Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
Features
Lakes Festival Focus 2015: Swedish comic artist and illustrator Mattias Adolfsson
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Comic Writer Kieron Gillen
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
The Awesome Comics Podcast – Episode 11 – Sarah Millman
The boys from the Awesome Comics Podcast are back with their sweary antics and this week have downthetubes favourite and ball of creative energy Sarah Millman. Vince Hunt, Dan ‘The Guns’ Butcher and Tony Esmond chat to Sarah about her… Read More ›
Lew Stringer’s Brickman is Back!
Lew Stringer‘s seriously-stupid superhero Brickman is back after an equally stupidly-long absence from comics – and his creator has finally realised a long-held ambition to bring the character’s many fans a new comic packed with his wacky adventures. Brickman Returns!,… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Visionary Storyteller Frank Santoro
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
In Revew: Saltire Invasion Deluxe Edition
Writer: John Ferguson Artists: Claire Roe, Gary Welsh, Tone Julskjaer and Lauren Knight Letterer: Phillip Vaughan Publisher: Diamond Steel Comics Released: 27th August 2015 When Saltire: Invasion was first launched in 2013 and reviewed by downthetubes, Diamond Steel Comics… Read More ›
Want to be in the comics industry? Lifting the Lid on Comics Uncovered 2015
Birmingham had barely caught its breath from all the excitement of the International Comic Expo (read our review here) the day before when more comic enthusiasts and professionals descended on The Studio venue for Comics Uncovered 2015. Jon Laight reports… The sister event… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Simon Grennan, writer of Dispossession
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›
Eagle Daze Part Four: Pop Stars, Knickers and a Dodgy Cup of Coffee
We are pleased to publish Part Four of the memories of Roger Perry – memories of now more than half-a-century ago – of his days at Fleetway Publications working on Girl, Eagle, WHAM! and other titles… Of Braces and Bin Fires… Read More ›