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• Crikey! to Continue

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (via Forbidden Planet International): Crikey!, the comics magazine devoted to British comics of yesteryear and today, is set to continue, despite rumours to the contarary. In a posting on the Forbidden Planet International blog, editor Glenn B Fleming has announced… Read More ›

• Two Chance to Meet the author of Nemi

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  Norwegian superstar comic creator Lise Myhre will be signing copies of her new book Nemi Volume 2 on Thursday 13th November in Forbidden Planet, 179 Shaftesbury Ave, 6-7.00pm and on Saturday 15th November in Borders, 120 Charing Cross Road, 1-2.00pm…. Read More ›

• Mine’s A Paul Temple!

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008 • ( 2 )

  

  Crime novelist and detective Paul Temple made his first appearance on BBC Radio in 1938 and went on to appear in novels, film, television and a daily newspaper strip. Now, there’s even a cocktail named after him – and an… Read More ›

• Dan Dare part of new London Exhibiton

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (With thanks to Richard Sheaf): A new exhibition organised by London-based Chris Beetles gallery featuring work by Dan Dare creator Frank Hampson – which is also for sale – opens next week. The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1800… Read More ›

• Baillie debuts in 2000AD

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  Comics artist and writer David Baillie, creator of indie strips such as Writer and Monkey and already a contirbutor to titles such as Judge Dredd: The Megazine, Tripwire and Accent UK’s anthologies Zombies, Robots and Westerns, has his first ever… Read More ›

• Peanuts for Free

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  (with thanks to Norman Boyd): Web site Drawn! reports United Features’ website has gone free to view, including 50 years of Peanuts. Taking a nod from the webcomics world and in response to the declining sales of newspapers the syndicate… Read More ›

• DFC’s Kate Brown Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  This interview with Kate Brown, creator of The DFC‘s story Spider Moon, is the latest of several items being published by The DFC team via YouTube. Kate, who lives in Oxford is a comic book artist and illustrator who says… Read More ›

• No Script for Preacher

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2008

  American Beauty director Sam Mendes has revealed that his big screen adaptation of comic book series Preacher has no script. Mendes, who signed up for the project after Columbia Pictures picked up the rights after a View Askew movie and… Read More ›

• Jeff Hawke Art for Sale

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2008

  Offered from downthetubes via ebay is a piece of Jeff Hawke newspaper strip original art, signed by creator and artist Sydney Jordan. The art from the Daily Express strip “Jeff Hawke” is identified as strip H3387 featuring mysterious aliens from… Read More ›

• Oli Smith’s Weekend Life Premiere

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2008

  Following the success of London-based Hectic Peelers recent night of Raindance Shorts, the group is presenting another night of renowned short movies. The main attraction is the portmanteau film Civic Life, a septet of short films showing life around the… Read More ›

• Panel Borders Podcasts this week….

  By Alex Fitch on 6 November 2008

  

  Here some details on the current and upcoming schedule for the comics podcast “Reality Check”

• Obama Wins

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2008

  Even before the US election was over comics fans had cast their vote, with sales of IDW’s Barack Obama biography comic beating those of the John McCain by a 59% to 41% margin, according to an IDW spokesperson. icv2.com reports… Read More ›

• Mark Millar in Dunblane

  By John Freeman on 4 November 2008 • ( 1 )

  Wanted creator Mark Millar, Dr Mel Gibson, Ivor Davis of Red Hot Comics in Glasgow and staff from graphic novel publishers Classical Comics and Metromedia UK will be discussing graphic novels in Dunblane, Scotland, later this month. Organised by the… Read More ›

• British Cartoon Library Gets Face Lift

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2008

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham): The British Cartoon Archive based at the University of Kent is about to get a major facelift that includes, at last, the digitisation of the archive of the late, great Express cartoonist Carl Giles. Ronald… Read More ›

• Starblazer Sale and Game News

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2008

  

      One downthetubes reader has been in touch to tell us he’s offering a number of Starblazers via eBay, including the first three issues of this collectable SF comic published by DC Thomson. He tells us all of the… Read More ›

• Armistice 90

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2008

  November is a particularly important month for all war veterans and this year will be even more significant, marking 90 years since the guns fell silent over the many battlefields of the First World War. To mark this moment in… Read More ›

• Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag…

  By Jeremy Briggs on 1 November 2008

  

  For most people living in the United Kingdom in the 1970s it was something that happened somewhere else, somewhere across the water, but growing up in Belfast in those now increasingly far off days there was no getting away from… Read More ›

• Spectacular Spidey Sneek Peek

  By John Freeman on 31 October 2008

  Here’s a peek at a page of the originated new Spider-Man strip in the upcoming Panini comic Spectacular Spider-Man #180, on sale in a couple of months, guest starring Spiderwoman and Kraven the Hunter. The strip is written by Ferg… Read More ›

• Comic Artist’s Work on Show in Liverpool

  By John Freeman on 31 October 2008

  Ground-breaking comic creator Chris Reynolds, creator of strips such as Moon Queen and Mauretania Comics, has been in touch to tell us that one of his paintings, of Brownsea Island (in Poole Harbour) has been chosen to be part of… Read More ›

• Fone Freaks Debuts on ROK Comics

  By John Freeman on 30 October 2008

  Comics writer Thomas Behe and British comics artist Chris Walker have just launched a new comic strip, Fone Freaks, via ROK Comics, just in time for Hallowe’en. Fone Freaks follows the adventures of Sally Snedley, a wireless scientist who seeks… Read More ›

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