The full line-up of Canadian creators at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival (16th – 18th October) is now confirmed and includes Kate Beaton, Darwyn Cooke and Kathryn and Stuart Immonen – who will be joining many others in the dedicated Canadian Comics Lodge at The Shakespeare… Read More ›
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
The Compalcomics August/September auction catalogue has just launched on the-saleroom.com and includes a number of early Beanos and plenty of Number One issues of various comics complete with with free gifts, including The Hornet from 1963, the girls comic Romeo,… Read More ›
Episode 8 of the Awesome Comics Podcast is ready to creep into your frontal lobe today. Hosted by Vince Hunt (Red Mask From Mars) , Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony (the hairy and really annoying one) Esmond, this episode has as… Read More ›
Last Year, US publisher BOOM! Studios invited readers to the sleepy village of Lower Crowchurch at the cusp of a violent, otherworldly invasion in the critically acclaimed Wild’s End, an anthropomorphic mashup of Wind in the Willows and War of… Read More ›
The Safari Festival 2015 was billed as “a celebration of the new wave of alternative and art comics from the UK and beyond…. and for attendees to experience the best of the UK comics’ avant-garde”. Run by the team behind… Read More ›
JM Barrie’s Peter Pan is one of the best known and loved British children’s novels of the last century, so it comes as something of a surprise to discover that there has never been a graphic novel based directly on… Read More ›
Written by Jim Alexander Art by David Hill Letters by Nate Pride Production by Jim Campbell Cover by David Hill Mature Content – from Planet Jimbot “A world where God and the Devil – angels and demons – are real…. Read More ›
Words and Pictures by Andy W. Clift Letters by Jon Scrivens Script Editor – Rachel Barber Guest Cover Artist – Daniel John Sendall-King Published by Bounce Comics The Story: In the fourth installment of this series our hirsute rough and tumble… Read More ›
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You know, thinking about the headline I’ve given this item, wouldn’t it be… Read More ›
(With thanks to Tony Ingram): As folk know, we try to document Marvel UK curiosities and the graphic novel Fury/Black Widow: Death Duty, published by Marvel US in February 1995, certainly qualifies. Given the publication date, I did wonder if it was one… Read More ›
Comics artist and co-founder of the digital publising house Madefire Liam Sharp has turned his hand to a new novella, recently released by PS Publishing that even his publisher, Peter Crowther, describes as “off the wall” and has had staff at… Read More ›
Independent publishers Big Punch Studios will be featuring on a number of panels at the upcoming Melksham Comic Con soon (Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st August). Big Punch Studios are Nich Angell, Lucy Brown, Jon Lock and Alice White: four friends with… Read More ›
Hello! Two of the three comics I’m reviewing this month are from last year’s Melksham Comic Con – the next of which is taking place in a fortnight. It’s a wonderfully passionate little convention and Geoffery Crescent and I will be there with The… Read More ›
Picked up by numerous Marvel fans in mid July, Amazon has posted details of the upcoming Marvel Frontier Comics: The Complete Collection, assembling a number of strips published by Marvel UK in the 1990s as part of what was the… Read More ›
There are just ten days to go to MancsterCon 2015 on 29th August 2015, which will be held at the University of Salford Media City campus. Featured guests include Adam Cadwell, creator of Blood Blokes and Lydia Wysocki, creator of the Newcastle Science Comic, among others…. Read More ›
The latest chapter in Cumbria-based comic creator Mal Earl‘s Bulletproof Nylon saga – a comic strip titled “Hope Road” – will feature in David Lloyd’s terrific digital anthology comic, Aces Weekly, in November. Bulletproof Nylon is an ongoing creative project, informed and… Read More ›
On sale today in all good comic shops from Titan Comics is The Blacklist #2, written by Nicole Dawn Phillips with art from Beni Lobel. Based on the hit show from NBC starring James Spader, this issue sees Kilniski… Read More ›
Just launched this week is a brand new kids magazine, DOWNLOAD, from Egmont Publishing UK, featuring an all-new comic strip, “Dan Droid“, drawn by top comic artist Steve Beckett. This new title follows the launch of YouTube-focused magazine Oh My Vlog!… Read More ›
Following up on our recent coverage of improved news stand comic sales in the UK for numerous titles, we’re pleased to Egmont Publishing UK is deservedly delighted ar the success of its new Disney Frozen magazine and growing sales for… Read More ›