Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›
downthetubes Comics News
Competition Seeks Illustrator to Bring Cleveleys’ ‘Mythic Coastline’ to Life
Ever fancied seeing your artwork in a published book, or brought to life by a sculptor? Then grab your pens – or your computer mouse – because the hunt is on to find a talented illustrator for a brand new… Read More ›
Corel’s Quest for the Best Challenge
‘The Calm Before the Storm‘, SciFi Art Now contributor John Malcolm’s entry for Corel’s contest. Illustrators in North America, the UK and Germany still lhave time to both enter software maker Corel’s Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge. The challenge… Read More ›
Etherington Brothers announce new project and bargain book sale
Those wacky Etherington Brothers – whose work includes strips for Titan’s Transformers comic, The DFC and more – are offering a limited one week only 20% off deal on collections of their own creator-owned material, which are available via Print… Read More ›
Warners nabs Dan Dare, Sam Worthington to star
Exciting Dan Dare film news!
First 2000AD Dredd cover to go under the hammer
Judge Dredd hits the big time
Madame Tussauds Marvel Superheroes 4D Winners
The winners of our Marvel Superheroes 4D competition, run in partnership with SciFiPulse.net, were Yvonne Clark from Bridgend and Andrew Dommett from Tividale, who each won a pair of tickets to the new exhibition at Madame Tussauds in London. Congratulations… Read More ›
Frank Quitely Interview Podcast
As part of the West Port Book Festival on Friday 25th June 2010, David Bishop interviewed artist Frank Quitely at Edinburgh Books second hand bookshop in Edinburgh’s West Port. Since the event was always going to have a small audience… Read More ›
Rude Britannia Competition Winners
The lucky winners of our Rude Britannia book competition – marking the launch of the Rude Britannia Exhibition at Tate Britain in London – were Chris Williams from Liverpool; Paul B. Rainey, from Milton Keynes; and David Humphreys from Crawley…. Read More ›
New Eagle Times Continues Celebrations for 60 Years of Eagle
The latest issue of Eagle Times, (Volume 23 Number Two, Summer 2010), is on sale now from the Eagle Society, with highlights that include a photo-illustrated report on the Society’s April 2010 gathering ‘to celebrate Eagle‘s 60th Anniversary in Southport and… Read More ›
Frank Quitely @ West Port Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival may be the largest literary festival in the UK but Edinburgh also has one of the smallest. The West Port Book Festival was set up by the many second hand books shops that crowd together… Read More ›
The Comica/Observer/Cape Graphic Short Fiction prize 2010
The Comica/Observer/Cape Graphic Short Fiction prize 2010 is now open for entries. The deadline is 6th October 2010, with a first prize of £1000 and a runners-up prize of £250. The competition, now in its fourth year, usually creates a… Read More ›
Competition: Win Tickets to Madame Tussauds Marvel 4D!
Two of the world’s leading entertainment brands – Madame Tussauds, part of the Merlin Entertainments Group, and Marvel Entertainment – have joined forces to create a unique new visitor experience at the leading London attraction – MARVEL SUPERHEROES 4D –… Read More ›
Competition: Win a Rude Britannia Book!
Marking the launch of the Rude Britannia Exhibition at the Tate, downthetubes has THREE copies of the tie-in book – Rude Britannia: British Comic Art by Martin Myrone, Tim Batchelor and Cedar Lewisohn – to give away! Comic art –… Read More ›
Doctor Who graphic novels range cancelled?
Speculation is rife on the future of Panini’s Doctor Who comics collections today, after news broke that the planned release of The Crimson Hand – featuring Tenth Doctor David Tennant’s last comics adventures – had been cancelled. Sheffield based store… Read More ›
Striker comic to go free-to-view online in July
The entire 25-year archive of the football strip Striker, first published in The Sun and now featuring in mens magazine Nuts, is to be available online as free to view comics on the Striker website when it relaunches in early… Read More ›
Doctor Who artist conjures iconic Football Moment for new print
Former Doctor Who comic artist Richard Piers Rayner has produced a limited edition print recreating one of football’s most iconic moments, when Pele and Bobby Moore were pictured swapping shirts. The original photograph, taken by John Varley at the Estadio… Read More ›
Classical Comics ‘The Tempest’ shortlisted for major book awards
Classical Comics adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been shortlisted for two different awards. The company will hear this week if it has won a gold, silver or bronze Independent Publisher (or “IPPY”) award from Independent Publisher Online: no small… Read More ›
VV Brown’s City of Abacus launches in May
downthetubes readers may be familiar with the music or modelling work of British singer-songwriter and model VV Brown, whose single releases include “Shark In The Water” and “Crying Blood”. But what you might not know is that she’s also a… Read More ›
John Watkiss’ Sherlock Holmes Art on Sale
Quality Communications is offering a limited edition portfolio of Sherlock Holmes art by John Watkiss