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• “To End All Wars”, World War One comics anthology finalized

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2013

  

  Work is proceeding apace on finalizing To End All Wars, a collection of short comic stories set during World War One, edited by Jonathan Clode and John Stuart Clark (aka the artist ‘Brick’) The anthology, first mooted back in January,… Read More ›

• “Electric Man” comic crowdfunder launched

  By John Freeman on August 2, 2013

  

    The team behind the warmly-received Electric Man film have just launched an Indiegogo campaign to publish a tie-in comic, with the aim of inventing 80 years of fictional comic history for the character. “How many times can they re-boot… Read More ›

• SEQUENTIAL Digital Comics App goes global, adds more new titles

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013

  

  Tokyo-based software developer and publisher Panel Nine, which has offices in London and is run by longtime British comics creator Russell Willis, has just released its digital graphic novel iPad app SEQUENTIAL worldwide. SEQUENTIAL is a storefront app for the iPad… Read More ›

• Lew Stringer’s “Derek the Troll” returns in new Fighting Fantasy book

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013

  

  Some of you may recognize the character featured here as Derek the Troll, who starred in his own comic strip back in the 1980s, first in the pages of fantasy game mag Warlock and then in its sister publication White… Read More ›

• Egmont offers free Roy of the Rovers, Charley’s War digital comics

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013

  

  To celebrate the launch of Egmont’s new Classic Comics website, they’re giving away digital editions of Part One of Charley’s War and Volume 1 of Roy of the Rovers for free for a limited time on the iTunes store for… Read More ›

• Peter Hogan signing at Orbital Comics, London

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013

  

  Peter Hogan will be signing copies of Resident Alien and other title he’s written at Orbital Comics, London on Saturday 17th August. A stalwart of the British comics scene, Hogan is probably best known for his work on Neil Gaiman’s… Read More ›

• Egmont gives Charley’s War away for free!

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013

  To celebrate the launch of Egmont UK’s new Classic Comics website, they’re giving away digital editions of Part One of Charley’s War and Volume 1 of Roy of the Rovers for free for a limited time on the iTunes store… Read More ›

• Wandering the Lakes – with Hunt Emerson

  By John Freeman on August 1, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The Wordsworth Trust, in Grasmere, Cumbria, will be hosting the Hunt Emerson: Original works from The Ancient Mariner and Frankenstein exhibition between 4th October to 3rd November. The exhibition links with other exhibitions and comic events surrounding the first Lakes… Read More ›

• Brian John Mitchell’s Matchbook Comics – an eclectic mix!

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2013

  

  American comic creator Brian John Mitchell (who kindly promotes downthetubes on his web site) has a novel twist to his comics creation – he’s been creating them at the size of a pack of matches in various genres, from auto-bio… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: Transitions 4

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2013

  

  Transitions 4 is a one-day symposium in October promoting new research and multi-disciplinary academic study of comics/ comix/ manga/ bande dessinée and other forms of sequential art, now in its fourth year at Birkbeck. Transitions is part of Comica, the… Read More ›

• Cam Kennedy classic re-presented in new Commando

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2013

  

  Along with two new Commando stories a classic war adventure drawn by Cam Kennedy is re-presented among the new issues of the last-remaing war comic on sale from today in all good newagents across the UK. Here’s the lowdown on… Read More ›

• Hammer Horror homaged in new comic, Cushing & Sons

  By John Freeman on July 31, 2013

  

  The team behind the fab indie action-adventure title Paragon have just launched a free e-comic inspired by the Hammer Horror films and the work of one of its key actors – Peter Cushing. Written by Mark Howard (aka the Legendary… Read More ›

• The DFC Library Regenerates In August

  By Jeremy Briggs on July 31, 2013

  

  Thursday 1 August 2013 sees the release of six titles from the DFC Library, the book publishing spin-off from The DFC comic, including a strip not previously reprinted, Jamie Smart’s Fish Head Steve! The predecessor to The Phoenix, The DFC… Read More ›

• Sophie’s World ‘Doctor Who’-inspired exhibition heads for Orbital

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2013

  

  Way back in 1988 (yes – that long ago…) my first professional job in the wacky world of comics (thanks to Richard Starkings who suggested me and Sheila Cranna, who took him up on the idea) was designer on Doctor… Read More ›

• STRIP Issue 2 finally reaches the news stand

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2013

  

  Print Media, the Bosnia-based publisher of STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine, has confirmed the much-delayed print edition of Issue 2 will be on sale in UK newsagents this week, with distribution to UK comic shops to follow soon. “Our distributors… Read More ›

• LICAF Guest Spotlight: Ed Brubaker

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2013

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has over 70 guests lined up for its first out in October. As the event is on our doorstep (downthetubes is based in Lancaster), we thought we’d try and spotlight as many as we… Read More ›

• Egmont UK releases Hook Jaw, Rat Pack in digital collections

  By John Freeman on July 30, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Egmont UK have made more strips from Battle and Action available with the launch of Hook Jaw and Rat Pack e-comics. Egmont launched its Classic Comics imprint in June last year with Roy of the Rovers e-comics for the nostalgia… Read More ›

• Knitters go nuts for comics in Kendal

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2013

  

  We love left field stuff here at downthetubes, and (apart from comics themselves)  you probably can’t get more left field than the news that Kendal’s knitters and crochet enthusiasts are so enthused by the upcoming Lakes International Comic Art Festival,… Read More ›

• Comic art takes over the Lake District!

  By John Freeman on July 29, 2013

  

  Some of the best-known comic artists in the UK will be displaying work in showcase exhibitions at this year’s inaugural Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October. As well as a huge selection of events, workshops, a special family zone… Read More ›

• Hunt Emerson tackles some Myth Conceptions

  By John Freeman on July 28, 2013

  

  Hunt Emerson continues to create numerous cartoons for a wide variety of publications and has just launched a new website, www.huntemerson.com, replacing his older one (although it’s still live) largecow.com. Hunt’s work features in the new Myth Conceptions, a collection… Read More ›

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