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• Spotlight: Patrick James Woodroffe

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2012

  

  Not to be confused with the amazing lighting designer of the same name, Patrick James Woodroffe is an English artist, etcher and drawer, who specialises in fantasy science-fiction artwork, with images that border on the surreal. His achievements include several… Read More ›

• Last Commandos of the year troop to the news stand

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2012

  Here’s the info on the final issues of DC Thomson’s Commando for 2012 – a total of 104  stories, tucked away. It’s been a good year for the title, helped, we’re told by our coverage and plugs on other sites… Read More ›

• SelfMadeHero’s HP Lovecraft titles get Kindle-fied

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2012

  Fancy a slice of the macabre alongside your Christmas turkey this year? Just in time for the Yuletide festivities, SelfMadeHero – a quirky British independent publishing house committed to producing ground-breaking work in the graphic novel medium – has announced… Read More ›

• Just Dandy TV Documentary On 75 Years Of The Comic

  By Jeremy Briggs on 21 December 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Don’t miss this celebration of The Dandy

• Horizon: The Falling on sale now

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2012

  Signed copies of Andrew Wildman’s amazing looking HORIZON – the falling are now available from his online shop – go on, gift yourself a copy. For those who don’t already know, HORIZON – which we’re told now looks like being… Read More ›

• UK Comics Creative launches indie comic catalogue

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2012

  Print services folk UK Comics Creative has announced the completion and launch of UK On Display, their new catalogue available to purchase from www.ukondisplay.com. Featuring the publications of many British comics creators, the Catalogue will be making its way into… Read More ›

• WebFind: Original War of the Worlds illustrations revealed

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2012

  

  Exploring War of the Worlds art by Warwick Goble…

• Eco Comics wins Green Apple Award

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2012

  British digital comics publisher Eco Comics, whose titles include Mr T, Green Man and Dick Turpin, is a winner of a 2012 Green Apple Award. The award was presented to the comic book and graphic novel publisher during a carbon-neutral… Read More ›

• Adventures in Comics competition returns for 2013

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2012

  Celebrating illustration, writing, making, sequential narrative, and all that is Comics, Margate-based Marine Studios has just announced the launch of its 2013 Adventures in Comics comic competition. AIC3 is inviting UK-based creators to respond to their annual two-page-comic challenge. Simply… Read More ›

• Jim Stewart, Mychailo Kazybrid feature in new, free Self Publisher Magazine

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2012

  Self Publisher! Magazine #60 is available now free as a PDF download and introduces “a whole new look” to the magazine, offering lots of articles and features any indy creator or fan of such would enjoy, its editorial team at… Read More ›

• Strip #7 on sale today in UK comic shops

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2012

  The print edition of Strip Magazine #7 is on sale from today in UK comic shops, a Christmas Special that takes a slightly different form to the usual magazine. It will also mark the final issue of the comic shop… Read More ›

• Christmas Gift? What about a Commando subscription?

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2012

  Looking for a British comics-related Christmas present? downthetubes is pleased to offer an exclusive discount on a subscription to DC Thomson’s Commando comic, entitling readers to save 50% by ordering using our special discount code! Follow this link to DC… Read More ›

• I Went to Malta and all I got was This Great Comic Convention

  By downthetubes Guests on 17 December 2012 • ( 1 )

  

    Writer, editor and comics event organizer Richmond Clements reports on his visit to Malta as a guest of the island’s increasingly popular annual comic convention. British guests this year included Dave Gibbons, Sean Azzopardi, Tim Perkins, Dez Skinn and… Read More ›

• Radio interviews with Glyn Dillon and Joff Winterhart

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2012

  Panel Borders: Brown, Nao / Bagnold Summer In the third of a trilogy of shows about depictions of lives on the comic book page, Alex Fitch talks to the authors of two of 2012’s most acclaimed graphic novels. Glyn Dillon… Read More ›

• Modesty Blaise comes to Radio 4

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2012 • ( 1 )

  Daphne Alexander as Modesty Blaise. Photo copyright BBC (with thanks to Reuben Wilmott) A radio adaptation of Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise story A Taste for Death novel airs on BBC Radio 4 this week. Starring Daphne Alexander – who was… Read More ›

• Amnesia Agents Issue 1 Available From Jason Cobley

  By John Freeman on 16 December 2012

  “Have you ever wondered what happens to the things – or the people – you forget?  There is a place where these things end up, a place just beyond what we can normally see and hear… or remember. There are… Read More ›

• Keith Page brings Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May to comics

  By John Freeman on 15 December 2012

  The critically acclaimed cult detectives Bryant & May created by Christopher Fowler are the stars of ten deranged novels that explore London’s most arcane mysteries, from its hidden rivers to its secret societies. And now, thanks to PS Artbooks and… Read More ›

• Space:1999 graphic novel hardcover released

  By John Freeman on 15 December 2012

  

  Don’t miss out on this collection

• Batman Automobilia Collection launches in January

  By John Freeman on 15 December 2012 • ( 1 )

  A new fortnightly series, Batman Automobilia Collection, launches in the UK in January from Eaglemoss, which distributors Comag say will offer Batman fans and car model enthusiasts alike the chance to collect the most iconic vehicles ever driven by the… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Release The Hounds

  By Jeremy Briggs on 15 December 2012

  Just when we thought that we were on top of who exactly XIII is, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance are out to turn more than just the two cover characters on their heads in the latest book… Read More ›

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