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• In Memoriam: Ralph McQuarrie

  By John Freeman on March 4, 2012

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of SF visionary Ralph McQuarrie, aged 82. Along with artists such as Chris Foss, Roger Dean, Frank Bellamy and Mike Noble, Ralph McQuarrie’s singular vision was another influence in my love of SF art… Read More ›

• Taisbeanadh Comaig Eadar-Naiseanta Na Gaidhealtachd 2012

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 4, 2012

  Aren’t you glad that they let us call it Hi-Ex? A reminder that the Highlands International Comics Expo will be taking place at Eden Court on the banks of the River Ness in Inverness itself on Saturday 31 March and… Read More ›

• Anthology One Due From Dundee’s UniVerse(ity)

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 3, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Due out later this month is the first issue of a new comics series, Anthology, published under the new UniVerse imprint, which will showcase the best creative work that is emerging from the new comics courses at the University of… Read More ›

• Paul Rainey’s Thunder Brother: Soap Division returns

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2012

  Not a dream, not a hoax, not a shameless boast that creator Paul Rainey hopes if enough people believe will come true; his marvllous web strip Thunder Brother: Soap Division returns in a new story called The Two Ronnies this… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Laura and Mike Allred – Pop Art Comics

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2012

  Starting a month of shows about iconoclastic American comic artists, Panel Borders Alex Fitch talks to husband and wife art team Mike and Laura Allred about their work together from their long running Madman comic, to X-Statics and I, Zombie…. Read More ›

• New Comical Animal released in the wild (web, that is)

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2012

  Happy Kitty Spa Holistic Day Spa, by Gemma Correll (with thanks to Matt Badham): The latest online edition of Comical Animal is online now, a diverse compendium of animal-inspired comic strips and cartoons. Released quarterly, Issue 7 includes tributes to… Read More ›

• Horrible Stuff coming from Eddie Campbell!

  By John Freeman on March 2, 2012

  Top Shelf and Knockabout are to co-publish Eddie Campbell’s new book The Lovely Horrible Stuff!, a delightful autobiographical voyage into the financial wilderness, ranging from the imaginary wealth of Ponzi schemes to the all-too-tangible stone currency of the Micronesian island… Read More ›

• New Scientist launches digital SF magazine

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2012

  

  Arc, a new magazine about the future has just been launched by the publishers of New Scientist. Edited by Simon Ings, author of acclaimed genre-spanning novels The Weight of Numbers and Dead Water, Arc explores the endless vistas opened up… Read More ›

• 2000AD, STRIP and CLiNT nominated for Eagle Award

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2012

  Which comic rocked your world last year? Which writers and artists really stood out from the crowd? The final round of voting is now underway for the 2012 edition of the Eagle Awards, so now’s the time to head on… Read More ›

• Neil Gaiman short story part of World Book Day app line-up

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2012

  A short story by comic creator Neil Gaiman is among the work by several authors being offered as part of a free World Book Day App, available now from iTunes for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The App features six… Read More ›

• Warren Ellis film makers plan Image Comics documentary

  By John Freeman on March 1, 2012

  Publishers Sequart and Respect Films, makers of films about comic creators such as Grant Morrison and Warren Ellis, have launched Kickstarter campaign to help fund their next documentary project charting the history of Image Comics. Image was originally founded in… Read More ›

• Lee Townsend joins Middle East Comic Con guest list

  By John Freeman on February 29, 2012

  2000AD artist Lee Townsend is to be one of the first guests announced for the first Middle East Film and Comic Con (20th & 21st April 2012) at the Dubai International Marine Club. The event, first mooted last year, has… Read More ›

• Commando re-branded into "Collections" – but new stories continue

  By John Freeman on February 28, 2012

  The latest batch of Commando releases sees some changes to the title’s format with it now coming four distinct guises – reflected on the covers – and a change to the focus of the stories inside. The digest comic stories… Read More ›

• In Review: Darwin’s Diaries – Death of A Beast

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 28, 2012

  Writer Sylvain Runberg returns from the future worlds of Orbital with Death Of A Beast, the second of the nineteen century set Darwin’s Diaries with art from Eduardo Ocana and colours by Tariq Bellaoui and which follows directly on from… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From Scripting and Art Droid David Baillie

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2012

  

  Name: David Baillie Currently working on: I’ve actually just this second finished a new script for 2000AD, which was as much fun as it always is. (I still occasionally pinch myself to check that the last few years haven’t just… Read More ›

• London Super Comic Convention: Pros and Cons

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2012

  Alan Woollcombe reports on the first London Super Comic Convention, held at the Excel Centre this weekend, which had a guest line-up that included Stan Lee (seen above, meeting and greeting, video from BleedingCool), George Perez and other comic creators… Read More ›

• Blackfriars set to chill

  By John Freeman on February 27, 2012

  The year is 793 AD. Savage, heathen armies from the north invade Northumberland, for today is the day of the viking, but the night… The night belongs to something else. Now available as a free PDF download, Blackfriars is a… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From comic creator and fan Malcolm Kirk

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2012

  Name: Malcolm Kirk Blog or web site: http://malcolmkirk.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’ve just finished putting together issue ten of the Temple APA pdf, a free downloadable showcase of the work of amateur and professional creators who are active in the… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2012

  Last month, I mailed out to pretty much every British comic creator in my address book, asking them for their 2000AD memories, for a series of ‘mini interviews’ for the downthetubes blog to mark the weekly comic’s 35th birthday this… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Buying and celebrating comics

  By John Freeman on February 26, 2012

  Concluding Panel Borders month of radio shows looking at non practitioners’ love of comics, Alex Fitch talks to auctioneer Lon Allen of Heritage Comics and Collectables in Texas, the company that last week began the auction of two thirds of… Read More ›

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