New blood in the Commando ranks in the latest long-running war comic! Do the new writers past muster?
downthetubes News
British comic and creator news, book news, media news. If it’s news, it’s here.
New 2000AD out today, the all-new Monster Fun incoming next week!
Thrill-powered new 2000AD, all-new Monster Fun comic, classic adventure in “House of Dolmann”, are all coming your way from Rebellion!
In Memoriam: Illustrator, Designer, Publisher and Comic Creator Garry Leach
One of the early artists on 2000AD, Garry Leach will always be regarded as one of British comics most influential comic creators
Glasgow Calling: Latest Swap Meet hosts Commando guests, prompts discussion of war comics past – and future
The latest Glasgow Swap Meet proved a space for buying classic comics – and discussing the past, and future, of war comics…
Illustrated Parkinson’s Diary aid released for sufferers and carers
Lancaster-based comic creator and author Antonella Caputo has devised an illustrated Parkinson’s Diary, now available in English and German
2000AD@45: Convention Catch Up!
Missed any of the free 2000AD@45 event? Catch up here – and find out what’s to come in the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!
Original “Torpedo” art by Jordi Bernet offered in latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
Smashing art on offer again from a variety of European and British comic creators
Online event with Tom DeFalco, Heidi MacDonald and Elliot S. Maggin set to discuss “The Rise and Fall of Comics”
Ramon Gil and the Comics Arts Workshop are hosting a free virtual event titled “The Rise and Fall of Comics” in May
Jim Alexander and Will Pickering’s powerful SF adventure, Savant, collected at last
The powerful, thought-provoking SF story from Jim Alexander and Will Pickering is collected at last
Story Museum and The Phoenix comic join forces for The Phoenix Festival in May
Oxford’s The Story Museum and The Phoenix comic have joined forces for the Phoenix Comic Festival in May
Graphic Brighton returns in May: Michael Rosen, Hannah Berry, Woodrow Phoenix among speakers discussing comics for younger audiences
Graphic Brighton – a popular academic comics conference open to the public – returns to the British southern city in May. There’s still time for comic researchers to submit papers for possible discussion at this year’s in person event, which… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Tammy and Battle Art Editor Peter Downer
Wilf Prigmore, and others, pay tribute to a former stalwart of IPC and Fleetway
A Rail Safety Curiosity: Stay Off The Line And Stay Alive, urge Starsky & Hutch!
Top TV cops Starsky & Hutch were drafted to promote British Rail safety back in 1977
Exclusive Sneak Peek! UFO Comic Anthology – Volume Two
Pre-orders open for its second UFO Comic Anthology – here’s a sneak peek, including some of the strip pages drawn by Brian Lewis, Jon Davis and John M. Burns
Pre-Orders open for Treasury of British Comics “Badtime Bedtime Stories”
You won’t snooze after reading these daft bedtime stories featuring the work of Leo Baxendale!
Archie Comics offers free to read comics ahead of Earth Day 2022, focusing on saving the environment and encouraging recycling
Archie Comics again joins the battle to save the planet, offering two free to read comics online chalking us all on the environment and recycling
In Review: The Unofficial History of The Beano by Iain McLaughlin
Andy Boal checks out former BEANO editor Iain McLaughlin’s history of Britain’s longest-running comic…
Pre-orders open for Rebellion’s “Judge Dredd by Mick McMahon Apex Edition”
The Judge Dredd by Mick McMahon Apex Edition, out in October, is available to pre-order now.
Glasgow Women’s Library announces new “Responders of Colour” workshops
Launched last year, Responders of Colour is a project from Glasgow Women’s Library combining creative writing with archives
Standing with Ukraine: Zurek the kitten goes viral
The story behind some feline-inspired art by Polish artist Twórczy Byk, in support of Ukraine