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Inkblot Comic Festival returns to Manchester this Halloween
The Inkblot Comic Festival returns to Manchester for a spooky special edition!
Commando heads to Issue 6000, new subscribers offered exclusive prints
Sneak peek at landmark Commando and exclusive subscriber prints!
DWAS: Doctor Who 70-79 book available now in print
New book features insights into 1970s Doctor Who
Tube Surfing: Bleep and Booster, and Doctor Who, too!
Quickfire news items and WebFinds that caught our bionic eye
5 Trial of a Time Lord Related Stories
David Ferguson revisits The Sixth Doctor’s audio trials…
“Holocaust in Comic Books” at EuroCon 2026 in Berlin
Dirk van den Boom reports on a special presentation at Eurocon 2026 in Berlin
Thank You to All downthetubes Supporters: All Systems Are Go!
Thank you to everyone who has supported our 2026 GoFundMe to cover our server costs
“Oor Wullie’s ABCs in Scots” comic connections
A fun look at the Scots language
Don’t miss The Magic of David McKee Exhibition in Lymington
As if by magic, an exhibition appeared.
In Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Slasher Summers, Re-Imagined…
In Review: The Collected Cloak
Peter Duncan got a sneak peek at this brilliant collection of Mike Higgs bonkers spy spoof strip…
Mega City Madness spreads its wings across 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine
It’s all kicking off this week, plus there’s a marvellous retro-looking thrill well worth your attention, too!
Secret Identities: American Superheroes, International Comics – San Diego ComicCon 2026
A panel at San Diego Comic Con turned the spotlight on superhero comics published by Marvel UK and others
Have you explored the Graphic Medicine International Collective free educational comic resources?
Looking for ideas on integrating comics into your teaching about health and illness? Here’s a fantastic resource
Creating Comics: Kate Ashwin, creator of “Widdershins”
A special interview with the talented web comics veteran!
Diamond UK British Publishers Books Solicitations – August 2026
Latest catalogue includes Nordland Uprising, The Cloak and more
Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise back in bookshops
Latest re-release of the novels
Still time to enter Treviso Comic Book Festival’s “International Contest for New Comic Authors”
Just over a fortnight left to enter, plus some Festival details, too
Get Your Cloak On! Mike Higgs “Cloak”, that is
Brilliant collection of an inspirational strip available to preorder now