DC Thomson editor Bill Graham – whose credits include Starblazer, Warlord and Spike and had a long and varied career with the Dundee-based company – has just retired. Previously interviewed by Jeremy Briggs for the site, what we haven’t published… Read More ›
As we all slowly recover from the excesses of Christmas it seems an appropriate time to be looking at Cinebook’s latest offering from their Pandora’s Box series, Sloth. American Olympic sprinter Paris Troy has been the fastest man in the… Read More ›
Back in 2008, during the publication run of Captain Britain and MI13 by Marvel Comics, downthetubes regular contributor and Judge Dredd: The Megazine feature writer Matt Badham conducted an interview with novelist, comics and TV writer Paul Cornell, as research… Read More ›
Longtime downthetubes readers know this site trades news items with the superb science fiction TV, film and genre site SciFiPulse, but what with recent holidays here in the tubes, we’ve missed some of their coverage of British comics. So here’s… Read More ›
What It Is: Not to be confused with the Egmont WH Smiths special released recently, this is an entirely new fan-produced title published by the official Misty web site, comprising all-new strips by a wide range of creators including 2000AD… Read More ›
A daft video for the day, re-spotted by SF author Paul Macauley and re-tweeted by Matthew Badham…
Lucky Luke is the cowboy who can shoot faster than his own shadow and, in the French speaking world, is probably third in bande dessinees character popularity behind the behemoths of Tintin and Asterix with over 70 titles published –… Read More ›
The weekly comic magazine that is now known as Spirou began as Le Journal Du Spirou in April 1938 in the French speaking Belgian region of Wallonia and the character of Spirou has been in it since that first issue…. Read More ›
The weather gods seem to have it in for comics conventions. Hi-Ex is already infamous for its snow while this year, despite the rains that brought misery to Cumbria, Leeds was dry on the morning of Saturday 21 November but… Read More ›
It’s a significant birthday for our publisher…
Originally published in 1959 as SOS Météores, this was the eighth of the, to date, eighteen Blake and Mortimer albums. However as Cinebook have been jumping around in the original publication order this is actually their sixth Blake and Mortimer… Read More ›
Described as ” A transmission recently received from an extraterrestrial source. Prepare for battle…”, we’re with the commentators who think this may be a clever bit of promotion for the upcoming Star Trek MMO and not an early trailer for… Read More ›
The Book: Charts some of the cartoon (mis)adventures of Britain’s first and best-loved World War 2 pin-up – the scintillating, blue eyed, blonde-haired, clothes-phobic cartoon legend that is Lady Jane Gay. This collection features two full strips (no pun intended)… Read More ›
A checklist of the Commando comics drawn by Ricard Garijo, first compiled by Vic Whittle in 2009
We’re sorry to report the passing of Argentinian comic artist Ricard Garijo, aged just 55
or, Don’t Mention the Launch Party! (I did once, but I think I got away with it) Matthew Badham reports on the British International Comic Show in Birmingham, attended by some 3200 artists, writers, publishers, dealers and fans. All pictures… Read More ›
Comics Worth Reading, a great US indie comics advocate, has featured a recap on some recent posts following last weekend’s Small Press Expo in the US, and offers some useful advice on using possibly duff copies of your new book,… Read More ›
• Anyone planning to attend the British International Comic Show to pitch work might be interested in Insomnia Publications Guide to pitching to them, which they hope will give creators a bit more help and confidence when it comes to… Read More ›
Continuing ‘Women in Comics’ month on podcast Panel Borders – and originally broadcast on Resonance FM – this week Alex Fitch talks to Emma Vieceli, illustrator of the Manga Shakespeare adaptations of Hamlet and Much ado about Nothing who has… Read More ›
Insomina Publications is fast becoming something of a rising star in the UK indie publishing press, with graphic novels such as Cancertown and the upcoming Burke & Hare just some of its well-received titles. As the company prepares to launch… Read More ›