It’s a busy weekend for comic fans across the UK, with many in Birmingham for the ace International Comic Expo, offering a whole host of comic creators to meet and greet – and until next week, it’s the only place where… Read More ›
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Not Just for Girls: Five Shojo Manga picks and a Competition, too!
Shojo (sometimes spelt Shoujo or Shoujou) means girl in Japanese, but that doesn’t mean Shojo comics can be enjoyed only by girls. In Britain and, increasingly, Japan, shojo’s stories are enjoyed by men as well. Here are five shojo comics… Read More ›
In Review: Grandville Noël
By Bryan Talbot Out: Now Publisher: Jonathan Cape (UK) Dark Horse (US) The Book: In Grandville: Noël, with his trusty adjunct, Detective Sergeant Ratzi, away for Christmas, there’s no holiday for Detective Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard as he embarks… Read More ›
Massive Luther Arkwright tome, “Arkwright Integral” announced
Finally! At long last, a comics publisher – Dark Horse – has had the good sense to commission and publish a high quality ultimate A4 size hardback edition of the first flagship British graphic novel, Luther Arkwright by Eisner and Harvey Award-winner Bryan… Read More ›
Duncan Fegredo back on Hellboy – Midnight Circus launches in October
Following up on a collaboration which spanned multiple series, leading up to Mike Mignola’s return to both writing and drawing his beloved demon, British artist Duncan Fegredo will return to tell a story about a young Hellboy’s first brush with… Read More ›
Peter Hogan pens "King’s Road" for Dark Horse
Peter Hogan (co-creator of Resident Alien) returns to the pages of anthology-title Dark Horse Presents this month with a new story entitled “King’s Road“, drawn by Phil Winslade. Dark Horse tell us King’s Road is sure to be another gem… Read More ›
Dan McDaid on board for Dark Horse ‘Catalyst Comics’ project
Following the series announcement at last year’s New York Comic Con, US publisher Dark Horse has announced the official release date for Catalyst Comix, whose creative team includes Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury and Brendan McCarthy. The creative team of Joe… Read More ›
Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2012 Winners announced
The full results of the Stan Lee Excelsior Award 2012 can now be revealed! This award for graphic novels is fully endorsed by The Stan Lee Foundation and the School Library Association. Seventy seven UK schools took part this year… Read More ›
Steve Parkhouse and Peter Hogan talk Resident Alien
Get along to the Kapow! convention, Islington Design Centre tomorrow to hear an episode of Panel Borders being recorded live, as Alex Fitch talks to writer Peter Hogan and artist Steve Parkhouse about their new serialised comic Resident Alien, published… Read More ›
Hogan, Parkhouse on regular ‘Resident Alien’ title for Dark Horse
US publisher Dark Horse has commissioned British creative duo Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse to bring their epic Dark Horse Presents tale of an alien hero named Harry to a fully fledged series! beginning with Resident Alien #0 in April. In Resident Alien,… Read More ›
Duncan Fegredo provides cover to latest Dark Horse Presents
The ace art of Duncan Fegredo graces the cover of the next Dark Horse Presents (#8), on sale 1st February. Fegredo’s British credits are of course extensive, including work for titles such as Crisis for Fleetway back in the 1980s,… Read More ›
In Review: Grandville Mon Amour
by Bryan Talbot Published by: Jonathan Cape (UK) Dark Horse (US) Out: 2nd December 2010 (UK) 22 February 2011 (US) The Book: Set three weeks after the finale of Grandville, Grandville, Mon Amour pits Detective Inspector Archie LeBrock of Scotland… Read More ›
New Flash Gordon Collection
(Updated 1 April 2010): downthetubes has a bias towards comics of British origin but one American character of great interest to many British sci-fi/comic fans, Flash Gordon, is appearing in a new archival collection from Dark Horse, to be published… Read More ›
Tripwire’s Wild Adventure
2009 is a banner year for the publishers of British comics and fantasy magazine Tripwire. Following hot on the heels of the success of its Superhero Special in March (reviewed here on downthtubes), they’re now locked and loaded with the… Read More ›
Wilson’s Star Wars Project Revealed
We’ve previously mentioned in passing 2000AD artist Colin Wilson‘s upcoming Star Wars project for US publisher Dark Horse, but now details about Star Wars: Invasion, which launches online in May, have been officially announced.The series, set 25 years after the… Read More ›
In Review: The Great Game
I’ve just finished reading the hardback of the excellent Scarlet Traces: The Great Game. Written by Ian Edginton and drawn by D’Israeli this is their second sequel to HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds. For those unfamiliar with the… Read More ›
Creepy and Eerie return… but who owns the characters?
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 ›