“City of Dragons” and “Cooking with Monsters” artist Vivian Truong in the spotlight
World Book Day
“The Three Bears” cameo as Beano partners with World Book Day to Share a Million Stories
Beano has partnered with World Book Day, offering a Book Token with this week’s issue
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Last Updated: Tuesday 8th October 2024: The downthetubes “rolling list” of British and Irish comic events
Tube Surfing: Anne Kirkbride’s cartoon connections, digital Charlie Hebdo launched and a new Joe Decie interview
Here’s a quick round up of short comics news items that have caught our eye on Twitter and other social media over the past few days… • The Hemel Gazette reports that veteran artist Fred Jefferies, 85, a cartoonist since 1962, has created… Read More ›
Sarah McIntyre’s “Seawigs” pipped by Weird Wonders for Blue Peter Book Award
Comiserations this morning to fab comics creator Sarah McIntyre, whose Oliver and the Seawigs (co-created with Philip Reeve) was nominated for a Blue Peter Book Award this year, but has been pipped to the post by 26-year-old Katherine Rundell with Rooftoppers in… Read More ›
Neil Gaiman short story part of World Book Day app line-up
A short story by comic creator Neil Gaiman is among the work by several authors being offered as part of a free World Book Day App, available now from iTunes for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The App features six… Read More ›