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• In Review: Valerian & Laureline – Empire Of A Thousand Planets

  By Jeremy Briggs on September 26, 2011

  

  Writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières’ spatio-temporal agents Valerian and Laureline return in the second book of their series to be published by Cinebook, The Empire Of A Thousand Planets. It is the 28th century and the two agents… Read More ›

• SICBA Awards Exhibition In Glasgow

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2011

  The successful first Glasgow Comic Convention, held at the Mackintosh Church Arts And Heritage Centre in Maryhill, Glasgow in June 2011, featured the presentation of the first Scottish Independent Comic Book Awards (SICBA) during its evening party. Winners included the… Read More ›

• Rian Hughes brings British science fiction comics to Image

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2011

  US publisher Image Comics will present Tales from Beyond Science, an outrageously pulpy collection of science fiction short stories in December in one hardcover volume, all drawn by Rian Hughes and written by some of Britain’s finest comic writers, including… Read More ›

• STRIP Magazine Issue 1 Sneak Preview Online

  By John Freeman on September 23, 2011 • ( 11 )

  Read Strip MagazineIssue 1 – Sneak Preview I’m delighted to let downthetubes readers know that a special sampler of STRIP Magazine Issue 1, Print Media Productions new British comics anthology, on sale from 20th October 2011 in all good UK… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: War – The Human Cost

  By John Freeman on September 22, 2011

  

  Continuing radio show Panel Borders month about War Comics, they will broadcast a final panel discussion recorded at the ‘Comics and Conflicts’ conference at the Imperial War Museum in August tonight. Alex Fitch chairs a discussion on ‘The personal and… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi and Superheroes at next month’s London Comic Con

  By John Freeman on September 19, 2011

  A record number of artists and writers will be flocking to MCM Expo London Comic Con’s Comic Village next month – and the organisers have just announced that acclaimed American comic book writer Gail Simone and best-selling British science fiction… Read More ›

• British comics on the UK news stand – where next?

  By John Freeman on September 16, 2011 • ( 5 )

  Last week, I was contacted by two newspapers, the Sunday Times and the Independent on Sunday, to offer my views on the state of the British comic industry. Specifically, comics on sale in UK newsagents. The requests were prompted by… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Three-panel Comics, Interviews, Reviews, Birthday Greetings and Fan Art!

  By John Freeman on September 16, 2011

  (Above: a piece of fan art for Garen Ewing’s Rainbow Orchid by Sarah McIntyre.) Tube surf time again… • The Forbidden Planet International blog has really gone to town with their reviews of the DC Comics ‘52‘ re-boot (re-launch?) Here’s… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Children of the Atom

  By Alex Fitch on September 15, 2011

  

  For this week’s Panel Borders show, in a panel discussion recorded at last month’s Comics and Conflicts conference at the Imperial War Museum, London, Paul Gravett talks to Mikkel Sommer about his graphic novella Obsolete, to publisher Adrian Searle and… Read More ›

• Commando: Bumper Rations For September

  By John Freeman on September 15, 2011

  As other British comics titles struggle to survive with some, like CLiNT, reducing their frequency, Commando increased its frequency this year from eight issues a month to four every two weeks. This means there are now 104 Commandos published in… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: Comics History, Interviews & Downloads

  By John Freeman on September 14, 2011

  DC Thomson’s official Commando website has recently added a lot of content inspired by the Draw Your Weapons exhibition of Commando artwork at the National Army Museum in Chelsea. The entire section of the website is indexed here and, while… Read More ›

• MCM Expo Expands Comic Village as Tables Sell Out In Record Time

  By John Freeman on September 13, 2011

  MCM Expo London Comic Con is expanding its Comic Village area after tables for the 28-30 October show sold out in record time. Due to the massive demand, the Comic Village will now be enlarged by 50 per cent to… Read More ›

• Rainey launches ‘Thunder Brother; Soap Division"

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2011

  Some of you might have been wondering what talented comic creator Paul B. Rainey has been up to since finishing his highly-acclaimed There’s No Time Like The Present last year. Well now we know: its successor, Thunder Brother; Soap Division…. Read More ›

• British Comics in the spotlight at 26th Helsinki Comics Festival

  By John Freeman on September 12, 2011

  

  (With thanks to Paul Gravett): Britain is the guest country at this year’s Helsinki Comics Festival , which takes place this coming weekend. As part of this, Comica Festival is originating an exhibition ‘Great British Comics Nows’ spotlighting the festival’s… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Midnight Openings, Shocking Twists and Some Ace New Comics

  By John Freeman on September 11, 2011

  (Above: Sarah McIntyre doodling for charity.) Time for another tube surf… Richard Bruton of the Forbidden Planet International blog has posted a preview of Will Kirkby’s magnificent looking Tuk Tuk comic. See it here. Also at that blog, there’s the… Read More ›

• Exhibitions Of Original Comic Art At Dundee University

  By John Freeman on September 10, 2011

  This year the comic art exhibition at Dundee University, in conjunction with the Dundee Comics Day, will be Commando Battlelines which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Britain’s last war comic. Since the event that is now called the Dundee Comics… Read More ›

• New Merlin magazine out today in the UK

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2011 • ( 18 )

  

  Newly launched, a new Merlin magazine from Attic Media

• Script And Art Droids Converge On Dundee

  By John Freeman on September 9, 2011

  The latest guest list for the Dundee Comics Day, that runs as part of the Dundee Literary Festival at Dundee University, maintains the event’s reputation for inviting an impressive array of speakers. This year’s theme is “Wot Comics Taught Me…”… Read More ›

• Free Crucible t-shirt? Yes, please…

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2011

  

    When a British-based company tshirtprinting.net offered us something for free in return for a spot of publicity for their wares, we took them at their word and asked them to make up a ‘Crucible’ t-shirt. We’re happy to report… Read More ›

• Have Team TOXIC met their match?

  By John Freeman on September 8, 2011

  The latest issue of Egmont’s TOXIC is in the shops now and it’s packed with comics strips and comes with no less than three free gifts — secret spy glasses, a water squirter and “Deadly 60 Trading Cards”. One of… Read More ›

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