Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire has launched a writing competition to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of British naturalist Gilbert White
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Waterstones temporarily closes high street stores
All branches of Waterstones will be temporarily closing their doors by the close of trade Monday 23 March 2020
Eagle’s “Riders of the Range” collected… in Holland
Specialist Dutch publisher Uitgeverij Boumaar is publishing “Folio Plus” editions of the Eagle strip “Riders of the Range”
National Literacy Trust launches web resource for reading
As a response to UK school closures, the National Literacy Trust has developed a comprehensive web portal for parents
Fairy Tales Retold for the Emergency Services, by Matthew Owen and Emmeline Pidgen
Grimm’s Fairy Tales retold, to teach people when best to call 999 or 111
Lakes International Comic Art Festival backs Marc Jackson’s free YouTube cartoon art workshop channel
Information on Marc Jackson’s new YouTube channel for kids, and other creators offers for young creators
Comic Creator Spotlight: Comic Artist Tony O’Donnell
downthetubes highlights the work of many comic creators, but after Orkney-based comic artist and illustrator Tony O’Donnell kindly sent us his report on the recent Jim Baikie exhibition at the Kirkwall Museum, he also sent us his current biography, which… Read More ›
Virtual Con, Stay Home Comic Con announced for Coronavirus-hit comics fans
Two virtual comic events to help ease the gloom of self isolation and countrywide lockdowns due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Lawless Convention Cancelled, returns in 2021
Sad news from the organisers of the annual Lawless convention in Bristol
Thunderbirds Legends: The Prequel Story to International Rescue Retold
The official Gerry Anderson web site has released the first of three Thunderbirds Legends animated videos
ComicScene Magazine expands online shop to offer independent comics sales route, Creator Directory launched
ComicScene Magazine has expanded its online comic shop to support independent comic creators
Portsmouth Comic Con 2020 postponed until August
Due to the global Coronavirus Pandemic, Portsmouth Guildhall has taken the decision to move this year’s Portsmouth Comic Con
Marvel Tales out in June to feature Captain Britain
Marvel Comics heads back to the 1970s in June with the release of Marvel Tales #1: Captain Britain, reprising the hero’s original origin
Is Your Comic Shop offering Kerbside Collections? Let comics writer Leah Williams know!
Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams is assembling data about comic shops offering kerbside collections, not just in the US, during the Coronavirus Pandemic
House of Illustration temporarily closes its doors, Lancaster LitFest postponed as Covid-19 counter-measures escalate
London’s House of Illustration has announced it will be closed to the public until further notice
TV Series That Might Have Been: The Trigan Empire
This week sees the release of The Trigan Empire Volume One from Rebellion under their Treasury of British Comics imprint – a comic that we’ve just learnt almost became a TV series
Meet The77 Creators: Artist and Writer Mal Earl
A chat with writer and artist Mal Earl, creator of “Prodigal”, which will debut in Issue 1 of The77
Engage! Star Trek: Panel to Panel comics podcast launched
Jeremy Bement, host of the Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has launched a new one in a similar vein – about Star Trek comics
Vanguard creator Dan Butcher headlines latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Dan Butcher, creator of the acclaimed independent British superhero comic Vanguard, headlines the latest Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast
Spaceship Away hits 50 issues!
A landmark Issue 50 of the Eagle and Dan Dare-inspired comic magazine Spaceship Away is available now