I keep meaning to mention BBC Radio 4 Extra have a short season of repeats related to Studio Ghibli. Programmes about the studio and their films, alongside dramatisations of the original stories they turned into films www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC - The Stories of Studio Ghibli
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Studio Ghibli's first release
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FANTAGRAPHICS AT 50! Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion – Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War. @fantagraphics.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/exclusive-pr...
Exclusive Preview: The Abyss of Oblivion - Paco Roca and Rodrigo Terrasa Explore the Legacy of the Spanish Civil War – Broken Frontier
BF will be running a series of exclusive previews as part of its 'Fantagraphics at 50' Month starting with 'The Abyss of Oblivion'.
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The new edition of Illustrators has a feature on Moebius much of which is written by fellow comic artists. One of those is from Dave Taylor before his death. He mentions something that I didn’t know before. The 4th page of his Arzach comic strip was actually drawn by Moebius….
Two years ago, I ran a crowdfunder seeking support to keep my comic news site Downthetubes operational, and was blown away by support. Thank you. Can you support the site now? www.gofundme.com/f/downthetub...
Donate to Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?, organized by John Freeman
I'm John Freeman, publisher of the web site, downthetubes - and… John Freeman needs your support for Can you help downthetubes.net continue to promote comics?
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So stoked to back the third issue of the coolest Brit mag since the original Deadline! Let’s get this funded! SKRAWL COMIX MAGAZINE #3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/rus...
SKRAWL COMIX MAGAZINE #3
Comics, interviews, prose, illustration from the UK-based SKRAWLLORDZ and some of their very fine chums.
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The new edition of Illustrators has a feature on Moebius much of which is written by fellow comic artists. One of those is from Dave Taylor before his death. He mentions something that I didn’t know before. The 4th page of his Arzach comic strip was actually drawn by Moebius….
Every now & then I see how much some of my ‘vintage’ t-shirts sell for, but without my vintage paint stains on them. I was thinking I’ve got a photo from the late 1980s of me wearing my shirt in photo 1. Found photo,but realised it’s a different shirt. Now wondering what happened to that shirt…
Time to stop procrastinating and do some work. Here's one more plug for this afternoon because Shazleen Khan's BUUZA!! is very good and you should buy it. www.brokenfrontier.com/buuza-abrams...
Buuza!! Vol. 1: Good Morning, Salwa - Shazleen Khan's Queer POC, Low Fantasy Epic Gets a Deserved Collection from Abrams – Broken Frontier
With a new home in print via Abrams we take a look at Shazleen Khan's 'Buuza!!', an old favourite at Broken Frontier.
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Enjoyed listening to this one. I also really loved the one from two weeks ago about ‘the swinging 60s’ or rather the myth of ‘the swinging 60s’ sold to the world via films like Blow Up
Kim Newman@annodracula.bsky.social · 4d agoScreenshot on aliens ... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Comic book creator Dan Boultwood was sentenced in court yesterday, after pleading guilty to child sex offences
Dan Boultwood Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Child Sex Offences
Comic book creator Dan Boultwood was sentenced in court yesterday, after pleading guilty to child sex offences
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Halloween is 3 months today Drawing: Kelley Jones Colours: Dennis Callero
Halloween is 3 months today Drawing: Kelley Jones Colours: Dennis Callero
You, yes YOU! could be the owner of the original cover art for SKRAWL 3! Immediate self-esteem boost, loved by peers, you'll finally finish that novel! Back it today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rus...
Very much looking forward to finally reading this, I remember @davidlapham.bsky.social previewing the first image below about 5 years ago!
A good line up of creators, but I hope it doesn’t make me cringe as much as the Jeremy Corbyn one did.
John Freeman@johnfreeman.bsky.social · 6d agoSelfMadeHero, UK's independent publisher of graphic novels, has announced that an unoficial The Count Binface Comic Book will be published on 6th August 2026
If I didn’t have to be up early the next day and I had a car, I’d make the short journey from Ipswich to Colchester to see this
I remember the days when the milkman delivered the milk around 4 or 5 am. These days around here it’s about 11pm
Soothing sounds of mainly 1970s library music to end the day. Any day a new Bob Stanley curated compilation lands is a good one
Over the years I’ve tried to get all these old early 1980s Marvel specials, but the Young Romance one eludes me. I suspect it sold very badly
[Browsing eBay] Oh hey… there was a Best of Misty comic back when there were similar titles for 2000ad, Eagle etc… I’ll have some of that… [sees prices] Ok maybe not…
Book all but done with a title change! Two 'special' internal pages to finish which I saved as a treat, and the cover is currently underway. It'll go to Kickstarter early Autumn, and I'll set up a pre-launch soon. This is one of the early pages - I will show more eventually - there's 120 of 'em!
My SKRAWL 3 story original art page, done with graphite pencils, colour inks, soft pastels and colour pencils. 🤖🐩🐩🤖
Gustaffo Vargas@gustaffovargas.bsky.social · last wk.Hey folks, this Original Page from my story for SKRAWL #3 and @russellmarkolson gorgeous Cover will be available to catch today at Noon! Just go to www.kickstarter.com/projects/rus... 🔗🐩🐩 #skrawlmagazine
Inks for my SKRAWL 3 cover. Inks (and a bit of correction fluid) on A3 bristol board over digital blueline pencils. Materials: Tombrow Fudenosuke pens (hard and soft); Pentel pocket brush, .2-.5 Staedtler pens. Acrylic white correction paint. Canson A3 bristol board.
Love & Rockets homage Stray Bullets commission! My commissions are currently open. DM me for info.
I got this comic when it was released in 1984, but I’ve only just realised the cover was painted by Mick Austin
