Starting a new series of Panel Borders, Alex Fitch explores the work of two much loved American comic book writers. In a discussion recorded at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival last year, Alex talks to Joe Kelly about writing Spider-Man,… Read More ›
Month: October 2017
Colour Like Carlos Ezquerra! 2000AD & Judge Dredd Colouring Book Out Now
One of the best-loved and most successful sci-fi fantasy creators in the world, 2000AD superstar Carlos Ezquerra, has collected 50 superb drawings of his top characters in Carlos Ezquerra’s 2000AD & Judge Dredd Colouring Book. It’s a colouring book guaranteed… Read More ›
Aces Weekly: Now We Are Five!
This week marks the beginning of David Lloyd‘s magnificent Aces Weekly‘s sixth year – and sees the launch of Volume 30 of the digital anthology comic, sent to subscribers screens in seven super parts every Monday, with all further volumes rolling… Read More ›
Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives – Darren Cullen exhibits at The Other Art Show
Artist Darren Cullen – the creator behind the Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives web site – is showing a large selection of his work, including a brand new sculpture (and the above slightly older one) at The Other Art Fair in London (5th… Read More ›
Marney the Fox: after Buster, a “Sunny” star, thanks to Bernard Long
The beautiful Marney the Fox collection, gathered from the pages of weekly comic Buster is out this week, but who remembers an incarnation published in the nursery title Sunny in the 1980s? The “Marney the Fox” comic strip – the story of a… Read More ›
#Inktober is here: how about some Doctor Who art?
It’s #Inktober, so over at the Facebook Doctor Who Comics: A Voyage, we’re looking for your Doctor Who-inspired #Inktober art. (You’ll need to join the group to contribute). Inktober takes place every October with the aim of getting more of… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with comics creator and author Paula Knight
With the Lakes International Comic Art Festival just two weeks away, downthetubes catches up with freelance illustrator, comics creator and author Paula Knight. Based in Bristol, Paula’s first graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, was published by Myriad Editions in… Read More ›
Misty and Scream Halloween Special Variant Cover Released
When Rebellion first announced its upcoming Halloween special featuring some classic comics from Misty, Scream and Thunder, there were accusations Misty – once considered the girls comic equivalent of 2000AD and a title that by all accounts once outsold it… Read More ›