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• Local Heroes Exhibition

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2008

  There were more details at Hi-Ex of the comics exhibition that the National Library of Scotland is putting on later in the year in Edinburgh. Previously reported here as Comics Grow Up! it has now been retitled as Local Heroes… Read More ›

• Hi-Ex 2008: High Excitement In The Snow

  By Jeremy Briggs on 4 February 2008

  

  The Inverness comic convention Hi-Ex really couldn’t have chosen a worse weekend weather-wise with heavy snow, high winds and sub-zero wind chill in the days leading up to it but, despite loosing some guests and dealers to the weather, it… Read More ›

• When alien cats attack…

  By John Freeman on 4 February 2008

  Putting a few items up on ebay over the weekend and the SHADO Mobile I decided to include attracted the attention of a dangerous foe during photography…. I know a Siamese cat gave SHADO a few problems in the show… Read More ›

• Death Watch from Broken Voice

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2008

  Leading UK comics indie Broken Voice Comics recently released an online edition of Chapter 8 of its flagship title – the online graphic novel Shades. (Some early episodes of Shades are also trailed on ROK Comics). Written by David A… Read More ›

• Andersonic #5 On Sale via ebay

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2008

  A quick plug for Andersonic Issue 5, now available via ebay as well as by post, a fanzine dedicated to all things Gerry Anderson that is garnering much praise from fans of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet et al. This issue comprises… Read More ›

• Shooting the Witness

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2008

  Shooting the Witness is an exhibition at London’s Political Cartoon Gallery (6 March – 12 April 2008) of the work of the Palestinian cartoonist Naji Al-Ali, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his assassination in London. Naji Al-Ali was one… Read More ›

• Hi-Ex in the Highlands: First Report

  By John Freeman on 3 February 2008

  Over on the Forbidden International blog, Joe Gordon has posted one of the first reports on Hi-Ex, the first major comics convention staged in Inverness held this weekend. Guests included Gary Erskine, John Higgins, Colin MacNeil and many others, and… Read More ›

• Patrick Stewart praises new Macbeth graphic novel

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2008 • ( 1 )

  

  Classical Comics new Macbeth graphic novel sees publication later this month, arriving in three formats and after much hard work from a number of well known British creators

• Win Copies of Jeff Hawke: Overlord!

  By John Freeman on 2 February 2008

  Titan Books releases its first new Jeff Hawke collection, Overlord, later this month, and here at downthetubes. we have five copies to give away! Jeff Hawke: Overlord (to be released 22 February 2008, £16.99) is the first volume in a… Read More ›

• Who producer to head up new drama unit

  By John Freeman on 1 February 2008

  A new BBC drama unit is to set up shop in Manchester, run by Doctor Who producer Phil Collinson. Broadcast reports Collinson’s new role will be developing links with on and off-screen talent in the region, and developing new shows… Read More ›

• Comic artist Bill Mevin Interviewed on “The Time Meddler” DVD

  By John Freeman on 1 February 2008

  

  “The Perishers” and TV Comic “Doctor Who” artist Bill Mevin is one of several comics creators interviewed on a special release of the Doctor Who story The Time Meddler, released 4th February 2008 in the UK. This is the first… Read More ›

• Boring Death’s Head cover? Shurely Shome Mishtake…

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2008

  

  Former Marvel UK editor in chief Richard Starkings just sent me this unused cover for the original Dragon’s Claws #5, drawn by Geofff Senior, following discussion about Death’s Head on It Came from Darkmoor. Richard says the cover was rejected… Read More ›

• Cell Phone Video Underworld Exposed In "Contraband"

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2008

  Contraband (www.contrabandcomic.com) a new graphic novel by Canadian writer Thomas Behe and illustrator Phil Elliott, is a near-future tale revealing an all-too-possibly-real world of underground video, violence and crime on cell phone networks. Contraband follows a young man’s journey into… Read More ›

• It Came From Darkmoor…

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2008

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham and Paul Cornell): British comics fan Mark Roberts has kicked off a promising new blog It Came from Darkmoor, dedicated to the mysteries of mighty Marvel UK (sadly absorbed by Panini in the early 1990s,… Read More ›

• Primeval Renewed

  By John Freeman on 30 January 2008

  Broadcast reports ITV’s SF time-spanning drama Primeval has been renewed, with the current (second) season continuing to score good ratings in its Saturday slot. Production on the third season will begin in March, for broadcast in January 2009. The first… Read More ›

• Hicklenton hits out at MS in new film

  By John Freeman on 28 January 2008

  2000AD artist John Hicklenton has reacted angrily to becoming ill with MS, inviting cameras into his home for a new documentary, Here’s Johnny, to record the destruction of his life by the disease, and to campaign for better treatment for… Read More ›

• Stardust on DVD

  By John Freeman on 28 January 2008

  Neil Gaiman’s Stardust will be released on DVD in the UK next month (25th February), featuring a host of British talent in a spectacular and critically-acclaimed fantasy adventure from renowned director Matthew (Layer Cake) Vaughn. The film script, based on… Read More ›

• Torchwood Magazine on YouTube, Facebook

  By John Freeman on 28 January 2008

  Titan Publishing’s Torchwood: The Official Magazine launched last week in the UK (and is already proving hard to find), which also includes 10 pages of original Torchwood comic strip fiction in each issue. The first issue is published in the… Read More ›

• IndieReview Revamped

  By John Freeman on 28 January 2008

  The UK Indie Comic and Manga Community IndieReview.co.uk, established in late 2007, has undergone some major refurbishment ready for 2008. The Community aims to bring the work of UK Indie Comic/Manga talent to the attention of a wider public through… Read More ›

• Frak Those Toasters!

  By John Freeman on 25 January 2008

  I don’t know much about Jo Storm’s Frak You! other than it is an unauthorised guide to the modern Battlestar Galactica TV series and so cannot use copyright photographs from the production. That said, I love the lateral thinking and… Read More ›

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