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• Amazon, Uclick, Launch International Comic Strip Superstar Competition!

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2009 • ( 1 )

  Amazon.com and Andrews McMeel Universal have announced the launch of the first Comic Strip Superstar, the international competition in search of the next popular comic strip artist. The winner will receive a publishing contract from Andrews McMeel Publishing, a $5,000… Read More ›

• In Review: Scarlattine Teatro’s Manolibera

  By Jeremy Briggs on 20 August 2009

  Clare Walters, the original director of The Ballad of Halo Jones stage play, reviews Manolibera, a comics-inpsired show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe… Manolibera is a very charming and ingenious show. A technician is called in to operate a slideshow… Read More ›

• Who Wants To Be A Zombie?

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2009

  Rich McAuliffe and Mark Chilcott, the slightly unhinged creators of Insomnia Publications’ Damaged Goods, are currently on the prowl for victims… umm…I mean willing volunteers… to immortalise within the pages of the dark and twisted story The Bride. All you… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Dave Gibbons, Digital Awards and Zombies!

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2009

  downthetubes has been having some behind-the-scenes computer woes: we apologize for the lack of posts in recent days. We’re grateful to Jeremy Briggs for his review of Cinebooks’ Rameses’ Revenge. Digital Artist 2009 Masterclass #1 – Dave Gibbons from Intel… Read More ›

• Nick Abadzis Torchwood comic strip reaches finale

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2009

  The latest Torchwood magazine, on sale tomorrow in the UK, features the final part of award-winning British comic book creator Nick Abadzis‘s story for the title. Abadzis, creator of the acclaimed graphic novel Laika and a contributor to The Times… Read More ›

• TOXIC Wednesday

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2009

  The latest issue of Egmont UK’s TOXIC is on sale today in all good newsagents, with a cover promoting the new GI Joe film. This issue comes with four free gifts, cool Bakugan stickers, super disc blaster, funny photo frame… Read More ›

• In Review: Papyrus – The Rameses’ Revenge

  By Jeremy Briggs on 17 August 2009

  From the futuristic Aldebaran via the contemporary Lady S to Biggles flying in World War II skies, downthetubes’ reviews of Cinebook graphic novels have been moving backwards through time and the theme continues with the Papyrus book, The Rameses’ Revenge…. Read More ›

• Friday Fun: The New Iron Man

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2009

  WebFind by Paul Eldridge: OK, we’d all thought of it, but look at the effort this Comic Con attendee went to! • more daft costumes, including this one, here on this French web site

• Matters of Convention – The Bristol Expo

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2009

  Continuing our series of interviews with British comic convention organisers, for this fifth instalment Matthew Badham talks to longtime convention organizer Mike Allwood, the man tasked with the unenviable job of keeping Britain’s perhaps highest-profile annual comic convention, the Bristol… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: Octopi, dogs and bears, oh my!

  By Alex Fitch on 14 August 2009

  

  Originally broadcast on 13th August 2009 as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM, Panel Borders continues its month devoted to childrens’ comics with an interview with artists Henri Goldsmann and Richy K. Chandler about their work. Henri is… Read More ›

• In Review: The Rainbow Orchid

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2009

  We plugged The Rainbow Orchid enthusiastically after its Foyles launch (see news story), but David Hailwood has just sent us this review, so here’s another plug for the book! The Plot: The Rainbow Orchid is an ambitious blend of classic… Read More ›

• Brits in Baltimore!

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2009

  A small contingent British comic creators – including Wolverine: Origins artist Dougie Braithwaite – will be in Baltimore for the Baltimore Comic Con in October. The Baltimore Comic-Con staff tell us they’ve been busily working on arranging the Harvey Awards… Read More ›

• Alan Moore’s Hip Hop Collaboration

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2009

  Watchmen and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen writer and co-creator Alan Moore is collaborating on a new graphic novel project with art rap musician Doseone. Partly inspired by Radiohead’s deluxe version of In Rainbows, the Moore project, tentatively titled Unearthing, tries… Read More ›

• In Review: Bryan Talbot’s Grandville

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  by Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape Out: 15th October 2009 The Plot: Bryan Talbot’s most recent book, Alice in Sunderland, was hailed by The Guardian as one of the ten best graphic novels ever and acclaimed by critics all over… Read More ›

• Darabont Takes on The Walking Dead?

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2009

  Writer director Frank Darabont – whose impressive credits include The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile – looks about to take on zombies currently being drawn by British artist Charlie Adlard for a new TV project. Variety reports cable network… Read More ›

• Unmask Corruption competition Launched

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2009 • ( 1 )

  Corruption is both a cause of poverty and a barrier to overcoming it, and one of the most serious obstacles to eradicating poverty. Now, experimental youth initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift – a community of self proclaimed “outspoken” individuals working to highlight corruption… Read More ›

• Review Round Up: Pasties, Khaki Shorts and Thief Takers!

  By John Freeman on 11 August 2009

  Over the past couple of months several indie press folk have sent us comics for review and I have to apologize for being slow at publishing reviews of them. downthetubes remains a site created in spare time between paid work… Read More ›

• Warren Ellis’ Supergod debuts in October

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2009

  Warren Ellis has been talking about his new Supergod project for Avatar Press, which launches in October. “I think of it as the third leg of a superhero-fiction trilogy, following Black Summer and No Hero,” he reveals on his web… Read More ›

• DC Thomson buys Friends Reunited

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2009

  Via Forbidden Planet International and others: : Scottish publishing empire DC Thomson, home to long-loved titles like the Beano, Sunday Post and the Dandy among many other publications, has bought the Friends Reunited website through its subsidiary Brightsolid Limited. DCT… Read More ›

• Pat Mills Signing Announced

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2009

  Top British comic writer Pat Mills will be signing copies of the English language release of the first volume of his Requiem Chevalier Vampire series at Forbidden Planet London next month. One of the founding fathers of 2000AD and a… Read More ›

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