The print edition of Strip Magazine #7 is on sale from today in UK comic shops, a Christmas Special that takes a slightly different form to the usual magazine. It will also mark the final issue of the comic shop… Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Christmas Gift? What about a Commando subscription?
Looking for a British comics-related Christmas present? downthetubes is pleased to offer an exclusive discount on a subscription to DC Thomson’s Commando comic, entitling readers to save 50% by ordering using our special discount code! Follow this link to DC… Read More ›
I Went to Malta and all I got was This Great Comic Convention
Writer, editor and comics event organizer Richmond Clements reports on his visit to Malta as a guest of the island’s increasingly popular annual comic convention. British guests this year included Dave Gibbons, Sean Azzopardi, Tim Perkins, Dez Skinn and… Read More ›
Radio interviews with Glyn Dillon and Joff Winterhart
Panel Borders: Brown, Nao / Bagnold Summer In the third of a trilogy of shows about depictions of lives on the comic book page, Alex Fitch talks to the authors of two of 2012’s most acclaimed graphic novels. Glyn Dillon… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise comes to Radio 4
Daphne Alexander as Modesty Blaise. Photo copyright BBC (with thanks to Reuben Wilmott) A radio adaptation of Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise story A Taste for Death novel airs on BBC Radio 4 this week. Starring Daphne Alexander – who was… Read More ›
Amnesia Agents Issue 1 Available From Jason Cobley
“Have you ever wondered what happens to the things – or the people – you forget? There is a place where these things end up, a place just beyond what we can normally see and hear… or remember. There are… Read More ›
Keith Page brings Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May to comics
The critically acclaimed cult detectives Bryant & May created by Christopher Fowler are the stars of ten deranged novels that explore London’s most arcane mysteries, from its hidden rivers to its secret societies. And now, thanks to PS Artbooks and… Read More ›
Space:1999 graphic novel hardcover released
Don’t miss out on this collection
Batman Automobilia Collection launches in January
A new fortnightly series, Batman Automobilia Collection, launches in the UK in January from Eaglemoss, which distributors Comag say will offer Batman fans and car model enthusiasts alike the chance to collect the most iconic vehicles ever driven by the… Read More ›
In Review: XIII – Release The Hounds
Just when we thought that we were on top of who exactly XIII is, writer Jean Van Hamme and artist William Vance are out to turn more than just the two cover characters on their heads in the latest book… Read More ›