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• Paul Magrs celebrates the Doctor Who annuals in all their, erm… glory?

  By John Freeman on 1 May 2014

  

    Out in June in hardback from Obverse Books, with cover art and internal illustrations by Adam Bullock, and commentary on every single story from Paul Magrs, author of Doctor Who fiction for Big Finish, the BBC and AudioGo, The… Read More ›

• Behind the Scenes: Creating Sally Heathcote: Suffragette

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2014

  

    Out this week from publisher Jonathan Cape is is Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, marvellous historical graphic novel created by Mary and Bryan Talbot and Kate Charlesworth which I enthused about in our early review here. Sally Heathcote: Suffragette is a… Read More ›

• downthetubes Forum changes

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2014

  

  Some important news for users of our discussion forum. The downthetubes forum has changed location on the web to http://downthetubesforum.ning.com, as part of changes to the way the host, Ning, delivers its services. To upgrade the site to take advantage of… Read More ›

• Eddie Campbell joins Lakes International Comic Art Festival Line-Up

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2014

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival  has just announced that the award-winning comic creator Eddie Campbell has joined the event’s line-up of guests, as one of the “extra” names for the weekend-long event in October that will be revealed across the next few months…. Read More ›

• Godzilla movie merchandise roll-out is almost as big as the monster

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2014

  

  Paving the way for Godzilla’s return to the big screen on 16th May, Legendary Comics  official graphic novel, Godzilla: Awakening is on sale in all good book and comic shops across Britain next week (7th May). The cover reveals the King of the Monsters in… Read More ›

• Shaun the Sheep Movie Trailer debuts

  By John Freeman on 30 April 2014

  

    Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run have released the first trailer for the upcoming Shaun the Sheep the Movie, due for release in Spring 2015. This first teaser trailer to mark the start of Shaun’s… Read More ›

• Harlem Hellfighters reveals the story of America’s World War One black regiment

  By John Freeman on 29 April 2014

  

      British war comic Charley’s War was, sadly. once a rare thing in comics – a powerful and emotive, if fictional account of real warfare. When the strip was first published in Battle, it was one of the first… Read More ›

• Imagining Scotland, 2043… a comic vision unfolds in brave new project

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014

  

      The Edinburgh International Book Festival and Freight Books have announced the six teams of major names in European comics and graphic novels who have collaborated on a new graphic novel which will be launched in August 2014. As part… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014

  

  The deadline for abstracts for “Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women” (Communities of Experience) is fast approaching (15th May), to be considered for presentation at a One Day Symposium to be held on 12th November 2014 at JW3, The… Read More ›

• ROK Comics Launches PULSE, new Digital Comics Anthology, and New ‘Marketplace’ for digital comics

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Digital comics publisher ROK Comics has launched its new ROK Comics Ultra marketplace app on Apple’s iTunes store. The new app brings all ROK Comics amazing audio comics titles under one roof, including Team M.O.B.I.L.E. and The Beatles Story. The app also features “Comics Communique”, a comics… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival’s Cartoon Mascot springs to life!

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014

  

  The Felt Mistress (aka Louise Evans) has just released a “first look” at a real-world “Poblin”, one of the mascots for this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival designed by Jonathan Edwards. (See News story) Expect to see Poblin and chums… Read More ›

• Graphic Brighton celebrates the town’s many comic links

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Graphic Brighton, which takes place on Saturday 24th May, will celebrate the comic community in Brighton with talks, one to one surgeries, Q and A’s, interactive presentations and hands-on workshops. Guests include local creators Hannah Berry, Paul Collicutt, Lawrence Elwick, John Higgins,… Read More ›

• Telos Publishing regenerates with new site, and new titles on way

  By John Freeman on 28 April 2014

  

  After 14 years of business British independent publishers Telos have regenerated their website, a move coinciding with several new title announcements. “It was time for a change,” explains Publishing Director David J Howe. Telos Publishing specialises in horror and media… Read More ›

• Jason Cobley’s Captain Bulldog is back in latest Paragon anthology

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

    Captain Winston Bulldog – the creation of writer Jason Cobley – is back in comic strip action in the new issue of the ace adventure anthology Paragon – and you can pre-order your copy now! 30 years after Jason first launched the… Read More ›

• Comics Unmasked: Call for short reviews and reports

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

  As we’ve reported earlier, Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK is an exhibition opening at the British Library on 2nd May 2014 and it will remain open until 19th August 2014. It’s the UK’s largest ever exhibition of mainstream and underground comics, showcasing… Read More ›

• The Guardian Makes Comics – 26 Pages of ’em in one edition!

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

  British newspapers might call them “cartoon strips” (because, believe it or not, that’s what the public thinks of them as, not “comic strips” from my own experience of dealing with business people who want to use comics in their projects),… Read More ›

• Aces Weekly: Now We Are Ten

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

    David Lloyd’s ambitious, award winning digital comics project, Aces Weekly, is now running its tenth volume – a milestone the team are extremely grateful to readers to have reached and an achievement that coincides with another important marker, the… Read More ›

• Elliot Baggott joins Great Beast project, Rachael Smith’s “House Party” out in June

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

  Great Beast – a group of independent comic creators self publishing their work to a professional level – have announced that new talent Elliot Baggott will be joining the team to release his first graphic novel, Hundred Metre Garden, later this… Read More ›

• Leeds Laydeez Do Comics offer “Yorkshire Showcase” with Widdershins creator Kate Ashwin and more

  By John Freeman on 27 April 2014

  

  The Leeds group of the international Laydeez Do Comics project are hosting a special showcase of comic creators on Monday 19th May, as part of the Yorkshire Festival 2014, the first ever Arts and Cultural Festival in the lead up the… Read More ›

• Lakes International Comic Art Festival Tickets Go On Sale Today

  By John Freeman on 25 April 2014

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced that tickets are now on sale for its massive weekend of comic events in Kendal, Cumbria in October (17th – 19th October 2014). In just its second year the Festival features an… Read More ›

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