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• Rainbow Orchid’s new Publisher

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008

  Egmont UK is to publish The Rainbow Orchid, first published independently by writer-artist Garen Ewing (inteeviewed by downtheubes in 2006). The Rainbow Orchid story, to be published in 2009, will join the Tintin series on Egmont’s publishing list and is… Read More ›

• Dan Dare’s Holy Grail: Radio Luxembourg’s Dan Dare Radio Show

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008 • ( 3 )

  

  First broadcast in the 1950s, Radio Luxembourg’s Dan Dare Radio Show has become something of a ‘Holy Grail’ for fans, some still believing copies of the series may yet be found. Aired on Radio Luxembourg between July 1951 and May… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Silly Season Continues

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham): The Wiltshire Times recently reported a Trowbridge Christian has renounced the ‘evil’ of Doctor Who in favour of his religion is selling his collection on internet auction website eBay. The paper reports that having discovered… Read More ›

• Comic Expo Update

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008

  With just five weeks to go until the largest comics show in the United Kingdom, guests and schedules are starting to be announced for Bristol’s well-established Comics Expo. Once again hosted by the British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall and… Read More ›

• Digital Comics APA

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008

  The Temple APA is currently looking for contributors to its first Digital Comics Anthology, deadline 1st May 2008. For those who’ve never heard of the Temple (formerly titled ‘Temple of Heroes’), it’s the UK’s longest running comics anthology, whose membership… Read More ›

• Northern Ireland Comic Con details

  By John Freeman on 3 April 2008

  The organisers of 2D, Northern Ireland’s only comics convention at present, have just sent us the first details of their next event in June. 2D – Northern Ireland Comics Festival 2008 runs from 5th – 7th of June and takes… Read More ›

• Calling Fireball Agents!

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2008

  

  FIREBALL FOR HIRE Mysteries solved – problems licked – lost things found – crooks straightened out – anytime – any place BUT… ONLY TOUGH JOBS ACCEPTED. Do you recognise this man? As the agent/adventurer from D C Thomson’s mid-1970s Bullet… Read More ›

• ComicCon In A Pub!

  By John Freeman on 2 April 2008

  (with thanks to Paul O’Connell); The Gladstone (opposite Sainsburys, Lewes Road, Brighton), is hosting an indie small press comics event this coming Saturday (5th April) with comics, drinkpromotions, live music in the evening and more. If you’re in the area,… Read More ›

• Who Watches the Watchnuts?

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2008

  Good Grief! Charlie Brown as Doctor Manhattan? Young art star Evan Shaner has mimicked cartoonist Charles Schulz by combining his Peanuts characters and the Watchmen. The drawing includes Charlie Brown as Doctor Manhattan, Linus as The Comedian, Schroeder as Ozymandias,… Read More ›

• What A Sweet Dalek!

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2008

  If a gingerbread Tardis is not to your taste perhaps you would prefer cake, icing and chocolate while waiting for 6:20pm next Saturday? This cake was created for a young Doctor Who fan’s birthday and was based around the size… Read More ›

• Missing Believed Wiped

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2008

  

  The Missing Believed Wiped team are trying to drum up new members for their Facebook group.

• Local Heroes Events in Edinburgh

  By John Freeman on 31 March 2008

  As the National Library of Scotland’s graphic novel exhibition Local Heroes approaches, the Library have announced a program of talks in conjuction with the Edinburgh exhibition. On Wednesday 9 April at 7pm Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy will return to… Read More ›

• Gingerbread TARDIS

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2008

  With the BBC ramping up its publicity for the fourth season of Doctor Who of the ‘modern era’, what better time to celebrate with a special TARDIS cake? Which is exactly what one enterprising fan has done, and a smashing… Read More ›

• Dan Dare at the Science Museum

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2008 • ( 1 )

  The Eagle‘s Dan Dare will be the focus of a new exhibition at London’s Science Museum later this month. Titled Dan Dare and the Birth of High-Tech Britain, Dan Dare enthusiast Dave Britton, who, among other things, has helped organise… Read More ›

• If only it would happen here…

  By John Freeman on 30 March 2008

  News this week that the US courts have ruled that Time Warner, owner of DC Comics, is no longer the sole proprietor of Superman must be be good news for the heirs of Jerome Siegel — who 70 years ago… Read More ›

• It’s a Science Fiction World…

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2008

  — or at least, that’s the view of a leading American professor, talking about a new article he’s written for Indiana’s Martinsville Reporter-Times. “Science fiction is no longer kids’ stuff, but serious literature,” acclaimed Jules Verne expert Arthur B. Evans,… Read More ›

• The Other Side of Harry

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2008

  Friend, bodyguard, martial arts master, stunt man and actor John Carrigan, a regular cast member of recent fan produced Star Trek movies and more, has been in contact with downthetubes to tell us about The Other Side of Harry, a… Read More ›

• Modesty’s Yellowstone Booty

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2008

  The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up once more by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise — high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers. Titan Books collects three more classic, hard-to-find stories… Read More ›

• Stranded gets TV pilot

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2008

  Mike Carey (X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Voodoo Child) and creator of Virgin Comics series The Stranded will be developing the story into a television series for SCI FI Channel. “One of the purposes of our SCI FI partnership is to… Read More ›

• Oli’s Comics Reviews for Cross Hatch

  By John Freeman on 22 March 2008 • ( 4 )

  (Updated after short break 27/3/08, with apologies to Oli Smith and Oliver East): Trains Are Mint creator Oliver East is letting UK small press publishers know someone at alternative comics blog The Daily Cross Hatch “has taken leave of their… Read More ›

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