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• In Memoriam: Les Barton

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2008

  (via Lew Stringer and Steve Bright): downthetubes is sorry to report the death of cartoonist Les Barton, the artist who originally drew DC Thomson’s Sparky comic’s brilliant I-Spy character. Les, who lived in Uxbridge, Middlesex, passed away in a nursing… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 21 October 2008

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2008

  • Titan is to release a collection of Jane strips from the Daily Mirror later this week and over on Bear Alley Steve Holland has cast his expert eye over the various stories which made up the strip’s run. The… Read More ›

• Insomnia’s Beastly New Signing

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2008

  Upcoming British indie publisher Insomnia Publications have just announced its first signing following the Birmingham International Comic Show: Unbelievable (The Man Who Ate Daffodils) written and drawn by Welsh comics creator Simon Wyatt. In the remote mining village of Bryn… Read More ›

• Stan Lee Signed Comic Must be Won!

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2008

  Marking the impending release of Iron Man on Region 2 DVD, downthetubes and SF web site scifipulse have teamed up with Paramount Home Entertainment UK to offer readers the chance to win a Marvel Legends comic signed by Stan “The… Read More ›

• New Eagle Times Available Now (Volume 21 Number Three)

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2008

  

  The latest issue of Eagle Times, (Volume 21 Number Three), the quarterly journal dedicated to Britain’s national picture strip weekly Eagle, features 50+ A4 pages (of which 20 are in full colour) of all sorts of things to do with… Read More ›

• Splendid Chaps, All Of Them!

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2008

  Slipping for this post into first person mode, I had a wonderful time on Saturday at Vworp! Vworp!, a one day event at Manchester’s Lass O’Gowrie pub organised by landlord Gareth Kavangah and his dedicated team, in partnership with the… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2008

  A new interview with Commando and Dan Dare artist Keith Page has been posted on the official Commando website. In the interview Keith, who is currently working on his 144th Commando issue answers questions posed by Commando readers on his… Read More ›

• Free Hunt Emerson Comic

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2008

  Following up the recent downthetubes piece on Hunt Emerson and his work with Phil Stamp Covers, Emerson fans may like to check out the comic that he has produced for the BBC RaW adult literacy campaign. The 16 page full… Read More ›

• Jon Haward Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2008

  Artist Jon Haward, who is busy working on the superb Classical Comics books as the series Art Director, has been interviewed by Terry Hooper over on www.comicbits-online.com. “The photo of me was taken in Mark Burrell’s studio,” says Jon. “The… Read More ›

• The Art of War

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2008 • ( 1 )

  On sale now in all good bookshops is the simply gorgeous The Art of War by David Roach, featuring almost 1000 fabulous full-colour artworks created for the covers of Fleetway/IPC’s classic War, Battle, Air Ace and War at Sea Picture… Read More ›

• Emerson Stamps His Mark

  By John Freeman on 16 October 2008

  Cartoonist Hunt Enerson has been busy updating hiw website, Largecow.com and has added somne some news about his band The Hound Dogs, and added a new Phil Stamp Gallery featuring his First Day Stamp Covers. “Phil Stamp Covers are colourful… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 16 October 2008

  By John Freeman on 16 October 2008

  • Orang Utan Comics have begun to serialize Young Gods on ROK Comics. You can read it on ther web site or via WAP subscription (wap.rocomics.com). • Talking of phones: the iphone, which is beginning to feature more and more… Read More ›

• Templesmith joins MCM Expo Line Up

  By John Freeman on 16 October 2008

  (via Tony Lee): Comics artist and writer Ben Templesmith has joined the massive line up of guests attending the MCM London Expo on 25-26th October in London’s Docklands. Ben, whose credits include 30 Days of Night and Fell, and who… Read More ›

• Lee Sullivan Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2008

  Doctor Who and Transformers comics artist (and muscian) Lee Sullivan has just been interviewed by Ian M. Cullen over on scifipulse.net, talking candidly about how he got into the business and his work on comics such as TekWorld and his… Read More ›

• Gears of War Prview Online

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2008

  From downthetubes.net news blog (via Digital Comics News): The Gears of War mini-series from Wildstorm Productions, drawn by top British artist Liam Sharp has preview pages online for those of you still foolish enough not to go out an buy… Read More ›

• Panini Launches Marvel Heroes

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2008

  Available now in all good British newsagents is the first issue of Panini’s Marvel Heroes, which launched last week. The first issue kicks off with two new stories featuring the Hulk and Iron Man respectively. The title’s editor Ed Hammond… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 13 October 2008

  By John Freeman on 13 October 2008

  COMICS AND ‘ZINES • Radio 4 will be airing four 15-minute programmes on comics and cartoonists with Phill Jupitus, broadcasting on the back of a favourable response to his previous comics programme. The first one with Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau… Read More ›

• The Seven Doctors

  By John Freeman on 12 October 2008

  Various news sources are reporting that BBC Children in Need will be featuring a special Doctor Who episode this year featuring all seven surviving Doctors. Here’s what the Telegraph has to say about it: “The actors are getting together for… Read More ›

• Creating Tammy: A True Story

  By John Freeman on 12 October 2008 • ( 1 )

  

  Many years ago, British newsagents were awash with all sorts of comics: boys’ adventure, children’s titles, educational comics and more. But while humour comics reigned supreme in Britain, and still do, girls comics regularly outsold most of the more famous… Read More ›

• Hulk versus Death’s Head!

  By John Freeman on 11 October 2008 • ( 1 )

  Apart from a cameo confrontation between Death’s Head II and the Incredible Hulk in Marvel UK’s Shadow Riders #1 (a little in joke on the part of myself and co-writer Brian Williamson, at the expense of the often maddening demands… Read More ›

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