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• ROK Comics teams with escape artist ‘Master Merlini’ for latest audio title

  By John Freeman on April 4, 2013

  Lancaster-based ROK Comics, publisher of audio comics for a range of mobile devices, have announced the release of Master Merlini, its latest interactive title featuring an all-new incarnation of the real-life, world famous escape artist David Merlini.Escape artist, crime fighter,… Read More ›

• Dandy App promo video released… and here it is!

  By John Freeman on April 4, 2013

  Britain’s longest-running comic has been dishing up anarchic fun since 1937 but went solely digital eaerlier this year. The Dandy app for iPad and other devices is now being relaunched and includes a regular Dandy digital comic you collect on… Read More ›

• David Hine, Mark Stafford create graphic adaptation of Victor Hugo’s “The Man Who Laughs”

  By John Freeman on April 3, 2013

  

  The Man Who Laughs, Victor Hugo’s scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain’s political system, is the latest graphic adaptation from publishers SelfMadeHero, released in paperback this month. David Hine and Mark Stafford have produced a gripping adaptation… Read More ›

• Comic Book Babylon project announced, probing "British Vertigo"

  By John Freeman on April 3, 2013

  Author Tim Pilcher has announced a Kickstarter campaign to publish Comic Book Babylon: A Cautionary Tale of Sex, Drugs & Comics, probing a bizarre period when, to outsiders, British creators looked set to take over American comics. Tim Pilcher’s shocking,… Read More ›

• John Royle draws more Danger Girl for IDW

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2013

  Recently released by US publisher IDW is a hardback collection of Danger Girl/GI Joe, with art from top British creator John Royle, inked by Philip Moy and colour from Romulo Fajardo – and he’s now working on a new Danger… Read More ›

• Madefire and deviantART To Launch "Motion Books" to Worldwide Audience

  By John Freeman on April 2, 2013

  Digital comics makers Madefire and the art-focused social network deviantART have announced they have formed a strategic partnership to provide unprecedented access through deviantART’s creators and audience to the making and distribution of digital Motion Books ™ published with Madefire’s… Read More ›

• Strip Magazine #1: WH Smiths Store List

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2013

  Here’s a list of WH Smiths across the UK that will be stocking Strip #1.2 when it goes on sale on 8th April 2013. Once the issue goes on sale Print Media tell us that their distributors, Warners, will be… Read More ›

• Radio interviews with Russell Willis and Charles Kriel about webcomic apps

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2013

  Panel Borders: Digitising comics Concluding a month of shows looking at web comics, Alex Fitch talks to two experts in web based technologies about their dissemination methods aimed at bringing comics to tablets and other devices. Russell Willis discusses his… Read More ›

• In Review: Laptop Guy Issue 2

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2013

  Created by artist Sha Nasir, Laptop Guy is one of the comics titles published by Glasgow’s Black Hearted Press. The first issue was something of an oddity – a US-size, anthology humour comic that played with the somewhat nonsensical idea… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Adventures revamped as series returns to BBC

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Coinciding with new episodes of Doctor Who hitting TV screens on Easter Saturday, Immediate Media Co is re-launching Doctor Who Adventures magazine and its website with a new logo, fresh design and brand-new features today, Thursday 28th March 2013. With… Read More ›

• D(undee)-Day For Commando

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2013

  Commando raiding party at the Dundee exhibition in 2011. From left to right: Scott Montgomery (deputy editor), Calum Laird (editor), George Low (former editor), Ian Kennedy (artist) and Gordon Livingstone (artist). This Saturday, for the first time that we can… Read More ›

• London Film and Comic Con back in July

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2013

  The London Film and Comic Con returns to Earl’s Court 2 this summer (Friday 5th – Sunday 7th July 2013). Along with a host film and TV guests such as Avery Brooks, Nicole deBoer, Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker and more,… Read More ›

• Charlie Adlard, Viz creators and more join Lakes Festival line up

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2013

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed more of the writers and artists who will be taking part in the event later this year. The festival, which will run from 18-20th October 2013 in Kendal in Cumbria, has a… Read More ›

• UniVerse Titles Available From UK On Display

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2013

  UniVerse is the imprint set up by the University Of Dundee to publish the work of the students on both the university’s MLitt in Comics Studies and the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) Animation, Graphic Design… Read More ›

• Thrill Power, 1957 Style, in the new Eagle Times (Volume 26 Number One)

  By John Freeman on March 26, 2013

  

  The new issue of Eagle Times, Volume 26 Number One – the magazine published by the Eagle Society – features an interview article by downthetubes writer Jeremy Briggs entitled “A Thrill Of A Lifetime In 1957“. “The Thrill Of A… Read More ›

• In Review: WesterNoir Book Two

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 26, 2013

  After the Old West of the first book, writer Dave West and artist Gary Crutchley take us to America’s Deep South where demon hunter Josiah Black is battling a new supernatural enemy in Accent UK’s WesterNoir Book Two – The… Read More ›

• DOJ-Con, Scotland’s largest free anime convention, unveils 2013 plans

  By John Freeman on March 25, 2013

  Dundee will once again proudly nail its geeky colours to the mast when Scotland’s largest free anime, comics and video games convention returns to Dundee University Students Union this year. DOJ-CON will take place on Saturday 13th April when film… Read More ›

• Amazing & Fantastic Tales #1 out this week

  By John Freeman on March 25, 2013

  Pulp gets a modern twist with comic strips and text stories combined in Amazing & Fantastic Tales #1, due to be released later this week by Planet Jimbot, the indie publisher set up by Jim Alexander and Jim Campbell. The… Read More ›

• Modesty Blaise Comic Challenge: The Winner

  By John Freeman on March 25, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Davey Candlish, publisher of ace indie anthology Paragon, is the winner of our latest Comic Challenge to draw Modesty Blaise. Here’s his winning entry, which earns him a copy of Titan Books newest Modesty Blaise collection, Girl in the Iron… Read More ›

• Veteran comic artist Ron Smith focus of new podcasts

  By John Freeman on March 25, 2013

  

  (With thanks to Graeme Neil Reid): Over on the Everything Comes Back to 2000AD site the team have produced two podcast interviews with artist Ron Smith which are pure gold. Ron talks about his whole career: obviously the podcasts centre… Read More ›

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