WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Review by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 28th October 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Sallie Aprahamian Guest Starring: Chris Noth (Robertson) and Shobna Gulati (Najia Khan) ‘Something’s happening with the spiders in this city.’ The… Read More ›
Reviews
In Review: Dogbreath 35
Wrapped in a stunning cover from Stewart Davies and Darren Stephens, Dogbreath 35 – the latest issue of the longest-running 2000AD fanzine – is available now from Futurequake Press (as is Zarjaz 32, which I’ll try and review later this week… Read More ›
In Review: Lip Hook by David Hine and Mark Stafford
Lip Hook By David Hine and Mark Stafford Published by SelfMadeHero Out: Now from all good book shops Arriving just at the right time of year, as the light retreats in the face of the long, dark, dark nights, David… Read More ›
In Review: Space Ace Volume 11
Art and Stories by Ron TurnerColour by John RidgwayPublished by John Lawrence The Book: The latest Space Ace magazine features two 12-page stories from the 1957 Lone Star Annual published in 1957: “Space Ace and the Black Pirate” and “Space Ace and the… Read More ›
In Review: The Prisoner – The Uncertainty Machine
Writer: Peter Milligan Artist: Colin Lorimer Colour: Joana Lafluente Editor and plot: David Leach Publisher: Titan Comics Softcover, 112pp, $16.99, £13.99 On sale: 13th November 2018 ISBN: 9781785859151 The Book: Based on the TV show created by Patrick McGoohan, this… Read More ›
In Review: Sniper Elite – Resistance #3
Script: Keith Richardson Art: Patrick Goddard Colour: Quinton Winter Letters: Jim Campbell Regular Cover: Patrick Goddard and Quinton Winter Variant Cover: Carlos Ezquerra Publisher: Rebellion Publishing On sale in newsagents and comic shops across the UK now The Book: The concluding… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Rosa
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Tymbus Robins First UK Broadcast: Sunday 21st October 2018Writer: Malorie Blackman, Chris ChibnallDirector: Mark TonderaiGuest Starring: Vinette Robinson (Rosa Parks), Joshua Bowman (Krasko) Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in… Read More ›
In Review: Bite Me Comic Issue One
Edited by Arlene Russo Available at www.bitememagazine.com Cover by Gary Crutchley and Matt Soffe Contributors include: David Braysher, Gary Crutchley, David Lucarelli, Colin Maxwell, Will Pickering, Dave West The Comic: From the shadows comes this special issue of Bite Me, dedicated to… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Ghost Monument
WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD Review by Paul Mount First UK Broadcast: Sunday 14th October 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Mark Tonderai Guest Starring: Susan Lynch, Shaun Dooley and Art Malik Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and… Read More ›
In Review: Scream & Misty Special 2018
WRITERS Alec Worley, Kek-W, Guy Adams, Jordi Badia Romero, Rich McAuliffe, Lizzie Boyle and Smuzz ARTISTS Frazer Irving, John Stokes, Leigh Gallagher, Simon Coleby, Dani, Steve Mannion, Jordi Badia Romero,Smuzz and Yishan Li COLOURISTS Len O’Grady and Barbara Nosenzo LETTERERS Annie… Read More ›
In Review: My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
By Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Image Comics “What if drugs help you to find the thing that makes you special?” Ellie and Skip meet in the group therapy sessions at the addiction clinic they’ve been committed to, one… Read More ›
In Review: Cthulhu Kids, All Ages Cosmic Terror & Mythos Madness!
Writer: Peter Duncan Artist: Andrew Pawley The Comic: Meet the Cthulhu Kids at The Miskatonic Academy for Outer Entities- the most exclusive school in the multiverse for the children of Elder Things and Outer Gods! A mash up of vintage kids… Read More ›
In Review: The Apprentice does Comics… Badly
A fleet of four black cars, sixteen wheelie suitcases, early morning phone calls and a bunch of bold claims. If downthetubes is covering this show, it can only mean one thing… over on The Apprentice, they tried making some comics…. Read More ›
Looking Back at Thought Bubble 2018 and finding new ways to learn the comic craft
Artist and writer Gavin Pollock looks back at this year’s Thought Bubble Festival and reflects on its unique approach to promoting comics and, more widely the opportunities seeking to learn the comic craft it brings into focus… Thought Bubble day… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – The Woman Who Fell To Earth
Review by Tim Robins WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… First UK Broadcast: Sunday 7th October 2018 Written By: Chris Chibnall Directed By: Jamie Childs Introducing Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor; Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien; Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair; and… Read More ›
In Review: Modern Slorance – The Finland Issue – Travel, art, food, tortoises!
Modern Slorance: the Finland Issue, by Neil Slorance “Saunas, Moomins, Food, Romance and more!” A wee disclaimer before I start: I love Neil Slorance’s comics. I first came across them in the (sadly now defunct) Plan B Books down by the… Read More ›
In Review: A Place for Birds by Robbie Cathro
Created by Robbie Cathro Black and White – 20 pages A5 – £6.00 The Story: The artist waits each year for the birds to pass over her home during their migration. What will come from their visit? The Review: I… Read More ›
From the Trenches: Thought Bubble 2018 and My Rookie Year
Comics artist John Tucker reflect on his first Thought Bubble Festival experience, the culmination of his busy year as a creator… Well, here we are then. Our first Thought Bubble is in the bag. The show I’ve wanted to do… Read More ›
In Review: ‘Kingdom’ by Jon McNaught
Created by Jon McNaught Hardback – 128 pages – £16.99 Published by Nobrow The Story: Jon McNaught returns with another beautiful comic that makes the ordinary, extraordinary. A family sets off for a long weekend at a caravan park on… Read More ›
In Review: Edge of Extinction Issue 2
Written by Baden James Mellonie Art and Letters by Paul Peart-Smith Covers by Stephen Sampson (also known as Steve Sampson), David Millgate and Ryan Brown Published by Eighth Continent Publishing Note: Some strong language as zombies try to eat characters… Read More ›