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• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Arthur Ranson

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Mazeworld, written by Alan Grant, drawn by Arthur Ranson Name: Arthur Ranson Website, with blogs: www.arthurranson.com/ Present work: Rather recklessly I have recently commenced producing in Paint software a ‘comic’ – Sirius. An Intergalactic Adventure – appearing on my web-site…. Read More ›

• Tartan Bucket Prize Winning Strip In The New Beano

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2012

  About this time last year the Dundee University Humanities Department, in conjunction with DC Thomson, launched the Tartan Bucket Prize competition to create, write and illustrate a new Beano and Dandy style children’s humour comic strip. At the conclusion of… Read More ›

• Hogan, Parkhouse on regular ‘Resident Alien’ title for Dark Horse

  By John Freeman on February 2, 2012

  US publisher Dark Horse has commissioned British creative duo Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse to bring their epic Dark Horse Presents tale of an alien hero named Harry to a fully fledged series! beginning with Resident Alien #0 in April. In Resident Alien,… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Garth Ennis

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2012

  Name: Garth Ennis Blog or web site: No blog, no website. Currently working on: Working on The Boys, Battlefields (and other war stories), Nick Fury, Dicks III, Crossed, some more stuff still on the secret list. First memory of 2000AD?… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Alan Grant

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2012

  Name: Alan Grant Blog or web site:  Check out www.2000adonline.com for Alan’s numerous 2000AD creditsCurrently working on:  I’ve just finished Part 5 of the new 6-part Cadet Anderson series, Algol; hopefully, the villain of the piece will re-emerge from the… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD!

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2012

  2000AD celebrates its 35th birthday this month its official birthday is 26th February, with Judge Dredd following one week later. Here at downthetubes we would like to wish the title – and everyone who has worked on it down the… Read More ›

• londonprintstudio Comic Workshops continue

  By John Freeman on February 1, 2012

  Comics interns at the londonprintstudio, funded by the John Lyon’s Charity are still running free comic workshops tailored towards 16-20 year olds, as a youth project. Working under the mentor-ship of artist Karrie Fransman, the project is also offering the… Read More ›

• Crucible debuts in May in STRIP Magazine

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2012

  

• STRIP Magazine overseas subscriptions, news stand plans

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Non-UK subscriptions to Strip Magazine are now available online at www.printmediaproductions.com. Previously, the only ways for non-UK comic fans to get the Print Media Productions-published title was via mail order from comic shops, or by purchasing the iPad edition, co-published… Read More ›

• Comic Village Kicks Off 2012 with Double Midlands Dates

  By John Freeman on January 31, 2012

  MCM Expo’s acclaimed Comic Village hits the road again this year, giving fans across the country the chance to check out the latest works by home-grown indie comics creators. The first stop of 2012 is the popular Midlands Comic Con… Read More ›

• Bear Alley Books Presents CL Doughty

  By John Freeman on January 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Cecil Langley Doughty is not a familiar artist, even to those of us who regularly write about the history of British comics, but Steve Holland is planning to change all that with Pages From History: Illustrated By CL Doughty, the… Read More ›

• Team Girl Comic Issue 4 Now Available

  By John Freeman on January 29, 2012

  The fourth issue of the Glasgow based Team Girl Comic is now available featuring twelve different artists presenting fifteen short comic strips. This issue sees the return of Jude Stoo, Claire Yvette and Jessica Hatcher and has first appearances from… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Phoenix, Jamie Smart, Commando and The Broons

  By John Freeman on January 28, 2012 • ( 2 )

  It has been a while since we have had a Tube Surf so… The Phoenix had a bumpier than expected take-off when their distribution deal through Waitrose supermarkets left many potential readers puzzled when no Waitrose had copies of the… Read More ›

• John McCrea takes on Mars Attacks! project

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2012

  US publisher IDW Publishing and Topps have announces multiple Eisner Award-winning creative team for Mars Attacks, an all-new ongoing comic series based on the fan-favourite Mars Attacks franchise – and STRIP Magazine‘s John McCrea is one part of the line-up…. Read More ›

• MCM and Eagle Awards Debut New Comics Talent Competition

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2012

  For almost a decade the MCM London Comic Con has been a haven for comics, movies, games and anime – and now, together with the Eagle Awards and upcoming Universal Pictures blockbuster Snow White And The Huntsman, they’re looking to… Read More ›

• Cursed Earth Mega-epic kicks off new 2000AD book range

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2012 • ( 3 )

  One of the all-time greatest Judge Dredd stories ever told is returning in a brand new pocket-sized format.The Cursed Earth, the first ‘mega-epic’ featuring the famous Lawman of the Future, is being published in B-format for the first time. A… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Habibi Blankets and Children’s Books

  By John Freeman on January 27, 2012

  Here’s some information on both upcoming and recent Panel Borders radio shows, broadcast on Resonabce FM and online. Concluding the show’s month of looking at biography and autobiography in comics, Alex Fitch talks to the multiple award winning (and Grammy nominated) cartoonist… Read More ›

• Hewlett, Blake, Simmonds at British Library event

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2012

  The Lords of Flatbush by Jamie Hewlett The British Library in London is offering comic fans the opportunity to join a remarkable panel of artists and experts including Quentin Blake, designer and comic artist Jamie Hewlett, satirical cartoonist Martin Rowson… Read More ›

• Eddie Campbell award nomination prompts Dapper John offer

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2012

  As many readers here may already know, ace artist Eddie Campbell has been nominated to receive the Angouleme Festival’s Essential Prize at this year’s festival for his “Alec” work. To celebrate, new digital publisher Panel Nine is selling Eddie Campbell’s Dapper… Read More ›

• Cartoon Museum honours ‘Her Maj’

  By John Freeman on January 25, 2012

  London’s Cartoon Museum will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with a humorous history of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.    Her Maj: 60 Years of Unofficial Portraits of the Queen (1 February – 8 April 2012) will offer a gallery… Read More ›

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