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• In Review: 2D Festival 2013

  By downthetubes Guests on June 11, 2013

  

  Maura McHugh had a wonderful time at 2D Northern Ireland Comic Book Festival in Derry last weekend. As usual there was fantastic hospitality by the gang from Derry’s Verbal Arts Centre who organised the festival. All of them, including the… Read More ›

• MCM London Comic Con Sees Record Attendance

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2013

  The MCM London Comic Con may already be Europe’s biggest comic con, but the show will be even bigger when it returns to ExCel London this October, organisers have revealed. “MCM London Comic Con will be soaring from 25,000 m2… Read More ›

• A Right Royal Appointment for The Beano

  By John Freeman on June 11, 2013

  

  The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay – better known as Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall, will make guest appearances in a special VIP edition of The Beano, which goes on sale on this Saturday (15th June… Read More ›

• Improper Books announces “Knight & Dragon”

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2013

  

  Improper Books, publishers of the acclaimed graphic novel Porcelain, have just announced a new title: Knight & Dragon, written by Matt Gibbs, with art from Bevis Musson and colours by Nathan Ashworth. Knight & Dragon playfully subverts the story of… Read More ›

• downthetubes: Revamped and Renewed

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2013

  

  We’re pleased to report that our ongoing changeover to an all-new design for downthetubes.net is proceeding fairly well. The aim is to now make this the first ‘point of entry’ for downthetubes and wind down our ‘Blogger’ blog as soon… Read More ›

• Leading Canadian horror actor film maker at Scardiff

  By John Freeman on June 10, 2013

  

  Canadian actor film maker Anthony D.P. Mann is the latest guest to join the line up at Scardiff in October, a brand new horror expo co-produced by Fantasy Events, horror author Wayne Simmons and Shock Horror Magazine. A one day… Read More ›

• Photo Review: 2D Festival – Creators At The Comics Fair

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 8, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  This year’s 2D Comics Festival in the UK’s 2013 City of Culture, Derry-Londonderry, was the largest comics event ever held in Northern Ireland. With talks and work shops in the days running up to the weekend, the weekend itself had… Read More ›

• Digital Dandy is 10!

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2013

  

  The Digital Dandy Issue 10 is out now, and it’s full of top class comic fun! Here are 10 things you won’t want to miss… Kingo Bango, the Dandy‘s big, blue cover star, is offering rides into space! Or is… Read More ›

• New Superman comic on sale now in newsagents

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2013

  

  Timed to coincide with the release of new Warner Bros film, Man of Steel, the first issue of Titan Comics new Superman is on sale now. Featuring Henry Cavill in the lead role and directed by Zack Snyder, the Man… Read More ›

• Trevor Hairsine returns to Dredd

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2013

  

  Fan favourite artist Trevor Hairsine is returning to 2000AD next week for the first time in 13 years. First appearing in the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1994, Hairsine has gone on to become one of the hottest artists in the… Read More ›

• Beanotown comes to life on the South Bank, London

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

    The Beano is celebrating 75 wonderful years of rebellious fun, farts and laughter at Southbank Centre’s Festival of Neighbourhood in London – and you can join in the party at Beanotown, a recreation of the fictional home of the… Read More ›

• In Review: Dan Dare – Spacefleet Operations Manual (John Freeman’s take)

  By John Freeman on June 7, 2013

  

  by Rod Barzilay; Illustrated by Graham BleathmanPublisher: HaynesOut: Now The Book: Dan Dare is easily the most famous British comic hero. His adventures appeared in the original Eagle comic during the 1950s and 1960s, but he also featured briefly in… Read More ›

• Dan Dare: Six Questions For Writer Rod Barzilay

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 7, 2013

  

  In the 1990s Rod Barzilay had the idea to bring Eagle comic’s best known character, Dan Dare, back into print, not updated for a Star Wars audience as in 2000AD or as a political commentary as in Revolver, but rather… Read More ›

• In Review: The Complete Flash Gordon Library – The Fall of Ming

  By John Freeman on June 6, 2013

  

  by Alex Raymond Publisher: Titan Books Out: Now The Book: Continuing the comprehensive library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time, this brand new collection of library editions feature all new restorations that will preserve these legendary adventures… Read More ›

• Gromit gets ‘Beano-fied’ in a good cause!

  By John Freeman on June 6, 2013

  

    The Beano is letting loose Dennis the Menace’s trusty sidekick Gnasher, to raise funds for the Bristol Children’s Hospital this summer, as the famous cartoon dog joins forces with Aardman’s triple Oscar-winning character Gromit, for charity initiative Gromit Unleashed…. Read More ›

• In Review: Dan Dare – Spacefleet Operations Manual (Steve Winders Take)

  By Steve Winders on June 6, 2013

  

  by Rod Barzilay. Illustrated by Graham BleathmanPublished by Haynes Publishing at £16.99Hardback 128 pages, with colour on every page Review by Steve Winders The Book: A technical manual devoted to the Space Fleet organization featured in the famous Dan Dare… Read More ›

• Dan Dare: Six Questions For Artist Graham Bleathman

  By Jeremy Briggs on June 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  For most comics readers Graham Bleathman’s name is synonymous with large detailed cutaway paintings of buildings, vehicles and flying craft both real and fictional. It was not surprising then that he is now the artist behind four of the new… Read More ›

• downthetubes: Back in Action

  By John Freeman on June 5, 2013

  

  As you can see, downthetubes.net – your dedicated British comics news and views site – is back up and running after a temporary hiatus, and will now be the main point of focus for our delivering of British comic news… Read More ›

• Pirates of Pangea Checklist

  By John Freeman on June 5, 2013

  

  The third series of Pirates of Pangaea recently drew to a close in The Phoenix – one of the title’s most popular strips – and Neill Cameron reports work is proceeding apace on the next chapter (“and indeed the next… Read More ›

• DC Comics vamps up its digital titles, will British publishers follow their lead?

  By John Freeman on June 5, 2013

  

  DC Entertainment has just unveiled two new digital innovations today that the company says will take its comics to “the next level of interactivity” – DC2, a new initiative that layers dynamic artwork onto digital comic panels, adding a new level… Read More ›

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