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• Birmingham Show Goodies!

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2008

  With the Birmingham International Comic Show just a couple of weeks to go, it seems like a good idea to bring readers a small sampling of just some of the indie press titles on sale at the event. (And we… Read More ›

• In Space No One Can Hear You Build, Again

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2008

  Way way back we pointed you in the direction of some SF related Lego, specifically a Tardis and Blake’s 7’s Liberator, so we are overdue for some more. MOCpages is a Lego fansite which allows Lego builders to put up… Read More ›

• Eagle Cutaway Art

  By John Freeman on September 28, 2008 • ( 1 )

  Following on from our review of The Eagle Annual Of The Cutaways we present a little more information on the cutaways themselves. It was not uncommon for some Eagle artists to change their art as they worked on it and… Read More ›

• In Review: Eagle Annual Of The Cutaways

  By John Freeman on September 27, 2008 • ( 1 )

  Review by Jeremy Briggs After last year’s uninspiring Eagle Annual: The Best Of The 1950s Comic, its sequel Best of the 1960s Comic has been put on hold to 2009 and this year’s offering from Orion is the unwieldily entitled… Read More ›

• Classics Illustrated Returns to UK

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2008

  Classics Illustrated, comic adaptations of classic novels, are back in publication in the UK for the first time since 1970. The Classic Comic Store re-launched the Classics Illustrated series this week. Not to be confused with British publisher Classcial Comics‘… Read More ›

• Creating Manga in Barrow

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2008

  Want to draw some manga? For 2008, the British National Year of Reading, Kate from IndieManga will be running a workshop on the basics of character design, scripting, panelling and pencilling your own doujinshi (that’s Japanese for a self-publication). The… Read More ›

• Holden and Ewing’s Eye Candy Project Now on Sale

  By John Freeman on September 26, 2008

  Paul Holden and Al Ewing’s Eye Candy comic – the world’s first comic for kids for the iphone (mentioned earlier this week) – is now on sale from the Apple Store. The first issue of the digital comic features the… Read More ›

• Reppion and Moore in Manchester

  By John Freeman on September 25, 2008

  This coming Saturday (27th September) Leah Moore & John Reppion will be appearing at the Golden Orbit sci-fi, comic and card fair in Manchester. The fair is being held at the Sachas Hotel on Tib Street , Piccadilly, Manchester M4… Read More ›

• Virgin turned to Liquid

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2008

  Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports that Virgin Comics, publishers of the new Dan Dare, are definitely no more, and that visitors to the Virgin web site are now directed to Liquid Comics. The good news appears to… Read More ›

• CancerTown Graphic Novel Update

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2008

  Nic Wilkinson has just been in touch with an update on the Cancertown graphic novel we previously featured on downthetubes. Scheduled for release by Insomnia Publications at the end of the year, this original graphic novel is the work of… Read More ›

• Declan Shalvey Interviewed

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2008

  Over on the Forbidden Planet blog, Joe Gordon has just posted a fascinating interview with artist Declan Shalvey, who has carved a good name for himself on titles such as Andy Winter’s Hero Killers which went on to win an… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Behind the Scenes Contest Launched

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2008

  (Via the BBC): Fans of Doctor Who, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go behind the scenes at the studios where the shows are filmed. On Saturday and Sunday, 8 and 9 November,… Read More ›

• New Wasteland On Sale

  By John Freeman on September 24, 2008

  Wasteland #20, the latest issue of the monthly comic book series published by Oni Press is on sale this week, written by Antony Johnston and drawn by Christopher Mitten, with covers by Ben Templesmith. Wasteland takes place one hundred years… Read More ›

• 20 Years and Celebrating!

  By John Freeman on September 23, 2008 • ( 1 )

  Canterbury comic shop Whatever Comics is holding a grand re-opening celebration on Saturday 18 October to mark its 20th anniversary and relocation to a fantastic new spot on the city’s main high street. Laurence “Punisher” Campbell and comic book writer… Read More ›

• Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos Reached Fifth Year

  By John Freeman on September 22, 2008

  The latest issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos will soon go to press, featuring the usual splendid assortment of strips from the Daily Express and back up features about the space-faring RAF pilot. Coming in at 84 pages with three complete… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 22 September 2008

  By John Freeman on September 22, 2008

  • One of downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham’s two articles in the new Judge Dredd Megazine (article entitled The Nu Brit Comics Revolution) pimps Blank Slate, The DFC, ROK Comics, Trains are Mint and Garen Ewing’s Rainbow Orchid. You should be… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds: Action Alert!

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2008

  FTL Publications in the USA have that announced the second of their officially licenced Thunderbirds novels, Action Alert! will be released in November 2008. The previous novel, Countdown To Action!, was published in June 2008 and was the first new… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Beano Merchandising

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2008

  The range of Beano merchandising in this its 70th year continues to expand. While many of the items are aimed at the younger fans there are things of interest for the more mature readers of the title. Fine and Dandy… Read More ›

• In Review: Commando and Starblazer Calendars 2009

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2008

  Two years ago I began the review of the last Art of Commando calendar with “You wait years for a Commando calendar to come along, and then two arrive at once!” After nothing last year save for the usual Beano… Read More ›

• In Review: Classics From The Comics 149

  By John Freeman on September 21, 2008

  It has been out for a while but it is still worth giving the latest issue DC Thomson’s monthly reprint magazine Classics From The Comics a hearty pat on the back. Issue 149 includes two sections that are new to… Read More ›

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