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• The Sleeze Brothers Return!

  By John Freeman on 18 January 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  The Sleeze Brothers are back! Those anarchic, lunatic and downright shady PIs, the creation of John Carnell and Andy Lanning back in the 1980s, are being given a brush up (and probably, a good spanking) just in time for their… Read More ›

• Grant Talks Church of Hell

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  It seems to have been a day for demons and devilry, because just as we plug Cy Dethan’s Falk project (see news story), Alan Grant pops up, talking about his new comic Church of Hell, which is on sale this… Read More ›

• Good News on Comic Sales?

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  While this report primarily concerns US comics, news that the US comic book industry, boosted by the success of films such as The Dark Knight has helped maintain growth for graphic novel sales is welcome with 2009 looking otherwise gloomy…. Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 16 January 2009

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  • The Cybermen have taken over and ‘upgraded’ Doctor Who Adventures. Issue 98, out now in newsagents, features an extra-tall cover, a free set of Cyberman figures and the second part of a double-sided poster. There’s plenty more Cyber-stuff inside,… Read More ›

• Watching the Watchmensch

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  Lying in the Gutters’ Rich Johnston’s parody of — well, you can guess from the cover — is to be be published by Brain Scan Studios, an alternative media company based out of Boston in the US that publishes a… Read More ›

• Fox, Warner Cut Watchmen Deal

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  Warner Bros. and Fox have settled their very public battle over upcoming movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, which means its planned 6 March release will now proceed. Variety reports a deal following a legal dispute over… Read More ›

• Dealing with the Devil

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  Comic book writer Cy Dethan reports that work is well underway on his latest project, The Case Files of Harlan Falk, the story of a man who, literally, makes deals with devils. Whether you’re involved in a territorial dispute with… Read More ›

• Keith Page Interview Planned – Your Questions Wanted

  By John Freeman on 16 January 2009

  We will soon be interviewing British Comics artist Keith Page for a feature on downthetubes and would welcome questions about his career and work from fans. Please send any questions to us by 31st January 2009 johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk – do not… Read More ›

• One Month To Hi-Ex

  By Jeremy Briggs on 15 January 2009

  With one month to go to the Hi-Ex comics convention in Inverness details of what will be happening over the course of the weekend are being released. One of the most popular events last year was the charity auction with… Read More ›

• Wilson Talks Dredd

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2009

  Artist Colin Wilson looks set for a busy year, with a new, still secret, Star Wars project in the works, along with his new Judge Dredd strip, his first Dredd work for nearly ten years. We previously reported on writer… Read More ›

• Temple APA Issue 2 Online

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2009

  A team of indie British creators, banded together for some time now as the Temple APA, has just released a second issue of comics with the same name, available free in both low and hi-res PDF format. The collection, which… Read More ›

• In Review: Thomas Wogan is Dead

  By John Freeman on 15 January 2009

  

  Back in 2004 British indie creator Dave Hughes, who hails from Barrow but in now based in Lancaster, self-published his first comic story, The Immeasurable Adventures of Gorky Park (see news story). Reaction was positive but sales were not what… Read More ›

• The (Comic) Art of War

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009

  Last year, Matthew Badham interviewed Christian Dunn, ex-editor of Warhammer Monthly, for an article about the comic published in the Judge Dredd Megazine. Although he used several quotes from Christian in the finished article, there was still a lot of… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Patrick McGoohan

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009 • ( 1 )

  downthetubes is sorry to report the passing of legendary American actor, writer and director Patrick McGoohan, star of the 1960s secret agent series’ Danger Man, playing John Drake, and. later, The Prisoner, starring as the rebellious Number Six — a… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: 14 January 2009

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009

  Putting the lie to the idea that Commando only covers World War II and only has one-off stories issue 4163, currently on sale, tells of Jimmy Ramsey resurrecting his Special Raiding Force to go into battle in Korea in Raiders… Read More ›

• EU Comics Competition

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009

  A competition offering the chance to win some 6000 euros launched by the European Commission last year, designed to promote European citizenship, is still up and running. All young arts students are invited to take part by drawing a one-page… Read More ›

• DFC Previews Site Launched

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009

  The DFC starts 2009 with a bang, with all-new Mirabilis, Frontier (see news story, below), Lazarus Lemming, and Mezolith, plus all of your other favourites! The susbscription-only comic continues to expand its online presence with a brand new DFC Previews… Read More ›

• New Take on the Wild West in Frontier

  By John Freeman on 14 January 2009

  Frontier, the new comic strip by Jason Cobley and Andrew Wildman is now up and running in weekly subscription-only comic The DFC. The second instalment sees heroes Mitch and Daisy dealing with the Weird and Wonderful… well, check out the… Read More ›

• "Sober Dog" Comes To An End

  By John Freeman on 13 January 2009

  Top comics creator Nick Abadzis‘ strip The Trial of the Sober Dog, which started its run back in June last year (see news story), finished its run in the British daily newspaper The Times yesterday. If you missed it, the… Read More ›

• John Barrowman collaborates on new Torchwood strip

  By John Freeman on 13 January 2009

  Titan Magazines has confirmed that Doctor Who and Torchwood actor John “Captain Jack” Barrowman will be co-writing an episode of an upcoming Torchwood Magazine comic strip. Issue 14 of the Magazine, on sale 19 February in the UK, will feature… Read More ›

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