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• Caption Guests Announced

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2008

  The 17th annual Caption comics convention taking place in Oxford in August has just confirmed a few more guests for the Timewarp, with representatives from classic magazines Escape and Deadline as well as a veritable golden horde of creators involved… Read More ›

• Eleventh Hour In Shops Now

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2008

  Eleventh Hour Volume 1, the anthology title created by Orang Utan Comics Studio and published by AAM/Markosia hits retail stores worldwide this week. Featuring twelve stories by the creative minds at Orang Utan Comics Studio with art by artists from… Read More ›

• Blank Slate Are Mint!

  By John Freeman on 24 June 2008

  New British publisher Blank Slate (www.blankslatebooks.co.uk), the brainchild of Forbidden Planet International founders James Hamilton and Kenny Penman, kindly sent us review copies of the first two graphic collections in their range. The new company has an ambitious publishing program,… Read More ›

• Dare, Mekon T-Shirts On Sale Online

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2008

  

  In our recent review of the Dan Dare and The Birth Of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at London’s Science Museum, Jeremy Briggs mentioned the Dan Dare/Mekon t-shirts and how they weren’t in the online store. Peer Lawther, E-Marketing Executive at the… Read More ›

• Japan’s Mobile Comic Frenzy

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2008

  Mobile comics seem to be growing in popularity worldwide, bouyed by better screen resolutions and the growing number of comic creators experimenting with the form. Further growth in the market might come from the increasing sales success for mobile comics… Read More ›

• Lloyd in Highgate

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2008

  Kickback and V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd is giving a talk at the Highgate Library in London at 7.15pm on Wednesday, 25th June. Admission is fre but to book a place call 020 8489 8772 David will be talking… Read More ›

• Read More Calvin and Hobbes, Government Urges

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2008

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham for the initial lead): The British government says young boys should be encouraged to read Calvin and Hobbes and comic-book annuals such as the Dandy and Beano to get them into the reading habit young… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 23 June 2008

  By John Freeman on 23 June 2008

  • Comics writer Jason Cobley is a guest on the BBC Radio 4 show The Learning Curve at 8.30pm tonight, Monday 23rd June, discussing using Classical Comics’ Shakespeare books in the classroom with the legendary Libby Purves. “I’m not sure… Read More ›

• Creating WebComics: A Brief Guide

  By John Freeman on 19 June 2008

  In 2007, I was part of a panel at the Birmingham International Comic Show and there was plenty of advice offered on web comics creation, and I figured it was high time I shared some of it on downthetubes. Many… Read More ›

• Creating WebComics: A Brief Guide

  By John Freeman on 19 June 2008 • ( 2 )

  

  In 2007, I was part of a panel at the Birmingham International Comic Show and there was plenty of advice offered on web comics creation, and I figured it was high time I shared some of it on downthetubes. Many… Read More ›

• Shoot Shot Down

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2008 • ( 2 )

  IPC Media has announced the closure of Shoot! after 40 years, a victim of stiff competition from rivals. The Guardian reports the cancellation of the IPC Media title, which once rubbed shoulders with sports-dominated comics such as Roy of the… Read More ›

• Knight Rider Car Sold on eBay

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2008

  

  A rare version of KITT, the iconic talking black car from the US 1980s TV show Knight Rider has just been sold on the internet auction site eBay. The KITT model, built from a Pontiac Trans Ams — and most recently… Read More ›

• US Comic, Graphic Novel Sales Down

  By John Freeman on 18 June 2008

  Comics trade site ICV2 reports sales of periodical comics in the US declined in May – the fourth month sales have dropped in a row, posting a 6% drop compared with sales in May of 2007 when, led by the… Read More ›

• Comic Hero Season at BFI London

  By John Freeman on 17 June 2008

  London’s BFI Southbank and BFI Max have just announced they will be teaming up this July and August for a big-screen extravaganza of films adapted from comics presenting the breadth and depth of the genre. The season is a strong… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: “Hot Shot Hamish” writer Fred Baker

  By John Freeman on 16 June 2008

  

  Comics writer and editor Barrie Tomlinson has been in touch with sad news that prolific British comic script writer Fred Baker died earlier this month. He had been ill for some time with Alzheimer’s and died of pneumonia on 4th… Read More ›

• Fred Baker: A Tribute

  By John Freeman on 16 June 2008

  

  Writer and former Tiger and New Eagle editor Barrie Tomlinson pays tribute to Fred Baker, one of British comics unsung heroes, who died on 4 June 2008. He had been ill for some time with Alzheimer’s and died of pneumonia…. Read More ›

• Hulk Goes Mobile

  By John Freeman on 15 June 2008

  Marvel and Hands-On Mobile, producers of Guitar Hero and Iron Man for mobile phones, have released a new mobile game and personalization content around the latest big-screen adaptation of The Incredible Hulk, which has been getting positive reviews as a… Read More ›

• McCarthy, Parkhouse Signing Date Set

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2008

  Jim McCarthy and Steve Parkhouse will be signing their new graphic novel Sex Pistols: The Graphic Biography at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 28th June 1-2pm. Jim McCarthy is an illustrator and comic… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: 13 June 2008

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2008 • ( 1 )

  • We’re pleased to report that our report by David Baillie on the recent No Barcodes event in Camden Market, organised by London Underground Comics is online. You can read it here.Don’t forget LUC are at Camden Market every Saturday…. Read More ›

• Win Roy of the Rovers Books!

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2008 • ( 1 )

  The UK’s teams may be missing out Euro 2008 this summer, but Titan Books is bringing football home with the publication of a new series of books collecting the comic strips of Britain’s most famous fantasy footballer: Roy Race. The… Read More ›

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