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• In Review: It Girl by Jessica Martin

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 June 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  The phrase ‘It girl’ is bandied about these days without the majority of people using it knowing how it was coined or who it originally referred to. In 1927, as she was starting her rise to becoming the biggest grossing… Read More ›

• Cup of O – 2000AD Round-Up

  By Owen Watts on 23 June 2014

  

    Hello – ! Welcome to my first round-up of the most recent goings-on in the mighty world of 2000AD. The first big deal is the current US-size mini-series version of Edginton & Culbard’s Brass Sun – the second issue is due out in the… Read More ›

• Team Girl Comic Celebrates The Release Of Issue 10

  By Jeremy Briggs on 23 June 2014

  

  Glasgow’s Team Girl collective are celebrating hitting double figures with the release of the bumper sized Team Girl Comic issue 10 this week which features special guest contributors Donya Todd, Hannah Berry, Kate Charlesworth, Lucy Sweet and Trina Robbins. Issue… Read More ›

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

  By John Freeman on 22 June 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 22 June 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 21 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 17 June 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 17 June 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 17 June 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 16 June 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 16 June 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 16 June 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 ›

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