Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale today in specialist UK comic shops, Wednesday 16th July 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below,… Read More ›
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True Believer Awards: The Winners
Britain’s 2000AD, digital title Aces Weekly and the indie title GoodCopBadCop were among the winners of the inaugural True Believer Awards last night. The awards ceremony, hosted by actor Anthony Head at London Film and Comic Con last night, announced… Read More ›
James Hudnall’s “Ages of Heroes” heading for big screen?
(with thanks to James Hudnall): The Tracking Board is reporting that Superman Returns and X-Men: Days of Future Past director Bryan Singer is developing James Hudnall’s fantasy comic Age of Heroes for film. The strip, drawn by John Ridgway, has appeared most recently in the… Read More ›
Bryan Hitch joins Lakes International Comic Festival line-up
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has announced artist Bryan Hitch as its final major guest for its weekend-long event in Kendal, Cumbria in October – making a very rare comic convention appearance in the UK. In an interview for Cumbria Live, online today… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (9th July 2014)
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale today in specialist UK comic ships on sale, Wednesday 9th July 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (25th June 2014)
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic ships on sale today, Wednesday 25th June 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold… Read More ›
Jim Alexander and Mark Bloodworth’s “Ripper Legacy” re-published
Ripper Legacy, a 90-page graphic novel written by writer and publisher Jim Alexander, first published by Caliber Comics, is now available as a digital download on Drive Thru Comics. The murders begin and they’re reminiscent of the notorious Jack the Ripper… Read More ›
Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane? No, it’s Kek-W and Shaky Kane’s “Cap’n Dinosaur”!
Writer Kek-W (2000AD, Rudy Rucker’s FLURB) and artist Shaky Kane (Bulletproof Coffin) take the law into their own hands and bring readers a complete, all-new, Cap’n Dinosaur tale in a one-shot comic published by US publisher Image Comics. An homage to the classic… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Writer Rob Williams on ‘Ordinary’ and ‘The Royals’
Ian Cullen recently interviewed British comics writer Rob Williams for SciFiPulse.net and has kindly given us permission to re-post the interview here on downthetubes… British comic book writer Rob Williams latest endeavour is the creator-owned series Ordinary, drawn by D’Israeli… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (4th June 2014)
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic ships on 4th June 2014, courtesy First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the UK titles in bold below: 2000AD Summer Sci-Fi… Read More ›
Dynamite Entertainment previews Peter Milligan’s “Terminal Hero”
US publisher Dynamite has released some preview pages from Terminal Hero, the second book in its “Creators Unleashed” series of creator driven comics, written by 2000AD‘s Peter Milligan with art by Piotr Kowalski, with a cover on #1 by Jae Lee. In… Read More ›
Revolutionary War collection, reviving Marvel UK heroes, on sale today
The collected edition of Marvel Comics “Revolutionary War” limited series, is on sale this week (28th May), a story that revived many of the Marvel UK characters. The series was created by Andy Lanning and Alan Cowsill and features art… Read More ›
Grant Morrison’s ‘Multiversity’ gets PREVIEWS cover promotion
Grant Morrison’s new mini-series for DC Entertainment, The Multiversity , is on the cover of the June edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ monthly PREVIEWS catalogue, on sale in comic shops, hobby stores, and other specialty outlets on 28th… Read More ›
US publisher Arcana seeks submissions for “Steampunk Originals” anthology
(Updated): US publisher Arcana has announced an open-call for submissions to Steampunk Originals VII, their comic anthology series distributed by Diamond. Welcoming art of all styles/ media and stories of all tones/ genres, the resulting volumes are a kaleidoscopic exploration of the… Read More ›
Diamond Announces Top Products For April 2014 in Comic Shops
Peter Parker has a second chance at life and heroism in Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos’ Amazing Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of April 2014 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, who deliver comics to Britian’s… Read More ›
Meet Marvin the Paranoid Android at the National Space Centre’s “Towel Day” celebrations
Are you a Hoopy Frood who really knows where your Towel is at? Then stick out a thumb and hitchhike your way to Britain’s National Space Centre in Leicester on 25th May for Towel Day. Strags welcome! Towel Day… Read More ›
Godzilla movie merchandise roll-out is almost as big as the monster
Paving the way for Godzilla’s return to the big screen on 16th May, Legendary Comics official graphic novel, Godzilla: Awakening is on sale in all good book and comic shops across Britain next week (7th May). The cover reveals the King of the Monsters in… Read More ›
Harlem Hellfighters reveals the story of America’s World War One black regiment
British war comic Charley’s War was, sadly. once a rare thing in comics – a powerful and emotive, if fictional account of real warfare. When the strip was first published in Battle, it was one of the first… Read More ›
Wolverhampton auction house announces major vintage comics sale
Over 2,000 comics and examples of pulp literature from a vast single collection is set to come up for auction at a May Specialist Collectors’ Sale by Cuttlestones in Wolverhampton. With the majority of examples dating from the golden –… Read More ›
Panel Borders: The Worldwide Comix of Jeffrey Lewis
Continuing a month of shows on the British comics radio show Panel Borders looking at the connections between comic books and music culture, guest presenter Conor O’Grady talks to American underground cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis about his comics such as Fuff and… Read More ›