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• StripGenerator Revamped, now includes social network features

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2010

  Slovenia-based ThirdFrameStudios has just released Stripgenerator 1.6, the latest version of its hugely popular online software that enables users to easily create comic strips, share them with friends, rate, comment them and more. The new Stripgenerator brings many useful new… Read More ›

• In Review: The Art of Pho

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2010

  By Julian HanshawPublisher: Jonathan CapeISBN: 9780224089845Out: 1st July 2010 The Book: The noodle soup called pho is the national dish of Vietnam. When Little Blue – having been dropped by a mysterious man with a red car and being told… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Dundee Comics Day 2010

  By Jeremy Briggs on 1 July 2010 • ( 1 )

  Now in its fourth year, the Dundee Comics Day treads the fine line between the accessibility of a public lit fest, as it is part of the Dundee Literary Festival, and the sensibilities of an academic conference since it is… Read More ›

• Doctor Who: Silver Scream from Al Davison, Tony Lee, collected

  By John Freeman on 30 June 2010

  Al Davison and Tony Lee with the new Doctor Who collection at this year’s MCM Expo. Photo: Jeremy Briggs (via Al Davison): A quick reminder that the first collection of IDW’s Doctor Who ongoing series, written by Tony Lee, is… Read More ›

• In Review: Classics from the Comics 171

  By John Freeman on 30 June 2010

  … and it really is a classic of a comic, with a huge variety of strips from several decades – including some rarely seen examples of picture and text stories from the huge DC Thomson comics archive. The trumpeted ‘superhero’… Read More ›

• Frank Quitely Interview Podcast

  By John Freeman on 30 June 2010

  

  As part of the West Port Book Festival on Friday 25th June 2010, David Bishop interviewed artist Frank Quitely at Edinburgh Books second hand bookshop in Edinburgh’s West Port. Since the event was always going to have a small audience… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Warren Ellis, the Bulletproof Coffin and the Galaxy’s Greatest Covers!

  By John Freeman on 29 June 2010

  So, what’s happening down those tubes today… The trailer for the movie adaptation of Warren Ellis-scripted graphic novel Red (art by Cully Hamner) is online to view now. Ellis wrote some interesting notes about the adaptation back on his blog… Read More ›

• Rude Britannia Competition Winners

  By John Freeman on 29 June 2010 • ( 1 )

  The lucky winners of our Rude Britannia book competition – marking the launch of the Rude Britannia Exhibition at Tate Britain in London – were Chris Williams from Liverpool; Paul B. Rainey, from Milton Keynes; and David Humphreys from Crawley…. Read More ›

• Spaceship Away Turns 21

  By John Freeman on 28 June 2010

  The new issue of Spaceship Away, the science fiction comics magazine inspired by and featuring the original Dan Dare, includes some stunning exclusives sure to appeal to fans of the original version of the Eagle space hero created by Frank… Read More ›

• New Eagle Times Continues Celebrations for 60 Years of Eagle

  By John Freeman on 27 June 2010

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times, (Volume 23 Number Two, Summer 2010), is on sale now from the Eagle Society, with highlights that include a photo-illustrated report on the Society’s April 2010 gathering ‘to celebrate Eagle‘s 60th Anniversary in Southport and… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: Ian Kennedy

  By John Freeman on 26 June 2010

  Earlier this year, to celebrate 40 years of artist Ian Kennedy working on the title, Commando reprinted four of the stories that he had illustrated for them. Despite being their top cover artist, having painted around one quarter of all… Read More ›

• Thoughts On The 2010 Edinburgh BookFest Programme

  By Jeremy Briggs on 25 June 2010

  “Widely recognised as being a valuable means of encouraging people to read more extensively, graphic novels have become a sought-after feature of our programme.” Reading such a statement on page 8 of the 2009 Annual Report of the Edinburgh International… Read More ›

• Flights Of Fancy: Sci-Fi Air Show

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 June 2010

  

  What do ILM special effects men do in their time off? For Bill George, who has an impressive CV that includes original and new Star Wars movies as well as Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Harry Potter and Twilight films, his… Read More ›

• Fans raise thousands for Frank Sidebottom creator’s "Fantastic Funeral"

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2010

  The sad news came out this morning that Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom, who died on Monday aged just 54, would have a pauper’s funeral. The comedian’s financial affairs when he died mean that his family were struggling to do… Read More ›

• Hi-Ex 2011: Fourth Fling In The Highlands

  By Jeremy Briggs on 23 June 2010

  After the run of Scottish comics events that we have been reporting on over the last few days, it seems appropriate to mention the biggest Scottish comics event of them all, the Highland Expo – Hi-Ex. In 2007 when Richmond… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Web-comics special!

  By John Freeman on 22 June 2010

  Righty-ho, what’s happening (in web-comics terms) out there… Talented cartoonist Tom Humberstone took a break from his Hundred Days project (hundred cartoons in hundred days). He’s back now, so go check out his stuff, which is rather cool… Have you… Read More ›

• Frank Quitely @ West Port Book Festival

  By John Freeman on 22 June 2010

  

  The Edinburgh International Book Festival may be the largest literary festival in the UK but Edinburgh also has one of the smallest. The West Port Book Festival was set up by the many second hand books shops that crowd together… Read More ›

• Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival

  By Jeremy Briggs on 21 June 2010

  It is the biggest literary festival in the United Kingdom and over the last few years the Edinburgh International Book Festival has taken a very active interest in comics and graphic novels. This year’s BookFest begins in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square… Read More ›

• Dundee Comics Day – 1 Week To Go

  By John Freeman on 20 June 2010

  There is just 1 week left before the fourth annual Dundee Comics Day, part of the Dundee Literary Festival, which is taking place at Dundee University’s Tower Building on Sunday 27 June. This year’s theme is Creating Comics and the… Read More ›

• In Review: IR$ – The Corrupter

  By Jeremy Briggs on 19 June 2010

  The Corrupter is the second and final part of the IR$ story begun in Silica, Inc. which was reviewed on downthetubes when it was published earlier in the year. That first book left the reader wondering about a red haired… Read More ›

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