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• Happy Birthday 2000AD! From lettering droid Richard Starkings

  By John Freeman on 7 February 2012

  Name: Richard Starkings Blog or web site: www.hipflask.com Currently working on: Elephantmen #38, 40 & 41, Elephantmen volume 5: Devilish Functions First memory of 2000AD? I remember seeing the cover of #61 in a stack of 2000ADs my brother —… Read More ›

• Rich Johnston and BOOM! Studios to Parody The Avengers

  By John Freeman on 7 February 2012

  A fundamentalist Islamic terrorist codenamed The Iron Muslim, the world’s leading for-profit deity ScienTHORlogy, and Captain American Idol, a reality TV star thawed out from the 1940s: Avengefuls Assemble! This April, Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston parodies Marvel’s The Avengers in four… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Kev Hopgood

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2012

  Kev has fond memories for the first Cursed Earth saga Name: Kev Hopgood  Blog or web site: www.kevhopgood.demon.co.uk  Currently working on: A graphic novel for a French educational publisher called “Liverpool Rocks”. Lawless with writer Ferg Handley for Strip Magazine…. Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Michael Carroll

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2012

  Name: Michael CarrollWeb site:www.michaelowencarroll.com Currently working on: The seventh novel in the Quantum Prophecy series of Young Adult superhero adventures (www.quantumprophecy.com). The sixth novel – Stronger – will be published in June. More Judge Dredd stories. Other stuff that I’m… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Mike White

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2012

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of veteran comic artist Mike White, probably best known to readers of downthetubes for his art on Roy of the Rovers, Commando, 2000 AD and strips such as “Hell’s Highway” and “Kids Rule OK” for… Read More ›

• Call for Papers for third ‘Transitions’ comic conference in November

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2012

  Transitions is a one-day symposium promoting new research and multi-disciplinary academic study of comics, comix, manga, bande dessinée and other forms of sequential art, now in its third year, with the next event taking place as part of Comica 2012… Read More ›

• Bastien Vivès’ Polina set for UK publication next year

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2012

   Bastien Vivès’ Polina (due to be published by Jonathan Cape in the UK in June 2013) was awarded l’Association des critiques de Bandes Dessinées at this year’s Angoulême International Comics Festival. Polina recounts the joys and torments of a young Russian ballerina in the world… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday 2000AD! From art droid Jon Haward

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2012

  Slaine by Jon Haward Name: Jon Haward Blog or web site: hawardarthouse.blogspot.com  and www.jonhawardart.com Currently working on: Art directing Hamlet the graphic novel for Classical Comics, drawing Slaine for Zarjaz magazine just recently finished art duties on Tales of the… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Simon Guerrier

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2012 • ( 1 )

  Name: Simon Guerrier Blog or web site: http://0tralala.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’m writing lots of silly AAAGH! strips for Doctor Who Adventures (art by Brian Williamson) and have just written 100% Awesomes, a superhero comic for use in classrooms to… Read More ›

• Soaring Penguin catches the Undertow

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2012

  British indie publisher Soaring Penguin Books has just published its first book of 2012 – Undertow by Ellen Lindner. Set amidst the chaos of a summer weekend at Coney Island, Undertow tells the story of Rhonda, a girl suddenly overwhelmed… Read More ›

• Autism Education Trust creates ‘Awesome’ superheroes

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  A new set of comic book characters, The 100% Awesomes, has been created by Doctor Who Adventures and Blake’s 7 audio adventures writer Simon Guerrier for the Autism Education Trust to promote awareness of difference and autism. The superhero characters… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Gordon Rennie

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  Name: Gordon Rennie Currently working on: Dept of Monsterology, Absalom, Aquila, Judge Dredd, Robert Burns: Witch Hunter, Big Finish Doctor Who audio plays. Computer game stuff. First memory of 2000AD?I was there from Prog 1 (minus a wander off into… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Rufus Dayglo

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  Name: Rufus Dayglo, artdroid Tumblr: http://rufusdayglo.tumblr.com/Blog: http://rufusdayglo.blogspot.com/Web: solidgolddeathmask.com/ Currently working on: I’m working on my new creator owned series Solid Gold Death Mask, which you’ll be able to get free from the website, solidgolddeathmask.com/, so bookmark it now! I’m also… Read More ›

• Classic images captured in new jigsaws

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  Children of the late 1950s and early 60s who eagerly awaited birthdays and Christmas in the hope of receiving a fast paced Scalextric or iconic Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 are in for a real treat with the launch… Read More ›

• Call for Papers: From Akira to Žižek: Comics and Contemporary Cultural Theory

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  Papers are now being invited for the academic comics tome Studies in Comics (volume 3.2).   Guest editor Tony Venezia tell us this special issue – sub-titled From Akira to Žižek: Comics and Contemporary Cultural Theory –  seeks to provide a forum for new articulations between… Read More ›

• The Trial of Dennis the Menace: More Details

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2012

  

  We mentioned this before as part of a longer post but it is worth mentioning again by itself. The new children’s musical The Trial of Dennis the Menace will be taking place in London’s Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room over the… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Searching comics with DJ Food

  By Alex Fitch on 2 February 2012

  Starting a month of Panel Borders radio shows about non practitioners’ love for comics, guest presenter Robin Warren talks to musician and 2000AD fan  Strictly Kev about collaborating with Henry Flint on the artwork for his new LP The Search… Read More ›

• Invasion Alerts and Commando Cooks!

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2012

  Here’s the latest Commando war comics on sale now in all good UK newsagents and for iPad and iPhone… Commando No 4467 – Invasion AlertStory: Mac MacDonald Art: Carlos Pino Cover: Carlos Pino It was a dark and stormy night… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From former Tharg, Andy Diggle

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2012

  Name:Andy Diggle  Web site: www.andydiggle.comTwitter: www.twitter.com/andydiggle  Currently working on: Six Guns (for Marvel) with Davide Gianfelice – currently on sale; Rogue Trooper (2000AD) with Colin Wilson – a “What If?” one-off for the 35th birthday prog, February 2012; a creator… Read More ›

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

  By John Freeman on 2 February 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 ›

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