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• It’s Just Not The Same As When I Were A Lad…

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007 • ( 3 )

  So the new look Dandy Xtreme is in the shops and from the outside it now looks rather like all the rest of those biweekly comic magazines aimed at kids in mid to late primary school. As much as we… Read More ›

• Penguin Books competition for teens

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  Cynopsis reports Penguin has inked a partnership with Piczo, the UK-based teen targeted social networking website, for MyPenguin, a contest that launches this week on the site. Penguin asked some top bands to select their favorite classic book, which of… Read More ›

• Mattel issues toys recall

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  WorldScreen.com reports Mattel has announced a recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price toys made in China featuring Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters over concerns about lead paint, in a move that is expected to cost the toy giant $30 million. Mattel… Read More ›

• I’m being interviewed!

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2007

  I’ve been interviewd for an upcoming ‘Nightgig’ podcast about the comics to mobile project I help run at Rok Comics. The interview covers the company’s $10,000 Humour Comic competition which runs until end August 2007 — and the opportunities ROK… Read More ›

• Richard Elson Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2007

  Fansite and webcomic Sonic the Comic Online has published an in-depth interview with artist 2000AD artist Richard Elson, covering the seven years he spent wowing a generation on the 1990s Sega tie-in title Sonic the Comic. The interview includes some… Read More ›

• San Diego: More UK Creator and UK News

  By John Freeman on 30 July 2007

  The 38th annual Comic-Con took this place this weekend in San Diego, California and many British creators were on hand to talk about their new projects to some 120,000 visitors. Here’s a few more items from what sounds a frenetic… Read More ›

• Yet more Doctor Who, and the return of Nightraven…

  By John Freeman on 29 July 2007 • ( 1 )

  

  Two items from US comics site Newsarama with a UK flavour

• Creepy and Eerie return… but who owns the characters?

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2007

  I’m a huge fan of Warren’s classic titles Creepy and Eerie — the time travelling ‘Rook’ a particular favourite character — so make mo apologies for a straight as supplied reprint of Dark Horse’s press release about their revival, although… Read More ›

• Dark Shadows Returns

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2007 • ( 1 )

  Variety (subscription required) reports Warner Bros. is teaming with Depp’s Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King’s GK Films to develop a film based on the 1960s daytime supernatural TV show Dark Shadows. Notching up a staggering 1,225 episodes, Dark Shadows is something… Read More ›

• Paisley Who

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007

  The rather self-explanatory Adventures In Time And Space – An Exhibition Of Doctor Who Memorabilia is currently on in the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries in the Scottish town of Paisley near Glasgow. Free to enter and running until Sunday… Read More ›

• Classic British Comic Creators: Handy Links

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007 • ( 3 )

  Courtesy of downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs, here’s a handy list of links to pages about, and featuring the art of,  just some comic creators who arguably created some of Britain’s best comics up until the 1990s. I’m sure there are… Read More ›

• Titan Re-Releases "Hammer Story"

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007

  Fifty years ago, Hammer Films released their first ‘gothic’ horror movie, The Curse of Frankenstein, beginning a series of films that changed the face of horror cinema. ‘Hammer Horror’ made international stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and inspired… Read More ›

• Danger Diabolik on DVD

  By John Freeman on 25 July 2007

  Kitsch, cult and seriously cool, Danger Diabolik – out on Region 2 DVD from 13 August – is one of those 1960s weird films that remains impossible to pigeonhole. Based on the comic book adventures written by the sister act… Read More ›

• RedEye Re-scheduled, Donations Sought

  By John Freeman on 25 July 2007

  

  The critically acclaimed Redeye 7 has been hit with a number of delays

• Crazy Mary joins ROK Comics

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2007

  Acclaimed comic Crazy Mary has joined the ranks of a growing number of independently-created comics on the mobile comics website ROK Comics, edited by downthetubes John Freeman. Crazy Mary is a cyberpunk action series about a bounty hunter, Mary, who… Read More ›

• Transformers Comic Signing!

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2007

  To celebrate the launch of Transformers comic, a special Transformers Comic signing is taking place on Saturday 1st September at the London Film and Comic Convention. All we can tell you at this stage is attending the signing so far… Read More ›

• Fret for the Day! by Nick Miller

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2007

  

  Check out “Fret for the Day” by Nick Miller

• Transformers UK #1 Reviewed

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2007

  Ian Wheeler has reviewed Transformers #1, published by Titan Magazines, for downthetubes. Click here to read the review

• John Freeman interviewed on Nightgig

  By John Freeman on 23 July 2007

  Heads up everybody! After wrestling with Skype (actually not that hard once I realised my headphones had a volume control) I can confirm that I will be being interviewed for the comics podcast site Nightgig. I don’t think the interview… Read More ›

• David Lloyd at San Diego

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2007

  David Lloyd just dropped me a line to advise that if any downthetubes visitors are heading for San Diego ComiCon, he’ll be signing there at the DC Comics stand on Friday from 12.30-1.30pm, and Dark Horse stand at 5-6pm. Then… Read More ›

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