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Cats
Edward Taylor Book Launch Announced
Cheezy Wotsits and a chance to hear what St. Jerome thinks!
Award-winning comic creator Edward Taylor seeks support for his latest book
Edward needs a little support to get his project out there
“Cats in Cartoons” exhibition announced by London’s Cartoon Museum
Cats, and kittens. Cartoons. What else do you need to know?
Confessions of a Cat Person – “Shadow on the Sea”, a Commando Writer’s Commentary
A special Commando Writer’s Commentary
Danilo’s 2024 Calendars, including Beano and Doctor Who – A Quick Guide
There’s a great range of 2024 calendars out now, including Beano and Doctor Who
Already a winner in France, “Stray” catches British national media eye as BAFTA Game Awards nominee
Not content with running over the internet, cats are taking over games, too
Out This Month: Bob Eckstein’s “The Complete Book of Cat Names”
Just out now is The Complete Book of Cat Names, the latest title from award-winning illustrator and writer Bob Eckstein
Standing with Ukraine: Zurek the kitten goes viral
The story behind some feline-inspired art by Polish artist Twórczy Byk, in support of Ukraine
A Talking Chrono-Cat?! We’ll have some of that!
What’s not to love about a talking, time-travelling, space-spanning, ferocious but funny, feline?
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Ilana Zeffren’s Urban Tails hits Kickstarter
Check out this collection of observant, funny stories
Like cats? Why not take part in a feline-themed Game Jam?
Game developers with a passion for cats are being invited to take part in a Game Jam this Autumn. Organised by leading feline welfare charity Cats Protection and Payload Studios via its Tentacle Zone initiative, the Game Jam takes place… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2020: Artist and Writer Matt Smith
Our first Lakes Festival tie-in interview of the year comes with kitty content!
In Review: Cats (2019)
Review by Tim Robins A tribe of cats must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life… Nothing I can write will stop Cats from being a critical and box office… Read More ›
WebFind: Russian Fat Cat Conquers the Worlds of Fine Art… and Game of Thrones
Back in 2011, Russian artist Svetlana Petrova decided fine art simply didn’t have enough cats in it – so she’s added her own. Literally, her own, because Zarathustra, is her cat, and clearly very fond of art, so Svetlana decided to entertain her big ginger feline’s interests by adding him to some classic portraits and masterpieces…
Cats Go Geek with CacaoFurniture’s Cat Houses
We all know cats love a cardboard box, right? Well, Bulgarian company CacaoFurniture has run with that in a big way and created a range of cardboard cat houses – some inspired by well known SF icons, including Doctor Who‘s… Read More ›
Cats as Humans: “Playing Out” by Jim Medway
Released last year, Playing Out by Jim Medway is a 48-page story about Connor, Kieran and Jamal mooching around Manchester City Centre – but these youths are cats portrayed as humans. downthetubes contributor Matt Badham has just re-plugged the title,… Read More ›
Cats and Comics exhibition at Orbital Comics, London
Maybe it’s part of their masterplan to take over the world, or maybe it’s just that cool cats hang out with cool cartoonists, but have you ever noticed how often cats show up in comics? They turn up in autobiographical… Read More ›
Ronald Searle’s art collected – in Germany
Fans of Ronald Searle, the doyen of the cartoon, who died recently, might want to check out the German Museum of Caricature and Drawing
Moggy in the TARDIS
Liking a) Doctor Who and b) cats is obligatory for all downthetubes contributors – and anyone disliking either of these two things is asked to leave pretty quickly, I can tell you. The team was therefore thrilled to see this… Read More ›