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• Doctor Who Experiment

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2008 • ( 2 )

  Purely for research purposes of course, given that ROK Comics, which I edit, has a comic creator too, I had a go at using the BBC’s Doctor Who Comic Maker. Have to say I wasn’t 100 per cent impressed: the… Read More ›

• DFC – Ask The Editor

  By John Freeman on 27 February 2008

  I’m interviewing the editor of new, originated, British comic DFC for downthetubes.net to tie in with the launch of the title, so if you have any questions you’d like to ask, fire them my way asap. Needless to say, this… Read More ›

• Phoo Action gets series order

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2008

  Almost passing me by, just a quick note that BBC3 has ordered a full run of tongue-in-cheek kung-fu drama PPhoo Action. Series creator Jamie (Tank Girl) Hewlett is working on six sixty minute episodes (which will hopefully be a lot… Read More ›

• The Flash Gordon story retold

  By John Freeman on 25 February 2008

  Comics International editor Mike Conroy is one of many contributors to a Flash Gordon documentary being screened on the the UK Sci-Fi Channel tonight (Monday 25 February) at 8.00pm. Scheduled to air ahead of the series pilot, the programme provides… Read More ›

• Aye Write!

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2008

  The third Aye Write! Book Festival takes place in Glasgow’s Mitchell Library from 7 to 15 March 2008. Included this year in the programme are talks by Scottish science fiction authors Iain M Banks and Ken MacLeod who will be… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist and Colourist Steve Whitaker

  By John Freeman on 24 February 2008 • ( 1 )

  

  British artist and colourist Steve Whitaker is, I am deeply sorry to report, no longer with us.

• Spaceship Away #14 counting down

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2008

  Spaceship Away, the glossy magazine that is home to new Dan Dare adventures as well as reprints of classic sci-fi strip Journey Into Space and Sydney Jordan’s new Hal Starr strip, is nearly out again. Issue 14 (cover seen left,… Read More ›

• Steve Whitaker

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2008 • ( 1 )

  

  I have just learnt that British artist and colourist Steve Whitaker is no longer with us

• A golden Oldie

  By John Freeman on 23 February 2008

  In celebration of his 100th birthday Willaim Geoge Bunter, better known of course as Billy Bunter, features proudly on the cover of the Oldie magazine this week. The Oldie promises “…Deliciously politically incorrect, the Bunter stories were nevertheless underpinned by… Read More ›

• Iron Legion Reprinted Again!

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2008

  The Iron Legion, perhaps the most reprinted Doctor Who strip ever, is to be collected again, this time as a collection of several strips currently being published as a monthly comic by Idea & Design Works (IDW) for the US… Read More ›

• Titan scores with Roy of the Rovers

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2008

  In an extensive deal for worldwide book publishing rights, Titan Books has acquired a licence to publish an exciting range of classic comic strip collections from Egmont UK, in what promises to be the beginning of a winning range of… Read More ›

• Johnston’s Dead Space

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2008

  British writer Anthony Johnston‘s latest project is Dead Space, a new comic book series from Electronic Arts and Image Comics based on the upcoming survival horror video game. The new six-book series is set in the Dead Space universe is… Read More ›

• Star Trek Online and Streaming

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2008

  In a major expanison of its online offerings, classic episodes from the US network CBS archive, including Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, are being made available online on CBS.com and across the 300 websites that make up the network’s… Read More ›

• More War Toys from Starkings and Moritat

  By John Freeman on 22 February 2008

  Elephantmen: War Toys #2 (or 3), from US publisher Active Images, goes on sale next week (27 February) in all sensible (and some insensible) comic shops. Written by former Marvel UK head honcho and First Tiger Richard Starkings (he who… Read More ›

• Chat Show Horror?

  By John Freeman on 21 February 2008

  No stranger to celebrity appearances, the fourth season finale of Doctor Who is to feature Paul O’Grady, according to The Sun. The TV presenter will play himself discussing “strange goings-on” during his chatshow as David Tennant’s Doctor departs on a… Read More ›

• Mr T in GB (Books, that is)

  By John Freeman on 21 February 2008 • ( 1 )

  Preceding the worldwide launch of their Mr. T graphic novel in summer 2008, British publisher Mohawk Media has announced that they are celebrating with a special Limited Advance Edition. With a total number of only 4,000 copies, Mr. T: Limited… Read More ›

• Under the Eagle

  By John Freeman on 21 February 2008

  Under the Eagle, a new play from author, script writer and former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel has just begun a three week run at the White Bear Theatre, London. Directed by Conrad Blakemore, Andrew says the play is… Read More ›

• Live-action Akira planned

  By John Freeman on 21 February 2008

  Hollywood Reporter notes that anime and manga classic Akira is getting the live-action big-screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. A link to British comics is of course tenuous but Marvel UK did run the manga in the… Read More ›

• Go Monkey Nuts!

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2008

  

  Following up on our earlier post about the new DFC comic, just to note the Etherington Brothers Monkey Nuts comic makes its debut in The Guardian this coming Saturday (23rd February). “After a long(ish) period of enforced silence we are… Read More ›

• Prestonpandemonium Returns

  By John Freeman on 20 February 2008

  Just a quick reminder (since Jeremy Briggs posted the info a couple of weeks ago) that Prestonpandemonium III, the third comics and small press event in Prestonpans, Scotland, will take place on Saturday 31st May 2008 – 12.00– 3.00 p.m…. Read More ›

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