The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has opened applications for exhibitors at their October 2022 event in Bowness-in-Windermere
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New Year, new all-action Commando Comics!
There’s tension and treachery, vengeance and valour in new Commandos – in air, land and sea!
Joy Laurey – The Girl Who Pulled The Strings
A new book about a pioneering puppeteer is out now
Zavvi adds new Boba Fett-inspired clothing to its Star Wars catalogue
Limited edition bounty hunter garb now on sale from Zavvi
Coming Soon: The Old Man and Me, comic creator Jason Wilson’s first crime novel
Comic creator and author Jason Wilson has a new novel out in March
Blake & Mortimer tribute art, a “Robot Archie” original and more, on offer in latest Catawiki auction
Robot Archie, killer alien plants and Blake & Mortimer-inspired art on offer!
That time Gerry Anderson’s “Thunderbirds” spin-off, “Zero-X”, flew to… Yugoslavia!
Down the years, Политикин Забавник, (“Politikin zabavnik”) magazine has achieved cult status in Serbia through its canny mix of comics and features…
Alan Moore joins BBC Maestro video program
The legendary comics writer Alan Moore joins the BBC Maestro program
WebFind: “Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes”, a stunning-looking bande dessineé
This bande dessinée featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective is surely one crying out for an English edition
Coming Up – Panel Borders: Drawn from Experience
Alex Fitch talks to creators of autobiographical comics and graphic novels inspired by life
Marvel announces Miracleman Omnibus as character’s return teased in Timeless #1, on sale now
The 40th anniversary of Miracleman’s revolutionary reboot is marked with a long-awaited omnibus collection
New girls football team comic project in the works from former Roy of the Rovers editor and “Glory Days” artist
There’s a new football strip in the works for 2022, co-created by a key player in the Roy of the Rovers success story
Happy New Year! Our Top 20 Most Read Posts in 2021
A quick look back at downthetubes most popular news and features in 2021
“Rejected” comics anthology project returns with “Future Shock” focused edition
Relocated. Reset! The “Rejected” comics project from Baden James Mellonie is being relaunched in 2022
Original “Axa” strip art on offer from artist Romero himself in latest Catawiki International Comic Art Auction
Some original “Axa” art by Enrique Badia Romero might well be up your street
Rachael Smith’s “Wired up Wrong” gets re-release from Icon Books
If you missed the first edition, you have no excuse now!
Action Force revived in new not for profit fan comic project
Action Force is heading back to comics next year and an advance order offer has just launched
Happy Holidays! Here’s Forbidden Planet TV’s Special Christmas Day Edition – with Dave Gibbons!
We all know about the Royal message from the Queen on Christmas Day, but Forbidden Planet TV is bringing you comics royalty today – artist and writer Dave Gibbons, talking about his childhood memories of the Yuletide season! In this… Read More ›
All the best of the season from downthetubes
Christmas silliness! Happy holidays, all – stay safe!
In Review: UFO Comic Anthology Volume One
Initial and unashamedly enthusiastic comments about the new Gerry Anderson comic strip collection, available now