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• Talk Like a Pirate Day is here

  By John Freeman on 19 September 2007

  Arrr me mateys! It is that time o’ the year again, the day that comes but once a year … Aye, today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. The official web site offers the following advice on the basics… Read More ›

• In Review : The War Libraries

  By John Freeman on 18 September 2007

  To give it its full title The Fleetway Picture Library Index Volume 1: The War Libraries makes this reference book sound very grand, perhaps a little foreboding and even rather dry. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. Compiled… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Phil Frank

  By John Freeman on 14 September 2007

  downthetubes is sorry to report the death of San Francisco cartoonist Phil Frank, whose cartoons graced the pages ofthe city’s The Chronicle and other newspapers for more than 30 years. He was 64. Paying tribute to Phil, The Chronicle reports… Read More ›

• Creator Interview: The Mysterious Mr George Low…

  By John Freeman on 13 September 2007

  

  This month sees a major change at DC Thomson with the retirement of long-serving but, perhaps, little-known editor of Commando George Low, who joined the company from school in 1963 and has worked on the digest title ever since. downthetubes caught up… Read More ›

• Pauline Murray penetrates Mauretania celebrations

  By John Freeman on 12 September 2007

  Legendary singer Pauline Murray of Pentration will read a chapter from Humfrey Jordan’s ‘Mauretania: Landfalls and Departures of Twenty-Five Years‘ to open the RMS Mauretania Maiden Voyage Centenary Exhibition in Newcastle. The exhibit features paintings and comic art by Stuckist… Read More ›

• Sweatdrop Studios releases ‘Rising Stars of Manga’ podcast.

  By John Freeman on 12 September 2007

  This month’s Sweatdrop podcast, published by UK manga publisher Sweatdrop Studios, is a special event, as each of the four presenters were previously winners of Tokyopop’s “Rising Stars of Manga” competition. The creators talk about how they prepared and planned… Read More ›

• More Spectacular Spidey from Sony

  By John Freeman on 11 September 2007

  Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures Television have doubled the original episode order for the new animated TV series The Spectacular Spider-Man, for a total order of 26 thirty minute episodes. The series is currently in production at Culver Entertainment, which… Read More ›

• Bryan Talbot – Guardian today

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2007

  The Guardian newspaper listings magazine, ‘The Guide’, features a Bryan Talbot cover and three pages of interior art as he introduces a history of British comics (part of the build-up to Comics Britannia on BBC4 on Monday night at 9pm).

• The Bumper book of Look and Learn

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2007

  The Bumper Book of Look and Learn is now out! Sub-titled the best of the classic children’s magazine this lavishly produced volume (produced by Century Books) is available in the shops for £18.99. Featuring an array of pages from just… Read More ›

• Mauretania Exhibitions and events announced

  By John Freeman on 5 September 2007

  ROK Comics creator Chris Reynolds is one of several artists involved in events marking the centenary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Mauretania. Chris has published several strips under his Mauretania Comics imprint. An exhibition featuring comics and paintings… Read More ›

• Nick Abadzis Interview

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2007

  A quick plug for a brilliant interview with Hugo Tate creator and long-time-ago Marvel UK co-worker Nick Abadzis over on the Comics Reporter site. Nick talks about one of his latest projects, Laika, one of the first books announced for… Read More ›

• Prisoner remake abandoned

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2007

  (with thanks to Lew Stringer for the link): A top Sky boss has admitted the much-touted The Prisoner remake, rumoured at one time to have starred Christopher Eccleston, has been dropped. In a recent interview for news site Digital Spy,… Read More ›

• Andersonic

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2007 • ( 1 )

  The fourth ‘episode’ of Richard Farell and Vincent Law’s Gerry Anderson fanzine is now out. Amongst the articles and reviews of the Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999, are articles on the comic strips associated with… Read More ›

• Comic Book Postal Auction News

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007 • ( 1 )

  The latest Comic Book Postal Auction is underway with bids now being accepted, the closing date is 8pm on the 11th of September. Malcom Phillips has highlighted a few choice items…the Beano is represented by a near complete run of… Read More ›

• Comics Britania

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007

  There’s been some interesting repsonses to the upcoming BBC4 series Comics Britannia on various comics boards. As usual, anything like this is bound to be dissected and judged before it has even aired but in general, response seems positive, which… Read More ›

• Sweeney Todd from the Titan Squad

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007

  Titan Books has acquired the worldwide publishing rights for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the new Tim Burton movie slated for UK release on 25 January 2008. The film, which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter… Read More ›

• Dalek Invasion of Earth Art Auction

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2007

  Doctor Who and Dalek fans reading this blog might like to know I have just begun an ebay auction of Alister Pearson’s original artwork for the 1990 Target Book and BBC Video Dalek Invasion of Earth. The painted artwork measures… Read More ›

• Keanu plays Klaatu

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2007

  The classic 1951 SF film The Day the Earth Stood Still is to be remade, with Keanu Reeves playing noble alien Klaatu. Variety reports that Michael Rennie’s distinct performance in the original is so revered that finding the right actor… Read More ›

• New broom at Doctor Who Magazine…

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2007

  — I’m sure the power won’t go to Mr Spilsbury’s head, after all it never affected me!

• Young Indy on DVD

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2007

  George Lucas’ live-action series The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Volume One, the first of three, will finally make its way to Region 1 DVD from Lucasfilm Ltd., CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment on 23rd October, 2007, so… Read More ›

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