76-year collaboration continues with new deal covering 27 countries across Europe and selected international markets
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2000AD now available more widely in Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets
A smart distribution move for the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic
Tim Hall’s “Deadlinez” strip celebrates “golden years” of British video games publications
Celebrating the cutting edge of gaming… in the 1980s!
Dare you probe the Secrets of the Unknown?
A chance to meet a British comics legend awaits
Third Bear Press launches submissions for their BOXES comics anthology
Short form comics and articles welcomed
Velicity Jones returns to Aces Weekly, and as a short-run free daily web comic
Action adventure in spades on offer, in the latest volume of Aces Weekly!
2025 First Graphic Novel Competition opens this week
The winner will be offered a contract by publisher SelfMadeHero and a £500 cash prize
New Year, New 2000AD – New Thrills!
Blast those New Year thrill suckers away with the last edition of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic!
Liam Sharp’s art wows visitors to Madeira’s Centro Cultural e de Investigação do Funchal
A great reason for a holiday to Madeira, to get some winter sun!
2000AD’s John Wagner launches new official website with a special “Rok of the Reds” competition
Secrets of the veteran comic writer revealed!
Comic art aplenty offers at discount by Book Palace in New Year, new website sale
The Book Palace discount on comic art, books and more runs until end January 2025
Voting Ends Today in The Splats!, the Professional Cartoonists Organisation first ever public cartoon awards
Don’t miss your chance to vote!
Seed Talks: The Art History of Studio Ghibli, with author Helen McCarthy
A special “Seed Talk” in the Welsh capital
Voting opens for ComicScene Awards 2025
This year’s nominees lists allow for different winners in some categories this year
In Memoriam: British Comics Fan and independent comics supporter Kenny Gibson
We were sorry to learn of the death of ardent British comic fan Kenny Gibson, a much appreciated supporter of independent comics here in the UK, and who regularly supported the work of Downthetubes, and many other British comic projects,… Read More ›
Rare Dan Dare figures command too high a price?
Is this the rarest ever 1950s Dan Dare figure set?
Coming Soon, PSYComics latest, biggest anthology, “Madness & Monsters”
Madness & Monsters is PSYComics first anthology to create an entire new fantasy world
Charles Brubaker’s “Lauren Ipsum” webcomic collected
New cartoon collection out now
Doctor Who: Phantoms of the Deep gets animated
Sit back and have a jelly baby! This fan made animation looks fun
Submissions for the 2025 Graphic Medicine International Collective Awards Now Open
You need to enter your comic by the end of this month