Annual exhibition returns, offering wide range of paintings on display
Events
Preston Comic Con returns this weekend offering celebrity and comic creator lineup, £100 cosplay prize
Mayhem ahead in Preston this weekend!
British and Irish Comic Conventions and Signings
Your guides to upcoming British and Irish comic events
LICAF Special Award announced for Palestinian cartoonist Safaa Odah
Recognition for work in adversity in Gaza
Lorenzo Mattotti wins 2025 Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art
Deserved further acclaim for an incredible artist
Mollie Ray announced as UK’s First-Ever Young Comics Laureate
A bold new role putting comics at the heart of young people’s lives
First Graphic Novel Award Longlist Announced
The First Graphic Novel Award has announced the longlist for 2025
Graphic Novelists Mollie Ray, Helen Bate lined up for Lancaster Litfest
Two acclaimed graphic novelists head to Lancaster
Rob Talbot’s GraveWorms to be unleashed on the Lakes!
A love letter to all the great – and even the not so great – horror comics of yore
Between the Lines digital zine spotlights Lakes Festival 2025 guest Lorenzo Mattotti
Grab your digital copy now
downthetubes News Round Up: new SHIFT, Commando vs Zombies, and more
News items are currently being posted to our temporary blog
Former Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner drafted for Thunderbirds duty – again!
Iconic Tracy Island build brought out of retirement
Save The Date: Sequential Scotland returns in August 2026; new Small Press Scotland CIC formed
Two great Scottish comic events ahead
Birds of a Feather set to Flock Together at Cartoon County
Plenty going on down Sussex way
Call For Papers: Comics and Machines
Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm academic event announced
Last chance to see Unreal Comics of Liverpool exhibition
Surreal comics fun to be seen in the Liver Building this week
“From Palestine” project reveals globally-significant comic art from Gaza and the West Bank
New comics born from adversity in the spotlight
British Comics Now at Brussels Comic Art Museum next month
British comic creators head to Belgium
Three original “Dan Dare” portraits by Frank Hampson head to auction
Eagle-inspired art on offer
Annual “Golden Hat” Competition launches, open to cartoonists across the globe
Anyone can enter this Belgian cartoon competition