Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. We round off this year’s series with a quick chat to the force of nature that is… Read More ›
Day: October 11, 2018
Win a ticket to the opening night of the new Doctor Who exhibit at Madame Tussauds, Blackpool!
PLEASE NOTE THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED Madame Tussauds Blackpool – already home to many a Marvel Superhero – is launching a brand new Doctor Who area next Thursday night (18th October) and downthetubes has TEN tickets to the Opening Night… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Edmond Baudoin
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is comics artist and writer Edmond Baudoin, one of many contributors… Read More ›
Next week’s TOXIC magazine to be another Gaming Special
The next issue of Egmont’s TOXIC, on sale next week, will be a Gaming Special, presumably following up on the success of the recent issue that included a bonus Fortnite premium. Published every three weeks, the title includes some comic strip… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Aces Week Volume 36… Are You Ready for Wikkaman?
The latest volume of digital anthology Aces Weekly published by David Lloyd is coming and not only includes new strips by Bo Hampton, David Leach and many more, but Rik Hoskin and Nick Taylor‘s tale “Wikkaman” comes with added musical… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Czech Comic Creator Toy_Box
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Toy_Box, one of few Czech female comics authors. Her creations… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Marcel Ruijters
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Marcel Ruijters, a Dutch comic artist, who is best known for… Read More ›
In Review: The Apprentice does Comics… Badly
A fleet of four black cars, sixteen wheelie suitcases, early morning phone calls and a bunch of bold claims. If downthetubes is covering this show, it can only mean one thing… over on The Apprentice, they tried making some comics…. Read More ›