What?! Another indispensable guide to early British comics from Alan Clark? Oh yes…
Amalgamated Press
WebFind: The Modern Boy, a fantastic resource for Biggles fans and more
A fascinating guitar to the first title to publish the Biggles stories of W.E. Johns
Tip Top art by the great Roy Wilson offered on eBay
A smashing example of Roy Wilson work is up for sale
New book reveals the life of Roy and Gertrude Wilson, the “King and Queen of British Golden Age comic papers”
Delve into inter-war British comics history in this new biography
Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part One
A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry – a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back… Read More ›
When British Comics were… European!
Bambos Georgiou takes a look at just some of the European comic strips that once featured in Fleetway’s British weekly comics
In Memoriam: 2000AD, comic creators and fans pay tribute to artist Ron Smith
British comic creators, publishers and fans have paid tribute to Judge Dredd artist and former Spitfire pilot Ron Smith, who passed away aged 90 early yesterday, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Ron began his long and much-admired creative career… Read More ›
Remembering Gil Page: A Personal Tribute by David Hunt
Former comics editor David Hunt pays tribute to one of the great, and largely unsung force behind the success of British comics over several decades – Gil Page, who died earlier this week. I last saw my dear friend Gil Page… Read More ›
In Memoriam: IPC Managing Editor Gil Page
We’re sorry to report the passing of Gil Page, an editorial stalwart of Amalgamated Press, Fleetway, IPC and latterly Egmont, as that company’s Managing Editor. He passed away peacefully in his sleep earlier in the week, aged 79. “Gil was… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Eight
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›