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• Complete Peanuts

  By John Freeman on 28 October 2007

  I came across another comics gem in one of our two local Waterstones this weekend, just on sale in the UK — Charles Schultz Peanuts are being collected chronologically in some classy but reasonably priced hardback editions. These really nice… Read More ›

• Mad World

  By John Freeman on 28 October 2007 • ( 1 )

  Just occasionally, all the hard work the team do here at downthetubes gets some welcome praise from our many readers that encourages us all to keep plugging away at the site. Several indie comic creators have kindly written in recently,… Read More ›

• Joe Colquhoun Article In B&MC 288

  By John Freeman on 28 October 2007

  Book and Magazine Collector issue 288 continues David Ashford and Norman Wright’s Great British Comic Artists series with a twelve page article on Joe Colquhoun, consisting of ten pages of mainly colour illustrations backed up with a two page Price… Read More ›

• Local Papers victims of Spanner PR stunt

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2007 • ( 1 )

  downthetubes has learnt that our story posted yesterday about a missing Dick Spanner puppet is pure hokum contrived by the PR company promoting the release of the new DVD – and many local papers across the country have been victims… Read More ›

• Where’s Clive?

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2007 • ( 1 )

  (Note: the “missing puppet” story that inspired our reporter Jeremy Briggs’ research below was quickly revealed as a PR hoax, see follow up, but we have kept this item live for information purposes) Gerry Anderson fans have a new game… Read More ›

• The Hammer Story book launch

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2007

  The launch of the new edition of Titan Books’ The Hammer Story is being celebrated with a special one-day event at the Cine Lumiere in Queensberry Place, London SW7, this coming Saturday, 27th October. The event will include cinema screenings… Read More ›

• Dracula – back from the dead!

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2007

  This Hallowe’en, a stunning new restoration of Hammer’s classic Dracula will thrill audiences at over 70 cinemas across the UK thanks to the British Film Institute. The Hammer studio’s most celebrated film, Dracula stars Christopher Lee in his first ever… Read More ›

• Running Wild on BBC2

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2007

  Comics artist Lee Sullivan, perhaps best known for his work on Doctor Who, Robocop and Transformers UK, has a secret he’s about to share with the nation. “I’m in a Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry tribute band called Roxy Magic,”… Read More ›

• Drabbles added to Floods Comic charity project

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2007

  Several writers have expressed an interest in contributing text stories for the Floods Comic charity project planned by Clown Press publisher Adam Grose, so Adam’s suggested they submit 100 word ‘drabbles‘ for the project. “If you are a writer and… Read More ›

• More comics from Lizz Lunney

  By John Freeman on 20 October 2007

  Cartoonist Lizz Lunney, whose ‘Burger Love’ strip was shortlisted for the 2007 ROK Comics Humour Competition, has two new comics on sale via her web site (www.lizzlizz.com) Waiting For Sushi is a 32 page A6 comic with colour cover containing… Read More ›

• Spaceship Away #13 Now on Sale, License Renewed

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2007

  Good news for fans of the ace Dan Dare magazine Spaceship Away – the title has had its license renewed so expect even more great issues of this labour of love from Rod Barzilay. Issue 13 of the A4 sized… Read More ›

• Jazz Butcher – the Hunt Emerson connection!

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2007

  

  Have you ever bought an album simply for its cover, music previously unheard?

• Fancy a Coffee with your TV Hero?

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2007

  Ever fancied a coffee with someone whose TV talents you really admire? Someone who could give excellent careers advice? Someone who might provide the inspiration you’ve been looking for? Then join the queue. And join in. Because Northwest Vision and… Read More ›

• Bid for the Anti Pesto Van!

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2007

  

  Aardman Animations are auctioning Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park’s Austin A35 van

• Markosia to unleash the Magpye

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2007

  Markosia Enterprises have signed a new four part mini series – The Magpye – from the critically acclaimed UK comic studio Monkeys with Machineguns (www.monkeyswithmachineguns.com). Described by writer Chris Lynch as a “psychological supernatural super-hero-horror story”, The Magpye will be… Read More ›

• All About Thunderbirds documentary

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2007

  A quick update on the BBC4 Thunderbirds documentary we reported on recently. downthetubes has been in contact with the producer of the show and he tells us production is complete and is pencilled for broadcast on 4 January 2008. In… Read More ›

• $10,000 Mobile Comic Winner Announced

  By John Freeman on 17 October 2007

  ROK Comics has announced the winner of its first $10,000 humour competition as cartoonist Steve English, for an episode of his ongoing series “Madd Science“. Runners up in the competition, which ran on ROK Comics this summer and attracted hundreds… Read More ›

• Floods Charity Comic Planned

  By John Freeman on 16 October 2007

  

  (Updated 21/10/07): UK indie publisher Adam Grose, who runs Clown Press, is working on a charity comic in aid of the Red Cross, to raise money for flood victims the world over. Although initially prompted by floods in the UK… Read More ›

• Marvel Heroes never die…

  By John Freeman on 15 October 2007

  — They just get reinvented. Way back in March I commented on the ‘death’ of Marvel Comics iconic hero Captain America and cynically suggested the character would not stay dead for long. Well, the original Steve Rogers remains dead but… Read More ›

• I went to the Birmingham International Comic Show and all I got was…

  By John Freeman on 14 October 2007

  

  — a fab day out seeing some great comics people, the chance to talk about ROK Comics, announce the winner of the $10,000 ROK Comics humour competition as judged by Beano editor Alan Digby and pick up some terrific indie… Read More ›

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