Luke Williams takes a look at the soon-to-be released “Third World War” collection, the strip created by Pat Mills and Carlos Ezquerra for the 1980s Fleetway adult comic, Crisis…
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In Memoriam: “Doctor Who” and “Popeye” Comic Artist Bill Mevin
We’re sorry to report the death of comic artist Bill Mevin, who passed yesterday, aged 97. Perhaps best known for his work on TV Comic‘s “Doctor Who” strip and his work on later episodes of “The Perishers” with Maurice Dodd… Read More ›
In Review: Cats (2019)
Review by Tim Robins A tribe of cats must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life… Nothing I can write will stop Cats from being a critical and box office… Read More ›
“Syd Mead – Future Cities” exhibition continues in Berlin as his passing is mourned worldwide
An exclusive look into the creative world of Syd Mead, one of the great futurists of our time, continues in Berlin into January 2020. The death of the legendary designer, whose film credits include Aliens, Blade Runner, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Tron, along with an unrealised remake of Forbidden Planet, was announced yesterday
Comic Artist Spotlight: Bruno Oliveira
I came across this eye-catching study of DC Comics character Shazam by Bruno Oliveira quite by chance – tracking down the Brazilian artist’s original post here back in 2012 on DeviantArt – and thought I’d quickly spotlight it and his work.
In Memoriam: Those We Have Lost in 2019 – Part One
downthetubes regularly tries to pay tribute to comic creators no longer with us. We list those we have noted who died between January and June 2019, and others reported elsewhere, here. There have also been major changes in the US… Read More ›
Recommended Web Viewing: The Brian Bolland Appreciation Society
If you’re a fan of artist Brian Bolland and you’re on Facebook, then one group you might want to consider joining is The Brian Bolland Appreciation Society. Not only will you find discussion of Brian’s work; Brian himself also posts… Read More ›
Remembering Ellie deVille, by Jenny Wackett
Editor Jenny Wackett pays tribute to comics letterer and friend Ellie deVille, who died on Christmas Eve. Our full tribute to Ellie is here I first met Ellie DeVille in the summer of 1996 when I was an Editor at… Read More ›
In Memoriam: 2000AD Comics Letterer Ellie deVille
We’re very sorry to report the death of prolific comics letterer Ellie deVille, best known for her work on many strips for 2000AD, but whose many credits included Judge Dredd Megazine, Sonic the Comic and more. Ellie, who was taken… Read More ›
In Review: Sector 13 Issue 6
There are some new and welcome elements to the line-up in the latest issue of Sector 13, the 2000AD fanzine from Belfast in Northern Ireland, including the introduction a new co-host, Oonargh, inspired by the classic 1970s girls comic, Misty.
In Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler Warning!)
Review by Tim Robins The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences… WARNING: DO NOT READ ON IF… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Comic Artist, Writer and Publisher Gerry “Komikero” Alanguilan
We’re very sorry to report that the brilliant Filipino artist, writer, historian, publisher and promoter Gerry Alanguilan, better known in the Philippines by his stage name Komikero, has died, aged 51. He had been ill for some time, battling what… Read More ›
In Review: Bell Time by David Robertson
Bell Time is the latest project from talented comic creator David Robertson, released last month and available now from Fred Egg Comics
In Review: Illustrators – Daggers Drawn!
It was inevitable the review of this Illustrators special edition would fall to me considering how well known my fondness for Commando is. For those unaware, Commando is a pocket-sized 68 paged picture library that was first published in 1961… Read More ›
In Review: Billionaires by Darryl Cunningham
Written and drawn by: Darryl Cunningham Published by Myriad Editions Out: Now Ever since Blank Slate first published his achingly honest Psychiatric Tales I have eagerly anticipated each new work by Darryl Cunningham, who has, with a mixture of detailed… Read More ›
Webfind: Midnight Surfer, a 2000AD-inspired Chopper game
Here’s some test footage for Midnight Surfer, a Co-Op Racing Game set within the universe of Judge Dredd developed by Masters Students at Abertay University as part of their studies
In Review: Return To Aldebaran – Episode 1
It is just over ten years ago that I reviewed the very first Worlds Of Aldebaran book to be published in English by Cinebook, The Catastrophe, which actually translated two of the original French books. Since then there have been… Read More ›
Snapshot in Time: Brian Woodford and The Launch of Boys’ World, Part Two
A Short Introduction: Before his unexpected passing in 2016, author Roger Perry – a longtime contributor to this site and veteran of the British comics industry – sent downthetubes a number of articles which we planned to run, working back… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Tributes paid to top Spanish Comic Artist Purita Campos
Comic artist David Roach has informed us of the death of award-winning Spanish comic artist Purita Campos, best known in Britain for the strip “Patty’s World“, which ran in Princess Tina. She was 82. “Purita was absolutely the top girls… Read More ›
WebFind: Russian Fat Cat Conquers the Worlds of Fine Art… and Game of Thrones
Back in 2011, Russian artist Svetlana Petrova decided fine art simply didn’t have enough cats in it – so she’s added her own. Literally, her own, because Zarathustra, is her cat, and clearly very fond of art, so Svetlana decided to entertain her big ginger feline’s interests by adding him to some classic portraits and masterpieces…