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• DFC Launches

  By John Freeman on May 19, 2008

  By Joel Meadows of Tripwire Magazine Taking over the BFI South Bank café in Waterloo in London, David Fickling Books launched The DFC, their new weekly comic for kids to some fanfare last week. Top names like Philip Pullman (The… Read More ›

• Parody Ad: Gremlins

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2008

  The critters from the 1980s film Gremlins do their best to scupper a late night in the office for Dragons’ Den and American Inventor star Peter Jones in this BT ad, created by Swarm. Swarm have published a “Making of”… Read More ›

• Woolworths’ Darth Vader Spot

  By John Freeman on May 18, 2008

  Long-running Wooolworths promotional characters Wooly and Worth (who even have their own ine of merchandise!) prepare for lunch Darth Vader in their flat. The Sith lord is making beans on toast but alas! No toaster. Wooly is sent out to… Read More ›

• New UK Comics Auction Opens

  By John Freeman on May 17, 2008 • ( 2 )

  The Summer 2008 auction at comics auction site Compalcomics (www.compalcomics.com) is now open, with another great range of both British and US items on offer. There are over 300 lots in this catalogue. DC Thomson’s The Broons are once again… Read More ›

• ROK Signs Roy of the Rovers

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

  ROK Comics has announced the official addition of the legendary Roy of the Rovers comic to its stable of classic comics for mobile phones, in partnership with Egmont UK, starting with a classic 1970s story featuring Roy as England Manager…. Read More ›

• Comics, Nerds and Spandex!

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

  As promised: David Hailwood’s account of this year’s Bristol Comics Expo — although it seems he managed to do more avoiding of the event than actually being at it! (Which, by the way, is par for the course when you’re… Read More ›

• Ian Stacey’s Wet Paint

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

  Much-praised cartoonist Ian Stacey has been in touch to say he has collected over 100 of his fab “Wet Paint” cartoons into a book. Priced at just £2, all proceeds of the sales will go to the Big Issue Foundation…. Read More ›

• Alan Moore in London

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

  (via the Forbidden Planet International blog): Great Britain’s Comics Alchemist in Extraordinary Alan Moore will be appearing at London’s Orbital Comics (148 Charing Cross Road) on the 24th May to promote the new DVD The Mindscape of Alan Moore, a… Read More ›

• Quite Frankly, Frank Quitely

  By John Freeman on May 16, 2008

  When top Scottish comics creator made an appearance at Scotland’s National Library in April 2008, Brian D Morgan was on hand to report what he had to say about his approach to drawing comics for downtheubes. Read his full report… Read More ›

• In Review: The Swap

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  By Antony MooreFormat: NovelPublished: Already Available in Hardback. Paperback Released by Vintage Books on 5 June 2008 The Plot: Another school reunion looms for Harvey Briscow, and once again he agonises over whether to attend; as the owner of a… Read More ›

• Torchwood – drawn by Paul Grist

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  Torchwood Magazine Issue 5 is on sale in the UK and Ireland today. If you’re in the US, you’ll have to wait just that little bit longer – the mag will be available from June 10. Check out the magazine’s… Read More ›

• Dundee Literary Festival – Comics Day

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  Scotland’s love affair with comics continues in June in Dundee, the home of publishers D C Thomson. In January writer Alan Grant gave one of the Edinburgh Lectures, while February was the successful Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness and the… Read More ›

• Adipose Copyright Battle Escalates

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  (First posted 9/4/08, updated, 15/5/08): The Adipose began to take over Britain just days after the screening of the opening episode of the fourth season of Doctor Who, Partners in Crime. The episode saw the Doctor and Donna (Catherine Tate)… Read More ›

• Gene Colan gravely ill

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  American writer Clifford Meth has put out an urgent plea to help raise money for the family of one of America’s greatest comic artists Gene Colan, who is gravely ill. The funds are needed to cover medical expenses, as they… Read More ›

• Comic Expo Reports Round Up

  By John Freeman on May 15, 2008

  David Hailwood will be reporting on the Bristol Comic Expo specifically for downthetubes in due course, but in the meantime, here’s some links to just some of the reports on other comic sites: • Comic Book Resources has an article… Read More ›

• Eagle Award Wnners Announced

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2008

  The winners of the 2008 Eagle Awards have been announced, and with the results comes news that this year was a record-breaking one, with well over 12,000 voters participating. Continuing to expand their worldwide penetration, organisers say the 2008 awards… Read More ›

• Cameron’s Crash Course Launches

  By John Freeman on May 14, 2008

  The BBC has just published an 88-page full-colour online interactive comic called Crash Course drawn by top British comics artist Neill Cameron. Neill told downthetubes he spent “a good chunk of last year working on the comic for the BBC”… Read More ›

• Spoof: Thunderbirds hit by spiralling fuel costs

  By John Freeman on May 13, 2008

  Satirical British website NewsBiscuit has jumped on the Thunderbirds bandwagon that seems to be rolling rather rapidly right now, with an article claiming International Rescue, commonly known as Thunderbirds, has announced that they have been forced to limit their world-saving… Read More ›

• 2008 Eagle Annual – Cutaways

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2008

  (With thanks to Will Grenham): Last September, Orion published the rather confusingly titled Eagle Annual: The Best of the 1950s Comic, which reprinted pages from the first decade of the weekly Eagle comic. It was a nice nostalgic book, but… Read More ›

• Slaine Slayed?

  By John Freeman on May 12, 2008

  Last year, we reported how anti road campaigners in Eire had borrowed Pat Mills 2000AD character Slaine to promote protest over the building of the M3, much to Pat’s delight at the time. Sadly, it seems not even barbarian warriors… Read More ›

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