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• Every Wednesday (Or Thursday If You Are British)

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2009

  Much has been made by British reviewers of DC’s new tabloid size Wednesday Comics. This is a modern take on the American style of comic based pullouts from the Sunday newspapers which ran multiple stories in colour in the same… Read More ›

• Dave Gibbons to launch Watchmen 3D Graffiti Art Instillation

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2009

  

  To celebrate the UK DVD and Blu-ray release of Watchmen, London’s Southbank will stage an art exhibition with a difference on Tuesday 28th July with the comic’s artist Dave Gibbons and acclaimed graffiti artist Chu. Chu will showcase his artistic… Read More ›

• Moon Landing: T Minus 3 Days – Mission Overview

  By Jeremy Briggs on 17 July 2009

  

  Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 and its crew were on the first day of their journey from Earth orbit to lunar orbit

• New Century 21 Cover Exposed

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2009

  Publishers Reynolds & Hearn have just given us a ‘first look’ at the cover of their third collection of comics from 1960s comic TV Century 21. Titled Escape from Aquatraz, it features the submarine Stingray, as realized by the late,… Read More ›

• Panel Borders Goes SciFi Mad!

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2009

  We don’t often cover every podcast or radio show Alex Fitch and his team are about to broadcast, but he’s got plenty lined up we think downthetubes fans will want to check out, so hold on to your hats… •… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Cursitor Doom, Nitro!, More Moon Stuff and Comics in Limbo…

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2009

  • Bear Alley Books has just published the first inked and colour ‘rough’ for their upcoming Cursitor Doom collection. “I’ve put this together from a low-res scan e-mailed by artist John Ridgway, so this isn’t the final version,” says publisher… Read More ›

• The Doctor Lands on the Moon for the BBC

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2009

  

  nderground Comics organiser Oli Smith has penned a new Doctor Who short story for the BBC Doctor Who web site

• Moon Landing: T Minus 4 Days – Launch

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 July 2009

  

  Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 and its crew of three blasted off from Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral…

• Tripwire Goes to San Diego

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2009

  Fab Brit genre magazine Tripwire continues its yearly San Diego Comic-Con tradition by premiering its third Tripwire Annual at the world’s best-known genre media convention. A stunning Jeff Carlisle full colour original Nick Fury cover sets the tone for the… Read More ›

• Moon Landing Comics Celebration: Andrew Cheverton

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2009

  

  This is Andrew Cheverton’s contribution to the downthetubes “Moon Landing 40th Anniversary: A Comics Celebration”

• Moon Landing: T Minus 5 Days – Predicting The Date

  By Jeremy Briggs on 15 July 2009 • ( 1 )

  

  40 years ago today, the three astronauts making up the crew of Apollo 11 were preparing for launch…

• Comics International Specials Go On Sale

  By John Freeman on 13 July 2009

  Two Comics International Specials are now on sale in comic shops — but the regular magazine is still in limbo, the next announced as not due until August. The Star Trek Special celebrates the recent released JJ Abrams’ Star Trek… Read More ›

• Mike Battle, Back in Action!

  By John Freeman on 13 July 2009

  The latest issue of Graham Pearce’s brilliant self-published comic, Sgt Mike Battle: The Greatest American Hero! has just been released – and it’s another brilliant adventure. Anyone who can’t wait for GI Joe to hit the cinema later this year… Read More ›

• In Review: The Starblazer Adventures Role-Playing Game

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2009

  

  Rebellion-owned role-playing adventure games and card and board game publisher Cubicle 7 Entertainment recently its new Starblazer Adventures role playing game which avid RPG-er and comics expert Matthew Armitage has kindly reviewed for us… Mention DC Thomson’s Starblazer to some… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing, 11 July 2009: Starblazer Sculptures, Moon Landings and an Oxfam ComicFest

  By John Freeman on 11 July 2009

  • Dundee-based artist Trevor Gordon has been in touch, to let you us of a collaborative art project going ahead in Dundee at the Mills Observatory. “I am working with archival material from DC Thomsons and creating sculptural pieces influenced… Read More ›

• New Prisoner: Sneak preview at Comic Con

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2009

  Stars of ITV’s co-produced mini-series The Prisoner, including Jim Caviezel, Jamie Campbell-Bower and Lennie James will be at the upcoming Comic Con 2009 in San Diego at the end of this month, for a panel event and exclusive sneak preview… Read More ›

• Geek Syndicate Launches first ever 2000AD podcast

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2009

  Top Brit podcast site Geek Syndicate have launched a new podcast on under our banner dedicated to all things 2000AD – possibly the first of its kind devoted solely to Rebellion’s weekly scifi comic. Everything Comes Back To 2000AD is… Read More ›

• Bryan Talbot IS The Doctor

  By John Freeman on 9 July 2009

  (with thanks to Pádraig Ó Méalóid): Congratulations to top comics creator Bryan Talbot, who has been awarded an honorary doctorate for his “outstanding contribution to the Arts as writer and graphic artist” by Sunderland University. The ceremony is on Friday… Read More ›

• Chorion Secure Rights to Dan Dare

  By John Freeman on 8 July 2009

  (Updated 14 July 2009): Media trade magazine Broadcast is reporting that the company Chorion has secured international licensing rights for “classic” Dan Dare, as featured in the original Eagle comic, offering the character for “a broad range of licensing applications.”… Read More ›

• Photo Review: Starblazer Exhibition

  By Jeremy Briggs on 8 July 2009

  

  Opened as part of the Dundee Literary Festival Comics Day on Sunday 28th June 2009, Dundee University’s Lamb Gallery is currently displaying a selection of artwork from DC Thomson’s Starblazer digest in an exhibition curated by Matthew Jarron. Starblazer was… Read More ›

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