Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming series Locke & Key, based on the critically acclaimed comic from US publisher IDW Publishing, created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez
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First Look at Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora’s Once & Future #6 From BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Once & Future #6, the latest issue in the critically acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars), Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan… Read More ›
Doom Patrol TV series hits Starzplay streaming service in the UK
One of our most popular stories earlier last year on downthetubes centred on the hope that NetflixUK would follow up screening Titans with a screening of Doom Patrol. The service never responded to queries about it, but almost one year later the show focusing on DC Comics oddest superteam has arrived in the UK, through subscription service Starzplay, via Amazon’s Prime Video platform and Virgin TV.
Read P. Craig Russell’s Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”
Just before Christmas, in the spirit of the season, Wayne Alan Harold, who’s busy publishing Fine Art Editions of the work of comic artist and illustrator P. Craig Russell, offered his fans the opportunity to read his Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”
“Worlds of Wallace Wood” exhibition announced for 2020 Angoulême Festival
The Angoulême Festival has announced “Worlds of Wallace Wood” – an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the influential American artist whose work included Daredevil, Dynamo, THUNDER Agents and more
By the power of Grayskull! New He-Man series in the works from Mattel and Netflix
Move over, Money Supermarket – Mattel and Netflix have announced the return of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in a new, original CG animated adventure series that will reimagine the popular toy franchise with a fresh take on its… Read More ›
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips head West? (Wild West, that is…)
The multi-Eisner Award winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are working on an intriguing-sounding original graphic novel tale, PULP, on its way to us from Image Comics next May
To the Batcave, comic feature-writing chums! A Call for Contributions
David Hathaway-Price, publisher and editor of the not-for-profit FANSCENE, is gearing up to publish a Batman-focused issue of his terrific zine
Out This Week: “Our Encounters with Evil” by Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell
Out in comic shops tomorrow, here’s some pages from Dark Horse Comics original graphic novel Our Encounters with Evil: Adventures of Professor J.T. Meinhardt and his Assistant Mr. Knox. The highly anticipated book is the sequel to the acclaimed graphic… Read More ›
Gosh Comics to host Gilbert Shelton signing later this month
London’s Gosh Comics will host a signing with legendary comics creator Gilbert Shelton on Saturday 23rd November 2019
Death’s Head Omnibus – Contents Confirmed, Yes?
Marvel’s January 2020 solicitations include the much-anticipated Death’s Head Omnibus TPB among them – a delightfully chunky, 416-page collection of (almost) all the early Death’s Head greatest ‘hits’, scheduled for release on 3rd March, which we trailed earlier this year.
Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves: Season One announced for Nintendo Switch
Rival Games, the critically acclaimed developer behind Alien: Blackout, and multi-platform entertainment company Skybound Entertainment have announce that Thief of Thieves: Season One arrives on the eShop for Nintendo Switch on 12th November 2019. Based on the award winning comic… Read More ›
In Review: Out of the Blue Volumes 1 & 2
Luke Williams thrills to the wartime air adventure Out of the Blue from Garth Ennis and Keith Burns, available in a two-volume series from US publisher Aftershock Comics…
Brussels Comic Art Factory to host Keith Burns exhibition
If you’re a fan of the art of Keith Burns, then you might want to head to the Comic Art Factory in Brussels, which is hosting an exhibition of his work from 25th October until 9th November 2019 – and the popular gallery is also offering original pages for sale on its website
Legendary Comics stakes a claim on Bram Stoker’s Dracula
US publisher Legendary Comics has partnered with the Lugosi Estate and Kerry Gammill and announced a new Bram Stoker’s Dracula graphic novel starring the iconic film and stage star, Bela Lugosi. Set for release in late 2020, featuring art by El Garing
Look out for free Marvel Comics on the Underground… and elsewhere around the UK!
Marvel Comics has been a cultural phenomenon for 80 years. As part of their anniversary celebrations the US comic publisher have been working with the Books on the Underground initiative (temporarily renamed ‘Comic Books on the Underground‘ and part of… Read More ›
Fan The Flame Concepts launches “Red Card”
Fan The Flame Concepts LLC, a US independent comic and graphic novel producer, has announced the first issues of Neymar Jr. Comics’ latest science fiction title Red Card, the first new comic series to debut on their enhanced digital comics… Read More ›
Berger Books announces new Peter Milligan project, “Tomorrow”
Berger Books has announced a shocking new story for 2020, Tomorrow – a five-issue comic series by critically acclaimed and legendary writer Peter Milligan, breakout artist Jesús Hervas and dynamic colourist James Devlin. When a Russian computer virus jumps the species… Read More ›
Simon Spurrier, Chris Wildgoose’s “Alienated” to launch in February from Boom! Studios
BOOM! Studios has announced Alienated, a new series from the British creative team of Simon Spurrier (John Constantine Hellblazer, Coda) and artist Chris Wildgoose (Batgirl, Batman: Nightwalker), a subversive coming-of-age story about about having all the power to change the… Read More ›
Coming in 2020: Stranger Things: Into the Fire, third comic series from Dark Horse
Dark Horse Comics and Netflix are expanding the world of Stranger Things in the newest Stranger Things comic series, Stranger Things: Into the Fire, written by Jody Houser.