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• A Tribute to Neil Emery, who helped bring back Charley’s War

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2010 • ( 4 )

  Here at downthetubes we were sorry to learn this week of the death of Charley’s War fan site runner Neil Emery, who his partner tells us passed suddenly and unexpectedly, cause unknown, at the far too early age of 39… Read More ›

• The Best Of The Victor Due For Release

  By John Freeman on 10 July 2010

  The Titan Books publications of Best Of Battle along with the individual Battle character books of Johnny Red, Rat Pack and Darkie’s Mob have obviously not gone unnoticed by other publishers and, with a lull in publication of their thick… Read More ›

• Caption 2010 ‘Mad Science’ Art Appeal and guest update

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2010 • ( 2 )

  For anyone interested in exhibiting artwork and/or donating artwork to the Caption auction, part of Mad Science Caption 2010 at the East Oxford Community Centre on 31st July – 2nd August, the organisers tell downthetubes they can accept artwork right… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Monsters, Heroes, Cycling and Moon Hoaxes

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2010

  I’m really behind with everything. Anyone else behind with their deadlines and work? Oh, dear, it’s all gone a bit Pete Tong… Anyway, a bit of tube surfing always peps me up. What’s out there today? Ace cartoonist Darryl Cunningham… Read More ›

• Vintage British Star Trek pages sold on eBay

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2010 • ( 2 )

  Two pages of vintage Star Trek art by veteran British comic artist John Stokes created for British publication have just been sold on eBay. Published in August 1972 in Valiant and TV21, John Stokes was one of several artists to… Read More ›

• Liam Sharp, Gary Erskine and Tim Perkins to attend Malta ComicCon 2010

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2010

  (via Tim Perkins): The second Maltese Comic Convention has announced its first guests for this year’s line up, who include Liam Sharp (left), Gary Erskine and Tim Perkins (below). Taking place 16th-17th October, the convention will take place in the… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Covers Revealed

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  ILEX Press have released the covers for their UK and US editions of SciFi Art Now – and they look superb. The UK cover, above, is by the brilliant World Fantasy Award winner and Hugo Award-nominated artist John Picacio. This… Read More ›

• Dudley D. Watkins gallery launched as Courier revamps web site

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2010

  (with thanks to Lew Stringer and the Forbidden Planet International blogs who spotted this first): DC Thomson has just revamped its web site for its Scottish newspaper The Courier –  and  included a fantastic gallery of comic work by Dudley… Read More ›

• Frank’s Fantastic Send Off – thanks to his fans

  By John Freeman on 7 July 2010

  We’re pleased to report that the late comedian and comic creator Chris Sievey, aka Frank Sidebottom had the fantastic send off he would have wanted thanks to his fans last week – rather than a pauper’s funeral. The comedian’s financial… Read More ›

• First 2000AD Dredd cover to go under the hammer

  By John Freeman on 6 July 2010

  

  Judge Dredd hits the big time

• In Review: The Scorpion – The Holy Valley

  By Jeremy Briggs on 6 July 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Adventurer, womaniser, swordsman, thief, swindler, arrogantly self assured of his own survival, with blood ties to one of the most important people on the planet, and a woman whom he both hates and desires, and who appears to reciprocate those… Read More ›

• Bosnian publisher announces Strip magazine for the UK

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2010 • ( 7 )

  Bosnian-based comics publisher PrintMedia has announced plans to move into the UK market with a new comic magazine later in 2010. The title, which is still in development, will include new strips by creators such as PJ Holden (2000AD, Battlefields,… Read More ›

• Madame Tussauds Marvel Superheroes 4D Winners

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2010

  The winners of our Marvel Superheroes 4D competition, run in partnership with SciFiPulse.net, were Yvonne Clark from Bridgend and Andrew Dommett from Tividale, who each won a pair of tickets to the new exhibition at Madame Tussauds in London. Congratulations… Read More ›

• Tripwire returns with Futurama, Straczynski, Cornell and Michael Moorcock goodness

  By John Freeman on 2 July 2010

  Ace media magazine Tripwire is back with another info-packed issue! The Eagle Award-nominated British-American magazine about comics and genre culture returns this July bringing even more of the quality features you’d expect from their previous issues. Beneath an exclusive Futurama… Read More ›

• Questionable Elephantmen hits comic stores

  By John Freeman on 1 July 2010

  The latest issue of Elephantmen, written by former Marvel UK staffer Richard Starkings (whose career has simply spiraled upwards ever since) is now on sale, with art by Marian Churchland, Axel Medellin, Moritat & André Szymanowicz. In Issue 26 –… Read More ›

• 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 ›

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