Last October multi Eisner nominated writer John Chalmers and artist Sandra Marrs, collectively known as Metaphrog, were invited to exhibit their artwork at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2014 as well as run comics creation workshops. Their artwork exhibition in… Read More ›
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Major new stories on downthetubes – or simply things we feel are major!
Hibernia Comics releases Dracula from the Scream archives!
Continuing their fine work re-presentng some classic British comic stories with collections of series such as The Very Best of Library of Death and The Tower King, Hibernia Comics have just released The Complete Dracula File, a strip first published in the… Read More ›
Bologna Children’s Book Fair spurs new comic-related book news
With the Bologna Children’s Book Fair taking place next week (30th March – 2nd April) and the London Book Fair hot on its heels (14th – 16th April) it’s inevitable that there will be plenty of new book projects… Read More ›
Three Cheers for Professor Elemental – and his splendid comics anthology!
I recently stumbled across Professor Elemental Comics (no, I don’t know how I missed it, either) – a glorious comics anthology series filled with short, whimsical tales of adventure, centring around a mad Victorian scientist/explorer/inventor/drinker of tea named Professor Elemental and… Read More ›
London Calling: Death Sentence returns in June
Death Sentence is back with a brand new ongoing series in June. Death Sentence: London continues the phenomenal critical and sales hit rampant with sex, drugs and superpowers in an all-new story by MontyNero, featuring art by rising star artist Martin… Read More ›
Pirates and Dinosaurs! A Match Made in Heaven by Dan Hartwell and Neill Cameron
Blood-thirsty pirates! Vicious dinosaurs! Danger at every turn! The year is 1717. The newly discovered island of Pangaea is the most dangerous place on Earth, where dinosaurs still walk the land… Sophie Delacourt has been sent to Pangaea… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (18th March 2015) – Doctor Who, Transformers and Ichabod Azrael!
Here’s our list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 18th March 2015). It complements our monthly lost of new graphic novel releases which you can find here for March 2015. Titan Comics has a new issue… Read More ›
Sneak Preview – ‘Golemchik’ by William Exley
Golemchik Created by William Exley Published by NoBrow Press 24 pages | £6.50 | To Be Released in June 2015. “He just wanted a friend to spend the summer with. But as friends go, golems can be a bit… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who – The Twelfth Doctor #6 (Titan Comics)
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Issue #6 from Titan Comics, written by Robbie Morrison with art by Brian Williamson, is out on Wednesday in all good comic shops (and some run by undercover Sontarans). The issue features a cover by… Read More ›
London Super Comic Con 2015 – A DownTheTubes Photo Report
London Super Comic Con was held at the Excel Centre in the Docklands again this year and is fast becoming one of my favourite comic events. I popped in for Day One of the weekend and had a absolute blast. The… Read More ›
In Review: Wisher – The Faeriehood
Cinebook’s translated adventures of the world’s last genie returns in writer Sebastien Latour and artist Guilio De Vita’s Wisher – The Faeriehood. In the previous book, Nigel (the Wisher of the title) discovered that supernatural creatures are real and living… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #1
The first issue of Titan Comics brand-new five-part Doctor Who mini-series starring the Ninth Doctor as played by Christopher Eccleston hits comic stores on 1st April 2015 – and we have a sneak peek. Written by the co-author of… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Sir Terry Pratchett
In over 70 books, translated into at least 37 languages, Sir Terry Pratchett, whose death was announced yesterday, enriched the planet like few before him. “As all who read him know, Discworld was his vehicle to satirise this world,” noted Larry Finlay,… Read More ›
Lakes Comic Festival twins with Toronto Comic Art Festival in Guest Exchange
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has just released further details of its partnership with the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which will see top cartoonist Hunt Emerson and others head to Canada in May – and a host of Canadian creators coming to Kendal in… Read More ›
Countdown continues to Electricomics Launch
(Updated): The countdown continues toward a full launch of Electricomics, a research and development project to create an open source app enabling digital comics to be made by anyone. Announced last May, Electricomics, which has the backing of Britain’s best known modern comic… Read More ›
The Beano celebrates Red Nose Day with special cover
The Beano will be celebrating Red Nose Day this week with a red and gold pop art inspired cover, which features Dennis the Menace’s many faces (and noses) to encourage readers to support Red Nose Day’s ‘make your face… Read More ›
In Review: SAM – After Man
SAM – After Man is the first in a four-part post-apocalyptic tale of teenagers versus robots written by Richard Marazano and illustrated by Xiao Shang, and the book that won the Best Teenage Album prize at Angouleme in 2012. It… Read More ›
In Review: Abominable Glory by Martin Hayes and Chris Askham
Written by Martin Hayes Art by Chris Askham Letters and Designs by Bram Meehan Cover by Matthew Soffe Published by Markosia “In a snowstorm all soldiers look the same….like fresh meat.“ The Story: A World War Two aircraft crashes in the… Read More ›
Imaginings: How The Twelfth Doctor Got His Costume
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, Issue 484, is on sale now in the UK. Along with its usual mix of news and features – and a fun one part comic strip involving a hungry tentacled beast… Read More ›
Matthew Simpson to star as Johnny Alpha, Kevin Horsham as Wulf in Strontium Dog Fan Film
The team behind the eagerly-anticipated not-for-profit Strontium Dog fan film have released a few photos from their costume test day, and introduce actors Matthew Simpson, who has kindly agreed to play the part of Johnny Alpha in the film, and Kevin… Read More ›