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• Crucible: Beloc of Quelth – Colour Notes

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2011

  

  Here’s another of Smuzz’ Colour Guides for one of the main ‘Crucible’ characters. The amount of work he’s putting into these is, frankly, a bit gob-smacking – and his colouring notes for pages of the strip are often so thought-provoking… Read More ›

• Mirabilis: Year of Wonders advance copies go on sale

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2011

  

  Advance copies of Print Media Productions hardcover edition of Mirabilis: Year of Wonders – Winter Book 1 are now on sale exclusively from First Age Comics, Lancaster. A huge graphic novel project by Dave Morris and Leo Hartas, Mirabilis is… Read More ›

• X-Men First Class arrives in UK Cinemas

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2011 • ( 1 )

  X-Men First Class, which was mostly shot in the UK, arrives in cinemas here next week (1st June) and here’s a trailer for the film, courtesy of the distributors. Set in the 1960s and focusing on the relationship between Professor… Read More ›

• Don’t be a mug – obey the law!

  By John Freeman on 27 May 2011

  A top-quality mug lovingly wrapped in classic Judge Dredd artwork from one of the greats of 2000 AD – the latest merchandise from The House of Tharg is perfect for sitting back and sipping your synthi-caff! This limited edition Mega-City… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Small Press Soundtracks

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2011

  Continuing radio show Panel Borders month of shows about the crossover between music and comics, Alex Fitch talks to the creators of a couple of small press publications which feature music in their stories and contain a soundtrack to listen… Read More ›

• Phoenix Comic post Submission Guidelines

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2011

  The Phoenix Comic – the new weekly comic springing from the ashes of The DFC – has just updated its website and also published its submission guidelines, which we’re running here in full. Launching in January 2012, the team say… Read More ›

• Army Museum goes Commando

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2011

  

  Scenes of action and adventure will fill the walls of the National Army Museum as ‘Draw Your Weapons: The Art of Commando Comics’, their newest exhibition, kicks off on Thursday 1st September 2011. This colourful and dynamic exhibition explores the… Read More ›

• Will you help bring back Captain Clevedon?

  By John Freeman on 26 May 2011

  Comics artist and writer Kev F Sutherland, whose credits include The Beano, Doctor Who Adventures, Match and others, is looking for an artist, or artists, to help him finish a comic that’s been lying dormant for a number of years…. Read More ›

• In Review: Betelgeuse – The Survivors, The Caves and The Other

  By Jeremy Briggs on 26 May 2011

  The Worlds of Aldebaran series, written illustrated and coloured by Leo (Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira), continues on from the original Aldebaran arc with the five album sequence of Betelgeuse published over four books by Cinebook. With the narrator character of… Read More ›

• Quitely does it – New X-Men artist latest Expo guest

  By John Freeman on 25 May 2011

  Renowned comic book artist Frank Quitely will be joining the hundreds of top comic artists and writers assembling at MCM Expo’s famous Comic Village this weekend. Best known for his collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as New X-Men,… Read More ›

• Commando storms Stalingrad with latest issues

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2011

  

  Here’s the latest Commando titles now on sale in all good newsagents, featuring the work of creators such as Alan Hebden, Ian Kennedy and Ferg Handley. Commando has a new Facebook page and they’re running a poll to find your… Read More ›

• 2D Preps for Take-Off

  By John Freeman on 24 May 2011

  The cream of the world’s comic talent will touch down in Derry/Londonderry next week for 2D, the Northern Ireland Comics Festival. The free event – hosted annually by the Verbal Arts Centre – runs from 2nd – 4th June and… Read More ›

• In Review: Aldebaran – The Catastrophe, The Group and The Creature

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 May 2011

  Aldebaran: The Catastrophe published by Cinebook was one of the very first reviews that I did on downthetubes some two years ago. It published the first two French albums of the Aldebaran segment of The Worlds Of Aldebaran series in… Read More ›

• Read West, Young Man (and Woman)…

  By John Freeman on 20 May 2011

  by Matthew Badham – cross-posted here and on the Forbidden Planet blog with full permission. Read the original version here West, by Andrew Cheverton and Tim Keable, is one of my favourite indie comics. It’s the story of Jerusalem West,… Read More ›

• Alan Moore, Storyteller

  By John Freeman on 20 May 2011

  downthetubes has just received an advance copy of Alan Moore, Storyteller by Gary Spencer Millidge — and it’s simply stunning. We’ll be posting a review of this gorgeous-looking book nearer publication date, but the book, published by ILEX, is the… Read More ›

• Wasted ends print edition with Issue 8, going digital

  By John Freeman on 20 May 2011

  A quick reminder that the latest issue of adult comic WASTED is out now featuring  a stellar line up of talent including Kelly Jones, Mark Buckingham, Jason Brashill, Norm Breyfogle, John Wagner and Cam Kennedy. Sadly, the WASTED team tell… Read More ›

• Frank Hampson Dan Dare art in latest Compal Auction

  By John Freeman on 18 May 2011

  Dan Dare original colour artwork by Frank Hampson for Eagle Vol. 7 No. 41 1956. Rogue Planet story. Like many Dan Dare cover artworks from the Hampson studio this board had some panels re-configurated to fit the format for publication… Read More ›

• Caption goes austere for 2011

  By John Freeman on 17 May 2011

  Caption, the longest running comic convention in the UK is back for 2011, celebrating small press and indie press comics. This year’s theme is Austerity, as the organisers thought this might be appropriate to the current climate in the UK…. Read More ›

• Thundercats Returns to British Comics

  By John Freeman on 17 May 2011 • ( 1 )

  Hot on the heels of news that Disney have issued an edict that Panini UK can no longer originate Marvel superhero comic strip comes word that the company has grabbed the rights to a title where new comics are almost… Read More ›

• I went to the Bristol Comic Expo and all I got was These Great Comics…

  By John Freeman on 17 May 2011 • ( 1 )

  My ‘haul’ included The Only Good Dalek, an intriguing preview from Corvus Press, and FCBD books thanks to Diamond The Bristol International Comic Expo this year wasn’t the weekend I was expecting, largely because of woes caused by French strikers… Read More ›

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