Holly Rose Swinyard, editor of The Cosplay Journal, recently sat down with Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, curator of the British Museum’s Manga Exhibition, which runs until 26th August 2019, and has kindly shared part of their interview with downthetubes as a… Read More ›
Day: August 8, 2019
Beano artist Dudley D. Watkins early artwork surfaces on eBay
An early artwork by “Oor Wullie” and Beano artist Dudley D. Watkins is currently up for sale on eBay. Picturing two Elizabethan gentlemen, bidding starts at £250 and the auctions runs until lunchtime next Thursday (15th August 2019). The art… Read More ›
New Doctor Who Magazine Special celebrates Target Books
Those of you interested in Doctor Who art may want to pick up the latest Doctor Who Magazine Special (Issue 53), dedicated to Target Books, on sale now in all good newsagents, featuring a cover by Chris Achilleos. Considered a… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Pete Wallbank’s “Pyramids of Mars” Doctor Who cover for INFINITY
Artist Pete Wallbank, who cut his teeth in the world of professional illustration on Doctor Who Magazine, has returned to the Time Lord’s adventures with a stunning cover for an upcoming issue of Infinity magazine, delivering a stunning montage focusing… Read More ›
Early “Prince Valiant” art by Hal Foster sells for over £33,000
The “Prince Valiant” newspaper made its debut on 13th February 1937, an epic adventure and romantic fantasy created by Hal Foster for 35 years. Earlier this month, the tenth episode sold for $40,800 (just over £33,500) on Heritage Auctions. Realistic… Read More ›
Sanctioned “Scarfolk Annual” on its way
As some know, but perhaps wish they didn’t, Scarfolk is a lost town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. It is a national mystery whose artefacts, occasionally uncovered and reported online, are often both horrifying but at the same time, dangerously fascinating – and now a facsimile of one of them, a Scarfolk Annual, is about to be released…