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• In Review: Royal Descent

  By Colin Noble on 7 April 2015

  

  I do not normally start any of my reviews with a disclaimer, but this review, published in advance of the release of Issue Three of this series later this month, needs one. **Disclaimer** If you have right wing views, read… Read More ›

• Creating Comics: Don’t Start Cold – Limber Up!

  By downthetubes Guests on 7 April 2015

  

    Deadlines can become quite overbearing, if you let them. It is entirely possible to be left, feeling like Hercules, duped by Atlas to hold the heavens aloft… but storyboard artist and illustrator Darren Taylor has some tips… The closer… Read More ›

• Doing the Elephant Walk – Oliver East Steps Out for Lakes Festival Project

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    Comics artist Oliver East is getting set to retrace the steps of a legendary Victorian walk with an elephant from Edinburgh to Manchester this week, for “Take Me Back to Manchester” – a project commissioned by the Lakes International… Read More ›

• Swift Comic’s Junior Dan Dare

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2015

  

  The original Dan Dare series, now called Voyage To Venus, began in the first issue of Eagle comic 65 years ago this month. The strip ran weekly in Eagle until 1967 after which it went to reprint. The character has… Read More ›

• In Review: Fantasy Sports Volume 1 by Sam Bosma

  By Antony Esmond on 6 April 2015

  

    Written and drawn by Sam Bosma Published by NoBrow Press Oversized hardback. 56 pages. Full colour Price: £12.95 “A fast-paced sports adventure graphic novel in the vein of 1960s manga, Mike Mignola and Raiders of the Los Ark.” The Story: Sam… Read More ›

• Sneak Preview: The Hunter by Joe Sparrow

  By Antony Esmond on 6 April 2015 • ( 1 )

  

    The Hunter Created by Joe Sparrow Full colour – 24 pages Price £6.50 Published by NoBrow Press The Story: In a time centuries before our own, one arrogant hunter has grown bored of sport. Only the legends of a mythical… Read More ›

• Tonight’s Gotham on Channel 5: The Scarecrow

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2015

  

      Gordon and Bullock set out to stop Gerald Crane, a biology teacher who has been harvesting the glands of his murder victims. Meanwhile, after finding herself in an unusual setting, Mooney continues plotting to gain power, and Falcone… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 26

  By John Freeman on 4 April 2015

  

  If you’re going to explore an ancient Dwarf Mine, it might help to know what the Dwarves are… and whatever you do, don’t switch them on!

• Thunderbirds Are Go: Scott Tracy and Thunderbird 1 Profiled

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2015

  

  Just one day to go! The promotions for Thunderbirds Are Go are coming in thick and fast now as the launch date nears, with the new show’s official Facebook page featuring a countdown of Tracy brothers character profiles, inviting fans to back their favourite…. Read More ›

• Crucible: The Quest Episode 25

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

  Travelling to a dwarf mine – the dwarves long the stuff of legend – to recover an important artefact for a religious order seemed such a simple Task for our mercenary adventurers… But the mission has taken an unexpected turn…. Read More ›

• Rare toys uncovered in closed Welsh shop go up for auction

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

    The Vectis auction house is lining up a treasure trove of a sale for British toy collectors, discovered in a former North Wales toy shop, including rare Action Man figures, Star Wars collectables and much more. The Frank Beech… Read More ›

• Eagle Times revisits the Dan Dare Spacemen’s Club and the work of L Ashwell Wood

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times, the journal of the Eagle Society is on sale now and includes another feature by our very own Jeremy Briggs on the work of illustrator L Ashwell Wood. In the issue: ‘I Designed Dan Dare’s Space… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: 21st Century Tank Girl #1

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

      10th June 2015 sees the glorious return of co-creator Jamie Hewlett (Gorillaz) to the character that made his name! Brace yourself for the debut issue 21st Century Tank Girl #1 by Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Philip Bond,… Read More ›

• Minions Head to Titan – Titan Comics, that is!

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

    Titan Comics have announced they’ll be publishing an all-new Minions comic this summer, starring the usually servile but often rebellious characters that sprang to fame after their debut in Despicable Me. The new comic (and digests) will launch in June, shortly… Read More ›

• Charley’s War “Micro Site” joins DownTheTubes

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2015

  

    The Charley’s War web site formerly hosted as part the SevenPennyNightmare sites has a new home here on DownTheTubes. I’d like to thank Moose Harris of SevenPennyNightmare for very kindly hosted the semi-official site dedicated to the World War One comic strip created by Pat Mills and… Read More ›

• British Comic Shop Releases (1st April 2015) – Jump On Board 2000AD and The Ninth Doctor!

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2015

  

    Here’s our list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 1st April 2015), and it’s a big week for 2000AD fans – and not just because Tharg has persuaded Brian Bolland to draw the… Read More ›

• As Netflix gets set to debut “Daredevil”, “Luke Cage” showrunner is revealed

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2015

  

    With Daredevil set to debut in the UK on 1oth April on the digital broadcaster, Cynopsis reports Netflix and Disney’s Marvel Television has tapped Cheo Hodari Coker (Ray Donovan) as Executive Producer and showrunner for Luke Cage, the hero series set to premiere next year. The… Read More ›

• Sneak Peek: Metaphrog’s The Red Shoes

  By Jeremy Briggs on 31 March 2015

  

  Last October multi Eisner nominated writer John Chalmers and artist Sandra Marrs, collectively known as Metaphrog, were invited to exhibit their artwork at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014 as well as run comics creation workshops. Their artwork exhibition in… Read More ›

• Free British comic anthology OFF LIFE seeks new blood

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2015

  

    The latest issue of the free street comic OFF LIFE (Issue 11) may have only come out a month ago, but the editorial team have already opened submissions for their next issue (due out July) and we’re more than happy to… Read More ›

• Who Remembers Blaam!?

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Anyone who follows British comics will know that down the years it’s scattered with many great, well-received but short-lived comic projects, often published on a wing and a prayer by small independent publishers, working on them firstly because of the… Read More ›

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