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• Marvelman Challenge Winner!

  By John Freeman on April 21, 2012

  Marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of Warrior earlier this year, here at DownTheTubes we issued a challenge to creators on our Forum to draw one of its most famous characters, Marvelman. While the response wasn’t huge – we… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Young Graphic Novelists, Spring 2012

  By John Freeman on April 21, 2012

  Art by and © Warwck Johnson Cadwell As part of the Panel Borders radio show’s month of episodes on British comics, they’re having their twice yearly look at a pair of young graphic novelists this weekend. Warwick Johnson Cadwell has… Read More ›

• Great Beast awakens – a new UK indie publisher

  By John Freeman on April 20, 2012

  The cover to Ellerbsims byMarc Ellerby Just launched is a new indie UK publisher, Great Beast, described as “the home of the UK’s best independent comics and creators.” The brainchild of creators Adam Cadwell and Marc Ellerby, Great Beast aims… Read More ›

• Comic Creators out to raise funds for charity on Free Comic Book Day

  By John Freeman on April 20, 2012

  May 5th is the annual Free Comic Book Day and many comic creators are banding together not only to promote their books but also support charities. Simon Furman, Andrew Wildman, Stephen Baskerville, Jason Cardy and JP Bove, the Transformers ReGeneration One team… Read More ›

• Peter Pan Crowdfunding Project Announced

  By John Freeman on April 19, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Artist and writer Stephen White, also known as Stref’, has announced a crowd funding initiative to get his latest project, a full colour 96 page graphic novel of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan, off the ground. “To me, Peter Pan is… Read More ›

• BD and Comics Passion Festival returns to London in May

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2012

  I don’t know, you don’t have a comics gathering to go to and then three come along at once. In addition to the long-announced Bristol International Comic Expo (12th-13th May) and Kapow (19th-20th) in London next month, we’ve just had… Read More ›

• Killer Zombies set to storm London’s South Bank to promote comic launch

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2012

  (via Mark Beer): Illustrator and comic artist Mark Beer has dropped us a line to tell us he’s collaborating on a digital zombie comic that will be promoted with a ‘Zombie Walk’ at the end of this month.   Written… Read More ›

• Amanda Swan: The Hellfire Legacy From Rough Cut Comics

  By John Freeman on April 18, 2012

  Glasgow based Rough Cut Comics have impressed before with their vampiric Rose Black and Rose Black: Demon Seed graphic novels. As part of the publicity for Rose Black, the company used British model Amanda Swan to portray the character of… Read More ›

• Wired Issue 1 Available From Emancipation Studios

  By John Freeman on April 17, 2012

  Wired, the first title from new small press publisher Emancipation Studios is now available from their website. Based in West Lothian near Edinburgh, Emancipation is the brainchild of writer James Lundy who describes himself as a “lifelong fanboy”. Wired is… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Depicting the personal

  By Alex Fitch on April 14, 2012

  Continuing Panel Borders month of radio shows looking at British comics, they have a pair of interviews about artists who examine their personal life and feelings as a subject for their art. Cartoonist Richy K. Chandler talks to Simone Lia… Read More ›

• 2000AD blows into the Windy City

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2012

  2000AD is making its first appearance at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo this weekend. The comics publishers say they are delighted to be working with Super-Fly Comics & Games, who are the event’s official 2000AD retailer. The Galaxy’s Greatest… Read More ›

• ROK Comics releases first iPad audio comic, Team MOBILE

  By John Freeman on April 12, 2012

  

  ROK Comics, Britain’s dedicated mobile comics publisher, has published its first originated audio comic title for the iPad – TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. Featuring a fully authored audio soundtrack and its own theme tune, TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. is the exciting story of teenage… Read More ›

• Falklands War commemorated in new Commando comics

  By John Freeman on April 11, 2012

  The latest Commando comics from DC Thomson – on sale now in all good newsagents – include the first of two books with a Falklands theme to mark 30 years since the Task Force sailed to liberate the islands in… Read More ›

• New Comics Talent Competition Reaches Final Pair in Eagle Awards

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2012

  It’s time to make your voice heard as the two finalists of the Huntsman’s Challenge new comics talent competition go head-to-head to win a prestigious Eagle Award. Inspired by upcoming Universal Pictures movie Snow White And The Huntsman, the competition… Read More ›

• Blank Slate pride at Eisner award nomination for ‘Nelson’

  By John Freeman on April 10, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Comic-Con International have announced that Blank Slate’s Nelson has been nominated for the Best Anthology honour in the 2012 edition of the the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Created by a team of 54 of the UK’s most prominent comic… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 2

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• 30 Years of the New Eagle

  By John Freeman on April 8, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Thirty years ago last month, a new incarnation of one of Britain’s most famous comics burst on to the news-stands (ok, we’re a bit slow off the mark with this one, but the down the tubes office is a busy… Read More ›

• Comics Creators At Hi-Ex 2012: Part 1

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 8, 2012

  Having taken a lot of photos of the various creators at the Hi-Ex comics convention, which took place at the Eden Court complex in Inverness last weekend, there was never going to be enough room in the main downthetubes review… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat: Jubilee

  By John Freeman on April 7, 2012

  

  The Really Heavy Greatcoat is a cartoon strip I created with Nick Miller which either both or one of us occasionally get chance to re-visit. This is one of those occasions. Thanks, Nick! • More Really Heavy Greatcoats on the… Read More ›

• LCD Publishing launches Pony World

  By John Freeman on April 7, 2012

  Pony World, a new six-weekly title from Exeter-based LCD Publishing (also publishers of Action GTX), goes on sale 13th April, priced £2.75.“Most young girls love ponies, but for many of them, the dream of owning one themselves is not a… Read More ›

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