When artist Gerry Dolan died last November I started writing this tribute, but for various reasons it got pushed back in its publication until now, and I can only apologise to those of you who already knew of his passing… Read More ›
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Creators @ Dunfermline Comic Con 2016
The inaugural Dunfermline Comic Con, held in the Scottish town’s Glen Pavilion on Saturday 5 March 2016, proved to be something of a runaway success. With all its tickets sold out in advance, the event was well attended by the… Read More ›
Dirty Rotten Comics team go crazy and launch new publishing house, Throwaway Press
The team behind the brilliant Dirty Rotten Comics anthology, which we’ve raved about several times here on downthetubes, have clearly gone completely mad with power and launched their own publishing house – Throwaway Press. The brand new publishing house is headed up… Read More ›
In Review: Zarjaz Issue 26
Creators: Various: Publisher: Future Quake Press Out: Now The Comic: Out now from Future Quake Press is the Zarjaz Issue 26, featuring cover art by Paul Marshall, coloured by Owen Watts. Within the pages of Zarjaz 26, Peeps the droids smuggles six tales… Read More ›
Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival back in April
Now coming up to its thirteenth year, the Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival is back on 16th April 2016 – an annual event at which a small army of professional cartoonists from all over the UK and overseas meets up to draw and paint cartoons… Read More ›
Back To The Life of a Freelancer…
So. Today is my first day as a freelance comic keeping operative once more, with ROK Comics behind me and several projects in the works. I’m excited but nervous. It’s been a fraught few weeks in the run up to… Read More ›
In Review: Chernobyl – The Zone
Written by Francisco Sanchez Art by Natacha Bustos Published by Centrala 170 x 245 mm Soft cover 188 pages – Black and white interiors ISBN: 978-0-9933951-1-6 Out: Now The Story: This is a story of one of many families that were… Read More ›
Comic Creator Spotlight: The Art of Jeff Bevan
Colin Noble guides fans through the DC Thomson work of Jeff Bevan – and we share some of his fine art, too
In Review: The Salon of Rejects
Six short stories from Mhairi Braden, Myfanwy Tristram, Ross Mackintosh, Sarah Ushurhe, Michael Lomon and Tom Plant Out: Now The Book: Edited and published by Tom Plant, the idea behind The Salon of Rejects is to collect and celebrate some of the… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Seven
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas… Read More ›
In Review: The Trouble with Women by Jacky Fleming
By Jacky Fleming Publisher: Square Peg Out: 18th February 2016 Format: Hardback, 128 Pages ISBN: 978-1910931097 The Book: CAN WOMEN BE GENIUSES? OR ARE THEIR ARMS TOO SHORT? WHY DID WE ONLY LEARN ABOUT THREE WOMEN AT SCHOOL? WHAT WERE ALL… Read More ›
SEQUENTIAL Offers free iPad Guide to Comics Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics Exhibiton
SEQUENTIAL, the iPad app for digital graphic novels, has partnered with London’ House of Illustration to provide a free digital guide for their new exhibition Comix Creatrix: 100 Women Making Comics, as well as digital graphic novels displayed within the… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Six
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised the ideas… Read More ›
In Review: Vanguard Book One
Vanguard is created, written and illustrated by Dan Butcher Book one cover pencils/inks by Chris Imber, Colours by Dan Butcher Follow the strip online on VanguardComic.com The Book: Vanguard: In the near future, a small team of genetically engineered metahumans… Read More ›
Awesome Comics Podcast Episode 30: Dave White of Avery Hill Publishing
Avery Hill Publishing are a small press publisher on the rise and Dave White, one of the brains behind it joins Vince Hunt, Tony Esmond and Dan Butcher to talk about how they came to be, how Factory Records influenced them,… Read More ›
Eagle Daze: The Life and Times of Leonard James Matthews – Part Five
Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a “Creative Visionary”… but, that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having utilised… Read More ›
In Review: Man Plus #1
MAN PLUS #1 WRITER/ARTIST: André Lima Araújo COVER A: André Lima Araújo – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com COVER B: Ryan Stegman – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com COVER C: Yishan Li – Buy it from ForbiddenPlanet.com PUBLISHER: Titan Comics ON SALE: Now The Book: On sale… Read More ›
In Review: Sliced #1 – A free experimental small press comic anthology
Edited by Ken Reynolds Cover by Freja Steele (Redshift Press) Featuring the work of Chris Sides (Redshift Press, Futurequake, British Showcase Anthology), Denis Vermesse (BD Adult, 100% Biodegradable, Action Lab), Tony Suleri (100% Biodegradable), Chris Redfern (The Psychedelic Journal of Time Travel, Zarjaz, Hallowscream), Lukasz… Read More ›
Neil Gaiman Backs “My Library By Right” Campaign to Save Libraries from Cuts
Comics writer and author Neil Gaiman is among the high profile campaigners who have joined the battle to fight further library closures across the UK – with cash-strapped Lancashire County Council recently joining other local authorities in seeing possible closures as “easy… Read More ›
In Review: Dan Dare: The 2000AD Years Volume One
Writers: Pat Mills, Steve Moore, Gerry Finley-DayArt: Massimo Belardinelli, Dave GibbonsPublisher: Rebellion320 pages The Book: Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future is a British icon. Created by Frank Hampson in 1950, he first appeared in the Eagle comic where he was… Read More ›