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• Losers and Winners: Latest British News Stand Comic Sales revealed

  By John Freeman on February 13, 2014 • ( 14 )

  

  There’s a mixed bag of results for British comics publishers in terms of reported sales for June – December 2013, based on figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations earlier today. As we’ve previously noted, many adventure titles such as 2000AD and Commando –… Read More ›

• Latest free OFF LIFE comic out now, launches Talent Match Making service

  By John Freeman on February 13, 2014

  

  The latest edition of OFF LIFE, the UK’s only street press comic, is out now, available free from the usual outlets in Bristol and London, and digitally from the comic magazine’s web site here. Issue 8 – which comes in… Read More ›

• Penguin releases its first Official Beano Sticker Book

  By John Freeman on February 13, 2014

  

  Today sees The Beano: Official Sticker Book published by Penguin, with over 1,000 stickers and packed with puzzles and activities written by Cavan Scott. This first ever Beano Official Sticker Book is packed to the rafters with puzzles, activities, funnies and over… Read More ›

• Sunderland Comic Con launches in August

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2014

  

  The first Sunderland Comic Con, the North East Comic Book Festival will take place on 9th – 10th August 2014. This new event, taking place at Sunderland Software Centre, will see comic book writers, artists and creators attend from all… Read More ›

• Battles in the Trenches and Berlin, in latest Commandos

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2014

  

  Here’s the lowdown on the latest issues of Commando from DC Thomson, on sale from tomorrow, Thursday 13th February 2014. Commando No 4679 – Deadlock At The Marne Story: George Low Art: Keith Page Cover: Ian Kennedy Preview: www.commandocomics.com/latest-issues/13th-february-2014-collection?issue=4679 On the… Read More ›

• Jock heads for Croatia

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2014

  

  No, we’re not talking about the summer holidays already. Comic creator Miljenko Horvatić has just dropped me a line to remind me about the comic convention MaFest in Makarska, Croatia (www.mafest.com), whose announced line up so far includes Eric Bourgier (Live War Heroes) and Olivier Coipel (House… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero and SEQUENTIAL release Enhanced Digital Graphic Novels

  By John Freeman on February 12, 2014

  

  SelfMadeHero, the UK’s independent graphic novel publisher, is making three of its popular titles available to read in a specially-enhanced digital format on the SEQUENTIAL platform for iPad. The books are Kiki de Montparnasse, José-Louis Bocquet’s elegant true-life account of Man Ray’s muse; H.P. Lovecraft’s… Read More ›

• Barroux’s On Les Aura! Now In English

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 11, 2014

  

  During the summer of 2013, the Edinburgh International Book Festival ran a major comics and graphic novels strand entitled Stripped which we covered heavily here on downthetubes at the time. BookFest’s 2013 Illustrator in Residence was Stephane-Yves Barroux who took… Read More ›

• Infinity Issue 6 includes Hannah Berry interview, out today

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2014

  

  Infinity #6 – the terrific, free, digital magazine of graphic novels and sequential art is out today. This issue from Panel Nine, makers of the SEQUENTIAL app within which Infinity appears, features long interview with Hannah Berry, reviews of Hip… Read More ›

• In Praise of… Comic Artist John Gillatt

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Comics editor and writer Barrie Tomlinson kindly sent us this photograph of himself with veteran artist John Gillatt at his home in Peterborough this weekend. John’s credits in British comics span decades, including work on “Jet Ace Logan”, “Johnny Cougar”,… Read More ›

• WebFinds: The Firelight Isle by Paul Duffield

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2014

  

    My fav online comic, THE FIRELIGHT ISLE: http://t.co/OLECFWeg2X @paul_duffield has put everything @scottmccloud proved into play and more. — Page 45 (@PageFortyFive) February 10, 2014   A chance discovery via Twitter this morning (well not that much of a… Read More ›

• DieGo Comic Publishing launches Kickstarter for next “Rourke” collection

  By John Freeman on February 11, 2014

  

  London-based DieGo Comic Publishing has just launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for the second volume of the company’s ongoing series Rourke the Hexbuster. The eagerly awaited Rourke the Hexbuster Volume II continues with a journey from Ireland to Africa, and… Read More ›

• Planet Jimbot’s “Wolf Country” returns with new artist

  By John Freeman on February 10, 2014

  

  The second issue of Planet Jimbot’s  Wolf Country series is on sale soon, written once more by Jim Alexander (Calhab Justice, Batman) and drawn by Will Pickering (GoodCopBadCop, Savant), who takes over from Luke Cooper on the book. The vampires-versus… Read More ›

• A Chat with a Homesick Truant: Comic Artist Oliver East

  By John Freeman on February 10, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Manchester-based comic artist Oliver East has just launched his latest project, The Homesick Truant’s Cumbrian Yarn (ordering information for the first book below), a “walking comic” centred on the artist’s travels in the county dominated by the Lake District, commissioned… Read More ›

• Demand for ‘Snowpiercer’ graphic novel prompts immediate second printing

  By John Freeman on February 10, 2014

  

  Originally released in January to widespread critical acclaim, Titan Comics Snowpiercer Volume 1: The Escape has gone to a second printing, just 48 hour after publication date, due to exceptionally high demand. Titan Comics says that fans eager to read… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Translating the Snowpiercer

  By John Freeman on February 9, 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows about French comics or bande dessinée, Alex Fitch talks to Virginie Sélavy this week on Britain’s only regular comics radio talk show, about her translation of Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette’s French graphic… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival 24 Hour Marathon creators revealed

  By John Freeman on February 8, 2014

  

   Five of the six creators for the 2014 Lakes International Comic Art Festival’s 24 Hour Comic Challenge have now been revealed – with one more to find. On Thursday 16th October, as part of the Festival, six comic artists will… Read More ›

• Egmont’s Ben 10 Comic gets digital edition

  By John Freeman on February 8, 2014

  

  Digital publishing technology company Picsean has partnered with Egmont to create the first digital Ben 10 magazine. One of the biggest media franchises in the world and a much-loved children’s brand, the print Ben 10 Magazine is the best-seller in… Read More ›

• Orang Utan ramp up two new titles for release at London Super Comic Con

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  The creative minds at Orang Utan Comics have teamed up with UK graphic novel publishing power house Markosia to bring you two thrilling new books in time for the London Super Comic Con. In Hero: 9 to 5 – Quietus… Read More ›

• Future launches weekly digital “Comic Review” as part of “Comic Heroes” app

  By John Freeman on February 7, 2014

  

  Future Publishing, the company behind SFX and Comic Heroes magazines ahs just launched Comic Review, a new, weekly 28-page digital magazine. With news, reviews and interviews every Friday, the company describes it as “the new way to keep up with everything… Read More ›

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