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• 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 ›

• In Review: Hi-Ex 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on April 7, 2012

  Begun in 2008 by Richmond Clements and Vicky Stonebridge, the Highlands International Comics Expo, Hi-Ex, takes place at the Eden Court Theatre and Cinema complex on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness and, after a break in 2011,… Read More ›

• Egmont launches Monster High monthly mag

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2012

  Egmont Magazines has just launched a new monthly title in the UK, Monster High, based on Mattel’s doll range. Priced £2.99, the magazine will also be launched internationally in all major retailers. The new title, licensed by Mattel, is aimed… Read More ›

• Paragon team release new Jikan collection

  By John Freeman on April 6, 2012

  Indie comic creator Davey Candlish has announced the release of a second volume of Jikan stories, a character featured in Paragon comic. “It looks even better than Book One (as if that’s possible!),” he enthuses. Featuring nearly 90 pages of… Read More ›

• In Review: How to Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne and Everyone Else

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2012

  I really don’t have a bad word to say about this e-book, so… Here are five Reasons why you should buy How to Interview Doctor Who, Ozzy Osbourne and Everyone Else: This isn’t one of those ‘how to’ books written… Read More ›

• Ross, Hitch signing at Forbidden Planet to launch ‘Powers’

  By John Freeman on April 5, 2012

  Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch will be launching their new comic America’s Got Powers (published by Image Comics) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Saturday 14th April from 1 – 2pm. Welcome to America’s Got Powers!It’s the biggest TV… Read More ›

• The Rainbow Orchid Volume 3 About To Bloom

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2012

  The third and concluding volume of Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid will be published tomorrow, Monday 2 April 2012 by Egmont UK. Marking ten years since the European ligne claire style mystery began in black and white in the small… Read More ›

• Brett Ewins’ MP makes statement on imprisoned artist

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2012

  

  As Brett Ewins’ MP Steve Pound was getting rather swamped by people raising concerns about Brett’s case following the report by Tony Wright, comic creator ‘The Emperor’ offered to act as a go-between and forward updates to concerned parties (via… Read More ›

• Graphic Novel Night in Polmont

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2012 • ( 1 )

  To tie-in with World Book Night, Meadowbank Library in Polmont near Falkirk will be holding a free Graphic Novel Night on Saturday 21 April 2012. Running from 1900 -2130 the event will bring together graphic novelists and artists to discuss… Read More ›

• Digital 2000AD catches up with print edition

  By John Freeman on March 31, 2012

  2000AD have announced that digital editions of its comics are now available within 48 hours of them hitting newsstands in the UK. In a major digital leap forward for the seminal British comic book, digital editions of 2000AD and its… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Comic stamps

  By Alex Fitch on March 31, 2012

  Starting a month of shows all about British Comics, radio show Panel Borders’ Alex Fitch interviews Richard Scholey, from design company The Chase, and Philip Parker, Head of Stamps strategy, Royal Mail, about the new range of comic book stamps… Read More ›

• Dee-Con 2012 – Dundee’s Free Manga and Anime Convention

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2012

  With most Scottish comics fans decamping this weekend for the Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness, the next major Scottish event in the comics calendar will be the manga, anime and games convention Dee-Con at the University of Dundee Students Union… Read More ›

• Drokk track offered in new Megazine

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2012

  The latest issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine (322) is on sale now with an exclusive downloadable track from a brand new album by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Emmy-nominated composer Ben Salisbury.   DROKK is the pair’s ‘soundtrack’ for Judge… Read More ›

• David Lloyd’s ‘Kickback’ graphic novel arrives on the iPad

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2012

  It’s the mask protesting about corruption and greed around the world, and its creator David Lloyd, the artist behind V for Vendetta, has just released an interactive graphic novel for the iPad addressing those very issues. “V for Vendetta was… Read More ›

• Latest Commandos Have A Chilly Theme

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2012

  Just to prove Commando is read around the world here are four members of the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 reading Commando in Antarctica. They are (left to right) Lt Col Pete Davis, Surg Lt Simon Hornby RN, Major Justin… Read More ›

• CD Comics ‘Meadowhell’ reveals the true horror of shopping

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2012

  Meadowhall Shopping Centre is located between Sheffield and Rotherham and is just like every other shopping mall – but independent comic company CD Comics has published a humorous Surreal Murder Mystery Graphic Novel on CD-ROM that has sold triple figures… Read More ›

• In Review: Turning Tiger Special Edition

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2012

  Written by an Ulster man living in Scotland, drawn by an English woman, published by a Canadian company and set in small town America, Turning Tiger is quite the international collaboration. Originally published as a two issue mini-series, it has… Read More ›

• STRIP Magazine #4 on sale next week

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Good news at last from Print Media Productions. STRIP Magazine #4 has finally arrived in the UK and will be on sale in British comic shops next week. In the latest edition of the all-ages adventure anthology comic, which features a cracking… Read More ›

• In Review: Anthology One

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 27, 2012

  Anthology One is the first publication to come from the new UniVerse imprint set up as part of the various comics related courses run by the University of Dundee. Co-edited by Dr Chris Murray of the university’s School of Humanities… Read More ›

• Review Of Scottish Comics Events In 2011

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 26, 2012

  Over the last few years downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs has collated a Scottish Comics Events Review Of The Year. These articles originally came about after discussions at the first Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness in 2008 showed that many people… Read More ›

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