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• Doctor Who: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Daleks

  By John Freeman on 10 December 2009

  A daft video for the day, re-spotted by SF author Paul Macauley and re-tweeted by Matthew Badham…

• Geek Syndicate Auctions All-Star Superman Art for Charity

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2009

  Comics and scifi podcast site Geek Syndicate has launched a charity auction that will include some unique comic art and other collectables, to help an eight-year-girl after the sudden and untimely death of her father, a loyal supporter of the… Read More ›

• Starscape Launches Ouija: Heartstrings

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2009

  Indie publisher Starscape has just published Starscape Presents: OUIJA: Heartstrings, written by Gary Simpson (Dead, 2000AD, RedEye) with art by Tim Youlden. Described as a comic for fans of Hellblazer or Ghost Rider, the 28-page title introduces Sebastian, someone who… Read More ›

• Busting with Nostalgia!

  By John Freeman on 8 December 2009

  With the release of a Buster Special imminent, former sub-editor Dez Skinn has just posted this 1970s image of the editorial team online. Pictured looking like something straight out of Life on Mars but with comics are the staff of… Read More ›

• Hi Ex Tickets now on sale

  By Jeremy Briggs on 8 December 2009

  Ace Scottish comics event Hi-Ex, which will take place in Inverness over Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th March 2010, are now offering advance weekend and day tickets through the website at discounted prices, via Paypal. Guests at the event (subject… Read More ›

• Buster Busts into WH Smith

  By John Freeman on 7 December 2009

  

  Egmont’s latest Classic Comic collection – this time bringing Buster back to the shelves of WH Smith – goes on sale soon, just in time to be a Christmas stocking filler. This is the final special of four released this… Read More ›

• Hard Working ‘Phrogs

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2009

  For Glasgow based graphic novelists Metaphrog, who are artist Sandra Marrs and writer John Chalmers, 2009 has been a busy year. As part of National Poetry Day in October they adapted the poem The First Men on Mercury by Edwin… Read More ›

• Wallace & Gromit are a Digital Comic Hit

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2009

  Titan Publishing are reporting a huge success for their Wallace & Gromit digital comic, which launched last month (see news story). The strip is taking the iPhone app charts by storm and is currently ranked number one in the UK… Read More ›

• Mohawk Media issues call for Comic Art Samples

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2009

  Publisher Mohawk Media has announced that it is in search of artists for upcoming comic book and graphic novel projects. Having had success with its Mr. T graphic novels, the publisher is readying to get new projects underway in 2010…. Read More ›

• Sixth Tele! – Beano and Dandy In The Belfast Telegraph

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2009

  Not so much news as “olds” but it is worth mentioning that the Belfast Telegraph gave away modern reprints of old Beano and Dandy comics during the week beginning 23 November 2009. The six issues were reprints of the Beanos… Read More ›

• In Review: Lucky Luke – The Oklahoma Land Rush

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 December 2009

  Lucky Luke is the cowboy who can shoot faster than his own shadow and, in the French speaking world, is probably third in bande dessinees character popularity behind the behemoths of Tintin and Asterix with over 70 titles published –… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Comics Academia

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2009

  In the aftermath of Thought Bubble and its associated academic conference on comics, Possibilities and Perspectives, here is round up of what is happening comics-wise in the hallowed halls of academia. We have recently mentioned on downthetubes the Fractured Images,… Read More ›

• Latest Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos Now Available

  By John Freeman on 1 December 2009

  Has it really been five years since Bill Rudling started publishing Cosmos? Titan’s series of Jeff Hawke books may have stopped after two titles but Bill’s 84 page, A4 sized zine which reprints complete stories from the Daily Express’ daily… Read More ›

• In Review: Charley’s War – Underground And Over The Top

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2009 • ( 1 )

  Underground And Over The Top is the latest in Titan’s annual Charley’s War reprint series and it follows the story of First World War soldier Charley Bourne from May to September 1917. The book covers two full stories with the… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: New Issue Gen

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2009

  The latest issues of Commando are now available – Commando 4247Raiders from the Sea Story: Ian Clark Art/Cover Gordon Livingstone Previously published as Commando 2550 Tommy Bell was heartbroken when he was evacuated from his blitzed home city of Glasgow…. Read More ›

• C For Cartoon Classroom

  By John Freeman on 28 November 2009

  Cartoon Classroom is a free resource website set up by David Lloyd, Steve Marchant and Paul Gravett which aims to centralise all the information available on the study of cartooning and sequential art in the UK and the Republic Of… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: 27 November 2009

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2009

  Carlton’s seventh and latest Commando reprint book Battle Of Britain: Scramble!, with its air combat theme, is being promoted in the RAF’s newspaper the RAF News. Commando editor Calum Laird is interviewed in the newspaper where he talks about the… Read More ›

• In Review: Spirou And Fantasio – Adventure Down Under

  By Jeremy Briggs on 27 November 2009

  The weekly comic magazine that is now known as Spirou began as Le Journal Du Spirou in April 1938 in the French speaking Belgian region of Wallonia and the character of Spirou has been in it since that first issue…. Read More ›

• In Review: Thought Bubble 2009

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 November 2009 • ( 1 )

  The weather gods seem to have it in for comics conventions. Hi-Ex is already infamous for its snow while this year, despite the rains that brought misery to Cumbria, Leeds was dry on the morning of Saturday 21 November but… Read More ›

• Oh,Oh,Oh,Oh,Oh! Happy Birthday Mr Freeman!

  By John Freeman on 23 November 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  It’s a significant birthday for our publisher…

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