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• Tube Surfing: 9 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2009

  • The animated feature based on Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is now on release int the US and seems to be doing well both critically and at the box office. “A lot more people than anyone expected are going to see… Read More ›

• Wilson’s Star Wars Project Revealed

  By John Freeman on 9 February 2009

  We’ve previously mentioned in passing 2000AD artist Colin Wilson‘s upcoming Star Wars project for US publisher Dark Horse, but now details about Star Wars: Invasion, which launches online in May, have been officially announced.The series, set 25 years after the… Read More ›

• Haward’s Tempest Set to be Another Classic

  By John Freeman on 8 February 2009

  Comics artist Jon Haward has shared some stunning samples of Classical Comics adaptation of Shakesepare’s The Tempest, which goes on sale in May in all good bookshops across the UK. Set on a mysterious island, The Tempest, possibly the last… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 6 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2009

  • The Rogue Trooper: Quartz Zone Massacre compueterr game based on the popular 2000AD character will be launched across Europe on Friday 27th February 2009. Rogue Trooper, a genetically engineered super-soldier, represents Reef’s first foray onto the Nintendo Wii platform…. Read More ›

• London Small Press Starts Weekly Gathering

  By John Freeman on 6 February 2009

  London’s small press creators have started a weekly event to do what they do best: “Draw sketches and get drunk.” While London Underground Comics is busy preparing its mysterious 176 project, the stall members who have done much to reignite… Read More ›

• Exclusive: TOXIC Comic Supplement Details

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2009

  Egmont’s TOXIC Comic is to publish a special comic supplement of an upcoming issue, featuring comic characters old and new in a move to, hopefully, bring more strip material to the bestselling British news stand title. The line up for… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 5 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2009

  • Dickon Harris presents a trio of interviews recorded at last autumn’s Comica festival in London at the ICA on Resonance FM (London) today, talking to the winner – Julian Hanshaw – and runner-up – Isabel Greenberg – of 2008’s… Read More ›

• Star Wars Comic That Never Was…

  By John Freeman on 5 February 2009

  Artist Rob Davis, whose work includes Doctor Who and who’s one of the contributors to the ongoing webjam Huzzah! has posted some intriguing pages from a planned Star Wars comic for the UK that had only limited distribution. “Doing Huzzah!… Read More ›

• Alternative Press Anthology Planned

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2009

  Photo courtesy of Richard of Handmade & Bound @ Alternative Press Fair. More of Richard’s pics here Hot on the heels of last weekend’s Alternative Press Fair in London comes news of plans for a new Alternative Press Anthology. Masterminded… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 3 February 2009

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2009

  • Look out for an upcoming issue of Egmont’s TOXIC which, in addition to the regular strips and features, will feature an additional free 32-page comics supplement that is set to feature the return of a classic British comic strip… Read More ›

• Andersonic Issue 7 is Go!

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2009

  

  Stand by fir (fanzine) action!

• Morningstar on MyEbook

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2009

  British indie Timebomb Comics have just pulished a preview of their new title The Sisterhood: Morningstar on Myebook.com. With art from newcomer Dan Barritt, The Sisterhood are dedicated to fighting the good fight in His name! Sinners, it seems, are… Read More ›

• So Long To Scrye

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2009

  More bad news in the niche magazine market with word via ICv2 that F&W Media has decided to end publication of Scrye magazine with its April 2009 issue (#131). Founded back in 1993, Scrye is the longest running periodical reporting… Read More ›

• New Mike Noble Art Highlight of latest Spaceship Away

  By John Freeman on 1 February 2009

  On sale in all good comic shops soon is the latest issue of Rod Barzilay’s Spaceship Away comic magazine, featuring all-new comic strip starring the original Dan Dare and a variety of other SF strips including Rocket Pilot, written and… Read More ›

• Tales of Vanity and Vengeance!

  By John Freeman on 31 January 2009

  US publisher Eureka Productions has just published its latest title, Graphic Classics: Oscar Wilde, featuring work by British comics creator Nick Miller, whose credits include football comic Rammie (see news story) and downthetubes very own Really Heavy Greatcoat. This Oscar… Read More ›

• Expecting Great Things from John Stokes

  By John Freeman on 31 January 2009

  

  (with thanks to Jon Haward): Classical Comics, the British publisher adapting classic works of fiction into comics for both schools and general readers, has just published some pages form its latest project, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, on its web… Read More ›

• Monkeying about with Young Gods!

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2009

  Ground-breaking British indie publisher Orang Utan Comics Studio have released the first part of their Young Gods Online Graphic Novel onto an unsuspecting world this week, aiming to bring the title to comics fans in new — and free —… Read More ›

• Brautigan Comic part of new Torpedo Quarterly

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2009

  2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of American writer Richard Brautigan, whose best known works include his 1967 novel, Trout Fishing in America, his collection of poetry, The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster (1968), and his collection… Read More ›

• Time for a Little Music…

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2009

  Ace comics artist and painter Chris Reynolds, creator of Mauretania Comics, kindly sent me a copy of trombonist and composer/arranger Mike Hext’s Mr OK, a new album for which Chris has provided the cover. Mike came to prominence after winning… Read More ›

• A Cartoon History of Here

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2009

  Venues across northern Britain will play host to new performances of The Cartoon History of Here over the next few months, an event described as “a live-action cartoon” created by Yorkshire poet, broadcaster and comedian, Ian McMillan and several times… Read More ›

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