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• Meet Arni – Star of The First 5-Second Comic Strip for People On The Move, created by Garen Ewing

  By John Freeman on November 2, 2015

  

  The story of a small Norwegian bird called Arni is set to add enchantment to the Christmas rush this year, as digital screens across the UK will be transformed into a giant comic strip, the work of Garen Ewing, bringing… Read More ›

• Bomb Scares Anthology Out In Time for Hallowe’en, First Annual Event for Project

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2015

  

  Hallowe’ens are going to be just that little bit different from now on… Birmingham based comic book publisher Time Bomb Comics has announced the release of what will be an annually released horror anthology going under the title of Bomb… Read More ›

• Avengers artist Guillermo Ortego joins Malta Comic Con Line Up for 2015

  By John Freeman on October 31, 2015

  

  As the excitement leading to the seventh edition of the Malta Comic Con in December continues to build Wicked Comics have announced that internationally renowned creators Guillermo Ortego (Avengers), Sean Azzopardi (Necessary Monsters), and Simon “Pye” Parr (Judge Dredd Megazine) as well… Read More ›

• Sapphire & Steel Art Competition Winners – and a New Competition For Our Readers!

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2015

  

  Earlier in the year we announced a challenge for downthetubes readers to come up with their interpretation of 1970s spooky ITV show Sapphire & Steeel, after it was revealed that Luther creator and Doctor Who script writer Neil Cross is, hopefully, to re-make the show. Sadly, we didn’t get… Read More ›

• “Dandridge” Goes Digital First in new 2000AD collection

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2015

  

    2000AD has announced its latest digital-first release – the paranormal action comedy, Dandridge, collecting the adventures of Spartacus Dandridge, the comic’s best-dressed ghostfinder and the world’s first ‘spookpunk’ action hero, for the first time. It is the next digital-first… Read More ›

• ‘Banned’ Judge Dredd episodes mocking McDonalds, Burger King and more to be reprinted for first time

  By John Freeman on October 30, 2015

  

  For the very first time since their first publication in 2000AD, the ‘banned’ episodes of Judge Dredd from the late 1970s are to be reprinted as Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Uncensored. Published in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic in 1978,… Read More ›

• Praise for Madefire’s Digital Comics Debut on Apple TV

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015

  

  We previously reported on the inclusion of a TV-screen friendly version of the Madefire comics on the revamped Apple TV platform, and it’s getting a lot of love from Technology critics on its full debut. International computer giant Apple – the makers… Read More ›

• Landmark British Comics: Looking Back on TV21 Issue 200

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Yesterday’s news that The Phoenix had reached its 200th issue has certainly gone down well among British comic fans, but the publisher’s carefully worded claim that it was the first “independently-published weekly” comic to reach that landmark since 1969 has… Read More ›

• Something For The Weekend: Jessica Martin’s DC Comics Debut! (US Comics On Sale 28th October 2015)

  By John Freeman on October 29, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s this week’s run down of new comics on sale in comic shops across the UK, with the emphasis, as ever, on titles that are the work of British creators and published by British publishers, and my, aren’t we spoilt… Read More ›

• Phoenix Comic Reaches Issue 200, Heads For WH Smiths This Week

  By John Freeman on October 28, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  Weekly British children’s comic The Phoenix is celebrating its 200th issue this week by becoming the first independent weekly comic in the UK to reach this milestone since 1969 – and will now be on sale in selected WH Smiths stores across… Read More ›

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