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• Striker Heads Into the Net

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2009

  

  Long-running soccer strip Striker recently came to an end in The Sun – catching many fans by surprize, even though creator Pete Nash had been saying for some time he planned to end the saga. But, after 24 years of… Read More ›

• In Review: Salem Brownstone – All Along the Watchtowers

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2009 • ( 1 )

  The Plot: A sumptuous and rich gothic fantasy following the adventure of Salem Brownstone as he falls into a strange and magical world after the death of his father. As he twists the key and slowly creeps into the grand… Read More ›

• Scottish Dragons In The Crimea

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2009

  Just how far around the world do the words of some blogs get? For Scotch Corner, the Scottish daily art blog, it is the Ukraine. Specifically Bakhchisaray School No. 1 in Crimea, Ukraine. Scotch Corner runs a monthly competition to… Read More ›

• The Avengers Amended

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2009 • ( 1 )

  

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• Comics, science fiction and poetry

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2009

  Next month sees the return of National Poetry Day in the UK, with a theme sure to appeal to comics as well as poetry fans – Heroes and Heroines. To mark the day, the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has… Read More ›

• Copyright: Internet Access Cut Off No Answer, say Greens

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2009

  Europe’s Green Party has stepped into the battle about copyright and piracy, which increasingly affects comics publishing as comics are scanned as soon as they are published and re-distributed free online. Last week, the French National Assembly adopted a modified… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Emma Vieceli, promoting new British Manga

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2009

  Continuing ‘Women in Comics’ month on podcast Panel Borders – and originally broadcast on Resonance FM – this week Alex Fitch talks to Emma Vieceli, illustrator of the Manga Shakespeare adaptations of Hamlet and Much ado about Nothing who has… Read More ›

• Kingdom of Adventure’s 24 Hour Comic Day

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2009 • ( 1 )

  Kingdom Of Adventure, Fife’s comic shop, will be bringing 24 Hour Comics Day to Scotland this October. So far, KoA is one of only two shops taking part in this event in the UK. 24 Hour Comics Day, organised by… Read More ›

• Knights of Pendragon Collection Cover Revealed

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2009 • ( 1 )

  Gary Erskine, the original artist of Marvel UK’s Knights of Pendragon back in the 1990s, has just published this superb cover to Panini UK’s upcoming collection of the strip over on the Scotch Corner Blog. Gary also goes into the… Read More ›

• Countdown to Brit Comics Show Begins

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2009

  A massive gathering of British comic publishers and creators will be showing the public what the indigenous industry has to offer at the Think Tank in Birmingham next weekend for the British International Comics Show. As well as well known… Read More ›

• Latest Commandos – Check!

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2009

  Here’s the latest issues of war comic Commando from DC Thomson, on sale from today, 24 September, to 7th October 2009. Commando can be ordered from your local newsagent or you can subscribe. • Commando 4231: The King’s Cossack (First… Read More ›

• FTL Anthology Back for Thirds

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2009

  Orang Utan Comics has released the third issue of its anthology title Faster Than Light, featuring the work of creators such as Ian Sharman, Valerio Giangiordano, Simon Wyatt, Ashley Soltis and Jeff Balke. Indie publisher OUC’s flagship anthology series, FTL… Read More ›

• Terry-Thomas Bio Released in Paperback

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2009

  The first biography of comedian Terry-Thomas – considered by some to be the inspiration for Captain Britain villain Mad Jim Jaspers and who made frequent British comics appearances – has just been released in paperback by Aurum Press, also publishers… Read More ›

• Comics International Not Dead, Says Publisher

  By John Freeman on September 23, 2009

  Peter Boyce, publisher of Comics International, has categorically denied the long-running magazine has been cancelled, even though a regular issue has not been published for some months. downthetubes approached Mr Boyce for comment after former editor and publisher Dez Skinn… Read More ›

• Zombies invade the Wild West!

  By John Freeman on September 22, 2009

  Spitfire Comics, the publishing arm of StarscapeOnline.com have a couple of new items out: a re-release of the sold out Collected Hook Jaw by Pat Mills and others, compiled from the pages of the 1970s comic, Action!; and a zombies… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Hi-Ex!, Insomnia, Commando and Francesca Cassavetti

  By John Freeman on September 22, 2009

  The Scottish comics convention, Hi-Ex!, will be returning to Inverness in the Highlands over the weekend of 27 – 28 March 2010. We echo the sentiment in their new leaflet promoting the event, a quote for the SFX Blog stating… Read More ›

• Crawford Coutts On The Spot

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2009

  Insomina Publications is fast becoming something of a rising star in the UK indie publishing press, with graphic novels such as Cancertown and the upcoming Burke & Hare just some of its well-received titles. As the company prepares to launch… Read More ›

• In Review: Burke & Hare

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2009

  Reviewed by David Hailwood The Plot: Over a 12-month period from 1827-1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland, two Irishmen by the names of William Burke and William Hare murdered 16 people and disposed of their bodies to the eminent dissectionist Dr Robert… Read More ›

• Rebellion Takes on Solaris

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2009

  Missed this owing to holidays, but just to note here 2000AD publishers Rebellion’s acquisition of the Solaris book publishing imprint from Games Workshop, completed earlier this month for an undisclosed sum. Solaris offers a mixture of new and traditional science… Read More ›

• Ray Harryhausen at Forbidden Planet in October

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2009

  Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton will be signing An Animated Life at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 24th October between 1 – 2pm. The last great animator before the introduction of CGI, Ray’s… Read More ›

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