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• Marvel UK: Things That Might Have Been

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2013

  

  The recently-announced news that Marvel was to bring back a number of Marvel UK characters in a new limited series, Revolutionary War, by Alan Cowsill and Andy Lanning next year prompted memories of some of the projects that were in… Read More ›

• Ant and Dec destroy Bash Street!

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2013

  

  Blimey! It’s bad news for Bash Street School in The Beano‘s 75th Anniversary issue – those cheeky chappies Ant and Dec have demolished it! In the special edition, on sale today, Ant and Dec appear in both The Numskulls and… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, Beano! 75 Years Young!

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2013

  

  Today marks the release of the 75th anniversary issue of The Beano – the longest running comic in Britain (if not the world) – and celebrations large and small are happening around the country. The 75th anniversary issue is crammed… Read More ›

• Thought Bubble Festival 2013: The Countdown Begins

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2013

  

  The countdown to this year’s Thought Bubble Festival in Leeds in November has begun! From 17th – 24th November, in association with Leeds International Film Festival, and Allied London, the largest celebration of comics and animation in the UK will… Read More ›

• Grant Morrison creates now web series for Graphic India

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2013

  

    Grant Morrison and Indian animation company Graphic India have partnered to launch the original animated web series 18 Days on YouTube.   Based on the Indian epic myths of the Mahabharata, 18 Days follows the course of the climactic… Read More ›

• David Beckham’s in The Beano!

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson are among a number of celebrities that will appear in The Beano’s 75th anniversary issue, on sale this Wednesday (24th July). In the ‘Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and David Beckham!’ strip, David decides… Read More ›

• Nigel Parkinson on Dennis the Menace’s enduring success

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2013

  

  The Daily Telegraph has interviewed artist Nigel Parkinson about drawing Dennis the Menace and the enduring popularity of the mischievous character as The Beano celebrates its 75th anniversary this week. You can view the video here (for some reason the… Read More ›

• Egmont launches Classic Comics archive site

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2013

  

  Egmont has just launched a dedicated web site for its Classic Comics –  a vast and cherished archive of retro comics housed in one of their London warehouses, that the company has been working on digitising since 2005. The Classic… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time – An Interview with Kev Hopgood

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2013

  

  British comic creators are heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which will feature every incarnation of the Doctor, as well as a long list of villains, some new,… Read More ›

• Marvel UK characters return en masse in new series

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Marvel has announced the return of many Marvel UK characters in Revolutionary War, a new comic from Alan Cowsill and Andy Lanning, launching next year. The series will feature many characters first created back in 1992 in a line of… Read More ›

• Rough Cut Comics collects Jim Alexander’s Good Cop, Bad Cop

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2013

  

  Rough Cut Comics will collect Jim Alexander’s GoodCopBadCop series into a prestige trade paperback for worldwide release at the end of the year. The Glasgow-based publisher will re-package the Marvel/DC writer’s off-beat Jekyll and Hyde revision of the Scottish crime… Read More ›

• Pat Mills “Accident Man” collected by Titan Comics, more new titles announced

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2013

  

  Titan Comics has revealed another  wave of titles by a host of stellar writers and artists at San Diego Comic Con 2013, including Pat Mills‘ Accident Man and strips drawn by Britain’s Paul McCaffrey – along with a new chapter… Read More ›

• Cliff Robinson covers latest Judge Dredd Megazine

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  Cliff Robinson has provided a stonking cover to the latest Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 313) on sale now in all good newsagents and digital platforms. In this issue: Judge Dredd // Downside (Part 1) Mega-City One, 2130 AD. This vast… Read More ›

• Rutu Modan in Comica Conversation with Hannah Berry

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  The Comica Festival, in association with Foyles and Jonathan Cape, brings you the rare opportunity to hear Rutu Modan, the award-winning author of Exit Wounds, discussing her new book The Property – perhaps the most hotly anticipated “literary comic” of… Read More ›

• Raygun Roads ashcan released, stunning-looking multimedia project

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  The 22-page limited edition ashcan copies of Raygun Roads, the creation of Owen Michael Johnson, have only gone and knocked this fella’s boots off! Madness. For those of you who haven’t heard of this indie book yet, or indeed the… Read More ›

• Want to be immortalized in comics? Audio comics publisher ROK offers the chance

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2013

  

  ROK Comics – publishers of the audio comics Team MOBILE, Houdini Adventures, Master Merlini and more – is offering the chance for you to be drawn into an upcoming ROK Comic as a supporting character! All you have to do… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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