Hello – ! Welcome to my first round-up of the most recent goings-on in the mighty world of 2000AD. The first big deal is the current US-size mini-series version of Edginton & Culbard’s Brass Sun – the second issue is due out in the… Read More ›
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“Cabal” finally returns to Judge Dredd Megazine… sort of!
Judge Dredd Megazine comes crammed with its usual mix of Dredd universe-inspired thrills, including “Concrete Sky” – a ‘floppy’ reprint of “Judge Karyn” strips by John Freeman and artist Adrian Salmon
“Man from Ministry” by Gordon Rennie, Kev Hopgood launches in Judge Dredd Megazine 348
While anticipation for the 350th landmark issue of Judge Dredd Megazine is building among fans, there’s no shortage of action in the latest issue, 348, on sale now in all good newsagents, speciality stores and digitally. For me, I’m of… Read More ›
Beyond 2000AD project reveals secrets of ‘Starlord’ and aborted ‘Eagle’ revival
Hibernia Books are back after the success of last year’s Comic Archive: One Eyed Jack and the Death of Valiant with the latest in their Comic Archive series: Beyond 2000AD. The book – available now – is packed with fascinating… Read More ›
Stripped Event Report: 2000AD – Back To The Future
Stripped was the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s major comics strand which featured many talks and workshops with comics creators both British and from overseas. Stripped had its own blog which featured book reviews, previews of events and post event… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Guest List grows again, competition for accommodation, tickets announced
Media eyes may be turned toward San Diego Comic Con right now, the biggest comics convention in the United States – but in Kendal, Cumbria, the organisers of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (18th – 20th October 2013) know… Read More ›
Second Glasgow Comic Convention proves success
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely at Glasgow Comic Con 2012. Photo: Craig Hastie of Comics Anonymous David Robertson of Fred Egg Comics reports on a weekend offering a range of big name guests and upcoming comics revelations… Photos kindly provided… Read More ›
Edinburgh Napier Creative Writing course plans ‘Open Doors’ event
The Creative Writing MA at Edinburgh Napier University has been called ‘a radical departure’ by The Times newspaper, and ‘a life changing experience’ by recent students. On Wednesday 27th June, there’s a chance to discover how the course could help… Read More ›
Graphic Novel Night in Polmont
To tie-in with World Book Night, Meadowbank Library in Polmont near Falkirk will be holding a free Graphic Novel Night on Saturday 21 April 2012. Running from 1900 -2130 the event will bring together graphic novelists and artists to discuss… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From former Tharg David Bishop
Artwork for ‘The Visible Man’, a stripconsidered for the launch of 2000ADView the comic’s original dummy Name: David Bishop Blog: viciousimagery.blogspot.com Currently working on: Writing for the BBC1 drama series Doctors. My next episode, Fragile Strength, is scheduled to be… Read More ›
Comic Art Module launches soon at Jordanstone
A module which looks at historical and contemporary comic art practices and will include visits by top British comic creators is due to commence at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee this month…. Read More ›
Dan Dare of Eagle Force? A British comics mystery…
(Updated 28/2/11 PM) Dan Dare and Eagle fans were spoilt for choice last December and January when, in addition to the latest Dan Dare reprint book, Trip to Trouble, released by Titan Books, two other books on the creation… Read More ›
Oxfam Comics Event 2010 – Saturday 17 July
The Oxfam Comic Event 2010 will be taking place next Saturday, 17 July 2010, as part of the 2010 Oxfam Bookfest. The Comic Event begins at Noon in Edinburgh’s MacDonald Road Library which is only a 10 – 15 minute… Read More ›
Frank Quitely Interview Podcast
As part of the West Port Book Festival on Friday 25th June 2010, David Bishop interviewed artist Frank Quitely at Edinburgh Books second hand bookshop in Edinburgh’s West Port. Since the event was always going to have a small audience… Read More ›
Frank Quitely @ West Port Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival may be the largest literary festival in the UK but Edinburgh also has one of the smallest. The West Port Book Festival was set up by the many second hand books shops that crowd together… Read More ›
Oxfam Comic Event Tickets Now Available
Following on from last year’s event, tickets are now available for the snappily entitled Oxfam Bookfest Comic Event in Edinburgh – Issue 2. This discussion based event will take place on Saturday 17 July 2010 in Edinburgh’s MacDonald Road Library… Read More ›
David Bishop launches graphic novels collection in Scotland
(Adapted in part from David Bishop’s Vicious Imagery blog and reposted here with his full permission): Comics writer, editor and TV script writer David Bishop was at the Greenock Public Library, Scotland last night to help promote its new collection… Read More ›
Former 2000AD Editor Turns "Pill Pusher"
Pill pushing of the fictional kind, of course (what did you think we meant?), as tomorrow (Wednesday 10th February at 1.45pm) see the broadcast of former Judge Dredd: The Megazine and 2000AD editor David Bishop’s first drama commission – an… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Comics Academia
In the aftermath of Thought Bubble and its associated academic conference on comics, Possibilities and Perspectives, here is round up of what is happening comics-wise in the hallowed halls of academia. We have recently mentioned on downthetubes the Fractured Images,… Read More ›
Judge Dredd’s Crime Chronicles Released
Top audio adventure company Big Finish, perhaps best known for their Doctor Who productions, has just made a long-awaited return to the 2000AD universe with a brand new series of adventures in crime and space. Judge Dredd: Crime Chronicles finds… Read More ›