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• 10 Questions: Author Paul Scoones

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2012

  

    On sale now from publishers Telos Publishing is The Comic Strip Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who in Comics: 1964 — 1979. Written by New Zealand author Paul Scoones, the book documents the early history of… Read More ›

• Latest Beano aims to rock you!

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2012

  The latest Beano (No.3654) is on sale now, with the usual mix of strips and features and offering the chance to win an iPad. Dennis and Gnasher are trumpeting in a very different way than usual! Ed and his Numskulls… Read More ›

• Dredd Creators At Judgement Day in Dundee

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2012

  The Dundee Contemporary Arts cinema is holding a special screening of Dredd 3D on Friday 28 September 2012. The screening will be preceded by a QandA session with 2000AD writers Alan Grant and Al Ewing, and artists Colin MacNeil and Cam Kennedy…. Read More ›

• Panel Borders on Aces Weekly and 2000AD

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2012

  Panel Borders: Aces Weekly Continuing our month of shows about anthologies, Alex Fitch talks to the creator and co-editor – David Lloyd – of a new weekly digital comics anthology, Aces Weekly. Alex also talks to three of the other… Read More ›

• Meet Picture Book Creator Oliver Jeffers

  By John Freeman on September 20, 2012

  World famous picture book creator Oliver Jeffers will be travelling to the UK this Autumn to promote his beautiful new release This Moose Belongs to Me. During his brief trip he will visit London, Dublin, Bath and Oxford for events… Read More ›

• Grant Morrison Takes Over Dundee Comics Day

  By John Freeman on September 20, 2012

  The Dundee Comics Day, organised by Dr Chris Murray at Dundee University, is now in its fifth year as part of the Dundee Literary Festival – although the current DCD name only came into effect in 2010 and there was… Read More ›

• Remember, Remember the 30th September

  By John Freeman on September 19, 2012

  PROGENITOR By Phil Hester & John McCrea © 2012 John McCrea & Phil Hester David Lloyd (V for Vendetta, Kickback) empowered the world with his iconoclastic Guy Fawkes mask in V for Vendetta. Today, comic conspirator Lloyd is changing the… Read More ›

• Reppion and Moore back on Sherlock Holmes in ‘Liverpool Demon’

  By John Freeman on September 19, 2012

  Leah Moore and John Reppion return to Sherlock Holmes after their acclaimed Sherlock Holmes: The Trial of Sherlock Holmes series for US publishers Dynamite. Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon features dynamic pencils from Matt Triano and a fantastic cover by… Read More ›

• A History of Girls Comics by Susan Brewer

  By John Freeman on September 18, 2012

  

  The History of Girls’ Comics by Susan Brewer which seems to have slipped under the radar a bit. It’s an overview of girl’s comics released back in 2010, and published by Pen and Sword Books. In the boook, Susan Brewer taps into… Read More ›

• Cartoon Movement calls for new images of Peace

  By John Freeman on September 18, 2012

  

    On Friday the Cartoon Movement web site will be launching a new project titled ‘Reinventing Peace for the 21st Century’. Working in partnership with the World Peace Foundation (part of Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy at Tufts… Read More ›

• Zombies invade Paragon comic!

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2012

  Behind this fantastic cover for the latest by edition of indie comic Paragon by El Chivo and Matt Soffe are 32 A4 pages of some the world’s most wonderfully weird heroes! Issue 11 includes: • El Bigote by Locustsofdeath, El… Read More ›

• STRIP #6 Digital Edition on sale on iTunes, print #5 reaches UK

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2012

  The digital STRIP #6 is now on sale for iPad on the iTunes store, comprising some strips from the print edition of STRIP #5 and some bonus digital only extras, for just £1.99. Mike Conroy – who is Print Media’s… Read More ›

• BioShock Infinite art book in the works

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2012

  

  Dark Horse Comics has announced plans to publish a comprehensive art book for BioShock Infinite early next year, tying in with the game’s planned release. BioShock Infinite, developed by Irrational Games, won over 75 editorial awards at E3 2011, including… Read More ›

• Comica Conversation: Visions of India

  By John Freeman on September 17, 2012

  The Comica Festival, in association with the South Asian Literature Festival, is to host an event with Indian artist Amruta Patil in London at the end of September. A writer and painter with an MFA from the School of the… Read More ›

• DREDD 3D Behind the Scenes: Bringing Judge Dredd to Life

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2012

  With DREDD 3D now in UK cinemas, downthetubes goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets behind the creation of the screen character of Judge Dredd for the well-received film… New Zealand born, Karl Urban is a huge Judge Dredd… Read More ›

• Panel Borders radio show on The Phoenix / new British Horror Films

  By Alex Fitch on September 14, 2012

  Panel Borders: The Phoenix In the first of a new series of Panel Borders, we start a month of shows looking at comic book anthologies with a recording of a panel discussion of the children’s comic The Phoenix. Creators Daniel… Read More ›

• Tough of the Track runs to The Mirror

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2012

  Sporting comic strip legend Alf Tupper is back in today’s Mirror newspaper in a new adventure written by Ferg Handley and drawn by comics veteran Barrie Mitchell, to celebrate this year’s Bupa Great North Run. Working-class, chips-addicted hero Alf appeared… Read More ›

• Jokers in the new Pack of Commandos

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Here’s the intel on the new Commando war comics, on sale now in all good British newsagents… I recently had a chance to sit down with Commando editor Calum Laird as part of my working day and discuss the future… Read More ›

• CBeebies Mag Goes Digital, complementing print edition

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2012

  BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment & Games, in collaboration with Immediate Media, has launched a digital version of their best-selling weekly pre-school title, CBeebies Magazine, on the Apple Newsstand on iPhone and iPad, priced at £2.99.  A free five-page sample is… Read More ›

• Create your own Cyborg!

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2012

  

  Art © Oliver Wetter Sci-Fi Art Now contributor Oliver Wetter has created a Cyborg Tutorial for the new Advanced Photoshop Magazine. “This image of a cyborg that matches the style of my Android Legacy piece, is a workshop I’ve done… Read More ›

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