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One of many guest posts for downthetubes.
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In Review: Spider-Man – City At War
Finn Miles looks back at the Marvel’s first GamerVerse collection
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Dan Dare on TV: Zenith’s un-broadcast 1994 pilot surfaces, in full, and the story behind it
Respected animation director Ravi Swami reveals the story behind this lost Dan Dare project
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In Review: The 10,000 Disasters of Dort
Andrew Darlington checks out the latest Treasury of British Comics collection
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Fifty Years, and Counting: Target Books continue to thrill
Russell Cook reveals some of the behind the latest Doctor Who Target Books
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In Review: Spider-Gwen Omnibus Volume One
Finn Miles checks out the recently-released Spider-Gwen Omnibus from Panini
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From Cents to Pence: Marketing Mighty World of Marvel, the first British Marvel weekly, back in 1972
How the original Marvel UK team “sold in” the first ever weekly superhero comic in Britain to potential readers…
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Picture Perfect: An Interview with British “Fumetti” photo comics master Howard Payton
Exploring the work of Howard Payton, who photographed many photo comic strips for Eagle, Photo Love and more
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From The Trenches: David Baillie’s “Behind The Scenes” Portsmouth Comic Con Retrospective
Comic creators, cosplayers, traders and thousands of fans attended Portsmouth Comic Con recently…
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Tim Sale: Pretty Great
On the first anniversary of his untimely passing, Richard Starkings pays tribute to Batman artist Tim Sale
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In Review: Monster Fun #8
David X Brunt checks out the first monthly Monster Fun, on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops
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In Review: A 14-year-old’s Take on Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse
Our youngest reviewer, Oliver J Soto, has waited a long time for this sequel!
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Once in a Blue Moon: Brian Bolland at CamCreatives
Eamonn Clarke reports on artist Brian Bolland’s appearance last week at CamCreatives
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In Memoriam: Stephen Bamford, Manager of Dave’s Comics, Brighton
Steve Lee Sharpe pays tribute to a hugely popular British comics retailer
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In Review: Supergirl – Woman of Tomorrow
Steven Lee Sharpe checks out an intriguing, sometimes divisive take on the “Girl of Steel”
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In Review: She-Hulk, Attorney at Law Season One
Steven Sharpe reflects on the show’s first season
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Crowdfunding Spotlight: Neill Cameron’s X365: A Graphic Novel
Neill Cameron outlines the background to his latest independent graphic novel, currently seeking your support on Kickstarter
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Full Circle: Doctor Who: In an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks returns to bookshelves
Russell Cook takes a look at the new illustrated edition of “Doctor Who: In an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks” in bookshops from today
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Fifty Year Flashback: The Mighty World of Marvel No.1
Comic creator and archivist Lew Stringer celebrates the debut of Marvel UK’s very first comic, Mighty World of Marvel, this week, back in 1972…
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Creating Comics: downthetubes publisher John Freeman talks to theAwesome Comics Podcast
Coming up today, a comic creator chat with the publisher of downthetubes
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Omnibus edition of Osamu Tezuka’s “Princess Knight” out next week
Check out this new omnibus edition of a classic manga from the legendary Osamu Tezuka