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• 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 ›

• “Eagle Daze” Part Three: WHAM!, the end of Girl, and Max Clifford’s World of Pop

  By Roger Perry on 27 August 2015 • ( 9 )

  

  We are pleased to publish Part Three of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl and Eagle… 1964 Aahhh yes, 1964… It was during… Read More ›

• In Review: Houses of the Holy

  By Colin Noble on 27 August 2015

  

  Writer: Mike Carey Artist: Dave Kendall Publisher: Madefire In case you missed it, artist Dave Kendall has landed a rather big gig in 2000AD which has been reported on by our illustrious editor in the Dark Judges “origin story” article…. Read More ›

• “Wot? No Fish!!”, a theatre show inspired by shoemaker’s doodles, back on tour

  By John Freeman on 26 August 2015

  

  (With thanks to Glenn Dakin for the spot): Wot? No Fish!!, a theatre play inspired by a shoemaker’s doodles on his wage packets, is currently touring the UK, most recently playing the London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank,… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Metal Made Flesh 2 – Blood & Oil

  By Jeremy Briggs on 26 August 2015

  

  After a chance meeting at a convention in 2011, Simeon Aston and Jeremy Biggs began working together to create the illustrated cyberpunk novella Metal Made Flesh, a collection of three separate but interlinked stories set in a futuristic world created and illustrated… Read More ›

• Nightmarish Dark Judges “origin story” coming to 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  It started with an artist’s dream – but now, the nightmare of the Dark Judges’ early days is coming to 2000AD. Artist Dave Kendall was inspired by a haunting dream to create his own versions of John Wagner and Brian Bolland’s… Read More ›

• Demoncon X – A Comic Convention Review

  By Antony Esmond on 25 August 2015

  

  Demoncon X…  no, no! It’s not a call back to all the video rentals we craved in the 1980s but actually a comic convention in Maidstone, Kent, now in its tenth incarnation. Run by the people from the Grinning Demon Comic Shop,… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival confirms Canadian comic guest line-up, announces “Canada Lodge” venue

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2015

  

  The full line-up of Canadian creators at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (16th – 18th October) is now confirmed and includes Kate Beaton, Darwyn Cooke and Kathryn and Stuart Immonen – who will be joining many others in the dedicated Canadian Comics Lodge at The Shakespeare… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Canadian Comic Creator Seth

  By John Freeman on 25 August 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  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 ›

• Latest Compalcomics auction offers rare Beanos, Number Ones with free gifts… and more Dalek Swapits!

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2015

  

  The Compalcomics August/September auction catalogue has just launched on the-saleroom.com and includes a number of early Beanos and plenty of Number One issues of various comics complete with with free gifts, including The Hornet from 1963, the girls comic Romeo,… Read More ›

• Awesome Comics Podcast probes Shaun Dobes, offers Nottingham Comic Convention ticket competition

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2015

  

  Episode 8 of the Awesome Comics Podcast is ready to creep into your frontal lobe today. Hosted by Vince Hunt (Red Mask From Mars) , Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony (the hairy and really annoying one) Esmond, this episode has as… Read More ›

• Dan Abnett and Ian Culbard’s “Wild’s End” returns with “The Enemy Within” next month

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2015

  

  Last Year, US publisher BOOM! Studios invited readers to the sleepy village of Lower Crowchurch at the cusp of a violent, otherworldly invasion in the critically acclaimed Wild’s End, an anthropomorphic mashup of Wind in the Willows and War of… Read More ›

• Safari Festival 2015 – An Old Bloke’s Review

  By Antony Esmond on 23 August 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  The Safari Festival 2015 was billed as “a celebration of the new wave of alternative and art comics from the UK and beyond…. and for attendees to experience the best of the UK comics’ avant-garde”.  Run by the team behind… Read More ›

• In Review: JM Barrie’s Peter Pan adapted by Stref

  By Jeremy Briggs on 22 August 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  JM Barrie’s Peter Pan is one of the best known and loved British children’s novels of the last century, so it comes as something of a surprise to discover that there has never been a graphic novel based directly on… Read More ›

• In Review: Gabriel – The Devil is Everywhere

  By Antony Esmond on 22 August 2015

  

  Written by Jim Alexander Art by David Hill Letters by Nate Pride Production by Jim Campbell Cover by David Hill Mature Content – from Planet Jimbot “A world where God and the Devil – angels and demons – are real…. Read More ›

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