Underground And Over The Top is the latest in Titan’s annual Charley’s War reprint series and it follows the story of First World War soldier Charley Bourne from May to September 1917. The book covers two full stories with the… Read More ›
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Commando Webbing: New Issue Gen
The latest issues of Commando are now available – Commando 4247Raiders from the Sea Story: Ian Clark Art/Cover Gordon Livingstone Previously published as Commando 2550 Tommy Bell was heartbroken when he was evacuated from his blitzed home city of Glasgow…. Read More ›
Commando Webbing: 27 November 2009
Carlton’s seventh and latest Commando reprint book Battle Of Britain: Scramble!, with its air combat theme, is being promoted in the RAF’s newspaper the RAF News. Commando editor Calum Laird is interviewed in the newspaper where he talks about the… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Mr Freeman – Other Voices
Others wish our publisher a Happy Birthday
New Commando Titles
(with thanks to Calum Laird): Here are details on the new Commando titles from DC Thomson on sale until 25th November in all good newsagents… Commando No 4243: Dangerous Despatches Story: Norman Adams Cover and inside Art: Keith Page Intrepid… Read More ›
Commando Webbing: 16 November 2009
Norway sends us Nemi (published daily in The Metro and compiled annually by Titan) and in return we now send them Commando. DC Thomson’s official CommandoMag site is reporting that Commando comics are being published in Norway by Egmont Serieforlaget… Read More ›
Most Bizarre British Comics Tie-In 2009
And the 2009 downthetubes award for the most bizarre British comics tie-in merchandise of the year goes to… Firstly let’s remember that our favourite piece of bizarre British comics tie-in merchandise to date has been the Jackie Knitting Set. DC… Read More ›
In Review: Spandex
The Book: Welcome to Spandex – super-heroes with a difference! From the creator of The O Men (www.comix.org.uk/theomen), Spandex is a brand new super-drama with a very unique spin. And even if you have heard what it’s about, it’s really… Read More ›
November Commandos Revealed
Internet spooks delayed the arrival of DC Thomson’s latest information on its new issues of war digest Commando, but thanks to a bit of counter espionage from downthetubes and the Dundee offices of the monthly magazine, we’re finally able to… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Comics Good for You, Superhero Homage in 2000AD… and Moore
Yes, we know we haven’t done one of these for a while: juggling work for ROK Comics and Titan Books as well as a few other things is proving a welcome but all-consuming challenge most days of the week… •… Read More ›