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• Convict Commandos back in action!

  By John Freeman on November 20, 2012

  The latest issues of Commando, on sale this week in all good newsagents, include a new Convict Commandos story from Alan Hebden and the tale of a battle-hungry cook! What more variety do you need? Here’s the gen: Commando No… Read More ›

• Rick Fury – Rapper on the rampage!

  By John Freeman on November 20, 2012

  Don’t just read this comic – hear it! ROK Records has just released the first free audio-enhanced issue of FURIOUS, starring none other than Geordie rapping superstar Rick Fury. Featuring a full soundtrack that brings the story added life and… Read More ›

• Zeek Graphic Novel Series launched

  By John Freeman on November 20, 2012

  Manchester-based Comic creator Enn Kae recently launched the first book in his Zeek series of graphic novels set in contemporary Manchester. The first book is available to buy through Smashwords.com and, for a limited time until 1st December, you can… Read More ›

• It’s The Dandy Show! Final print issue to be celebrated at London Mart

  By John Freeman on November 20, 2012

  With the final print edition of The Dandy comic imminent – a 100-page special that includes a facsimile of the first issue – the London Comic Mart is marking its transition to a digital format on Sunday 2nd December by… Read More ›

• Electric Man Film Special Screening In Sheffield

  By John Freeman on November 19, 2012

  The Sheffield Space Centre comic shop is helping to promote The Electric Man independent film we’ve covered in the past on downthetubes, which is having a special screening at the Showroom Cinema Sheffield on Thursday 22nd November at 6.00pm. In… Read More ›

• New Thunder Super Soap Division breaks into our quantum reality

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

  The third issue of Paul Rainey’s Thunder Brother: Soap Division is now available to order from his online shop. Like both of the previous two, copies of which are still available to buy, it features a complete Thunder Brother: Soap… Read More ›

• British Comic Awards: The Winners

  By John Freeman on November 18, 2012

  

  (Updated 19/11/12): The winners of the first British Comic Awards were announced at Thought Bubble last night. If you were at the Awards Ceremony, I hope you were pleased by the results. This was the first year of the BCAs… Read More ›

• Nich Angell Becomes First of Few on Kickstarter UK

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Following a recent publishing deal with Zeta Comics, 27-year-old artist and writer Nich Angell has become one of the first British comic creators to launch a Kickstarter campaign, to fund the second installment of his book 7String. Aimed at a… Read More ›

• Pick up a Puffin comic?

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Penguin Children’s Puffin Books have delighted children for decades, but now the imprint is set to make a major foray across multiple media with a new animated show for young children. Will it include comics, we wonder? Penguin recently announced… Read More ›

• Comics: Refreshing Parts Other Literature Can’t Reach!

  By John Freeman on November 17, 2012

  Hot on the heels of Thought Bubble in Leeds this weekend, there’s an amazing event on Monday (19th November), brought to you by the Comica Festival with Book Trust at Free Word Centre in London. At Comics: Refreshing Parts Other… Read More ›

• Time Bomb heads for the West with latest release marking five years in business

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2012

  The next release from Time Bomb Comics will be officially launching at this weekend’s Leeds Thoughtbubble Convention – along with at least 45 other new comics from other publishers and the first British Comic Awards. Written by Alex De-Gruchy with… Read More ›

• In Review: Dante’s Inferno by Hunt Emerson

  By John Freeman on November 16, 2012

  

  Out: Now Publisher: Knockabout The Book: Hunt Emerson, the dazzlingly talented cartoonist, tackles the biggest literary name of them all: Dante. Emerson’s Inferno delights on many levels: as an ingenious translation of classic verse; an effortlessly readable introduction to a… Read More ›

• Judge Dredd-Batman Collection out soon

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  

  If you’re a fan of those once occasional cross-company comic crossovers, then you’ll be happy to hear that the epic Batman vs. Judge Dredd stories are still among the most brutal crossovers in comics, 20 years since it was first… Read More ›

• Keith Watson Dan Dare art up for auction, first Joe 90 and more

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  

  Art from Trigan Empire by Don Lawrence, Dan Dare by Keith Watson and Nellyphant by Leo Baxendale are just some of the lots in the current ComPal Auction, which closes soon. Also up for grabs are first issues of titles… Read More ›

• Improper Books announces Night Post, readies for Thought Bubble

  By John Freeman on November 15, 2012

  Art from Night Post – art by Laura Trinder There will be plenty to see and do at Thought Bubble this coming weekend, not least of which will probably be attending the first British Comic Awards ceremony to find out… Read More ›

• In Review: Berlin – The Seven Dwarves

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 15, 2012

  The Cinebook Expresso collection brings together interesting  bandes dessinees that do not fit into the various series that the company normally publishes. Berlin – The Seven Dwarves, written and illustrated by Marvano (Mark Van Oppen) is one such book. In… Read More ›

• Radio shows on Andi Ewington, Robert Rankin, Olvier Jeffers and more

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  Clear Spot: Graphic albums and picture books In advance of next week’s South Kensington Kids Festival which celebrates picture books and graphic novels for children, Alex Fitch talks to four creators whose work contains elements of each medium. Andi Ewington discusses his… Read More ›

• 10 Questions: Wizards Keep Publisher Tim Perkins

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  

  With Christmas coming around I thought it would be a good idea to check out Wizards Keep Publishing’s Worlds End on downthetubes and find out how the next book is coming along. Creator and publisher Tim Perkins’ book is simply… Read More ›

• Afterlife creator after crowdfunding new collection

  By John Freeman on November 14, 2012

  Jon Lock, writer and creator of a great-looking comic called Afterlife Inc. is among the first British comic creators using the UK arm of crowdfunding site Kickstarter to try to raise the finance to publish a third collection of the… Read More ›

• Creator Talk: Six Questions for Star Wars Artist Tanya Roberts

  By Jeremy Briggs on November 14, 2012

  With her long dreadlocks now replaced with a Venus Bluegenes-style mohican, Edinburgh based artist Tanya Roberts continues to make a striking impression at comics conventions from California to Germany as well as in the UK. She has been drawing the… Read More ›

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