Obverse Books are to publish a guide to the madcap publishing eccentricity the Doctor Who annual – The Annual Years. With cover art and internal illustrations by Adam Bullock, and commentary on every single story from Paul Magrs, author of… Read More ›
Manchester pays homage to Doctor Who with Who At Fifty, a two week fringe festival of new drama, screenings and special appearances from 16th – 30th November 2013, and there are several comic strip and comic creator tie ins to… Read More ›
A quick reminder that Dundee Comics Day is fast approaching, an event that this year celebrates Starblazers – the creators of Science Fiction Comics. Comics Day 2013 will celebrate Science Fiction comics and will feature creators who have worked in… Read More ›
It’s just one week to go before the first ever Lakes International Comic Art Festival – and I’m looking forward to my session with former 2000AD editor and writer Andy Diggle. One of the UK’s leading comic-book writers, he is… Read More ›
Just for fun, here’s a list of our most popular stories this week so on downthetubes in order of popularity, omitting ‘landings’ on our home page… The Daily Mail’s Doctor Who newspaper strip that never was Ten Questions: Lighter Than… Read More ›
During the success of the new Doctor Who when it returned in 2005, I spoke with the Daily Mail, who were keen to run a daily strip of the Doctor. The right folk at the BBC agreed and I asked… Read More ›
By now you’ve already heard all about London’s Orbital Comics amazing exhibition featuring previously unseen photographs of Sylvester McCoy’s beloved companion, Sophie Aldred aka ‘Ace’ … But if you haven’t, then you only have a few days left to get… Read More ›
These are my ‘finalists’ in the downthetubes Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge, after a lot of umming and ahhing confronted by such an amazing range of entries, including terrific ‘cartoon’ interpretations as well as the realistic. When you have a competition… Read More ›
Issue 16 of the excellent Gerry Anderson-inspired zine Andersonic, with cover art by Rob Caswell, is now available via their website (and eBay for a short period in the Collectibles > SF > Thunderbirds section). The team have pulled off… Read More ›
Our Doctor Who Twelfth Doctor Art Challenge competition has closed, and you can view all the entries here. We’ve been blown away by the range of entries, both realistic and caricature/cartoon featuring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, which include… Read More ›
Issue 1 of the Doctor Who Figurine Collection is out now in the UK. Journey through the 50 year timeline over the course of the collection and discover the facts behind the greatest monsters, Doctors, Daleks and Cybermen. A brand… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
(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 ›
British comic creators are heavily involved in US publisher IDW’s Doctor Who at 50 celebrations for their ‘Prisoners of Time’ maxi series, which will feature every incarnation of the Doctor, as well as a long list of villains, some new,… Read More ›
IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special in the final week of 2013. This oversize issue will be written by Doctor Who writer Paul… Read More ›
Nine Worlds is a new multi-genre convention in London taking place the weekend of 9–11 August 2013 for fans of science fiction, fantasy, gaming, cosplay, anime, science and having a big party. Covering film and TV, Doctor Who, Steampunk and more, the guest… Read More ›
US collectable merchandise makers Bif Bang Pow! have revealed one of their San Deigo Comic-Con exclusives is a Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who Monitor Mates Bobble Head set that comes in a tin tote. Inspired by IDW’s Doctor Who-Star… Read More ›