Ace British comic creator Paul B Rainey has just been in touch to say that he’s finally put together a collection of his critically-acclaimed Book of Lists comic strips in trade paper back form. Suicidal birds, edible guitars, licky dogs,… Read More ›
British Comics – Graphic Novels
Ian Rankin’s Comics Debut
International bestselling crime writer and recipient of an OBE for his services to literature, acclaimed Scottish author Ian Rankin makes his comics debut with the tense and twisting tale inspired by reality TV, Dark Entries – on sale from Titan… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Thursday 21 May
• ComicBitsOnline is wondering why Britain’s biggest comic publisher has not been nominated for an Eagle Award — and it’s not DC Thomson, Panini or Titan but Cinebooks Ltd., which now publishes some 40 top quality comic albums a year… Read More ›
Bryan’s Badger Detective Trailed
The official trailer for award-winning comic creator Bryan Talbot’s next graphic novel, Grandville, has just been released. Bryan, probably best known as the author of Britain’s first ever graphic novel, The Adventures of Luther Arkwright but also creator of The… Read More ›
Smuggling Vacation Sequel Live
Day of the Deal, Jason Wilson‘s follow up to his enjoyable but controversial drug smuggling adventure Smuggling Vacation, is now being serialised online. The story will be published in print in October. Between now and print day, the entire new… Read More ›
Hope Falls Trade in the Pipeline
Hope Falls, the five-part miniseries that AAM/Markosia released in 2007/2008 is, hopefully, to be released as a trade paperback, depending on trade orders through comic shops. The title is an enigma. In many ways, it’s known as the ‘little train… Read More ›
Talking Up Tabella
There’s a sense of fun to the output of new British publisher Tabella (www.tabella.co.uk), which was was set up last year by husband and wife Kevin and Julia Quinn. By fun, I don’t mean their range is humorous, although some,… Read More ›
Good News on Comic Sales?
While this report primarily concerns US comics, news that the US comic book industry, boosted by the success of films such as The Dark Knight has helped maintain growth for graphic novel sales is welcome with 2009 looking otherwise gloomy…. Read More ›
Come On Ye Reds!
After all the Roy Of The Rovers books due out from Titan in time for Christmas, Vision Sports Publishing of London have jumped on the bandwagon and released two football related graphic novels to compete with all those books on… Read More ›
Gothic Gasoline!
Top London and New York-based independent publishers Merrell — well known for their art and graphic design books and more — have announced the forthcoming release of Gasoline, an entrancing graphic novel by cult illustrator and musician Dame Darcy describes… Read More ›
Silverfin Graphic Novel announced
(with thanks to Reuben Willmott): Penguin Books will publish a graphic novel version of Charlie Higson’s first Young James Bond story, Silverfin, in October. Drawn by 2000AD‘s Kev Walker, the story begins with James Bond’s first day at Eton, and… Read More ›
Blank Slate Are Mint!
New British publisher Blank Slate (www.blankslatebooks.co.uk), the brainchild of Forbidden Planet International founders James Hamilton and Kenny Penman, kindly sent us review copies of the first two graphic collections in their range. The new company has an ambitious publishing program,… Read More ›
Road Death Comics…
Rumble strips were invented to alert us to hazards. In fog or snow, or even worse, on the verge of sleep, when you…just…. can’t… keep… your… eyes..op-drrrrrrrrrr drrrrrrrrrrrr drrrrrrrrrrrrr! The noise, the jolt, the vibration of those grooves wakes and… Read More ›
In Review: Local Heroes Exhibition
Don’t miss this impressive exhibition
More Local Heroes Events In Edinburgh
The National Library of Scotland have released details of more free events to tie-in with their Local Heroes exhibition on the art of graphic novels. In addition to the events already mentioned here on downthetubes, two more talks plus two… Read More ›
Local Heroes Events in Edinburgh
As the National Library of Scotland’s graphic novel exhibition Local Heroes approaches, the Library have announced a program of talks in conjuction with the Edinburgh exhibition. On Wednesday 9 April at 7pm Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy will return to… Read More ›
Titan’s Top UK Sales
London-based Titan Books, well known for its comics collections and which recently announced a publishing deal with Egmont for new Roy of the Rovers and Battle titles, topped sales in two categories UK sales in the week ending 2nd March…. Read More ›
Edinburgh Is Reading Jekyll And Hyde
Previously mentioned here on Down The Tubes, the 2008 One Book – One Edinburgh citywide reading campaign is now in full swing. After the success of Kidnapped in 2007, this year’s book is Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case Of Dr… Read More ›
Here come the Robots…
British independent publisher Accent Press are about to launch Robots, another beast of a book in the tradition of their previous anthology, Zombies, released last year. At 204 pages it features many new, emerging and established talents including Paul Harrison… Read More ›
Kidnapped – Collector’s Limited Edition
With thanks to Ron Grosset at Waverley Books we can show you the preview illustration of the two volume Collector’s Limited Edition of Alan Grant and Cam Kennedy‘s Kidnapped graphic novel. In addition to a hardback version of the graphic… Read More ›