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• Starblazer Covered

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  

  Regular downthetubes readers will recall we published some features about DC Thomson’s much-missed SF digest comic Starblazer on downthetubes some time ago, including a checklist of the title. The section orginally kicked off with a feature by Jeremy Briggs called… Read More ›

• Hoodie Horror from Smith and Bagwell!

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2011

  The Ravenglade Estate is ‘broken Britain’ as its worse. Plagued by ASBO-wielding gangs, boarded-up shops stinking with human despair, scattered with piles of rubbish from a month-long binmen strike – this is the Daily Mail’s worst nightmare. But there are… Read More ›

• Guest Post: Al Ewing Tells you why we should be reading 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2011

  Last month, comics writer Al Ewing (who’s writing a series of increasingly regular reviews and musings for the Travelling Man website) gave the thumbs up to 2000AD, urging readers past and present to give it a try.  With Al’s permission,… Read More ›

• Comic Football sent off

  By John Freeman on 4 October 2011

  (Updated 13:24 4/10/11) We’re sorry to report the demise of Comic Football, the subscription-only title – after just three issues. Subscribers have just received a letter advising of the title’s “temporary suspension” and the return of any subscription money owed… Read More ›

• In the Spotlight: Ron Embleton

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2011 • ( 1 )

  One of our most popular and talented artists, Ron Embleton – whose work is getting major promotion this month over at the Book Palace web site’s Illustration Art Gallery – began drawing as a young boy, at 12 winning a… Read More ›

• Comic workshops part of this year’s Bloomsbury Festival

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2011

  Comic creators Steve Marchant and Sally Kindberg will be on hand to keep kids happy during this year’s Bloomsbury Festival in London. Five years after the first ever Bloomsbury Festival (Friday 21st – Sunday 23rd October, 2011), this annual celebration… Read More ›

• London Super Comic Con ramps up impressive guest list

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2011

  The London Super Comic Convention, announced for February next year (25-26th), is ramping up an impressive guest list, with the likes of US creators George Perez, Howard Chaykin, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Carey, Tony Moore, Bob Layton and more all confirmed… Read More ›

• In Review: Darwin’s Diaries – The Eye Of The Celts

  By Jeremy Briggs on 30 September 2011

  From the writer of the science fiction series Orbital, Sylvain Runberg, comes the start of a new series from Cinebook, Darwin’s Diaries. With art from Eduardo Ocana and colours from Tariq Bellaoui, the first diary entry is The Eye Of… Read More ›

• Panel Borders moves nights, interviews David B, Kid Koala

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2011

  Concluding the Panel Borders radio show’s month of war comics coverage and  four years of broadcasts on Thursday evenings, Alex Fitch talks to French graphic novelist David B about his new book Black Paths, published by SelfMadeHero, which depicts a… Read More ›

• Comics @ Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2011

  The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival have been in touch to let us know about three comics related events taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow in October 2011 as part of their festival. A Day in the Life:… Read More ›

• Edinburgh-based online comic store launched

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2011

  A group of comic fans has launched a new online comic shop which plans to include a specific section for British comics. The Comic Book Store (www.thecomicbookstore.co.uk) say they stock everything from 2000AD to The Walking Dead “and everything in-between”…. Read More ›

• Dundee Comics Day And Commando Art Exhibition

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2011

  

  The fifth annual Dundee Comics Day will be taking place in the Tower Building of Dundee University on Sunday 30 October 2011 as part of the Dundee Literary Festival. This will include the Commando Battlelines exhibition of artwork from DC… Read More ›

• Signup Books Century 21: Menace from Space line-up revealed

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2011

  

  Some great strips lined up for the next Century 21 collection

• Tharg the Mighty meets Dragons’ Den!

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2011

  2000AD has just announced its first official  convention portfolio session in years – culminating in a Dragons’ Den-style show off! 2000AD has teamed up with the annual Thought Bubble convention , which takes place in Leeds in November, to create… Read More ›

• Commando Classics out this week – by Special Request of loyal readers

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2011

  Four new Commandos go on sale tomorrow (Thursday) – a quartet chosen by readers as their best-remembered stories. “There were more than these ‘By Special Request’ suggested (far more!),” editor Calum Laird tells us, “but these came up again and… Read More ›

• In Review: Yakari And The White Fleece

  By Jeremy Briggs on 28 September 2011

  Cinebook publish a wide range of Franco-Belgian bandes dessinees adventure albums that they have translated into English, from the adult themed XIII and Largo Winch to the more “all ages” Clifton and Yoko Tsuno. One of their most junior series… Read More ›

• Forbidden Planet lines up comic signings for October

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2011

  Paul Cornell is part of a triplesigning at FP Bristolon Friday 21st October Forbidden Planet London has lined up a month of great signings for October that includes a number of comic creators. Here’s the gen. All the events below… Read More ›

• Classical Comics goes Chinese!

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2011

  

  (with thanks to Clive Bryant and Jon Haward): Classical Comics adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, Macbeth, is to be re-published in China by its Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, along with a number of other titles from the successful range…. Read More ›

• Will the new Moshi Monsters online channel give magazine further sales boost?

  By John Freeman on 27 September 2011

  Moshi Monsters Magazine – produced by Britain’s Skyjack Publishing for the brand’s owners, Mind Candy – will get a further boost to its already-phenomenal sales with the arrival of Moshi TV, a new online channel. Describing the new channel as… Read More ›

• Adult comic Poot back on the stands

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2011 • ( 1 )

  If you want a magazine that comes out with clockwork regularity but doesn’t have many jokes, buy The Economist. If you want an irregularly-appearing magazine with jokes about flatulence, genitalia, going to the lavatory and other “grown-up” topics, buy Poot! … Read More ›

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