Northern Ireland’s Uproar Comics, best known for their ongoing series Zombies Hi set in an around the City of Derry after a zombie apocalypse, have introduced a new science fiction space opera title to their output, Leap. The sleeper ship… Read More ›
Jessica Martin is a familiar name, if not necessarily a familiar face, from her time as an impressionist on the TV series Spitting Image. Her CV includes stage acting and singing, radio, and other television series including her role as… Read More ›
The Project: The Graphic Novel Man: The Comics of Bryan Talbot is a Digital Story Engine documentary series available on HD Download providing the definitive Bryan Talbot experience for established fans and first time readers. Introduced by Michael Moorcock, The Graphic… Read More ›
The phrase ‘It girl’ is bandied about these days without the majority of people using it knowing how it was coined or who it originally referred to. In 1927, as she was starting her rise to becoming the biggest grossing… Read More ›
Hello – ! Welcome to my first round-up of the most recent goings-on in the mighty world of 2000AD. The first big deal is the current US-size mini-series version of Edginton & Culbard’s Brass Sun – the second issue is due out in the… Read More ›
The Sequart Organization has announced the release of The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison’s Batman, by Cody Walker. Grant Morrison has made a career of redefining heroes, but his work with Batman has been the most comprehensive. From… Read More ›
With their six monthly London events now the largest ‘Movie Comic Media’ events in the country, the MCM organisation is expanding its activities further around the British Isles, albeit under the now chronically over used tag of “Comic Con” rather… Read More ›
2000AD has always been known for finding fresh new talent and this week’s issue is no different, as it will feature Tom Foster – the winner of the Portfolio Competition at the 2013 Thought Bubble comic art festival. Already… Read More ›
The first issue of writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton’s new five part anthropomorphic adventure series, MULP: Sceptre Of The Sun, which we previewed back in May, is out. Former soldier Jack Redpath is called to Egypt by his… Read More ›
Continuing a month of shows looking at the work of female comic book creators on the Panel Borders comic radio show, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of cartoonists whose work occurs at the opposite ends of the emotional… Read More ›
This is the first in a series of Small Press Review digests – like the scene itself the reviews are small but enthusiastic. Hopefully I’ll manage to tackle a few new issues every month – ! I’ve been involved in the Independent… Read More ›
Ian Cullen recently interviewed British comics writer Rob Williams for SciFiPulse.net and has kindly given us permission to re-post the interview here on downthetubes… British comic book writer Rob Williams latest endeavour is the creator-owned series Ordinary, drawn by D’Israeli… Read More ›
Artist Ken Barr, born in Scotland in 1933, is perhaps best known to downthetubes readers for his Commando covers, and has been working continuously for many years in the British graphics art industry. His innovative style and fresh perspective make… Read More ›
Digital Story Engine recently released their ace documentary “Graphic Novel Man” focusing on the career of award-winning British comic creator Bryan Talbot (you can read our review here) and gave us six copies of the DVD and six HD Digital downloads to give away. All… Read More ›
Starting a month of shows looking at the work of female comic creators on Britain’s comic radio show Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to German scratch board artist Line Hoven and Belgian cartoonist Judith Vanistendael about their family drama graphic… Read More ›
Inspired by the antics of several Batman villains, young designer Leren Conor has created a series of comic-inspired costumes for her final year university graduate collection, “A Twisted Love Affair For The Society Of Outcasts’. “For our final project at… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing of former Dandy editor and writer David Lindsay Torrie, who died at the age of 73 on 16th May. Mr Torrie from The Dandy‘s publisher, DC Thomons in 2006 after 45 years’ service with… Read More ›
Written by Rob Williams Art by D’Israeli Publisher: Titan Comics On Sale: 28th May 2014 The Comic: What if everyone woke up with superpowers – and it was the worst thing in the world? When a strange plague gives… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the sad news today of the passing of longtime comics editor and publisher Vanessa Morgan. Writer Peter Hogan pays tribute: I have sad news to impart, of interest to pretty much the entire British comics community:… Read More ›
Continuing a month of shows about comics and controversy, Alex Fitch talks to graphic novelist Paul Collicutt about his book The Murder Mile, published by SelfMadeHero, which centres on a murder set against the spectacle of Roger Banister running… Read More ›