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Creating Comics
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Jack Kirby Quarterly returns in 2025 with Simon & Kirby Special
A smashing British zine dedicated to artist Jack Kirby returns next year
Pat Mills “Ragtime Soldier” set to return, a successor to “Charley’s War”
Great War news for all readers!
The EAGLE Society prepares to celebrate Eagle’s 75th anniversary in 2025
Dan Dare and Thunderbirds artist Keith Page announced as main guest
Opal22 Culture Comics: Graphic Novel Competition for young people aged 12 – 18
Comics Laureate Bobby Joseph will judge the entries
Strangehaven: Epilogue Announced, creator Gary Spencer Millidge Launches Patreon
The end of Strangehaven draws near…
How To Draw Everything Awesome For Creative Kids! David Hailwood’s new book
Unleash your child’s imagination and let their creativity run wild!
Joe and His Killer Robot Dad comic project back up and running
VERY Limited edition “Comics Stuff” release available now.
Remembering Richmond Clements: A Personal Tribute by Steve Tanner
Time Bomb Comics publisher Steve Tanner pays tribute to one of British independent comics greatest
In Memoriam: Comic Writer, Editor, and Comic Creating Catalyst Richmond Clements
A friend to many, an inspiration to many more
Crowdfunding Spotlight Round-Up: Nazi Zombies challenge Unit 666, Sherlock Holmes and SciFi Tales!
A quick look at some of the comic crowdfunders that have caught our eye
Graphic Brighton returns with a focus on Architecture in Comics next weekend
Graphic Architecture – the depiction of Architecture in Comics – in the spotlight
Graphic Medicine Awards extends its categories for 2025, recognising excellence in educational graphic medicine
New Award Category recognises Innovation in Educational Graphic Medicine
London Book Fair Comic Space announced
London Book Fair 2025, returning to Olympia London from 11th – 13th March, will include The London Book Fair Comic Space, curated by VIP Brands’ Ivanka Hahnenberger, who was instrumental in establishing the Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation… Read More ›
Society of Authors launches John Calder Translation Prize
The Society of Authors has announced the launch of the John Calder Translation Prize, an annual award for translations into English of full-length ambitious, groundbreaking works of literary merit and general interest – and have told downthetubes graphic novels will… Read More ›
Monica Ali, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Claudia Piñeiro and Jamie Smart named Authors of the Fair at London Book Fair 2025
Jamie Smart will be the first ever Creative of the London Book Fair in 2025 – and a London Book Fair Comic Space launches too
In Memoriam: Cartoonist Peter Maddocks
One of Fleet Street’s finest cartooning talents has passed
In Review: Thought Bubble 2024
James Bacon enjoyed a whistle stop tour of Thought Bubble this year
Get ready to celebrate National Illustration Day!
Share your favourite illustration and its creator on this special day
Cartoon Museum comic and cartoon creator-focused conference returns in February
Back for its fourth year!