I recently stumbled across Professor Elemental Comics (no, I don’t know how I missed it, either) – a glorious comics anthology series filled with short, whimsical tales of adventure, centring around a mad Victorian scientist/explorer/inventor/drinker of tea named Professor Elemental and… Read More ›
Owen Watts
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All Our Readers!
With Christmas almost upon us I’d like to thank everyone who has been reading downthetubes over the year and wish you all the very best of the season. I hope you’ve enjoyed the site in 2014 – we have some… Read More ›
In Review: The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel – Volume 4
The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel – Volume 4 Edited by Owen Watts and Geoffrey Crescent Cover Art by Alex Ronald Released at the Melksham Comics Festiaval earlier this year the latest The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel is an… Read More ›
Paragon Annual announced, new indie Christmas treat
The team behind the brilliant action adventure anthology Paragon have announced the impending publication of a Paragon Annual for 2015, something of a homage to their love of British Christmas annuals of yesteryear. Due to be released next month, the… Read More ›
Bristol Comic And Zine Fair returns this Saturday
The Bristol Comic And Zine Fair – BCZF 2014 – is back this Saturday (4th October), with over sixty incredible artists, writers and makers exhibiting and selling their work at . The line up includes… • Avery Hill Publishing, an… Read More ›
Santa versus the Nazis? Only in Aces Weekly!
Astounding work continues in the digital Aces Weekly Volume 7, Week 5 from today with the wonderful Clara’s Shadow by Rachael Smith; Erricus Vane from Nardo Conforti and Laurence Beveridge of Fearless Vampire Killers; The Statue by Carlos Pascoa; Drell’s… Read More ›
2000AD Art Competition goes steampunk
Over on the 2000AD official forum, comic creators are regularly encouraged to take part in a monthly themed art competition – and this month the theme is steampunk. “It had to happen,” enthuses organiser and freelance artist himself, Owen Watts…. Read More ›
Vanguard 2 anthology now online for free
The second issue of the UK indie anthology comic Vanguard is on sale now, continuing the stories that began in issue 1. As before, art duties on the International Woman of Mystery tale “Atomic Call” are by David Blankley, while… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From creator and fan Owen Watts
Name: Owen Watts Blog or web site: crazyfoxmachine.blogspot.com Currently working on: I’m a small press artist and editor currently putting together the second issue of my psychedelic Doctor Who comic anthology Dr WTF?! that features a whole host of familiar (and unfamiliar)… Read More ›
British indie comic anthology Vanguard debuts
Comic creator Dirk van Dom and a few others from the 2000 AD forums have put together their own anthology title – Vanguard – and issue 1 is now on sale. Vanguard features four (would be) on-going serials, written by… Read More ›