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• Hi-Ex 2011 Cancelled

  By Jeremy Briggs on 7 September 2010

  Bad news from Scotland this evening: the organisers of the popular annual Highlands comics convention Hi-Ex have announced that there will not be one in 2011. “There’s no easy way of saying this, so we’ll just come right out with… Read More ›

• Showcasing Liam Sharp on YouTube

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2010 • ( 2 )

  SciFi Art Now contributor Liam Sharp – whose credits across many comics and publishing projects – including Gears of War and Death’s Head II, which I was editor of – are legion. Now, Liam’s put together an impressive showcase of… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Bill McConkey

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2010

  

  Mechanical Heart by Bill McConkey The format of SciFi Art Now – out this October – is such that it promotes the art of the creators, but there’s not much room to tell you more about them and their work…. Read More ›

• Dave Hughes Morecambe-based Comic published for iPad

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2010

  

  Lancaster cartoonist Dave Hughes comic story Thomas Wogan is Dead (reviewed here on British comics news site downthetubes) is now available to read on Apple’s iPad. Set in Morecambe and the hereafter, this quirky comic tale from one of our… Read More ›

• Aces High! Commando celebrates the Battle of Britain

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2010 • ( 1 )

  The latest batch of titles from DC Thomson features the first three books in Commando’s six-book ‘Aces High’ salute to the RAF on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Editor Calum Laird commissioned two brand new stories and… Read More ›

• Morecambe-based Comic published for iPad

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2010

  We’re pleased to report that Lancaster cartoonist David Hughes comic story Thomas Wogan is Dead, first reviewed on downthetubes last year, is now available to read on Apple’s iPad. This is British publishers Tabella Publishing‘s first ebook on Apple’s iPad… Read More ›

• Space Robots and Zombie Robots take over Peter Scott Gallery

  By John Freeman on 6 September 2010

  As a comic artist, games designer and animator, it’s logical that when Lancaster-based Adam York Gregory was given some gallery space at Lancaster University’s Peter Scott Gallery, he’d dissect and reanimate a dead computer as part of an interactive installation…. Read More ›

• 2011 British Comic Events Update

  By John Freeman on 5 September 2010

  As the British International Comic Show and London MCM Expo draw ever nearer, a quick reminder that Britain’s longest-running comics event – the Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo – has also started to promote its next gathering. Again… Read More ›

• Dutch Don Lawrence Art Exhibition Announced

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2010 • ( 1 )

  Nothing is more beautiful than the original, and the art of Trigan Empire artist Don Lawrence is certainly that. Now, there’s a rare chance to view a huge range of his work, all offered for sale, coming up – but… Read More ›

• Panel Borders Live: Gleaming the Silver Surfer

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2010

  As part of a fund raising night to support London radio station Resonance FM, themed around the subject of silver, Alex Fitch will be talking to comic book writer and novelist Simon Spurrier about the Marvel comics character the Silver… Read More ›

• Violent Reaches 18 – and is still kicking

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2010

  Issue 18 of Longtime indie comics publisher Jay Eales anthology Violent! is now available to download here for absolutely nothing. “There are no celebrities on the cover, I’m afraid,” warns Jay, “Unless you count artist Kev Levell’s homage to Carlos… Read More ›

• Panel Borders Pins down Chris Claremont on creating Captain Britain

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2010

  Comic book creator Chris Claremont at the November 2008 Big Apple Convention in Manhattan. Photo: Luigi Novi Starting a new series of the UK’s only weekly radio show about comics, now under a new (old) name, Panel Borders has a… Read More ›

• STRIP Magazine publishers at British International Comic Show

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2010 • ( 3 )

  Print Media Productions, publishers of the upcoming monthly STRIP Magazine, have confirmed they will be exhibiting at the British International Comic Show. Publisher Ivo Milicevic, whose Bosnian comic titles include Strip, Metal Hurlant and science fiction title Plavi, will be… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 2000 AD, Posy Simmonds, Radio 4 and comics events too!

  By John Freeman on 1 September 2010

  To celebrate the release of Prog 1700 of 2000AD, fan Jason Garrattley is posting ‘…a week of rare bits and pieces from the archives (well, some old fanzines from the loft) from some of the cornerstone creators of the magazines’… Read More ›

• 2010 proving a busy year for artist Duncan Long

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2010

  

  SciFi Art Now artist Duncan Long reports that, despite the economic downturn he’s been keeping busy, with many self-publishing authors and small presses realizing that in order to compete with big presses, a quality cover illustration is key. Something other… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Nemons

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2010

  

  The format of SciFi Art Now – out this October – is such that it promotes the art of the creators, but there’s not much room to tell you more about them and their work. We’re publishing interviews with creators… Read More ›

• In Review: Clint Issue 1 – does it "Kick Ass"?

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2010

  (Updated 31/8/10, added other review links): After months of speculation about what Titan Magazines new British anthology title Clint might feature, the magazine itself is finally out in the wild, backed by an impressive promotional campaign on the web, which… Read More ›

• Competition Seeks Illustrator to Bring Cleveleys’ ‘Mythic Coastline’ to Life

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2010

  Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›

• Competition Seeks Illustrator to Bring Cleveleys’ ‘Mythic Coastline’ to Life

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2010

  Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›

• British Comics Sales Figures – a quick snapshot

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2010

  How healthy is the UK comics market? With fierce debate raging among British fans about whether titles like Titan’s CLINT, the brainchild of Mark Millar, will be a success, here’s a rundown of some of Britain’s comic sales on the… Read More ›

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