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• Is Time Inc UK hoping to revive its British Comic Characters for new films?

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2015

  

  Admittedly reading between the lines a little, Time Inc UK – formerly IPC, owners of many pre-1970 comic characters ranging from The Spider and the Steel Claw to Faceache – announced the formation of a dedicated advertising film division at… Read More ›

• Licensing.biz announces month of Thunderbirds exclusives and features

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2015

  

  If you’re a fan of the original Thunderbirds or the re-imagined Thunderbirds Are Go, then bookmark the trade site Licensing.biz, because they’ve just announced a month of features, interviews and exclusive news will celebrate 50 years of the Gerry and Sylvia… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Karrie Fransman, creator of “Death of the Artist”

  By John Freeman on 2 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 ›

• Comics Forum web site seeks editors

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2015

  

  The Comics Forum is seeking to appoint three or more individuals to the roles of Articles Editors, News Editors, and Reviews Editors on the Comics Forum website. Comics Forum was established in 2009 as part of Leeds’ annual sequential art festival Thought Bubble, which takes… Read More ›

• Give Me 50! War Machine joins Marvel Heroes game

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2015

  

  Game makers Gazillion have released the Fiftieth fully unique playable character Marvel Heroes 2015 – War Machine – and announced another new developments in the game, including the chance to team up with super villain Carnage and the arrival of the… Read More ›

• Remember, Remember: Warren Ellis’ “James Bond” debuts 4th November

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2015

  

    The first issue of the Warren Ellis-scribed James Bond debuts on 4th November 2015 in comic shops across the world, published by Dynamite Entertainment – just ten days after SPECTRE launches in cinemas in the US and UK. Featuring art by… Read More ›

• Call For Papers: Fourth Global Forum of Critical Studies in Italy

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2015

  

  A call has gone out for paper on the broad subject “The Sequential Art: Comics as a Cultural Nexus“, for a panel at the Fourth Global Forum of Critical Studies, organized by Vienna-based Euroacademia in Lucca, Italy, which will take place… Read More ›

• The Awesome Comics Pod – Rachael Smith and Kat Chapman

  By Antony Esmond on 31 August 2015

  

  Finally! The gentlemen of the Awesome Comics Podcast have had the restraining orders removed and welcome not one, but two female creators onto Episode 9 of their weekly small press comics podcast. This week Vince Hunt, Dan Butcher and Tony Esmond… Read More ›

• Comic Stars head for Birmingham for this year’s International Comics Expo

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2015

  

  Some of the biggest names from the world of comic book art and publishing will be descending onto the Studio Venue in Birmingham city centre this coming weekend for this year’s International Comics Expo. The International Comic Expo, or ICE as… Read More ›

• A Day in the Country: Melksham Comic Convention, August 2015

  By Antony Esmond on 31 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  “This is the country!”  I heard someone shout as the Awesome Comics Podcast crowd (Dan Butcher, Vince Hunt, Tony Esmond and buddies Shaun Dobes and Marc Laming) arrived in the lovely town of Melksham for this year’s Melksham Comic Convention…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders: On the Brink of a Brass Sun with 2000AD’s  I.N.J. Culbard

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2015

  

  Concluding a month of shows about ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’ on the smashing podcast (and radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to artist I.N.J. Culbard about his work for 2000AD on strips such as ‘clock-punk fantasy’ serial “Brass Sun”… Read More ›

• Show and tell: Airfix illustration at the House of Illustration 

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2015

  

  Join Matt Curtis, Art Director of the Sunday Times Magazine next Saturday (5th September), for an informal drop-in show and tell session at London’s House of Illustration examining the breadth of vintage Airfix illustration. Curtis will share pieces from the… Read More ›

• Crucible Episode 40: Strike Back!

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2015

  

  The Chrell strikes back… Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for his work on ABC Warriors) and lettered by Jim Campbell. We’re hoping we can attract a print publisher…. Read More ›

• Crucible Episode 39: Chrell Attack!

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2015

  

  With Beloc’s help, the battle against the Chrell seems to have taken a turn in the party’s favour… or has it? Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for… Read More ›

• Saltire Goes To (Scottish) Schools!

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2015

  

  Struggling to get children to pick up a book? Comic books and graphic novels might be the key to boosting literacy in youngsters, particularly boys, say researchers – and now Scotland’s newest superhero, Saltire, is joining efforts to encourage reading…. Read More ›

• In My View: The Human Cost of Comics Piracy

  By downthetubes Guests on 28 August 2015 • ( 7 )

  

  Jay Gunn is the creator, writer and artist behind the Titan Comics-published project Surface Tension (available quite legally in both in print and digitally) who we interviwed about his work recently. Here, he addresses an issue that is one regularly discussed… Read More ›

• Sun’s “Striker” comic finally heads to animation?

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2015

  

  Striker, the long-running newspaper strip published by The Sun, may finally be heading for a new life as an animated tale – a long cherished ambition of its creator, Pete Nash. In a post to the  StrikerWorld forum, Pete has announced some “exciting… Read More ›

• Eagles of Battle back in latest Commando titles

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2015

  

  Here’s the low down on the latest issues of Commando on sale now in all good newsagents and available digitally in various formats. If you enjoy Commando, do check out our exclusive discounted subscription offer! Commando No 4839 – Eagles… Read More ›

• Hibernia Comics uncovers “Lost Stories” for new Comic Archive

  By John Freeman on 28 August 2015

  

  Hibernia Comics, publishers of the terrific collections of classic British strips such as The House of Daemon and Doomlord have a new project in the works that has turned up some interesting “lost” gems from Britain’s rich comics history –… Read More ›

• Something for the Weekend: British Comic Shop Releases (26th August 2015)

  By John Freeman on 27 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. Comic artist and writer Mike Collins picked up on this regular feature’s tweaked… Read More ›

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