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• Den of Geek Celebrates B Movies

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2010

  The Den of Geek website is taking a week long look at the phenomenon that is the American B movie. Today, Karla Helion presents an overview of B movies, examining the circumstances under which they emerged, and over the next… Read More ›

• UK Web And Mini Comics Thing 2010 – This Saturday

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2010

  With the mighty juggernaut that is Hi-Ex’s pre-publicity machine careering down those twisty Highland roads, it would be easy to miss the altogether quieter affair that is also on this Saturday coming. The UK Web And Mini Comics Thing 2010… Read More ›

• Vote Imperial – Vote Hi-Ex

  By Jeremy Briggs on 21 March 2010

  Inverness’ Eastgate Shopping Centre had extra security at the weekend in the form of a Stormtrooper of the 501st UK Garrison who was helping Richmond Clements and Vicky & Ish Stonebridge promote the Hi-Ex comics convention to the locals, as… Read More ›

• Chris Evans Cast as Captain America?

  By John Freeman on 21 March 2010

  The Hollywood Reporter is suggesting that actor Chris Evans has been cast as Captain American in the upcoming film featuring the famous Marvel character. (This does not of course refer to the Radio 2 DJ of the same name, the… Read More ›

• Bubo Bobblehead!

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2010 • ( 2 )

  Sometimes an item of fantasy or sci-fi memorabilia just catches your eye and makes you think ‘I want one of those!’ This rather adorable character is Bubo, mechanical owl and Perseus’ guide from the 1981 version of the movie Clash… Read More ›

• Evans Above! It’s a Zarjaz interview!

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2010

  Illustrator-turned-writer Paul L Mathews has been in touch to say that his blog Paul L Mathews: Struggling On has a mini-interview with Dave Evans, the editor/publisher of 2000AD fanzines Zarjaz and Dogbreath and other titles such as FutureQuake and Something… Read More ›

• New UK Spider-Man Comic?

  By John Freeman on 20 March 2010 • ( 2 )

  Is Panini about to launch a new Spider-Man comic? As every self-respecting comics fan knows, the company currently publishes several comics for the UK market based on the US Marvel titles, including the hugely successful The Astonishing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man… Read More ›

• Richmond Clements: One Highly Explosive Writer!

  By Jeremy Briggs on 19 March 2010

  Above: Richmond Clements (Richmond is on the left. Picture courtesy Richmond Clements) Richmond Clements is one of the busiest men working on the British independent comics scene today. While holding down a full-time job, he manages to (co-) run the… Read More ›

• Big Finish Baker!!

  By John Freeman on 18 March 2010

  It looks as though Tom Baker, the 4th and arguably most popular Doctor Who, may soon be working for Big Finish, the company who have produced audio adventures based on Doctor Who for the past decade. According to the Big… Read More ›

• New Flash Gordon Collection

  By John Freeman on 18 March 2010

  (Updated 1 April 2010): downthetubes has a bias towards comics of British origin but one American character of great interest to many British sci-fi/comic fans, Flash Gordon, is appearing in a new archival collection from Dark Horse, to be published… Read More ›

• The DFC LIbrary goes on air!

  By John Freeman on 18 March 2010

  Between May 2008 and March 2009, children’s book publisher David Fickling launched a bold experiment in creating a new kids comic – The DFC – for the British market, which on a weekly basis featured new stories in a variety… Read More ›

• Star Wars stormtroopers storm Inverness!

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 March 2010

  If you’re out and about in Inverness this coming Saturday (20th March) you best watch your step. Because at around mid-day, the Eastgate centre will see a mini invasion, in the shape of stormtroopers from the Star Wars movies, courtesy… Read More ›

• It’s Official: BICS is back for 2010!

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2010

  The British International Comic Show – Britain’s largest and most popular event devoted solely to comics and graphic novels of all kinds – returns to Birmingham in October, with a truly international flavour as the organisers welcome renowned creators from… Read More ›

• Reviving The Driver

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2010

  YouTube fan ‘thegreyman’ has put a strip from the 1980s version of Toxic! (not to be confused with Egmont’s TOXIC of today) and put it to music. Written and drawn by Jeremy Banx and David Leach the greyman says he… Read More ›

• Tabella releases ‘Ghost’

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2010

  Ghost Volume 1, the work of husband and wife team Phoebe Reeves-Murray and Daniel Scott Gabriel Murray – the latter described by one reviewer as “the new Alex Ross” – will be published soon by British publisher Tabella Publishing. Ghost… Read More ›

• Attention! New Commandos on Sale

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2010

  Four new Commandos are now on sale in all good newsagents in the UK from publishers DC Thomson… Commando No 4275: The Camouflage KingsStory: Alan Hebden Inside Art: Vila Cover: Ian Kennedy During World War II, Randolf King, a civilian… Read More ›

• Mad Science Theme for Caption 2010

  By John Freeman on 12 March 2010

  Independent comic creators festival Caption has been confirmed for Saturday 31st July and Sunday 1st August at the East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford. The theme is Mad Science and all ideas based around the theme welcome, so get those pencils… Read More ›

• Small Press Creators: Badham wants to hear from you!

  By John Freeman on 12 March 2010

  Matthew Badham, a contributor to downthetubes, perhaps best known as a feature writer for Judge Dredd: The Megazine (and other outlets), is writing a 4000 word piece about the British indie/small press comics scene – and wants views from small… Read More ›

• More Carol Day newspaper strip stories online

  By John Freeman on 12 March 2010

  

  Fans of the classic  Carol Day newspaper strip may be interested to hear that the strip’s official web site,  www.carol-day. com has recently updated with new stories and art. The new stories are “Money Matters” and “Jimmy Hayes“. Carol Day ran from 1956-1967, and was… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Movie in the works?

  By John Freeman on 12 March 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Dan Dare movie rumours…

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