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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 4h

The team at #Strictly obviously only watched this version of Thunderbirds downthetubes.net/thundersuper...

WebFind: SuperThunderStingCar

Who remembers this the first time around?

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Aug 28

My books 'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' and 'Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day' available in paperback and hardback, from bookshops and websites. Publisher: @harpernorth.bsky.social

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 4h

Comics related courses for aspiring creators are thin on the ground in the UK, but they run in Europe. Here’s one spotted by Simon Belmont, taught Italian in Cagliari, Sardinia: www.accademiadartedicagliari.com/corsi-trienn...

Accademia d'arte Cagliari

www.accademiadartedicagliari.com

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 6h

A1 and DEADLINE, two of Britain’s seminal comics magazines are soon set to return as one, straight from the heart of UK comics counterculture.

https://downthetubes.net/be-ready-a1-and-deadline-are-back/

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John A. Short @johnashort.bsky.social · 1d

New SHOKWAVE Autumn 2025 on Kickstarter now! The rare Kickstarter exclusive cover is by Neil McClements! Check it out!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jas... #comics #comicsnews

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

Jackie, the iconic weekly magazine for teenage girls, is now part of the British Newspaper Archive, a subscription service utilising the newspaper archive of the British Library

https://downthetubes.net/jackie-joins-the-british-newspaper-archive/

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Christian Ward @cjward.bsky.social · 1d

Alex has been telling me abou this story for what could be years now. Make no mistake this is a passion project through and through that Alex bad willed into existence and is a Cyclops story only he could tell.

Alex Paknadel from off of comics @alexpaknadel.bsky.social · 1d

CYCLOPS #1
February 2026
Me
@rogeantonio.bsky.social

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 1d

After a few months hiatus, science fiction authority Phil Harbottle has resumed his fascinating British Science Fiction-focused video series on YouTube

https://downthetubes.net/phil-harbottles-1950s-british-science-fiction-channel-changes-direction/

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 1d

Dark Horse Books introduces the world to Jeremy Parish's in-depth exploration of the metroidvania genre in The History of Metroidvania: Decade One – 1980-1990 next year

https://downthetubes.net/jeremy-parish-probes-the-history-of-metroidvania-in-new-dark-horse-book/

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to the @averyhill.bsky.social event tonight at @goshcomics.bsky.social ! It should be very sociable and fun. @rachaelsmith.bsky.social and I will be signing Who Killed Nessie?

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

The Spider, from the long gone Lion comic, by Commando and Battle comic artist Mike Dorey. Sketch via Eamonn Clarke

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

Issue 350 of the adult humour comic VIZ is on sale now, available from TG Jones, WHSmith Travel, select supermarkets and on subscription

https://downthetubes.net/viz-hits-350-with-a-steamroller/

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

Jackie, the iconic weekly magazine for teenage girls, is now part of the British Newspaper Archive, a subscription service utilising the newspaper archive of the British Library

https://downthetubes.net/jackie-joins-the-british-newspaper-archive/

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

Comic creators Ugo Bienvenu and Bill Plympton are part of guests of a new Fête du Cinéma D'Animation at the Ciné St-Leu in Amiens, France next week

https://downthetubes.net/ugo-bienvenu-and-bill-plympton-guests-at-french-animation-festival/

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Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 2d

There's currently 15% off both volumes of my complete guide to every single and album released by BBC Records And Tapes in paperback with the code PRINTPROJECT15 (also available for Kindle). Covering Russell Grant's entire discography!

timworthington.org/books/top-of...

Top Of The Box

Top Of The Box by Tim Worthington – the story behind every single released by BBC Records And Tapes.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 2d

The cat's out of the bag: DC Vertigo sampler given out at NYCC reveals...

The Nice House by the Sea by James Tynion IV and Alvaro Martinez Bueno

Bleeding Hearts by Deniz Camp and Stipan Morian

End of Life by Kyle Starks and Steve Pugh

The Peril of Brutal Dark by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips

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PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 2d

Well didn’t take long for the most predictable thing that people have been saying Would happen if we all started uploading identity verifying documents to servers to happen to happen.

404 Media @404media.co · 2d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Marc Laming all singing, all dancing comics guy. @marclaming.bsky.social · 3d

This was a really complex panel to get just where I wanted it - all the spoiler stuff is obscured.

Endeavour pencils
@dstlry.bsky.social @stephsmash.bsky.social

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Robins revisits a classic of cinema, currently “on tour” and re-released on BluRay by tge BFI: downthetubes.net/in-review-ba...

In Review: Battleship Potemkin

Is it possible to come to this classic of cinema with fresh eyes?

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2d

A stunning piece of cover art by Graham Coton, commissioned for Fleetway's long-running War Picture Library, a staple of the British newsstand for many years is on offer at auction today – but, ironically, you can't bid on it it you live in Britain...

Graham Coton’s “Heroes Never Die” original art set to sell for peanuts?

British comic art, not available to buy in Britain

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

The Graphic Medicine International Collective has announced that the annual Graphic Medicine conference will be held in Baltimore, at Johns Hopkins University next July

Call For Papers: Graphic Medicine 2026 – Drawing Perspectives: Health Graphic Narratives Under Pressure

Graphic Medicine International Collective explores working under pressure

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

The Tank Museum in Bovington has partnered with Commando Comics to produce a selection of tank themed merchandise, including a new comic collection, Commando Presents The Tank Collection

Tank Museum and Commando team up, offering new collection and collectibles

New collection on sale, currently exclusive to the Tank Museum

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

Canongate Books will publish Push the Wall by comic creator Frank Miller next July

Push the Wall by Frank Miller out next year

Chronicling the creation of ground-breaking American comics

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

Toppings, a fantastic bookshop in Edinburgh, has impressive shelves for adult and young reader graphic novels. @jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social currently have their own section! | www.toppingbooks.co.uk

Toppings, a fantastic bookshop in Edinburgh, has impressive shelves for graphic novels | https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk

Toppings, a fantastic bookshop in Edinburgh, has impressive shelves for young reader graphic novels | https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk

Toppings, a fantastic bookshop in Edinburgh, has impressive shelves for adult and young reader graphic novels. @jamiesmart.bsky.social and @neillcameron.bsky.social currently have their own section! | https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 3d

Tim Robins revisits a classic of cinema, currently “on tour” and re-released on BluRay by tge BFI: downthetubes.net/in-review-ba...

In Review: Battleship Potemkin

Is it possible to come to this classic of cinema with fresh eyes?

downthetubes.net

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