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 ›
Doctor Who
Titan Comics declares 26th July “Doctor Who Comics Day”
It’s no secret that 23rd July 2014 sees the release of two brand-new Doctor Who ongoing comic series, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor and Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor by Titan Comics, which already is set to be the biggest Doctor… Read More ›
MCM Comic Con returns to Manchester
MCM Comic Con is back in Manchester …and this time it’s for the whole weekend. Following last year’s record attendance, MCM Manchester Comic Con returns to Manchester Central bigger and better than ever. Running over a full weekend for the… Read More ›
Andrew Cartmel pens latest Doctor Who Adventures comic strip
Former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel is back writing Doctor Who – this time for Doctor Who Adventures. While Andrew, who script edited all three seasons of the Seventh Doctor’s TV adventures, has never been credited as a writer… Read More ›
Forbidden Planet Doctor Who Signings announced
Celebrate all things Doctor Who at Forbidden Planet later this month, when Rob Williams and Al Ewing sign the store’s exclusive Variant Cover of Doctor Who 11th #1 in Bristol on 26th July from 3 – 4pm. (yes, we… Read More ›
CamCon returns to Cambridge in August
Following the success of last year’s event, the CamCon team have announced that a third one day convention celebrating all things geeky will be held once again at the Junction in Cambridge on 30th August 2014 – and the guest line up… Read More ›
Bear Alley Books “Countdown” book on sale next week
The latest comic index from Bear Alley Books, Countdown to TV Action, goes on sale from 4th July. The 200-plus page book, which features a a colour cover featuring the work of Gerry Haylock, John M. Burns and Gordon… Read More ›
Titan’s limited UK edition Doctor Who photo covers, Twelfth Doctor #1 variants
Just to add to the list of Doctor Who first issue covers from Titan Comics, the company is to release these limited edition UK exclusive editions with photo cover variants. Only 1000 copies of each edition will be available… Read More ›
Peter Capaldi goes global to launch his reign as the Doctor
BBC Worldwide has announced that for the first time, the long-running series will hit the road to introduce Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. On-screen companion Jenna Coleman and series Executive producer Steven Moffatt will be along for the ride (Steven only… Read More ›
Doctor Who Adventures 347 – on sale now
The latest issue of Immediate Media’s BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now and comes with a free glow-in-the-dark Slitheen. It’s perfect for frights in the night! Inside the magazine there’s a Top 10 of Cyber scares –… Read More ›
Doctor Who’s “Uncharted Journeys” mapped in new guide from Hasslein Books
Hasslein Books has announced the release of Lost in Time and Space: An Unofficial Guide to the Uncharted Journeys of Doctor Who, written by Matthew J Elliott. Doctor Who is a significant part of British pop-culture and a cult favourite worldwide…. 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 ›
Eleventh Doctor makes his final regular Doctor Who Magazine comic strip appearance
The new issue of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale from Thursday 29th May and makes the most of its feature on the most popular stories of the first five decades of the series, as voted for by readers of the… Read More ›
Comic Creators on board for Fifth Stoke Newington Literary Festival
Comic creators Oscar Zarate and ILYA and SF authors Ben Aaronovitch and Stephen Hunt will be rubbing shoulders with Mog the Cat (and a host of mainstream authors) at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival which returns for a fifth year for the weekend 6th-8th June 2014. The pair… Read More ›
Who are the nastiest nibblers in Doctor Who?
The latest issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now from Immediate Media and includes more posters than ever before. Inside you’ll find 10 stunning posters featuring all the best monsters in Doctor Who… and if you’ve got a… 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 ›
Doctor Who Adventures offers “Who” merchandise discount to readers
The latest issue of BBC Doctor Who Adventures magazine is out now, and is offering a special money off deal for all Doctor Who goodies available at the online bbcshop.com – so don’t miss it. And there’s a also a pretty impressive… Read More ›
Blast from the Past: Dark Angel loves The Punisher!
Time for a quick step back in time to the early 1990s, courtesy of artist Richard Piers Rayner, who found this great piece of art featuring Marvel UK’s Dark Angel giving The Punisher a friendly peck. Richard’s first work for… Read More ›
Doctor Who meets Thunderbirds!
… Well, sort of! This stunning Daleks versus Rock Snakes image by Tony Luke features Doctor Who‘s top enemy and the deadly silicon-based life forms Zero X encountered on Mars in the film Thunderbirds are Go. The art is a private commission, inspired… 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 ›