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• Thank You to All downthetubes Supporters: All Systems Are Go!

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Thank you to everyone who has supported our 2026 GoFundMe to cover our server costs. Thanks to you, we’ve been able to move to a better service, which has, hopefully, sped up page delivery, and we can continue to deliver… Read More ›

• In Review: The Collected Cloak

  By Peter Duncan on 19 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Peter Duncan got a sneak peek at this brilliant collection of Mike Higgs bonkers spy spoof strip…

• Diamond UK British Publishers Books Solicitations – August 2026

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Latest catalogue includes Nordland Uprising, The Cloak and more

• “Holocaust in Comic Books” at EuroCon 2026 in Berlin 

  By downthetubes Guests on 20 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Dirk van den Boom reports on a special presentation at Eurocon 2026 in Berlin

• Full strip details for Fifty Years of Dredd revealed

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Fifty Years of 2000AD also means Fifty Years of Judge Dredd!

• “Oor Wullie’s ABCs in Scots” comic connections

  By John Freeman on 20 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A fun look at the Scots language

• New free “How to THINK When You Draw” available now from the Etherington Brothers

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t sleep on it! grab your free copy!

• Don’t miss The Magic of David McKee Exhibition in Lymington

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  As if by magic, an exhibition appeared.

• In Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

  By Tim Robins on 19 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Slasher Summers, Re-Imagined…

• Mega City Madness spreads its wings across 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine

  By John Freeman on 19 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s all kicking off this week, plus there’s a marvellous retro-looking thrill well worth your attention, too!

• Secret Identities: American Superheroes, International Comics – San Diego ComicCon 2026

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A panel at San Diego Comic Con turned the spotlight on superhero comics published by Marvel UK and others

• Have you explored the Graphic Medicine International Collective free educational comic resources?

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Looking for ideas on integrating comics into your teaching about health and illness? Here’s a fantastic resource

• Creating Comics: Kate Ashwin, creator of “Widdershins”

  By John Freeman on 18 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A special interview with the talented web comics veteran!

• In Review: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Frying Pan: St. Jerome, a Cat and the 7 Circles of Hell by Edward Taylor

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Award-winning comic creator Edward Taylor’s latest graphic novel in the spotlight

• Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise back in bookshops

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Latest re-release of the novels

• Still time to enter Treviso Comic Book Festival’s “International Contest for New Comic Authors”

  By John Freeman on 17 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Just over a fortnight left to enter, plus some Festival details, too

• Get Your Cloak On! Mike Higgs “Cloak”, that is

  By John Freeman on 16 August 2026 • ( 3 )

  

  Brilliant collection of an inspirational strip available to preorder now

• In Review: The End of Oak Street

  By Tim Robins on 16 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Tim Robins time travelled to bring you this review faster than you may have expected

• Documenting the Role of the British Press in the Post War Anti-Comic Campaign

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  A new look at how comics were vilified in the 1940s and 50s in the UK

• The ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel Universes Collide in ‘Hope Assembles’ Comic Series

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  New Star Wars project is surely the ultimate mash up…

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