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2000AD Jigsaw – Our Competition Winners
Here are the winners of our 2000AD Zee Productions Jigsaw Competition
Win a set of the new Zee Productions 2000AD Jigsaws!
downthetubes has sets of the initial releases of new 2000AD jigsaws to give away!
Root and Branch Overhaul for the downthetubes UK and Ireland Comic Shop Map
We’ve given the downthetubes.net British and Irish Comic Shop Map a major overhaul this week, updating a lot of Comic Shop details and, sadly, removing a large number of stores that have closed but also highlighting those battling on –… Read More ›
Happy New Year, and Decade, Readers!
We wish all downthetubes readers a very Happy New Year – and decade! Here’s to exciting times ahead for us all!
Merry Christmas from downthetubes!
Merry Christmas, downthetubers! Here’s the cover for Galaxy Magazine, cover dated January 1956, featuring a four-armed Santa Claus – the work of Ed Emshwiller, an American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. He… Read More ›
Doctor Who Appreciation Society’s Celestial Toyroom reaches landmark 500th issue
Doctor Who is 56 today, and Celestial Toyroom, the magazine of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society – and longest running Doctor Who magazine – has reached 500 issues.
The Oxford Trollomicus – Our Competition Winners!
The winners of our recent competition to win copies of the smashing illustrated book, The Oxford Trollomicus, created by Spike Greenwood, were “The Rockwool Troll” by Joakim Järnström (all the way from Finland!) and “Jee Bee Lee, Troll Op-Orator of Troutbeck Bridge” by… Read More ›
downthetubes nominated in inaugural ComicScene Awards
We’re delighted to have been selected as one the final nominations for the inaugural ComicScene Awards 2019. Thanks to everyone who submitted nominations for us in the category of “Best Comic Media” – we’re included among some fantastic great sites… Read More ›
downthetubes “Create a Troll” Art Competition
downthetubes Art Competition: Win a copy of Spike Greenwood’s “The Oxford Trollomicus”
Season’s Greetings!
Wishing all our readers a very Merry Christmas! John Freeman
Portsmouth comic Con to host first ever Tripwire Awards
For over twenty-five years, Tripwire has been championing US and UK comics first in print and, since 2015, on the web. For the second Portsmouth Comic Con, taking place 4th-5th May 2019, Tripwire will be launching The Tripwire Awards, an… Read More ›
Ramsey’s Raiders – Competition Winners!
Last week, we gave downthetubes readers the chance to win one of three copies of the new Commando Presents: Ramsey’s Raiders (reviewed here), courtesy of DC Thomson. Here are the winners, chosen by the office cat (borrowed from Sparky, of course)…. Read More ›
Cooking Up a Storm – Comics-Inspired Recipes and Books
Comics that may make you hungry..l
Dan Dare Radio Show – the 1950s radio show, the station, the cast and more
downthetubes has just added a new “guide page” to The Adventures of Dan Dare radio show, which aired on Radio Luxembourg in the 1950s, which includes cast details, information on surviving episodes, the music and more. Aired on Radio Luxembourg between July 1951… Read More ›
Doctor Who Blackpool Exhibition Winners
Last week, downthetubes announced ran a competition aimed primarily at North West residents to win entry to the opening of the new Madame Tussauds Blackpool Doctor Who exhibit later today. The competition, which closed at 12 noon on Wednesday 17th… Read More ›
20 Years and Counting – Thank You for supporting downthetubes!
As I prepare to head northwards to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, in Kendal, I’d just like to thank all our readers for their support as we celebrate 20 years of downthetubes. We wouldn’t be here without you!… Read More ›
Power Pack of Ken Reid books must be won!
Earlier this year, after years of waiting, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to collect all of humour cartoonist Ken Reid‘s Odhams comic strips of the 1960s – featured in Wham!, Smash!, and Pow! – into a pair handsome official hardback collections. The limited collections are now on sale –… Read More ›
Could you win a Limited Edition football-inspired colouring book by Luke and Steve McGarry?
Limited to just 100 copies, Steve McGarry and Luke McGarry created a fun football-themed colouring book as part of the activities surrounding the Playing for a Draw exhibition.. and here’s your chance to win one in our latest competition, but… Read More ›
Digital Comics at the British Library – more “Digital Conversations” event details revealed
Ian Cooke, Head of Contemporary British Publications at the British Library, has outlined a little more about the “Digital Conversations” event downthetubes has partnered with at the Library on Wednesday 18th April 2018. A panel on archiving digital comics will… Read More ›