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• Guardian Masterclass announced: How to Write a Graphic Novel

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  (with thanks to Kenny Penman for the heads up): The Guardian newspaper is running a masterclass titled How to Write A Graphic novel in September, curated by graphic novel publisher SelfMadeHero with tutors including Pat Mills, Audrey Niffenegger, author of… Read More ›

• LICAF Guest Spotlight: Jose Muñoz

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has over 70 guests lined up for its first out in October. As the event is on our doorstep (downthetubes is based in Lancaster), we thought we’d try and spotlight as many as we… Read More ›

• Dave Shelton, editor David Fickling win 2013 Branford Boase Award

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  Cartoonist Dave Shelton and his editor David Fickling have won the 2013 Branford Boase Award given annually to the author and editor of the most outstanding debut novel for children for A Boy and a Bear in a Boat published… Read More ›

• IDW’s Doctor Who comics license ends with 50th anniversary special

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special in the final week of 2013. This oversize issue will be written by Doctor Who writer Paul… Read More ›

• Temple APA Issue 14 spotlights work by Simon Mackie and more

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  The Temple APA Issue Fourteen – a fine assembly of creative talent – is now available to download as a totally free PDF file, containing contributions from the likes of Dave Hailwood, Paul Eldridge, Simon Mackie, Tony Suleri, and Malcolm… Read More ›

• Gosh to host Blank Slate’s New British Comics Launch Party

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  Blank Slate have published so many books by new British talent in the last month that London comic shop Gosh! has decided to throw a launch party for a bunch of them all at once. All at once. They’re having… Read More ›

• San Diego Comic Con: From One Side of the Show to — the other

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  Undaunted by the size of the event, Rich Johnston, he of Bleeding Cool, explores the Sand Diego Comic Con in living colour… Brave man!

• Lakes Festival Guest List grows again, competition for accommodation, tickets announced

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  Media eyes may be turned toward San Diego Comic Con right now, the biggest comics convention in the United States – but in Kendal, Cumbria, the organisers of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (18th – 20th October 2013) know… Read More ›

• Gosh! It’s Adventure Time in Berwick Street!

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2013

  

  If you’ve been lucky enough to catch one of the Free Comic Book Day activity days at Gosh! London, you’ll know how great it is, that thing they do where they sit a bunch of cartoonists at the same table… Read More ›

• Comic ConQuest game, spoofing comics events, revealed

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2013

  

  Those of you who can’t afford to shell out for the flight and hotel to attend San Diego Comic Con (save your money for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival or Thought Bubble!) can soon enjoy all the fun of… Read More ›

• Beano goes vintage – Glasgow Vintage Festival that is

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2013

  

  Beano staff past and present will be on hand at Glasgow’s Vintage Festival (27th-28th July) to talk about the comic in a special workshop. Morris Heggie, who’s written about The Beano and Editor in Chief Mike Stirling will be at… Read More ›

• Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie’s Lost Girls go digital

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2013

  

  US publisher Top Shelf has announces an event some thought would never come: the digital release of the groundbreaking, literary, and fearlessly erotic masterpiece by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie‘s Lost Girls. Available for adults only in multiple digital formats/vendors,… Read More ›

• Readers Summer Special Commandos go on sale

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2013

  

  Here’s the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando, on sale now in all good newsagents across the UK and digitally from iTunes for iPad and iPhone. These releases comprise four re-presented stories, based on reader suggestions. The Commando team remind… Read More ›

• Caption, the comics creator’s convention, guest list revealed

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2013

  

  Oxford’s East Oxford Community Centre is once again host to Britain’s longest-running comics festival Caption next month – with a terrific guest list including of both new and experienced talent, including top comic artist and designer Rian Hughes, who created… Read More ›

• Cats and Comics exhibition at Orbital Comics, London

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2013

  

  Maybe it’s part of their masterplan to take over the world, or maybe it’s just that cool cats hang out with cool cartoonists, but have you ever noticed how often cats show up in comics? They turn up in autobiographical… Read More ›

• New London convention “Nine Worlds” debuts in August

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2013

  

  Nine Worlds is a new multi-genre convention in London taking place the weekend of 9–11 August 2013 for fans of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, cosplay, anime, science and having a big party. Covering film and TV, Doctor Who, Steampunk and more, the guest… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Small press gay comics and zines

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2013

  

  Small press gay comics and zines: Continuing a month of shows about gay and lesbian comics, Alex Fitch talks to cartoonists David Shenton and Sina Sparrow about their work. Shenton discusses his plans for new cartoon work and his current… Read More ›

• Madefire signs deal to bring its “motion books” to key US publishers

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2013

  

  Groundbreaking. Innovative. Original. All these terms could be used to describe either the cutting-edge digital studio Madefire or their new US publishing partners: IDW, Top Cow, Boom! Studios, and iTV. In signing a new partnership, these trailblazing companies are going… Read More ›

• Multitasking Humanoids representative sought for the UK

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2013

  

  The legendary graphic novel publishing house Humanoids / Les Humanoïdes Associés is seeking a multitasking freelancer to be its liaison person in the UK. This is a full‐time telecommuting position for someone with an existing strong knowledge of and interest… Read More ›

• Digital comics to be focus of major US trade conference in October

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2013

  

  With digital comic sales in the US alone up threefold in 2012, to around $70 million, or around 9% of the total market, from $25 million in 2011, how can the business of comics and graphic novels keep moving ahead,… Read More ›

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