ›

• British Comic Sales Figures: Winners and Losers (January – June 2015)

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) sales figures for titles registered with the organisation were published this week and overall, despite an overall decline in magazine circulation figures – down an average 5.5 per cent –  comics and children’s magazines continue… Read More ›

• New Doctor Who Comic On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2015

  

  The latest issue of Doctor Who Comic, Titan Comics 100-page collections of their Doctor Who stories initially published in US format, is now on sale in newsagents. Featured this issue are: The Twelfth Doctor – “The Fractures, Part Two”: When the… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: 2000AD Zenith “Apex” Edition

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2015

  

    This week (Thursday) sees the release of the Zenith: Apex Edition – a gorgeous-looking full size reproduction from 2000AD publishers Rebellion of the original artwork from Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell’s seminal superhero story from the late 1980s – and we have a sneak peek at some pages for… Read More ›

• Exploring Shojo Manga, the World of Japanese Girls’ Comics

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2015

  

  Coming up in October is a great exhibition that’s part of this year’s  Lakes International Comic Art Festival – the first major exhibition of Japanese shojo (girls’) manga in the UK in association with Japan’s Kyoto International Manga Museum. The exhibition’s aim is to… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (12th August 2015) – Four Doctors and War Stories

  By John Freeman on 12 August 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. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›

• “Eagles of Battle” saga resumes in new Commando release

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2015

  

  Here’s the full briefing on this week’s releases of DC Thomson’s Commando,  which includes a new issue of one of the title’s rare continuing stories, “Eagles of Battle”, written by Ferg Handley and drawn by Keith Page. These titles are on… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Brings Comic Art to the High Street

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2015

  

  Kendal’s high street will again be taken over by comics in October in the run up the third Lakes International Comic Art Festival, complemented by exhibitions of art by Andy Poyiadgi and Mike Medaglia. The Lakes International Comic Art Festival… Read More ›

• “Filmish”, Edward Ross’ first graphic novel, set to debut in November

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2015

  

  After working quietly on the project for the last two years, artist Edward Ross’  first graphic novel, Filmish – A Graphic Journey Through Film, will be released in November by SelfMadeHero. Expanding on his self-published Filmish series, the Edinburgh-based cartoonist uses comics… Read More ›

• In Review: Fever Dreams by Adam Murphy

  By Antony Esmond on 10 August 2015

  

    Created by Adam Murphy Format: A5 anthology – colour and black and white interiors WARNING: [highlight]ADULT THEMES DISCUSSED BELOW[/highlight] The Book (in Adam’s own words): “Fever Dreams is a collection of 14 short stories, created over the course of about… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: The Battle for the Backing of Online Readers

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2015

  

  If you follow me on social media, you’ll know I’ve been regularly plugging my SF comic project, Crucible (co-created with Smuzz, lettered by Jim Campbell), which runs on the web comics platform Tapastic and is embedded here on downthetubes as… Read More ›

• New Awesome Comics Podcast probes “Afterlife” creator and publisher Jon Lock

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2015

  

  Episode 6 of the new UK small press centric Awesome Comics Podcast is coming your way today. Hosted by Vince Hunt (creator of Red Mask From Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) Butcher and our very own reviewer chap Tony Esmond, this episode… Read More ›

• What If Doctor Who had been… Brian Blessed?

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2015

  

    Geoffrey Bayldon. Brian Blessed. Richard O’Brien. At one point or another, such actors have been considered for the iconic role of Doctor Who – and if they weren’t, they should have been. But how would they have looked on… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Panel to Panel: Talking Four Doctors with Paul Cornell and Neil Edwards

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Episode 36 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live and focuses on Titan Comics‘ mini-series Four Doctors, which launches this week – and Doctor Who Comics Day, a Titan Comics-sponsored event that takes place on Saturday. In this episode,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Our Friend Satan

  By Antony Esmond on 9 August 2015

  

  Our Friend Satan Writer: Dominik L. Marzec Inks and Pencils: Michael Murawski Colour: Lukas Lalko Format: 80 pages – full colour throughout The Story: Our Friend Satan is a rip-roaring story about Satan in the middle of his midlife crisis…. Read More ›

• Blasé Books celebrates British comics with new issue of “Scraps”

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  (Via Lew Stringer): Blasé Books, the company that sells British comic art from the IPC archives purchased by Peter Hansen some years back, have announced the imminent publication of Scraps, an irregular fanzine devoted to British comics. Available from the… Read More ›

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