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• New Doctor Who a "Half Witted Clown"

  By John Freeman on 13 April 2010

  With new Doctor Who Matt Smith now on our screens, reaction to this latest regeneration seems to have been generally positive. But to hear a new Doctor described as a “pantomime character” or “a looney” may come as a surprize…. Read More ›

• Commando Goes Fornightly

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2010

  If you’re looking for the first four new Commandos released for the first half of April, you’d better be quick. The next batch will be out on 22nd April as publishers DC Thomson have had their sale dates brought forward…. Read More ›

• Dan Dare Film: Latest News

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2010 • ( 2 )

  (UPDATED: Steve Holland over on Bear Alley has discovered the mentioned Cinemas-Online item about a possible Dan Dare film is not a new item about the project – it was first posted in 2005. The story below has been updated… Read More ›

• Meet Gerry Anderson

  By John Freeman on 12 April 2010

  

  A special signing announced

• Happy Birthday, Peter O’Donnell – 90 Today

  By John Freeman on 11 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  (With thanks to David Westaway): Happy Birthday today to veteran British comics creator Peter O’Donnell on attaining his 90th birthday today (11th April). Born in 1920 in Lewisham, Peter, who began writing professionally at 16, is, of course, most famous… Read More ›

• Another New Comics Reid-er

  By John Freeman on 9 April 2010

  Our congratulations from all here at downthetubes go out to artist Graeme Neil Reid and his wife Catriona on the arrival of their new baby girl, Lucy Anne, born on Thursday 8 April and weighing in at 8lbs 1oz. After… Read More ›

• What is Sci-Fi Art Now?

  By John Freeman on 8 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  SciFi Art Now is a book I’ve edited under the direction of UK publishers ILEX. It will be published in October and features a wide range of art from both established and new artists from across the globe. Top science… Read More ›

• 60th anniversary of Eagle – Part One

  By Richard Sheaf on 7 April 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Richard Sheaf celebrates 60 years of the groundbreaking boys comic

• Starkings’ Elephantmen stampede to silver screen

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2010

  Elephantmen, the creation of former Marvel UK Managing Editor Richard Starkings and Chief Tiger of Comicraft and publishing house Active Images, has been optioned as a movie. Comic Book Resources reports that Richard announced that his creator-owned series Elephantmen has… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Celebrates 60 Years

  By John Freeman on 7 April 2010

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times (Volume 23 Number One) is now available from the Eagle Society and, naturally enough, is an issue dedicated to the impending 60th anniversary of The Eagle on 14th April. The issue includes an examination… Read More ›

• General Jumbo in latest Classics from the Comics

  By John Freeman on 6 April 2010

  The latest issue of DC Thomson’s Classics from the Comics went on sale a few days back, but we’re still playing holiday catch up so this is the first opportunity we’ve had to give it a plug. The 68-page retro… Read More ›

• UniComics Festival celebrates 2000AD, Eagle

  By John Freeman on 5 April 2010

  A new Comics Festival at the University of Hertfordshire later this month will be celebrating some of the best of British comics, with a great line up of events that include appearances by the likes of Dave Gibbons, Pat Mills,… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Hi-Ex 2010

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Jeremy Briggs reports from the Highlands…

• John’s a Record Breaker!

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2010

  Congratulations to downthetubes’ head honcho John Freeman on becoming a Guiness Record Breaker! Doctor Who Magazine has been named the Longest Running Magazine Based on a Television Series. John edited 49 issues of DWM from 1988 t0 1992. He was… Read More ›

• John Hicklenton: A Tribute by Pat Mills

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Pat Mills looks back at the career of the extraordinarily talented John Hicklenton, who sadly passed away on Friday 19th March 2010. Best known for his brutal, visceral work on flagship 2000AD characters like Judge Dredd (in particular “Heavy Metal Dredd”) and Nemesis the Warlock during… Read More ›

• Garth Ennis’ Battlefields

  By John Freeman on 1 April 2010

  

  While we’re primarily a British comics news site our remit does often cover the work being done by British comic creators beyond our shores – and one title that recently caught our attention, very belatedly, is Garth Ennis’ Battlefields project… Read More ›

• Ministry of Space discounted

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2010

  Warren Ellis’ and Chris Weston’s wonderfully retro Ministry of Space is available for a limited time from Forbidden Planet International for £5.39 – that’s 40 percent off the usual price. This is the 2009 paperback edition – 96 glorious pages…. Read More ›

• Plum action in Commando!

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2010

  

  New issues of DC Thomson’s war comic digest Commando are now on sale now… got get ’em! Commando 4279: Too Many Heroes Previously No 2590 from 1992 Story: Ian Clark Inside Art: Salmeron Cover: Ian Kennedy With three older brothers… Read More ›

• Tim Perkins interviewed on the BBC

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2010

  

  (Via Blimey! It’s a Blog About Comics): Animation expert, comics creator and comics teacher Tim Perkins was interviewed on the John Gillmore show on BBC Lancashire this week, talking about his work and comics in general. “We had some great… Read More ›

• Titan Books to publish Classic Bible Stories from The Eagle

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Coming in 2010: a collection of Frank Hampson’s Road of Courage from Titan Books

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