Showmasters, who run the London Comic Marts at the Royal National Hotel, have announced a number of ‘Independents Day’ events through 2013. The aim is that there will provide a platform for the independent press and celebrate their work. The… Read More ›
Day: March 20, 2013
Book Palace release "Illustrated British Classics"
Book Palace Books have just published Illustrated British Classics featuring some simply stunning-looking strips collecting three stories – King Solomon’s Mines, Allan Quatermain and Montezuma’s Daughter, each written by H Rider Haggard, the father of the lost-world genre. The three… Read More ›
War Drama ‘The Trench’ Digs Deep
As the centenary of World War One looms, the true story of a miner trapped in a tunnel during the conflict is being be told at theatres across the UK. The Trench is an award-winning play which achieved a… Read More ›
Lou Scannon becomes a Fad Deity!
The latest issue of Eagle Award nominated sci-fi/comedy comic Lou Scannon is now available. ‘Fad Deity’, by Jim Bampfield, Dan Harris and Kris Carter, shows the adventures of a lone office lackey, who (due to bizarre circumstances) comes to worship… Read More ›
XIII x 18 = A Full Set
With our review of The Last Round, downthetubes has now reviewed all 18 of the XIII books published by Cinebook over the last two and a half years – from the beginning of the saga of the amnesiac agent in… Read More ›
Zarjaz Postcards released
Judge Dredd by Alex Ronald New from FutureQuake Press and only available in a limited quantity are the first set of high quality art cards from ZARJAZ, the 2000AD-inspired comic created by fans of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Featuring Judge… Read More ›