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• 2000AD Covers Uncovered

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009

  Being a huge 2000AD fan and collector of its artwork, Pete Wells gets a thrill from seeing covers and artwork for the comic in their original state. Back in early July, he announced he’d decided to write a blog where… Read More ›

• The Sun Still Besmirching Ron Smith

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009 • ( 5 )

  UPDATE, 5th August 2009: We’re pleased to report that since this story was first published, The Sun appears to have removed the offending story referred to from its web site (see news story). We have left this report live for… Read More ›

• Panel Borders: The Art of Kevin O’Neill

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009

  Concluding Sci-Fi comics month on the podcast Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to artist Kevin O’Neill about his work with writer Pat Mills, from his early days working on Nemesis the Warlock and A.B.C. Warriors for 2000AD to the hero… Read More ›

• GI Joe UK – First issue Details

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009

• Tube Surfing: Harker, Comic Book Signings, Manwha UK and a Creators Union

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009

  • Brilliant news! The much-praised indie title written by Roger Gibson and drawn by Vincent Danks, Harker – described by one reader as a detective series with an X-Files/Avengers twist, which doesn’t do it justice – is now available in… Read More ›

• Redeye 2.1: Buy It, Read It and Plug It

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2009

  

  The latest iteration of Redeye magazine is simply brilliant

• Matters of Convention – We are Family: A conversation with Vicky Stonebridge

  By Jeremy Briggs on 31 July 2009

  Continuing our series of interviews with British comic convention organisers, for this fourth instalment, Matthew Badham chatted to Vicky Stonebridge, the co-organiser, alongside Richmond Clements, of Hi-Ex!, a convention held in Inverness, Scotland, regularly reviewed on downthetubes by Jeremy Briggs…. Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Apple Comic Reader Rumours, Alternative Press and Excalibur

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2009

  • We’re now just days away from the opening of London’s Alternative Press Festival will have officially begun. Jimi Gherkin reports that he’s seen the first copy of Publish You, the APF Book which includes a huge range of comic… Read More ›

• The Adventures of Tank Boy

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2009

  Based on an interview conducted last year, we’re delighted to present an interview by Matthew Badham with London-based comic book artist and British comics aficionado Rufus Dayglo, whose credits include animation, work for IDW Comics in the US and 2000AD… Read More ›

• GI Joe UK Issue 1: Sneak Peek!

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2009

  Here’s a peek at the cover to Issue One of Panini UK’s G .I. Joe comic, out in mid August. The issue’s comic strip is written by Ferg Handley, with pencils by John Royle, inks by Lee Townsend and colour… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Billy the Cat, Cradlegrave and Cla$$ War for iPhone

  By John Freeman on 28 July 2009

  • Over on his brilliant site Bronze Age of Blogs, Pete Doree has posted a short article on DC Thomson’s much-loved teen hero Billy the Cat, prompting artist Sean Phillips to respond with this fab drawing of William Grange in… Read More ›

• Fanderson’s FAB (Magazine, That Is…)

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2009

  FAB 63, the latest issue of the Gerry Anderson Fanderson club, now in the post to all Fanderson members, is a bit of Thunderbirds special and includes some not-to-be-missed comics attractions, including the finale of an epic Fireball XL5 strip… Read More ›

• First Look at new Prisoner Mini Series

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2009

  Various websites, including Forces of Geek has posted a news story featuring a preview of the new ITV/AMC version of The Prisoner. The footage offers an intriguing first look at the upcoming six-part mini-series remake of the original 1960s series,… Read More ›

• Marvelman – Copyright Marvel Comics

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2009 • ( 3 )

  British superhero character Marvelman is a character that had become mired in a legal quagmire for years, his modern re-telling and reinvention by Alan Moore and others forcing a name change to Miracle Man thanks to Marvel legal concerns. It… Read More ›

• Hell’s Gate Springs from Dublin!

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2009

  The recession may be bad news for most, but it has its silver lining. Case in point: it’s given Dublin-based comic creator Alan Nolan the chance to publish At Hell’s Gate, the kind of thing he’s always wanted to do… Read More ›

• Markosia Dances out The Dark

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2009

  British indie publisher Markosia Enterprises have teamed up with Chris Lynch (Monkeys with Machineguns, Photonic Graffiti) and Rick Lundeen (100 Covers, Epoch) to publish The Dark — a four-issue, cyberpunk-styled comic series. With nods toward the novels of authors such… Read More ›

• Bear-Shaped Comics Collection Launched!

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2009

  Richy K. Chandler, the creative force behind UK indie title Tempo Lush comics, has been wanting to put out a collection of his Tempo Lush Mini Comic range since the first one featuring Lucy the Octopus was released to the… Read More ›

• Moon Landing: T Plus 4 Days – Splashdown

  By Jeremy Briggs on 24 July 2009

  

  Of the 365 feet of Apollo Saturn V that launched on 16th July, only the 11-foot high Command Module, Columbia, returned to Earth where it safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean

• Moon Landing: T Plus 3 Days – The Future

  By Jeremy Briggs on 23 July 2009

  

  As the Apollo 11 Command Service Module covered the quarter of a million miles back from the Moon back to the Earth, NASA had big plans for the Moon

• Birmingham Comic Show Wins Lottery Grant

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2009 • ( 1 )

  In a major coup for the organisers – perhaps signifying comics are indeed becoming more mainstream once more – the annual British International Comic Show has been awarded a £6,000 Arts Council grant to help further their work in bringing… Read More ›

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