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• Planet of the Apes – Down the Tube!

  By John Freeman on 7 December 2008

  Commuters on the London Underground were amazed last Tuesday when characters from the Planet of the Apes films joined them on the Tube! The apes were in town to celebrate the re-release of the classic film, now 40 years old,… Read More ›

• Will Sci-Fi Star George Be King of the Jungle?

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2008

  Sci-fi icon George Takei, Star Trek‘s Mr Sulu, is one of the finalists in this year’s series of ITV’s hit reality show I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! ITV viewers will discover tomorrow night whether George will beat… Read More ›

• Dark Inheritance by Roberta Leigh

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2008 • ( 1 )

  Over on Bear Alley Steve Holland has put up two previously unrecorded dust jacket illustrations by Frank Bellamy. These are for romance novels, My True Love by Denise Robins and Dark Inheritance by Roberta Leigh, both published by the Valentine… Read More ›

• Martian Tripod Attacks Cardiff!

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2008

  Where are Torchwood when you need them? (Probably at a John Barrowman concert.) The touring version of Jeff Wayne’s album The War Of The Worlds, complete with enormous Martian tripod, returns to British stages in June 2009 and they have… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 2 December 2008

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2008

  It is not often we would advertise cars here on downthetubes but take a look at this cutaway of a Honda Accord. The artist is Graham Bleathman, more familiar perhaps for creating cutaways of Thunderbirds or other Gerry Anderson creations…. Read More ›

• Win Some Dave Taylor Art

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2008

  (Via 2000AD artist Dave Taylor’s blog): If you visit the wonderful site run by artist Andrew Glazebrook (bsmbow.blogspot.com) you can win a black and white version of this sketch by Dave Taylor, simply by entering his caption competition and being… Read More ›

• Planet of the Apes Chronology Book Published

  By John Freeman on 28 November 2008

  A new independently-published book about the Planet of the Apes films is now available. The 322-page Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, by Rich Handley, is described as ‘the definitive unauthorised chronology’ and is released to coincide with the… Read More ›

• Hyde Pod Who!

  By John Freeman on 28 November 2008

  My old friend Mat Hyde, who once wrote comics for Marvel UK but has moved into the audio podcast world thees days, has just released Hyde Pod Corner #30 – Doctor Who 45th Anniversary Special “I’m doing my bit for… Read More ›

• In Review: Derek the Sheep

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  

  We mentioned Gary Northfield‘s popular Beano (and first creator owned) strip Derek the Sheep earlier today with good reason. The first collection of the strip, published back in September by Bloomsbury but which just arrived here at downthetubes (thanks, Gary!),… Read More ›

• Wicked Willie Returns!

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  Remember Wicked Willie, the creation of Gray Jolliffe? Well, he’s back, as right and upright as ever in The Complete Wicked Willie, out on DVD in January. Based on Jolliffe’s internationally best-selling series of cartoon books about the continuing adventures… Read More ›

• On My Radio…

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  

  Alex Fitch has just sent us details for the shows he produces that are being broadcast / podcast over the next seven days… On air: Strip: The work of Art Spiegelman Guest presenter Grant Rogers talks to Pulitzer Prize winning… Read More ›

• Cartoonists join Stars on Canvas Fund Raiser

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  The Willow Foundation, the only British charity of its kind providing special days for 16 to 40 year olds with life-threatening conditionshas teamed up with respected British artist Julie-Anne Gilburt to hold Stars on Canvas, a colourful and imaginative art… Read More ›

• Unhappy Farewell to “Stalag 666”

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  

  Hope Falls and Doctor Who comics writer Tony Lee has bid an acrimonious farewell to Stalag 666, his first strip for 2000AD, which finishes its 15-part run this week. Drawn by Jonathan Davis Hunt, the Prisoner of War camp-inspired strip… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 27 November 2008

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  • Forbidden Planet International is running a competition to win a thousand pound shopping dash in its Belfast store – a three minutes to dash around grabbing up to a grand’s worth of goodies. It’s only open to residents of… Read More ›

• British Comics on the Rise?

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008 • ( 2 )

  Regular readers of downthetubes already know the British comics industry is far from dead, but now that gut feeling is backed by new figures which reveal sales are booming, up more than 70 per cent in the past five years…. Read More ›

• Eagle in Portugal

  By John Freeman on 27 November 2008

  … well, sort of. Thanks to a friend on a message board, we’ve come across information on this Portuguese comic, Foguetao, published in 1961, which includes strips from Eagle such as Dan Dare. The Portuguese web site notes the title,… Read More ›

• Doomlord’s Credit Crunch Deal

  By John Freeman on 26 November 2008

  

  All evil must go!

• New Football Comic Launches

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2008

  Rammie, the first issue of an all-new football humour comic for children will go on sale in UK newsagents tomorrow (26th November) featuring work by Duncan Scott, Nick Brennan, Nick Miller, Lee Healey, and Lew Stringer. With a cover price… Read More ›

• Jim Krueger scripts Stand In for Ardden

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2008

  

  A new project from best-selling writer Jim Krueger

• Pens, Pencils and Photocopiers: Alternative Press Fair 2009

  By John Freeman on 25 November 2008

  The Alternative Press Fair 2009 in London has just been announced, bringing together the worlds of alternative comics, zines, self-produced art-books, poetry and diy/punk culture for one amazing day, like a great colourful blacmange that you can’t eat. It’s a… Read More ›

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