As regular downthetubes readers know, we’ve given a couple of mentions to the digital comics platform Tapastic here, highlighting some of the great strips featured. One of these is the intriguing Gateway City, a crime noir/ SF mash up by… Read More ›
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Creating Comics: Declan Shalvey reveals Moon Knight creation secrets
Over on YouTube, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou is the man behind Strip Panel Naked, a great series of “How To” videos analysing and breaking down comics art in detail, which includes items featuring Mike Mignola and Jordie Bellaire. His latest is the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who – The Third Doctor #1
Next Wednesday, 14th September 2016, sees the release of the first issue in Titan Comics brand new Doctor Who series – focusing on new adventures featuring the classic Third Doctor, as played by the legendary Jon Pertwee. Fresh off last… Read More ›
Something For The Weekend (w/c 5th September 2016): Misty steps back out of the shadows!
With the countdown to Prog 2000 of 2000AD looming ever closer, and celebrations aplenty planned, Rebellion also tips its hat to the girls comic equivalent of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic this week – Misty. On sale now is a smashing… Read More ›
Super Spies, a Golden Gun and a deadly feud in the new Commando comics
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando war comic (Issues 4947-4950), on sale now in all good newsagents, hidden behind the counter at WHSmith Blackpool (no, really – just in case you were looking) and from… Read More ›
Lakes International Comic Art Festival releases full programme
Simply crammed with information about this year’s three day-long Lakes International Comic Art Festival weekend (14th – 16th October) in Kendal, in addition to full coverage of the event on event’s web site, the 2016 Festival Programme is available to view… Read More ›
Lew Stringer’s “Derek the Troll” – Back in Print At Last!
Humour artist and writer Lew Stringer has been actively contributing to British (and some American) comics for over 30 years, freelancing for titles such as Viz, The Beano, Doctor Who Magazine, Oink!, Buster, TOXIC, Transformers, and many more. After the… Read More ›
Break into ICE this weekend in Birmingham!
ICE – the International Comic Expo – returns to Birmingham for its third year this weekend (10th -11th September 2016). We’ve already mentioned a couple of the exclusive comic launches at this great event, and once again the UK’s Second… Read More ›
In Review: Monster, from Scream! comic
Writers: Alan Moore, John WagnerArtists: Heinzl (Alberto Giolotti), Jesus RedondoIntroduced by Ian Rimmer, Scream!‘s editorPaperback, 192 page, includes the series text stories from various Holiday Specials etcPublisher: RebellionOut: Now The Book: IT CAME FROM THE ATTIC! Twelve-year old Kenneth Corman… Read More ›
New Comics Launch at ICE, including “To The Death”, “The Chimeran” from Simon Furman, Geoff Senior – and Gary Kurtz!
The brilliant ICE (the International Expo Convention) takes place in Birmingham this weekend (10th – 11th September), at “The Studio” on Canon Street, and there are a number of new comic launches taking place at the event. These include Simon Furman and Geoff… Read More ›