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• Strip! – Cartoons in Classrooms

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2009 • ( 1 )

  In the last of this month’s shows looking at the use of comics in education, the Strip! radio show, broadcast on Resonance FM and now available as a podcast, have interviews with a variety of practitioners and tutors with an… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Mike Collins Draws New Who, Harker, Alternative Press News…

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2009

  Some quick, short items today, as I’m immersed in some research for Titan and other things… • A slew of updates from ever busy comics artist Mike Collins, which are mostly Doctor Who related, including an original graphic novel for… Read More ›

• Simon Mackie: Positively Christmas

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2009

  downthetubes gets a lot of eCards, and we put all the artist contributuons here on Flickr, because we can’t think of anywhere else to display them. But this year Simon Mackie has again outdone others with a whole Christmas-inspired comic… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Warms Up Winter (Volume 22 Number 4, Winter 2009)

  By John Freeman on December 18, 2009

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times (Volume 22 Number 4, Winter 2009) is now available from the Eagle Society, wrapped in this cheery winter scene that illustrated an article titled ‘He wants to be a Postman’ from the Christmas issue… Read More ›

• Fractal Friction springs from love of 2000AD

  By John Freeman on December 17, 2009

  A number of long-time fans of 2000AD have banded together to launch Fractal Friction, an online collaborative storytelling venture, a story that starts when a man turns up for a job interview only for it to lead to something altogether… Read More ›

• Mirabalis Christmas Ghost Story is an Online Gem

  By John Freeman on December 15, 2009

  We plugged the Mirabilis team’s free-to-download Year of Wonders PDF comic just yesterday, but we’re so knocked out by the Henry James-styled Christmas ghost story that we’re urging you all to head over and grab your own copy – described… Read More ›

• British Comic Creator Interviews on SciFiPulse

  By John Freeman on December 15, 2009

  Longtime downthetubes readers know this site trades news items with the superb science fiction TV, film and genre site SciFiPulse, but what with recent holidays here in the tubes, we’ve missed some of their coverage of British comics. So here’s… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Death’s Head, Poot, Chattyman and a Christmas Competition

  By John Freeman on December 15, 2009

  • Death’s Head is back! And not some Johnny-Come-Lately Death’s Head II or III, or even the bit-on-the-small-side Version I, the result of an encounter with the good Doctor and his TARDIS. No, Marvel’s new S.W.O.R.D. title features everyone’s favourite… Read More ›

• SciFi Art Now book gets green light

  By John Freeman on December 14, 2009

  ILEX Books have given the green light to SciFi Art Now, a book project assembling outstanding examples of the very best in science fiction art, which is being edited by downthetubes webmaster John Freeman. John hopes plenty of illustrators from… Read More ›

• The Really Heavy Greatcoat Review of the Year 2009

  By John Freeman on December 13, 2009

  

  Yes – a new Really Heavy Greatcoat! Longtime downthetubes readers will know the Greatcoat strip was the joint creation of myself and Nick Miller back in 1987 (more info here), but what with other work commitments and the assumed demise… Read More ›

• Road of Courage film in the works

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009

  A film adaptation of the life of Christ inspired by The Road of Courage, a strip that first appeared in Eagle in the 1960s, is apparently in production. Re-titled Jerusalem A.D., the project, based on the illustrations of Frank Hampson,… Read More ›

• Christmas Commandos!

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009

  Here’s the latest Commando intelligence, courtesy of DC Thomson. These titles went on sale today, 10 December… Commando 4251: Deadly Despatches Story by Norman Adams Art and cover by Keith Page At the end of the 19th Century our intrepid… Read More ›

• In Review: Misty Comic Special

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009 • ( 3 )

  

  What It Is: Not to be confused with the Egmont WH Smiths special released recently, this is an entirely new fan-produced title published by the official Misty web site, comprising all-new strips by a wide range of creators including 2000AD… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Marvel Fun, Arthur Ranson, IndieManga and Look and Learn

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009 • ( 1 )

  • Our thanks this week to the fab British Comic Art blog, for spotting Dan Dare, Mekon and Dalek on the cover of Fantastic Four 573; artist Alan Davis is of course a master of dropping in such characters into… Read More ›

• More V for Vendetta Art to Aid Cartoon Classroom on eBay

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009 • ( 1 )

  A second batch of David Lloyd V For Vendetta illustrations are now on eBay in support of the Cartoon Classroom project, which aims to serve libraries, schools, colleges and museums by directing them to creators who teach in these specialised… Read More ›

• 2000AD Christmas Special on the Way

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009

  The yuletide season is upon us again, and Tharg the Mighty One is making sure all Earthlets have a very happy Christmas with another 100-page special. Prog 2010 goes on sale 16th December 2009, priced £4.20, and features a stunning… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks

  By John Freeman on December 10, 2009

  A daft video for the day, re-spotted by SF author Paul Macauley and re-tweeted by Matthew Badham…

• Geek Syndicate Auctions All-Star Superman Art for Charity

  By John Freeman on December 8, 2009

  Comics and scifi podcast site Geek Syndicate has launched a charity auction that will include some unique comic art and other collectables, to help an eight-year-girl after the sudden and untimely death of her father, a loyal supporter of the… Read More ›

• Starscape Launches Ouija: Heartstrings

  By John Freeman on December 8, 2009

  Indie publisher Starscape has just published Starscape Presents: OUIJA: Heartstrings, written by Gary Simpson (Dead, 2000AD, RedEye) with art by Tim Youlden. Described as a comic for fans of Hellblazer or Ghost Rider, the 28-page title introduces Sebastian, someone who… Read More ›

• Busting with Nostalgia!

  By John Freeman on December 8, 2009

  With the release of a Buster Special imminent, former sub-editor Dez Skinn has just posted this 1970s image of the editorial team online. Pictured looking like something straight out of Life on Mars but with comics are the staff of… Read More ›

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