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• Calvin & Hobbes artist Bill Watterson’s film poster for “Stripped”

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2014

  

  US artist Bill Watterson seems to be making forays back into the world of comic art, some 20 years after he ended his world-famous and much-loved newspaper strip Calvin & Hobbes about a boy and his talking tiger. Watterson has… Read More ›

• This Week’s Top Ten Posts on downthetubes

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Here are the Top Ten most visited posts on downthetubes this week (not counting our home page): • “Does Your Dad Draw for Roy of the Rovers?” Antony Harding pays tribute to his father, the brilliant artist Tony Harding •… Read More ›

• Two days of comic goodness in Glasgow this weekend

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2014

  

  The Big Glasgow Comic Page – described as “a hub of comic awesomeness run by comic fans for comic fans” – is holding its “Ultimate Comic Mart” at the Buff Club tomorrow, 1st March, and Sunday. The Big Glasgow Comic Page aims to bring… Read More ›

• Arts Council Touring funding could support comic creators

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Applications for next round of funding from Britain’s Arts Council Strategic Touring Programme are now being accepted (deadline Friday 2 May 2014). Why is this relevant to comics? Well, comic festivals offering comic creation workshops should qualify for funds from this,… Read More ›

• WebFinds: Looking back on Speakeasy, a comics magazine that crashed and burned

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  (Updated on learning of Natasha’s passing in 2012): Tim Pilcher’s reminiscences of his experiences at Vertigo UK, recounted in the recently-released, Kickstarter-funded Comic Book Babylon (current stockists below), reminded me of another aspect of 1980s comic publishing – Speakeasy, a title… Read More ›

• Second Self Publisher Conference to spotlight children’s books, cover design

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2014

  

  Britain’s Second Self-Publishing Conference takes place on 30th March 2014 at the University of Leicester, aimed at any author wishing to self-publish. The event will bring together key figures in the self-publishing sphere for the benefit of self-publishing authors. “Last year’s Conference was… Read More ›

• Rochdale’s “Black Box” comic shop on a mission

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2014

  

  A new comic shop joined the ranks of Britain’s comics retailers last December – The Black Box in Rochdale, Lancashire (or Greater Manchester, if you want to get pedantic). Specialising in supplying graphic novels, manga and children’s books to the… Read More ›

• Neil Gaiman at London’s Barbican in July

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2014

  

    Neil Gaiman will be at London’s Barbican Centre on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th July for two performances of his story The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains. Neil  will read  his story The Truth Is A Cave In The Black… Read More ›

• Alan Hebden and José Ortiz “Tower King” tale from New Eagle collected

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2014

  

  From the the 1980s comic New Eagle comes the classic story “The Tower King”, written by Alan Hebden (one of the current writers on Commando, but whose credits also include many strips for 2000AD, including “Meltdown Man” and other comics)… Read More ›

• Comic Book Babylon event in Brighton

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2014

  

  Author Tim Pilcher will be hosting an event to romote his book Comic Book Babylon in May, as part of  the Brighton Fringe Festival. Comic Book Babylon is the candid and amusing odyssey of one comic fan’s quest to get… Read More ›

• Nemo: The Roses of Berlin gets digital launch in advance of print edition on SEQUENTIAL

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2014

  

  Nemo: The Roses of Berlin, the latest League of Extraordinary Gentlemen tale from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, has been released digitally on Panel Nine’s SEQUENTIAL app today, in advance of its print release next week (3rd March). Following the… Read More ›

• Taking “Stok” of Vincent van Gogh – SelfMadeHero’s new “Art Masters” title

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2014

  

  With London’s National Gallery now giving visitors a chance to compare two versions of Van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers“, there’s another unique interpretation in graphic novel form by Dutch illustrator Barbara Stok who explores the final years of the artist’s life… Read More ›

• Red5 offers Superhero, Doctor Who “Onesies”

  By downthetubes Guests on February 25, 2014

  

  Goodness me, how on Earth did we miss these? Not content with Batman-related mugs (“The Dark Mug Rises“), gadget shop Red5 are offering two superhero-inspired “Onesies”. Two Onesies celebrating US publisher DC Comics pantheon of heroes are now on sale… Read More ›

• New “Hilda” tale from Luke Pearson on sale next week

  By John Freeman on February 25, 2014

  

  Next week 3rd March) sees the release of Hilda and the Black Hound by Luke Pearson from NoBrow Press, the latest in a glorious series of wonderful comic tales for children. I first encountered the Hilda series as a judge for… Read More ›

• Tom Plant’s “Sunshine Bay” – Every Bit as Good as People Say

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2014

  

  On sale soon from The Beano and The Oldie cartoonist Tom Plant is Sunshine Bay: Not Half As Bad As People Say, two fantastiic, funny and beautifully drawn short stories based in the delightful seaside hellhole of the same name…. Read More ›

• “A Lovely Bloke”… Barrie Mitchell remembers Tony Harding

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2014

  

    Following up on his son’s tribute, fellow comic artist Barrie Mitchell recalls working with artist Tony Harding… I first met Tony when he walked through the door,  which he filled, at Link Studios. He was a big lad. I… Read More ›

• London-based Titan Comics seek new editor

  By John Freeman on February 24, 2014

  

  How do you fancy Working in Comics? (And no, I’m not talking about my regular appeal for voluntary contributors to downthetubes.net – news writers and reviewers welcome!) Titan Comics – whose titles include a whole range of titles from  Dan Boultwood’s It Came to… Read More ›

• Copyright under review in Europe

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2014

  

  The European Commission are running a public consultation on the future of copyright and they’re asking everyone – which includes comic creators – to get involved. The full consultation, which ends on 5th March 2014, is here: http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu The Open Rights Group,… Read More ›

• TItanCon Belfast announced for September

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2014

  

  (via Andrew Luke): TitanCon Belfast returns in September, with tickets going on sale now from £15. The organisers can’t say too much about who’s coming, but comic creator and self publisher advocate Andrew Luke tells us he can confirm several popular… Read More ›

• “Does Your Dad Draw for Roy of the Rovers?”

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  Antony Harding pays tribute to his father, Tony Harding, artist on “Roy of the Rovers”, “Twisty”, “Look Out for Lefty” and many more classic British football strips…   During my school years, from time to time older kids would come… Read More ›

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