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• Chicken Impossible

  By John Freeman on 4 March 2008

  Special thanks to my friend Daniel for tipping me off to this sure-to-become-classic ringtone… FREE YOUR PHONE – ZEDGE.NET

• Smallville, Supernatural Renewed

  By John Freeman on 4 March 2008

  US network CW has announced early renewals to some of its top-performing series for the upcoming 2008-09 season, which include an eighth season for Superman-inspired Smallville and a fourth season for Supernatural. UK publisher Titan Magazines continues to publish a… Read More ›

• Eagle Award 2007 Nominations Launched

  By John Freeman on 4 March 2008

  Nominations are now being invited for this year’s Eagle Awards, the British comics awards. You can designate your 2007 favourites in 30 different categories at www.eagleawards.co.uk. We’re delighted to report that downthetubes is one of the comic web sites already… Read More ›

• Alistair Reynolds Signing News

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2008

  SF author Alastair Reynolds will be signing his new book, House of Suns at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 12th April 1-2pm Alastair’s first novel Revelation Space was published in 2000 and was… Read More ›

• Artist Jon Haward Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 3 March 2008

  

  The Classical Comics project to make literature contemporary and relevant through comics is ambitious, but has received high praise educators and actors, including Royal Shakespeare Company fellow and Star Trek icon Patrick Stewart.On the launch of the second Classical Comics… Read More ›

• Bleathman’s Thunderbirds Art on EBay

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2008

  Illustrator Graham Bleathman is offering two of his original Thunderbirds paintings via ebay, both original ‘never before published’ signed colour paintings. • Thunderbird 1 (see right) features the scout ship for the International Rescue organisation over Tracy Island • Thunderbird… Read More ›

• Steve Whitaker’s Funeral

  By John Freeman on 2 March 2008

  

  Here are the details of Steve Whitaker’s funeral, who died last month

• Commando – Wall Of Death

  By John Freeman on 1 March 2008 • ( 1 )

  The Commando website is continuing their on-line adaptation of Commando issue 221 Wall of Death. This was first published on 26 July 1966 and was then priced at one shilling. The electronic version is free and is currently up to… Read More ›

• Edinburgh Is Reading Jekyll And Hyde

  By John Freeman on 1 March 2008

  Previously mentioned here on Down The Tubes, the 2008 One Book – One Edinburgh citywide reading campaign is now in full swing. After the success of Kidnapped in 2007, this year’s book is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case Of Dr… Read More ›

• TV21 Dalek Art Up For Sale

  By John Freeman on 1 March 2008

  Among the many British comics-related lots on offer in the current Comic Book Auction, which ends next week, is a real gem for Doctor Who and artist Ron Turner fans alike — a page of artwork from The Daleks, which… Read More ›

• Let’s Do the Timewarp…

  By John Freeman on 29 February 2008

  Now it can be told… Attendees at the UK indie comic press event Caption 2007: Dreams & Nightmares were given a prophetic dream of the theme for Caption 2008. And the dream came true. Caption 2008 is Caption Timewarp. It… Read More ›

• Women in Comics

  By John Freeman on 29 February 2008

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham): With the opening of the Live Lines Exhibtion in Richmond, Bridgeen Gillespie has an article in the PDF-delivered Verbal Magazine this week, revealing why comics aren’t just for boys anymore – if they ever were,… Read More ›

• Make Mine Marvel UK!

  By John Freeman on 29 February 2008

  

  Great news about an exciting book for a Marvel UK fans!

• ¿Hay vida en Marte?

  By John Freeman on 29 February 2008

  Or, is there Life on Mars? BBC Worldwide inked its first scripted format sale ever in Spain in a new agreement for Life on Mars, with television and media company Antena 3. The Spanish version will be produced as an… Read More ›

• Here come the Robots…

  By John Freeman on 29 February 2008

  

  New anthology from Accent UK imminent

• Zombies – Review by David Hailwood

  By downthetubes Guests on 29 February 2008

  

  Ghoulish fun from Accent Press!

• Subscribe to a … T-Shirt?

  By John Freeman on 28 February 2008

  Here’s a weird one, but so wacky it’s worthy of mention. Subscriptions, it seems, are no longer limited to comics and magazines – you can now subscribe to a t-shirt. And over 2500 people already have. T-post is described by… Read More ›

• China Now! Comics Exhibition

  By John Freeman on 28 February 2008

  China Now, the UK’s largest ever festival of Chinese culture, has announced the first ever major exhibition in Britain to explore Manhua – the powerful narrative art form of comics and graphic novels in China – and will include the… Read More ›

• House of Usher Sale

  By John Freeman on 28 February 2008

  Brilliant comics artist Shane Oakley is currently selling; three pages from The Fall of the House of Usher at £55 each, which includes p&p and a signed print. More details and imagery on his blog, where you can also find… Read More ›

• Steve Whitaker: Online Memorial Site Launched

  By John Freeman on 28 February 2008

  

  A livejournal gommunity and a flickr group devoted to the late, already-much missed artist and colourist Steve Whitaker, who died last week have now been launched

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