DownTheTubes Newsletter: 15th May 2012
Win tickets to see Pat Mils and Kevin O'Neill at the BD and Comics Passion Festival
The BD and Comics Passion Festival is back in London later this month - and there's still time to enter our competition to win two pairs of tickets for their Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neill event.
This is the second…
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Marvelman Challenge Winner
Marking the 30th anniversary of the launch of Warrior, we issued a challenge to creators recently to draw one of its most famous characters, Marvelman.
While the response wasn't huge - we aren't a huge group and many of you are very busy people! - our…
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Miracleman Challenge
Added by Paul McCaffrey on April 3, 2012 at 9:56 — 1 Comment
My Marvelman entry is at http://downthetubes.ning.com/photo/marvelman-1
Added by Russ Leach - kre8uk on March 28, 2012 at 9:42 — No Comments
Hallowscream Thrilling Fourth Issue Guidelines and…
We at Back From The Depths are once again looking for contributors for our free, annual pdf horror comic, HALLOWSCREAM…
…but…
we’re also looking for contributors for something else.
That’s right. This year we’re doing not one but two creepy comics, and we need all the scares we can get. What is this second…
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Back From The Depths Presents : BLACKFRIARS
The year is 793 AD. Savage, heathen armies from the north invade Northumberland, for today is the day of the viking, but the night... The night belongs to something else.
Now available as a free pdf download, Blackfriars is a tale of vampires versus vikings by Michael…
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Temple APA Issue Ten
FROM THE DEPTHS OF SPACE... The tenth issue of the Temple APA digital comics showcase is now available for free download.
This issue contains 60 pages of artwork and strips by a host of creators, including Tony Suleri, Dave Hailwood, Simon Mackie, Paul…
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Oxfam Books and Music Great Comic Book Sale - Moseley, Birmingham 7th January 2012
Added by John Greenwood on December 28, 2011 at 13:39 — No Comments
2 mags out now....
Hello.
Hopes all is well with everything.
Just a plug for a couple of things:
Have you heard of the awesome Stool Pigeon music newspaper? Well a new one is imminent and in it I believe I have another gig review. This time, Battles.
(Like this one - http://www.thestoolpigeon.co.uk/features/fucked-up-scala-london.html
It's free and available in comic shops as well as music shops and…
Added by Samu.co.uk on December 11, 2011 at 14:20 — 1 Comment
Issue 9 of the Eagle award nominated anthology comic! (Nominated as best British B&W comic this year)
Featuring JIKAN, the time travelling demon hunting Japanese warrior, fighting for his life against cave dwelling demon worshippers.…
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Independent Comic Book Artists!
Added by Bobby Foster on November 28, 2011 at 21:33 — 2 Comments
Free Epub Portfolio
An epub portfolio featuring some of my artwork is now available.
The book can be can be viewed on a range of devices and apps such as the iPhone, iPad, Nook, Adobe Digital Editions and more.
It is available to download for free from -
http://www.mediafire.com/?upi2zydyypd2y
Added by Dave Windett on November 18, 2011 at 20:55 — No Comments
Back From The Presents : HALLOWSCREAM! 2011
Added by Malcolm Kirk (M.I.K.) on November 1, 2011 at 0:11 — No Comments
New IndieManga books launching at MCM Expo
IndieManga will be at the MCM Expo at table K4 ( Saturday and Sunday, Friday is looking unlikely).
We have 2 new books out, if you can't make it they will be available to order from IndieManga.com after the con:
Heavier than Aer ( A4 28 pages black and white)
By Rebecca McCarthy Art By Chris Pullen
…
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ROK Comics digital comics roll out
A quick plug for some of the projects I'm working on at present this morning. Most importantly - as ROK is my main employer (touches forelock!) ROK Comics first iPad comics - published in association with the publishers and creators - are now on sale from the Apple Store.
STRIP Magazine is a new adventure anthology comic, only available in print in UK comic stores, but on sale now from iTunes for £2.99 (see:…
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Newspaper Hoarding
Myself and the gang at ROK Lancaster got a plug in the local paper this week, which was very kind of them. I scrub up well, don't I? More about Misfits from M.O.B.I.L.E. at www.misfitsfrommobile.com
Further…
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The Daft Judge Returns*
"Dirty Frank's Holy Wrong" is a story in the next Zarjaz from Bruno Stahl and I. A little promo teaser:
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ContinueAdded by The Emperor on September 20, 2011 at 4:08 — 1 Comment
Interview on E-book Endeavors
I’ve just been interviewed by Lindsay Buroker about my Kindle comics over on her E-book Endeavors blog. Lindsay is a published author with a few of her own books on Kindle. I can heartily recommend the Emperor’s Edge series, a wonderful mix of swords and sorcery with steam punk.…
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How I was part of the DIY comics revolution of the 1980s and didn’t realise it at the time.
Firstly, let me give a plug to a great book by a great comics writer: Supergods by Grant Morrison. I had the good fortune to meet the talented Mr Morrison at the signing of this book in Glasgow’s Forbidden Planet comic shop. There he revealed a secret to me which has unfolded since and illuminated my own secret life in comics.
As well as identifying my comic aura as ‘Nick Fury’ (pretty cool) Grant revealed that he and I were both born in 1960, in the deep west of Scotland. This…
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http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/undertow/16580150
You can now download the whole tale for only 99p!!
As issues 1 and 5 are now completely sold out this is the only way you can get your hands on the full story, as told by The Emperor and Davey Candlish;
John Hyde is haunted by nightmare visions during his waking hours... and then things start to get weird - this tale of goblins, messiahs…
Added by Dave Candlish on September 2, 2011 at 19:58 — No Comments
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