Running until the end of March, London’s Orbital Comics is hosting an exhibition of pages from publisher DK’s latest title Fearless and Fantastic! — a who’s-who of female Marvel superhero character profiles. This collection profiles dozens of aspirational female comic-book… Read More ›
Day: March 18, 2019
Latest BACK ISSUE magazine delves into comics’ Alternate Realities
Available now to order from Twomorrow Publishing: BACK ISSUE #111, the “Alternate Realities” issue, cover-featuring the 20th anniversary of Alex Ross and Jim Krueger’s Marvel Earth X. Also: star-loaded looks back at Marvel’s What If?, Bronze Age DC Imaginary Stories,… Read More ›
Portsmouth Comic Con team hint at 2020 show in the works as second event nears
It’s only six weeks until the second Portsmouth Comic Con and its two content producers, Joel Meadows and Andrew Colman, have been talking about the upcoming event, and plans for the future… downthetubes: Were you surprised by the reaction to… Read More ›
In the Spotlight: Marvel UK’s European Comic Reprints
Over on his Boys Adventure Comics Blog, downthetubes contributor Richard Sheaf has highlighted the inclusion of a strip from Le Lombard‘s Franco-Belgian Tintin comic magazine in a short-lived Marvel UK comic. It’s an example of European reprint by the company,… Read More ›