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Poems Turned into Funny Comics: The Long Walk Hame
The Lang Walk Hame, released earlier this year, is many things. It’s a poem, it’s a comic, it’s a journey! Join writer Peter Watson and a crack team of artists headed up by Gordon Johnston as they bring you this… Read More ›
Attention, Newcastle! “Turbo Jones” signing by Ian Kennedy and Barrie Tomlinson announced
Forbidden Planet Newcastle has announced that Barrie Tomlinson, the editor of the short-lived comic Wildcat and writer of “Death Wish“, and British comics legend Ian Kennedy will be making a joint appearance to help launch Rebellion’s Turbo Jones collection in January…. Read More ›
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Last Updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024, the downthetubes “rolling list” of British and Irish comic events
ComicScene UK distribution expands, now available through all British comic shops
While the team behind the new ComicScene UK magazine may have only planned that the title be subscription only when they launched it, everything has changed – rapidly. After releasing a brilliant promotional #0 earlier this year, the magazine caught… Read More ›
A Trip down Memory Lane: Forbidden Planet’s 40th Anniversary Photo Archive
Forbidden Planet‘s archive of many signings across 40 years of events at the London store and beyond is proving an absolute delight – but they’d welcome more images from halcyon days if you have them. Now available on the forbiddenplanet.com… Read More ›
Lovern Kindzierski and John Bolton’s new graphic novel “Shame – Hope” really deserves your attention
A downthetubes reader dropped us a line to ask what John Bolton had been up to comics-wise recently, which gives us the chance to plug the Renegade Arts fantasy project Shame by the artist, working with writer Lovern Kindzierski. John recently did a signing… Read More ›
British classic characters renewed in The Vigilant – variant cover revealed, signing announced
The Vigilant, the first title in the “Rebellion-verse” from 2000AD‘s publishers has already been announced as a one-shot title in August featuring classic British comic superheroes, but now, comics store Forbidden Planet has revealed its variant cover by Trevor Hairsine… Read More ›
Don’t Forget! Small Press Day is this Saturday!
Small Press Day, a celebration of self-publishing, DIY culture, and grassroots comics across the UK and Ireland is back for a third outing this Saturday, 7th July 2018 – and there are a whole host of happenings taking place around… Read More ›
Forbidden Planet’s “Girl Power” Free Comic Book Day Doctor Who cover revealed
Forbidden Planet‘s variant cover to Titan Comics Free Comic Book Day 2018 Doctor Who title features a group shot of both TV and comic companions to the Time Lord by Simon Myers – with the shadow of the Thirteenth Doctor… Read More ›