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• Doctor Who Magazine reaches record sales, and comic celebrates 50 years of continuous production

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2014

  

  Panini UK are celebrating after achieving the highest ever ABC figures for Doctor Who Magazine, which features news and features about the BBC’s top SF show, along with all-new comic strip every issue. No doubt boosted by the series 50th anniversary… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble announces first overseas guests

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2014

  

  The Leeds-based Thought Bubble has announced this year’s convention, part of their annual week of comic-related events will take place on 15th-16th November, and have announced some of their overseas guests already, conscious, perhaps, of the number of other comic… Read More ›

• Lakes Festival choose not one, but two 24 Hour Comic Marathon artists

  By John Freeman on 18 February 2014

  

    After a huge amount of deliberation, grinding of teeth, frustrated wails, and budget-nudging the Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced that not one but two artists will be joining its  first 24 Hour Comics Marathon – Joe Decie and… Read More ›

• Hasbro preps release of original Death’s Head figure for 2014

  By John Freeman on 17 February 2014

  

  It’s been in the works for a while but, finally, Hasbro confirmed at New York Toy Fair that its original Death’s Head figure is on the way. Originally announced (along with Deathlok, also set for release this year) as part… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: “Look Out for Lefty” artist Anthony John “Tony” Harding

  By downthetubes Guests on 17 February 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  (Updated 24/2/14, adding David Hunt’s comments on Tony’s passing): We’re sorry to report the passing of comic artist Anthony John “Tony” Harding, whose credits across over 30 years in British comics included work for both DC Thomson and IPC Magazines,… Read More ›

• CDComics completes “Butcher of Banner Cross”

  By John Freeman on 16 February 2014

  

  British creator Craig Daley has been steadily beavering away publishing a series of comics – adventure, horror and other genres – for a number of years under his CDComics imprint, first published on CD but more recently as digital titles,… Read More ›

• Comics and music combine for latest issue of La Belle Dame Sans Merci horror comic

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2014

  

  Chapter Two of English Gothic horror comic-book series, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, created by P M Buchan (BLACKOUT) and Karen Yumi Lusted (Tommi C. and the Cat Burglar) is now on sale, in print and digital versions, at http://pmbuchan.bigcartel.com…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders: The Hartlepool Monkey

  By John Freeman on 15 February 2014

  

  Continuing a month of shows about French comics or bande dessinée on Panel Borders, Britain’s only regular comics radio show, Alex Fitch talks to writer Wilfrid Lupano, artist Jérémie Moreau and publisher Tony Bennett about their graphic novel The Hartlepool… Read More ›

• Compalcomics auction offers first edition Beano, Roy of the Rovers and Star Trek art

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2014

  

  There’s a host of British comic goodies in the Spring 2014 auction at Compalcomics , which is now open, including an excellent copy of the first issue of The Beano, some great looking early issues of Mickey Mouse Weekly, art work… Read More ›

• Germany’s Western Front

  By John Freeman on 14 February 2014

  

    If you’re curious about what was going on behind the lines of the German forces on the Western Front, then a series of books using documents from the time might be of interest. Germany’s Western Front by Mark Osborne… Read More ›

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

  By John Freeman on 13 February 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 13 February 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 13 February 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 12 February 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 12 February 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 12 February 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 12 February 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 11 February 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 11 February 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 11 February 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 ›

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