British comics-related news, interviews and features
The latest issue of 2000AD is on sale now (alongside the latest Judge Dredd Megazine and The Vigliant) in all good newsagents and comics shops (and digitally), with a dramatic cover from Kei Zama coloured by Kelly Fitzpatrick, highlighting some… Read More ›
For those of you that are aware of the Book Palace, you will hopefully also be aware of their in-house imprint which publishes Illustrators, a beautiful produced quarterly magazine dedicated to enhancing our knowledge of all things dealing with comics. … Read More ›
Go behind the scenes on Titan’s Lost Fleet comic
Two new audio adventures based on two much-loved Doctor Who Weekly comic strips – “The Iron Legion” and “The Star Beast” – stories originally written by Pat Mills and John Wagner and drawn by Dave Gibbons – are being released… Read More ›
A quick guide to a British newspaper gem, published by the Daily Mirror between 1954 and 1962
John Lawrence, publisher of terrific retro stripzine, Space Ace, has been in touch to say that he’s recently unearthed a small cache of the Ron Turner comics he produced in the 1980s, published by Harrier Comics. If you’re unfamiliar with… Read More ›
Coming soon to Lochore, Scotland is the third British Comics Swapmeet and Mini-Mart – and the organisers have just released this terrific promotional poster, the work of artist Richard Anthony Pester. The third swapmeet is scheduled to happen on 29th… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise and Axa artist Enric Badia Romero, still very much active, has announced a new book, Legends of Comic Women and Men of Paper, available to pre-order from him direct. It’s the latest in a line of self-published Books… Read More ›
Andrew Mark Sewell, Managing Director at B7 Media, reveals the background to production of the award-winning Dan Dare Audio Adventures, now airing on BBC Radio 4 Extra… “Each comic book panel was so vivid and rich in imagination, it has… Read More ›
Brand new Commando (Issues 5147-5150) are on sale this Thursday in all good newsagents and digital platforms from DC Thomson. Find the mole in the French Resistance, fight alongside the ghost of your lieutenant, escape from an American POW camp,… Read More ›
British specialist publisher Book Palace is to publish an update to its hugely-successful Modesty Blaise Companion later this year, with additional pages, as a limited edition. The first edition of their Companion published in 2005 sold out very quickly and… Read More ›
Regular readers of downthetubes will recall we’ve previously plugged the independent comic Gateway City created by Russell Mark Olson – and now the first four issues are to be collected into a new collection, accompanied by extra pages, new art… Read More ›
Fans of forktail – the band comprising of 2000AD artists Boo Cook and Simon Davis – will be pleased to hear they’re doing a signing and live performance at London’s Orbital Comics on Saturday (11th August), accompanied by musical collaborator Frazer Irving. The instore signing runs… Read More ›
There’s a new Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Limited Edition Blu-Ray out now that is definitely an item comic fans will want to track down, featuring an all-new comic based on the show – and much more. One of Gerry… Read More ›
Artist David Hathaway-Price, who runs the terrific Classic UK Comics Zines online archive, has unearthed a rare copy of one of Britain’s first fanzines, Fantasy Advertiser #1, published by Frank Dobson in 1965. Two years before Anthony Roche published his… Read More ›
Created, Written and Illustrated by Rob Barnes Published by Fair Spark Books Physical Copy – £3.00 Digital Copy – £1.50 24 pages – Full Colour The Story – Gallant and Amos is a comic about two guys travelling around a medieval… Read More ›
With a stunning cover from Clint Langley, 2000AD Prog 2092 is on sale now in all good newsgents, comic shops and bia various digital platforms. This Prog leads with Tharg’s pleasure at the Rogue Trooper film news, and sees the… Read More ›
The winers of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2018 were announced at San Diego Comic Con recently. The nominees were for works published between 1st January and 31st December 2017 and were chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges…. Read More ›
Beano Studios has launched a free-to-join Dennis and Gnasher Fan Club – a modern take on the fondly-remembered Dennis the Menace Fan Club. In addition to downloading a membership pack from the Beano.com web site enabling entry to a special area… Read More ›
This weekend at London Film and Comic Con, artist and writer David Leach will unleash a new collection of Psycho Gran Versus on an unsuspecting world… and it is very, very silly but well worth your hard-earned pounds. Just like… Read More ›