(with thanks to Matthew Badham): A new Doctor Who one shot from US publisher IDW, Room With A Deja View, is in the pipeline, written by British comics columnist Rich Johnston and drawn by Rex Mundi artist EricJ, with a… Read More ›
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Tube Surfing: Saturday 28th March 2009
• British comics creator Sean Michael Wilson, whose recent credits include writer for Classicial Comics upcoming Canterville Ghost (out in November) and Sweeney Todd (out next year) adaptations, has become, we believe, perhaps the first British creator to have a… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: 23 March 2009
• Artist Rob Davis recently posted an interesting article about his work for Roy of the Rovers Monthly when it relaunched in late 1993. Davis had previously worked on the short-lived comic Glory Glory for Tundra UK with Stuart Green,… Read More ›
Tharg’s Head Revisited
In October 2008, occasional downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham interviewed freelance writer Andy Diggle (who is also the ex-editor of 2000AD). An edited 2000 word version of that interview was published in the February edition of the Judge Dredd Megazine. Now,… Read More ›
Ewing and Holden Interviewed
Matthew Badham has just posted a great interview with 2000AD and small press creators Al Ewing and PJ Holden (who has also worked for Image Comics and Fantagraphics) on his Overspill blog. “We were supposed to be talking about Dead… Read More ›
Chinese Copyright Theft
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): Illustrator Darren Di Lieto and British artist Jonathan Edwards are just two of many creators on the warpath after discovering a Hong Kong-based publisher has illegally used illustrations and interviews conducted by Darren in a… Read More ›
Classic Cold War Visions
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): The Guardian reports on an upcoming exhibition at London’s V&A Museum, featuring Sputniks, space suits, an early coupe form of the Trabant and a full-scale reconstruction of a futuristic inflatable building. Cold War Modern, which… Read More ›
Doctor Who Silly Season Continues
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): The Wiltshire Times recently reported a Trowbridge Christian has renounced the ‘evil’ of Doctor Who in favour of his religion is selling his collection on internet auction website eBay. The paper reports that having discovered… Read More ›
Cartoonist Jim Medway interviewed
downtheubes contributor Matthew Badham has just interviewed cartoonist Jim Medway, a self-published cartoonist whose comics might best be described as anthropomorphic, all-ages fun. He has recently been invited to pitch ideas to the new anthology comic from Random House, The… Read More ›
WebFinds: Writing Comics Resource
Lee Robson and Matthew Badham alerted me to this last month but it got buried in my in-tray. Writer-To-Watch-Out-For Dan Hill has managed to recompile a huge collection of articles and links from professional comic writers about the various aspects… Read More ›
Fringe Benefits: Manchester prepares for invasion by Robots of Death
Matt Badham goes behind the scenes on the new Manchester Fringe Festival
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From feature and script droid Matthew Badham
Matt Badham Blog or web site: I’m a contributor to the Forbidden Planet International blog, down thetubes and I’m on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/mattbadham Currently working on: Articles for the Judge Dredd Megazine, Comic Heroes and Strip Magazine. First memory of… Read More ›
Comics@SciFiLondon Schedule Released
Comics @ Sci-Fi London takes place this weekend (30th April – 1st May) – a two day festival about the best of British Comics from the last 30 years in a lovely new space – The Blue Room – at… Read More ›
Commando crunches up sales, revamps digital app
The latest issues of Commando are on sale in all good newsagents and includes a tale written by occasional downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham. Editor Calum Laird tells us the Commando iPad and iPhone app has just been updated and improved… Read More ›
Zarjaz – now with added Clint Langley!
The latest issue of the top 2000AD inspired indie comic Zarjaz (Issue 11) is now available from the FQP Shop. Wrapped within a cover by ace 2000AD artist Clint Langley, you will find: Joe Pineapples – Tin Man by Lee… Read More ›
In Review: Thought Bubble 2010 by Matthew Badham
This report is a bit late. I was summoned back from Thought Bubble on Sunday morning (I had planned to stay for some of the events that were taking place on that day) because my wife had picked up a… Read More ›
Moominvalley recreated in Bury Art Gallery
The magical world of the Moomins from Finland has delighted and captivated children and adults alike for the last 65 years. This week (Saturday 23rd October 2010), a new exhibition opens in Bury Art Gallery
Tube Surfing: Comic Heroes, Jon Haward, Dragons and Night Salad
We’ve run Mr Matthew Badham ragged with our demands on his multi-layered brain, so he’s taking a little break. You will, instead, have to put up with my meanderings around various British comic creators equally meandering (at times, anyway) web… Read More ›
Colliding Words and Pictures: An Interview with Sarah McIntyre
Sarah McIntyre (left) with the ‘Fleece Station’ creative crew – Lauren O’Farrell and Gary Northfield – at MCM London 2010. Photo: Jeremy Briggs Cartoonist and illustrator Sarah McIntyre first came to Matthew Badham’s attention via her Vern and Lettuce strips… Read More ›
Exercises in Instant Gratification: An interview with Tom Humberstone
Tom Humberstone is a cartoonist and editor. As the man behind such comics as Art School Scum, My Fellow Americans and the Eagle Award-winning How To Date A Girl In 10 Days, he’s had critical plaudits aplenty. In this interview,… Read More ›
