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• Comica Conversation: Craig Thompson and Marcel Theroux

  By John Freeman on January 17, 2012

  Graphic novelist Craig Thompson.Image via Paul Gravett The first Comica Conversation of the year takes place in London next week: a chance to meet and chat with Craig Thompson, hailed for his graphic novels Blankets and Habibi, and novelist and… Read More ›

• Tim Perkins takes you to Worlds End

  By John Freeman on January 14, 2012

  

  Before you read this story, let me first declare an interest: I have known the publisher and comic creator of this stunning new book,Tim Perkins, for many years, since my time at Marvel UK. I know how he and his… Read More ›

• Johnny Red: Red Devil Rising!

  By John Freeman on January 14, 2012

  

  Continuing the adventures of Britain’s best-loved aerial combat pilot, Johnny Redburn, Titan Books releases Johnny Red – Red Devil Rising at the end of the month in the UK (27th January). This is the second hardback volume reprinting the classic… Read More ›

• Director’s Commentary: Creating “Dotter of her Father’s Eyes” by Mary Talbot

  By Joe Gordon on January 13, 2012

  

  This article was first published on 13th January 2012 on the Forbidden Planet International Blog by Joe Gordon and is re-published here with the permission of Mary Talbot I’m always fascinated to learn more about how works of art come… Read More ›

• Cardiff Comic Expo line-up revealed

  By John Freeman on January 13, 2012

  Ticket sales for this year’s Cardiff Comic Expo next month (25th-26th February) are booming – and are expected to increase further with publication of the event’s schedule, outlined in full below.   In addition to the event itself, show producer Mike… Read More ›

• Celtic Conventions: Hi-Ex and 2D Return In 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 12, 2012 • ( 1 )

  We missed out on mentioning Hi-Ex 2012 in our run-up to Christmas so let’s set the record straight now. The fourth Hi-Ex will be taking place on Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April on the banks of the river… Read More ›

• Totally Merlin confuses some fans – and us!

  By John Freeman on January 11, 2012

  

  A spell of confusion about the latest Merlin magazine works a treat on readers – and us!

• Breaking into Comics – some quick tips

  By John Freeman on January 10, 2012

  The first unassuming cover by Matt Binghamfor the comics zine that helped meget into comics publishing. Subscribersincluded Alan Moore.Download a cbr of the issue Regular readers will be aware, we hope, that our main downthetubes site features some guides to… Read More ›

• Ronald Searle’s art collected – in Germany

  By John Freeman on January 10, 2012

  

  Fans of Ronald Searle, the doyen of the cartoon, who died recently, might want to check out the German Museum of Caricature and Drawing

• In Review: The Phoenix Issue 1

  By John Freeman on January 9, 2012

  It feels like a long time since the last issue of The DFC appeared – although The DFC Library books have been reminding us what that title was like and, with the Etherington Brother’s Baggage, what it might have continued… Read More ›

• Post Office celebrates British Comics

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2012

  

  Britain’s Post Office is celebrating what it’s defined as “75 Years of British Comics” with a special issue of stamps featuring the covers of various much-loved comics, including 2000AD and The Beano. Set to be released on 20th March 2012,… Read More ›

• Happy New Commandos!

  By John Freeman on January 5, 2012

  Here are the details of the first batch of Commandos for 2012. Invasion Watch, one of the new stories this tim around, is the first part of a three-instalment story featuring the men of Britain’s Home Guard, many of whom… Read More ›

• In Review: Yakari and the Coyote

  By Jeremy Briggs on January 4, 2012

  Yakari is probably the most junior of Cinebook’s various series and features the adventures of a Red Indian boy who is able to talk to and understand animals in the time before the white men appeared on the plains. The… Read More ›

• Eagle Awards nominations open

  By John Freeman on January 4, 2012

  The nomination round for the Eagle Awards 2012 is now open. Introducec in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and… Read More ›

• Re-staging Halo Jones: the inside story

  By John Freeman on January 2, 2012

  

    When the Forbidden Planet International blog heard that there was going to be a new stage version of Halo Jones produced at the Lass O’Gowrie pub in Manchester (a spot already well known to local science fiction and comics… Read More ›

• Chris Foss Comic Strip?

  By John Freeman on January 1, 2012

  (with thanks to Bill Storie): Everyone knows veteran artist Chris Foss as the man who draws amazing spaceships – and whose art has inspired many an illustrator down the years. But did you also know one of his first commissions… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat Review of the Year 2011

  By John Freeman on December 31, 2011

  

  The Really Heavy Greatcoat by myself and Lancaster-based artist Nick Miller most recently appeared in Comics International, after being published for many years in alternative Lancaster titles such as On The Beat and Off the Beat and online on virtual-lancaster.net…. Read More ›

• Devil’s Heritage joins STRIP Magazine line-up

  By John Freeman on December 29, 2011

  Here’s the cover to Issue 3 of STRIP Magazine, on sale in UK comic shops next month. The Devil’s Heritage is a new strip to the title, by Jerome Felix and Paul Gastine and the comic magazine’s first ongoing story… Read More ›

• Halo Jones stage play poster

  By John Freeman on December 26, 2011

  

  Here’s the poster for the new Ballad of Halo Jones play at the Lass O’Gowrie in Manchester which we plugged recently. The art is by Adrian Salmon, who’s been a regular contributor to Doctor Who Magazine for many years, and… Read More ›

• Merry Christmas – Don’t Eat Too Much!

  By John Freeman on December 25, 2011

  As you sit down to your Christmas dinner, or alternatively are recovering from it, we couldn’t resist showing you this illustration of a Christmas meal in Tudor times taken from The Stories Of Our Christmas Customs which was first published… Read More ›

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