The RAF’s Lieutenant Daniel Saunders is Missing in Action… but Missing where? Story by John Freeman and Stephen Walsh, scripted by Stephen Walsh, art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
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WarWorldz Origins: Episode Three
An air crash site in Scotland’s Cairngorms… but the nature of this downed craft may surprise you… Written by Stephen Walsh, based on a story by John Freeman; art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Steve and Annie Parkhouse join Carlisle’s EdenCon line-up with Gary Erskine and Mal Earl
Comics artist and writer Steve Parkhouse and his partner, letterer Annie Parkhouse, have joined the guest list for the one day EdenCon in Carlisle on Saturday 18th April 2015. To be held on the University of Cumbria campus, EdenCon… Read More ›
WarWorldz: Origins – Episode Two
2015… and a dogfight of a very unusual kind unfolds above Britain… Story by John Freeman and Stephen Walsh, Script by Stephen Walsh, art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
“WarWorldz: Origins” Launches on Tapastic, second strip for new Shared Universe project
WarWorldz: Origins – one story for a new Shared Universe from a a number of comic creators – has just launched on the Tapastic web comic platform and we hope you’ll give it your support. The story is set in 2015 on a mysterious… Read More ›
WarWorldz: Origins Launched on Tapastic
WarWorldz: Origins has just launched on the Tapastic web comic platform and we hope you’ll give it your support. The story is set in 2015 on a mysterious alien world linked to our own through a Dimensional Gate, where humans battle alien… Read More ›
“Death Duty”, first WarWorldz story, gets thumbs up from “A Place to Hang Your Cape”
We’ve had a pleasant start to the new year with a rather marvellous review of both Issues 6 and 7 of 100% Biodegradable from Patrick Smith over at A Place to Hang Your Cape. “100% Biodegradable #7 features the launch of a fresh serialisation, Death… Read More ›
Looking Back on 2014: Creators Choose their ‘Top Three’ comics
As 2014 draws to a close, here at downthetubes we thought it might be fun to contact some of the creators we have featured on the site this year and beyond and ask them what comics have caught their eye…. Read More ›
Death Duty by John Freeman and Alan Burrows comes to 100% Biodegradable
Issue 7 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable – edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham – is now available to buy on Comicsy or Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99. Along with your usual smattering of brain munching goblins, boneheaded barbarians and… Read More ›
The WarWorldz Saga begins in 100% Biodegradable!
Issue 7 of the digital anthology 100% Biodegradable – edited by Dave Hailwood and John Kirkham – is now available to buy on Comicsy or Drivethru for just 69p/$0.99. Along with your usual smattering of brain munching goblins, boneheaded barbarians and… Read More ›
Creators @ Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014: Part 1
‘Welcoming’ is a good description of the second Lakes International Comic Art Festival held over the weekend of 17-19 October 2014 in Kendal in the Lake District. After the inaugural festival last year had proven popular, this year everything seemed… Read More ›
In Review: The Lakes International Comic Art Festival – The First Timer’s View
(Updated with photos: 21 Oct 2014) I didn’t manage to get to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival when it started up last year so it was on my ‘to do’ list for this year. I was born in Cumbria and… Read More ›
Pre-orders open for Supermarionation Box Set featuring new TV Century 21 comic
Pre-buy orders have opened for Network’s special, limited edition Supermarionation box set featuring an all-new special edition of the popular 1960s comic TV Century 21 today (1st August). As we previously reported, called simply Supermarionation will be on sale from 20th October,following the premier… Read More ›
Coming Soon… WarWorldz!
A new comics project from John Freeman, David Hailwood, Alan Burrows and others, created by John Freeman, David Hailwood, Alan Burrows and others. WarWorldz, Death Duty © 2014 John Freeman
Digital anthology PULSE – second issue on sale now
The second issue of the new British digital comics anthology PULSE – on sale exclusively through the ROK Comics Ultra app for iPad – is available now. Published by ROK Comics in partnership with Markosia Enterprises the action-adventure title, which costs just 69p per issue initially features Team M.O.B.I.L.E. (written… Read More ›
Titan teams with Lakes Festival for new comics Talent Search
Titan Comics has just announced it is teaming-up with the Lakes International Comics Art Festival to launch a competition for unpublished comics creations. The competition goes live today (Thursday 1st May) and is an exciting opportunity for fledgling comic creators to submit completed… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Overkill!
Overkill was a Marvel UK anthology published during the 1990s which ran for 52 issues, deliberately designed as a Marvel equivalent to 2000AD. Initially edited by myself, it was also edited by Alan Cowsill. The magazine was part of Editorial Director… Read More ›
50 Years of Doctor Who comics to be celebrated at Lakes Festival in October
Grab your sonic screwdriver and set the time-space co-ordinates on your TARDIS for Kendal, 17th October 2014! The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just announced a number of events to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who in comics, the world’s longest-running science fiction TV-inspired… Read More ›
World War One – Comic Creator Connections: John Freeman
John Freeman edited some of the Charley’s War collections for Titan Books and is also one of the editors of this Charley’s War web site. He’s worked in British comics for nearly 30 years, first at Marvel UK then as… Read More ›
Crucible Comic #1 available for Kindle, work in progress on #2
We’re pleased to announce that the first issue of a US-comic styled, digital edition of our Crucible comic is now also available for Kindle and in PDF format from Scribd. Work is progressing steadily on Issue 2, with Jim Campbell at… Read More ›