Find more photos like this on downthetubes Comics Forum Lee Sullivan – well known for his amazing Doctor Who art, but whose credits include Robococop and Judge Dredd – has kindly allowed us to add his first stab at drawing… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Strontium Dog art, Beano Number One in latest Compal auction
The September 2013 auction at Compalcomics has just opened, offering almost 300 lots of both British and US comics, including Carlos Ezquerra Strontium Dog from his very first appearance in Starlord Issue 1 and a 1930s TV Boardman comic faturing… Read More ›
Holy Underwear, Batman! Diesel get personal
Clothing company Diesel has launched a new DC Comics Super Heroes intimate collection, under license from Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Inspired by the classic 1966 Batman television series – starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader – Warner believes that… Read More ›
Other Worlds: Mike Carey’s City of Silk and Steel
Earlier this year, the Carey gang – Mike Carey, wife Linda and daughter Louise – saw the UK publication of City of Silk and Steel by Gollancz, a wonderful Arabian Nights-style novel I discovered quite by chance recently in Lancaster Library…. Read More ›
TOXIC comic sales up, but bad news for other news stand titles in latest ABCs
There’s good news and bad news for British news stand publishers lurking in the latest ABC sales figures for January – June 2103 for comics and related magazines, with some titles on sale in WH Smiths and other newsagents celebrating… Read More ›
17th Japan Media Arts Festival Issues Call for Entries
The Japan Media Arts Festival has just launched its annual call for entries to its competition that reaches out to both comic artists and animators worldwide. A comprehensive festival of Media Arts (=Media Geijutsu), the event honours outstanding works from… Read More ›
The Twelfth Doctor gets Smuzz-ified!
While illustrator and comics artist Smuzz is currently busy on many fronts – not least of them drawing the sixth episode of Crucible for STRIP – he couldn’t resist entering the downthetubes Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge, which has also attracted… Read More ›
Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition Revealed
Yes, we know we’re talking US comics. And we’re talking about a game, not comics. But Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment has just unveiled details for the Batman: Arkham Origins Collector’s Edition that will be sold in the… Read More ›
Thor Dark World trailer released, opens 30th October in UK
The official UK second trailer for the sequel to Marvel’s Thor – Thor: The Dark World has just been released. The film debuts in the UK on 30th October. Thor: The Dark World, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman,… Read More ›
New Beano merchandise eases the pain of Back to School blues
It might only be the beginning of August, but no-one can have failed to notcie that supermarkets and other stores are already loading their shelves with Back to School gear (curses, eh?). But, if you’re a Beano fan, there’s plenty… Read More ›
Twelfth Doctor Challenge!
With the confirmation that Peter Capaldi is to be Doctor Who‘s Twelfth Doctor, we’re sure some of you will be racing to draw him. Artist David Roach – one of the regular creators involved in Doctor Who Magazine‘s comic strip… Read More ›
Doctor Who projects with Down the Tubes Connections!
As we await the announcement of the new Doctor Who with great anticipation, a quick heads-up for a couple of currently available Who publications with downthetubes connections. Volumes 1 and 2 of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made edited… Read More ›
New Doctor Who to be revealed tonight
(Updated): Here’s the full text of the press release about the show which will announce the next actor to play the Doctor in Doctor Who tonight on BBC1 and BBC America: here at downthetubes we are also wondering if this… Read More ›
Egmont’s “Disney Stars” to cover Disney old and new
Egmont UK has expanded its Disney magazine portfolio with a new monthly title: Disney Stars. The first issue, which focuses on the new Monsters University film, was released on 17th July and is still on sale. The title will be… Read More ›
Hammer Horror homaged in new comic, Cushing & Sons
The team behind the fab indie action-adventure title Paragon have just launched a free e-comic inspired by the Hammer Horror films and the work of one of its key actors – Peter Cushing. Written by Mark Howard (aka the Legendary… Read More ›
Sophie’s World ‘Doctor Who’-inspired exhibition heads for Orbital
Way back in 1988 (yes – that long ago…) my first professional job in the wacky world of comics (thanks to Richard Starkings who suggested me and Sheila Cranna, who took him up on the idea) was designer on Doctor… Read More ›
Knitters go nuts for comics in Kendal
We love left field stuff here at downthetubes, and (apart from comics themselves) you probably can’t get more left field than the news that Kendal’s knitters and crochet enthusiasts are so enthused by the upcoming Lakes International Comic Art Festival,… Read More ›
I’m ready for my close-up: Reconstructing Nightbreed
Ahead of its tour of America, in a panel discussion recorded in Welwyn Garden City, actors Simon Bamford (who played Ohnaka) and Nick Vince (Kinski) – plus restoration producer Russell Cherrington and restoration editor Jimmy Johnson discuss the reconstruction of… Read More ›
Campaign gathers pace to make ‘Accident Man’ film
Inappropriate Films, a small, independent movie outfit that made the comedy series Bumjam and who are working on Selkie, described as “a creature feature with a difference,” have begun a Kickstarter campaign to bring Pat Mills and Tony Skinner’s Accident… Read More ›
Grant Morrison creates now web series for Graphic India
Grant Morrison and Indian animation company Graphic India have partnered to launch the original animated web series 18 Days on YouTube. Based on the Indian epic myths of the Mahabharata, 18 Days follows the course of the climactic… Read More ›