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• Grant Morrison’s Batman stories under the microscope in new book

  By John Freeman on June 22, 2014

  

    The Sequart Organization has announced the release of The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison’s Batman, by Cody Walker. Grant Morrison has made a career of redefining heroes, but his work with Batman has been the most comprehensive. From… Read More ›

• Creators @ MCM Belfast Comic Con 2014

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 22, 2014

  

  The inaugural MCM Belfast Comic Con took place over the weekend of 7/8th June drawing around 16,000 attendees to the King’s Hall Pavilion in Belfast and was reviewed here in downthetubes. A selection of the creators in the Comics Village… Read More ›

• Photo Review: MCM Belfast Comic Con 2014

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 21, 2014

  

  With their six monthly London events now the largest ‘Movie Comic Media’ events in the country, the MCM organisation is expanding its activities further around the British Isles, albeit under the now chronically over used tag of “Comic Con” rather… Read More ›

• Moose Kid Comics launches today, features Young Tank Girl and much more!

  By John Freeman on June 20, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  An intrepid team of comic creators have just launched the amazing-looking Moose Kid Comics – a free, brand new digital comic that aims to be a showcase for talent and stories they feel will help make both British and international children’s… Read More ›

• Free Karrie Fransman And Amruta Patil Event In Dundee

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 20, 2014

  

  On Friday 27 June 2014 as part of the Culture 2014 tie-in with the Commonwealth Games, Scottish PEN and Literary Dundee are holding a graphic novel panel talk featuring Karrie Fransman and Amruta Patil to be chaired by Peggy Hughes…. Read More ›

• What’s Through the Shop Window? Lakes Festival plans creator “Trail” of local art

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2014

  

    In 2013, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival ‘Windows on Art Trail’ made an incredible impact, involving both business and locals in the inaugural event with fun displays of comics and comic-related ephemera. As with all such activities, the aim was… Read More ›

• downthetubes: Our Top All-Time Posts, June 2014

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2014

  

  One of the great things about moving downthetubes to a “Content Managed System” last year is that we have a much better idea of what posts are the most popular… not that it’s changed what we post on the site!… Read More ›

• New writer recruited for Commando

  By John Freeman on June 19, 2014

  

    The latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando, on sale today, 19th June, feature a new author — Kris Roberts — to the title, and, in a strange twist, one of the reprint editions features the first outing of an… Read More ›

• 2000AD fans raffle artwork in aid of Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2014

  

    2000AD fans have organised a raffle of art from the comic to celebrate reaching over 1000 members for a new Facebook group celebrating the work of the comic’s many creators. Although the raffle organised by the 2000AD comic artwork… Read More ›

• “Cabal” finally returns to Judge Dredd Megazine… sort of!

  By John Freeman on June 18, 2014

  

  Judge Dredd Megazine comes crammed with its usual mix of Dredd universe-inspired thrills, including “Concrete Sky” – a ‘floppy’ reprint of “Judge Karyn” strips by John Freeman and artist Adrian Salmon

• Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 18, 2014

  

  The Edinburgh International Book Festival has released its programme for 2014. As expected after the 40+ events for their major Stripped ‘festival within a festival’ in 2013, this year BookFest has dialled their coverage of comics and graphic novels back… Read More ›

• 2000AD “Terror Tale” sees first professional comics debut for portfolio competition winner

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2014

  

    2000AD has always been known for finding fresh new talent and this week’s issue is no different, as it will feature Tom Foster – the winner of the Portfolio Competition at the 2013 Thought Bubble comic art festival. Already… Read More ›

• Titan Comics unveil trailer for “Alien Legion: Uncivil War”

  By John Freeman on June 17, 2014

  

  Following up on the preview published back in March, Titan Comics have just released this trailer for their forthcoming comic book revival of Alien Legion, which launches next week in specialist comic shops across the UK and US. The new book… Read More ›

• In Review: MULP – Sceptre of the Sun Issue 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 17, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The first issue of writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton’s new five part anthropomorphic adventure series, MULP: Sceptre Of The Sun, which we previewed back in May, is out. Former soldier Jack Redpath is called to Egypt by his… Read More ›

• Red Cross launches “Over Under Sideways Down” comic by Karrie Fransman

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Last week saw the launch of Over Under Sideways Down – a comic book by Karrie Fransman for the Red Cross that charts the highs and lows of a young refugee’s journey to the UK. The comic, created for Refugee… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Comedies and Tragedies

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2014

  

    Continuing a month of shows looking at the work of female comic book creators on the Panel Borders comic radio show, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of cartoonists whose work occurs at the opposite ends of the emotional… Read More ›

• Dobby to Dark Knight: Concept Artists in Action at Lakes International Comic Art Festival

  By John Freeman on June 16, 2014

  

    The Dark Knight Returns, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Star Wars, the Harry Potter movies, Kingsman: The Secret Service… these wouldn’t achieve their box office successes without the genius of concept artists. So the Lakes International Comic Art Festival is pleased to be featuring four… Read More ›

• Edinburgh International Book Festival announces comic guests, including George RR Martin

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2014

  

  The programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival was announced last week, featuring some 900 participants over two weeks, making it, probably, “the biggest book bash on Planet Earth” according to Forbidden Planet International’s Joe Gordon. There isn’t as… Read More ›

• Gold-plated Ricky Rouse comic goes on sale from SelfMadeHero

  By John Freeman on June 15, 2014

  

    Ricky Rouse Has A Gun, written by London-based Jorg Tittel and drawn by John Aggs, is a madcap title getting some right royal treatment from publisher SelfMadeHero in the form of a limited, gold-plated hardback UK edition only be… Read More ›

• Cup of O: Small Press Reviews

  By Owen Watts on June 14, 2014

  

  This is the first in a series of Small Press Review digests – like the scene itself the reviews are small but enthusiastic. Hopefully I’ll manage to tackle a few new issues every month – ! I’ve been involved in the Independent… Read More ›

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