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• Things that make editors happy…

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2011

  

  You see, this is what makes being an editor fun (sometimes)… bribes from artists! Of course, I did have to enter MacFormat and Men’s Health illustrator Bill McConkey‘s 1980s Classic Last Supper Movie Quiz first. I’m not sure if it’s… Read More ›

• Titan Books lands Avatar Press distribution rights for the UK

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2011

  Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martinwill be distributed in the UK by Titan Books Titan Books has announced it is partnering with Avatar Press, the highly regarded independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen,… Read More ›

• Dredd movie release date set for September 2012

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2011

  Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. Via IM Global (with thanks to Everything Comes Back to 2000AD): Variety is reporting that the release date for the Judge Dredd movie – titled simply Dredd – starring Karl Urban as 21st September 2012…. Read More ›

• Diesel launches Only the Brave Captain America fragrance

  By John Freeman on 21 July 2011

  Well, Parliament has wound up for the summer and it’s time for the traditional ‘silly season’ of stories, as the news media scrabble for stories to fill both print and electronic pages. We just didn’t think things would start here… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Infamous Games and Comics

  By John Freeman on 21 July 2011

  Continuing the Panel Borders radio show’s month of shows about the crossover between games and comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer Pat Mills about the series of seven online comic strips he’s written to accompany the release of the new… Read More ›

• Ghostly Commando set to haunt your newsagents!

  By John Freeman on 21 July 2011

  Here’s the latest issues of Commando, on sale today in all good newsagents, featuring some great new stories and a classic ghost story, drawn by John Ridgway. Commando 4411: Double Vision!Story: Mac MacDonald Art: Carlos Pino Cover Art: Carlos Pino… Read More ›

• You can’t flush this web comic away…

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  Comic creator Gordon Robertson has just launchd a new web comic inspired by a very personal story. Provocatively titled Arse Cancer, “it’s not just a catchy title,” says Gordon. “A year ago I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. I was… Read More ›

• British indie comic anthology Vanguard debuts

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  Comic creator Dirk van Dom and a few others from the 2000 AD forums have put together their own anthology title – Vanguard – and issue 1 is now on sale. Vanguard features four (would be) on-going serials, written by… Read More ›

• londonprintstudio offers five internships in comics for 21-25 year olds

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  Al Davison at a londonprintstudio comic workshop Do you enjoy telling tall tales or scribbling stories? Do you love reading graphic novels, comics or picture books? Then look no further – londonprintstudio is offering five carefully chosen 21-25 year olds… Read More ›

• Com.x Announces ‘Babble’

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  Indie British and US publisher Com.x has announced the impending publication of Babble, a project from writer Lee Robson, illustrated by Bryan Coyle, who are perhaps best known for their contributions to ace indie title FutureQuake and the Accent Press… Read More ›

• Games awards event set to attract top talent to Brighton

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  While downthetubes focus is British comics, we’re aware that many creators do work for the games industry, so readers might be interested in the upcoming Develop Industry Excellence Awards in Brighton tomorrow (20th July). Over 550 top designers, programmers, artists… Read More ›

• London AnimeCon preps for take-off

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2011

  Time’s running out to sign up in advance for London Anime Con, an epic 18+ anime and gaming convention that includes some manga programming of over a thousand people, taking place 30th – 31st July at the Rocket Complex on… Read More ›

• Starscape Online launches new Storypaper

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2011

  Longtime British indie publisher and comic creator Chris Smillie has announced the launch of the Starscape storypaper, just part of his comic projects that can be found at Starscape Online. With a cover from 2000 AD artist Alex Ronald, the… Read More ›

• Eagles Initiative talent competition axed due to low number of entries

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2011

  Organisers of the Eagles Initiative talent competition, launched last year, have abandoned this year’s competition. The Eagles Initiative was launched in May 2010 as an independent offshoot of the Eagle Awards (see news story) to find and promote new creators… Read More ›

• Crucible – More teasing….

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2011

  

  Behind the scenes on this project I’m happy to report we have three episodes drawn and part four scripted: the story runs to eight episodes in total and looks like it will be around 56 pages in length – maybe… Read More ›

• Comics Scotland: The Team Girl Collective

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2011

  

  The Team Girl Collective, who now consist of upwards of twenty female writers and artists, have been making a name for themselves recently, not just with their small press Team Girl Comic which is now on its third issue, but… Read More ›

• Liam Sharp announces new digital comic project

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2011

  Treatment by and © Dave Gibbons (with thanks to Matt Badham for the spot): Comic creator Liam Sharp and Ben Wolstenholme, founding member and CEO of Moving Brands, are teaming up with creators such as Dave Gibbons and to launch… Read More ›

• In Review: Eagles Over The Western Front Volume 2

  By John Freeman on 14 July 2011 • ( 1 )

  Bear Alley Books continue their Eagles Over The Western Front reprints from Look and Learn magazine with the second of three volumes that will combine into the entire run of the strip written by Trigan Empire’s Mike Butterworth with black… Read More ›

• Brit Comic Creators Abroad: Who’s at San Diego?

  By John Freeman on 13 July 2011

  (Updated 16 July): British comic publishers and creators will be making their presence felt at the San Diego Comic Con (21st – 24th July), including Com.X, 2000 AD publishers Rebellion and many more. Plus, you can expect many Brit creators… Read More ›

• In Review: Commando – Tally Ho!

  By John Freeman on 13 July 2011

  After fifty years of publication Commando has quite possibly had its highest public profile ever over the last few years due largely to the success of the large flexi-covered reprint books published by Carlton. These shelf bending doorstops contain 10… Read More ›

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