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• Spectator launches new award for cartooning

  By John Freeman on October 9, 2013

  

  The Spectator magazine has launched what it hopes will be a long-running annual prize: the Michael Heath Award for Cartooning, sponsored by John Lobb. Michael Heath, who is Cartoon Editor at the magazine, had his first cartoon published in The… Read More ›

• Will McPhail scoops “Young Cartoonist of the Year” award

  By John Freeman on October 9, 2013

  

  Congratulations this morning to Chorley-based cartoonist Will McPhail, who has won the accolade of “Young Cartoonist of the Year” from the British Cartoonist’s Association. “My flattery battery is fully charged,” says Will, who won the title with his drawing of… Read More ›

• Marvel UK Memories: The Bog Paper, Mike McCartney and “Hulk the Menace”

  By Tim Quinn on October 8, 2013

  

  Former Marvel UK editor Tim Quinn takes a look back at the short-lived humour comic

• Could your webcomic be part of WASP 2014?

  By John Freeman on October 8, 2013

  

  Earlier this year, twelve artists created some fantastic and unique strips swapping art duties amongst their respective webcomics and working to each others’ scripts.  Now the team gearing up for Round Two – and throwing down the challeneg to other… Read More ›

• Steve Bell recalls the “Golden Age of Caricature”

  By John Freeman on October 8, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Political cartoonist Steve Bell – best known for his work in The Guardian – will be at the University of Aberdeen in November, giving a free talk on Britain’s early visual satirists such as James Gillray, William Hogarth and George… Read More ›

• Charley’s War collection draws to a close with ‘The End’

  By downthetubes Guests on October 8, 2013

  

  Charley’s War Volume 10: The End, published by Titan Books, goes on sale in all good book and comic shops on 25th October 2013, wrapping Charley’s World War One adventures and bringing the current the current collection of the comic… Read More ›

• Top 10 Most Popular Stories so far this week

  By John Freeman on October 8, 2013

  

  Just for fun, here’s a list of our most popular stories this week so on downthetubes in order of popularity, omitting ‘landings’ on our home page… The Daily Mail’s Doctor Who newspaper strip that never was Ten Questions: Lighter Than… Read More ›

• Marvel’s Revolutionary War – Dakin, Elson and Erskine on board

  By John Freeman on October 8, 2013

  

  The London Film and Comic Con featured two Marvel UK-related panels, the first a general celebration of the company’s US comics projects such as Death’s Head II and Warheads, attended by Stephen Baskerville, Alan Cowsill, John Freeman, Simon Furman, Andy… Read More ›

• This World Has Teeth: A Chat with Ian Edginton

  By Matt Badham on October 8, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Ian Edginton has written for pretty much every comics publisher there is, producing strips for anthologies such as 2000AD, Dark Horse Presents and Star Wars Tales as well as numerous one-shots and ongoing series. The latter include Kingdom of the… Read More ›

• Comic fans warned over G+ virus dangers after Rich Johnston explodes*

  By John Freeman on October 7, 2013

  

  We’re getting unusual reports of a strange virus circulating among comic press reporters, so serious they’re being referred to a special North London-based clinic run by one “Dr R. Mapra” for testing. According to a source at Titan Comics, the… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero creators head for The Lakes (Comic Festival, that is)

  By John Freeman on October 7, 2013

  

  SelfMadeHero is attending the first Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal, Cumbria, 18 -20 October with six of its writers and artists, including Oscar Zarate. Four of SelfMadeHero’s creators join forces for a Re-imagining the Classics panel discussion with… Read More ›

• London Film and Comic Con in Pictures

  By John Freeman on October 7, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

    Here are some of the brilliant Steve Cook‘s fantastic photographs from this weekend’s London Film and Comic Con, which he has kindly allowed me to re-post. Kindly invited by Mike Conroy to the event (thank you, Mike!) had a… Read More ›

• The Daily Mail’s Doctor Who newspaper strip that never was

  By John Freeman on October 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  During the success of the new Doctor Who when it returned in 2005, I spoke with the Daily Mail, who were keen to run a daily strip of the Doctor. The right folk at the BBC agreed and I asked… Read More ›

• InkShot.com’s ‘International Aces’ profiles World War One fighter pilots

  By John Freeman on October 6, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  After three years contributing to such British small press titles as FutureQuake and Zarjaz, in 2010 talented London-based comics creator Chris Geary embarked on his ambitious four-volume graphic novel series, International Aces, recounting the true stories of the top pilots… Read More ›

• Here come the Zombie Space Pigs!

  By John Freeman on October 6, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

    Zombies. How many more permutations can there be? The Walking Dead and Dead Roots are just two examples of this horror staple translated into fine comics that we’ve mentioned here recently on downthetubes, but there are many more… —… Read More ›

• Top designer Jennie Maizels snags Dennis the Menace license

  By John Freeman on October 5, 2013

  

  Jennie Maizels Ltd has signed up with The Beano‘s Dennis and Gnasher to produce a range of iron-on patches for the UK and overseas. The firm will develop a range of patches based on classic images supplied by DC Thomson’s… Read More ›

• Titan Comics gears up for New York Comic Con, new titles to be announced

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Britain’s Titan Comics will be announcing brand-new comics and collections at New York Comic Con, along with hosting several panels and unmissable signings. The next wave of publications features special advanced copies of classic fantasy epic Marada The She-Wolf by… Read More ›

• 2000AD Art Competition goes steampunk

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Over on the 2000AD official forum, comic creators are regularly encouraged to take part in a monthly themed art competition – and this month the theme is steampunk. “It had to happen,” enthuses organiser and freelance artist himself, Owen Watts…. Read More ›

• Zombies on the loose! ‘Dead Roots’ Kickstarter launched

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Comic creator Mike Garley has launched a Kickstarter campaign to try to gain funding to print a deluxe collection of Dead Roots, a four-part shared-world zombie comic anthology, featuring top talent from TV, film and comics. Dead Roots has 38… Read More ›

• The Punisher Comes to Town; Thomas Jane and Tim Bradstreet to Guest at MCM

  By John Freeman on October 4, 2013

  

  Film actor and comic book writer Thomas Jane and top cover artist Tim Bradstreet will attending to this month’s MCM London Comic Con (25-27th October) at the Excel, to promote comic book company RAW Studios which they co-own along with… Read More ›

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