A quick fire round up of web craziness, great comics and books out now, and more…
British Comics – Books
Can you help in a hunt for original artwork by John M. Burns?
The hunt is on for original artwork by 2000AD and Look-in artist John M. Burns… can you help?
Comic-Con@Home 2021 virtual line-up includes Blade Runner and Doctor Who panels from Titan Comics
Titan Comics is running a number of great virtual panels during Comic-Con@Home this weekend, including Blade Runner and Doctor Who events
From Cents to Pence! Can you help solve a Captain Britain mystery?
Can you solve this Captain Britain mystery?
In Review: Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates
Looking to excite younger readers? Joe Gordon firmly recommends Mark Bradley’s “Bumble & Snug and the Angry Pirates”
Be ready for Black Beth, new Special from Rebellion coming soon!
There’s a smashing special coming next week from Rebellion…don’t miss it!
From Cents to Pence: Can You help solving a “Betty Boop” Marvel UK mystery?
Can you help solve a Betty Boop puzzle?
Sneak Peek! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Dweeb – by Jess Bradley!
Jess Bradley’s latest book is out soon
“V for Vendetta – Behind the Mask” Exhibition Preview – and a special discount for downthetubes readers for an online chat with David Lloyd
Richard Sheaf got a sneak peek at the upcoming V for Vendetta exhibition at London’s Cartoon Museum…
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
The London Book Fair moves online for 2021
Virtual gatherings continue for this major trade event
Rachael Smith’s “Quarantine Comix: A Memoir of Life in Lockdown” out in May
Free stickers? A great book? No contest…
Looking back at Cosmic – Bauer Media’s rare attempt at creating a British comic
A publication that could have led to so much more?
Champion! Check out these Roy of the Rovers Greeting Cards
Have you seen this range of Roy of the Rovers greeting cards?
Keep Your Beano Dandy! (er, does that read right, Ed?)
Get some vital Christmas shopping in!
In Review: The Secret of the Aesir by Alan Langford
Veteran comics artist Alan might be better known as an equestrian artist today, but he had an itch – and that itch was writing and drawing his own full-length graphic novel…
Comic Creator Spotlight: ComicScene editor and Tony Foster
Tony Foster produced the comic Atomic in the late 1980s and early 90s to great critical acclaim. Then he simply disappeared from comics into the world of family and work. 30 years later, after successfully editing ComicScene magazine since early 2018, he’s… Read More ›
In Review: The Curious Case of Leonardo’s Bicycle by “Brick”
You really should check out this wonderful, thought-provoking exposé…
An Unabashed Plug! Beano in the Spotlight!
Yes, the Beano’s still going. Incredibly, some people apparently do not know this. Tell them!
Recalled: Alan Moore’ foray into the world of Judge Dredd
With the Judge Dredd Megazine hitting its 30 years on the newsagent shelves this week, it’s worth pointing out that it wasn’t the first attempt to launch a Judge Dredd-focused spin-off title from 2000AD. Back in 1984, then Tharg, Steve… Read More ›