Created by Sam Bosma £12.95 Published by NoBrow www.nobrow.net ISBN: 9781910620182 | 300 x 215mm | 64pp | HB The Book: Wiz and Mug become separated after washing up on the shores of a gothic castle town, where a monstrous beast… Read More ›
Reviews
In Review: The Phantom – Scarlet Sapphire
Regular readers of downthetubes will recall we reported back in March that Dublin-based independent comics publisher Lightning Strike Comics was to release a new Phantom comic, Scarlet Sapphire. Well, this stunning-looking comic gets its public launch tomorrow (Saturday 3rd June)… Read More ›
In Review: Sydney Newman – The Man Who Thought Outside the Box
By Ryan Danes Publisher: eye-imagine-digitalentropy Out: Now The Book: Exactly where did the idea of Doctor Who come from? What did Canadian Sydney Newman do that changed British culture forever? We can trace the show’s origins back to a BBC report on… Read More ›
In Review: “Something City” by Ellice Weaver
By Ellice Weaver Published by Avery Hill Out: Now The Book: Something City is an exploration of modern day living through representations of the lives of different groups of people in an imagined place. Segregated communities of young people, elders,… Read More ›
“What if I’m not a comic?” – A Review of “The Human Beings” Issue One
By Stuart (SJ) McCune Published by Millicent Barnes Comics This is fully intended to be a non traditional review, since The Human Beings is a book that does not adhere to a world of cliche or even what goes on… Read More ›
In Review: The Dan Dare Audio Adventures – Reign of the Robots
Reign of the Robots by Simon Guerrier Directed by Andrew Sewell Part of Dan Dare: The Audio Adventures Volume Two Produced by B7 Media Distributed by Big Finish Featuring cover art by Brian Williamson The first story of the second… Read More ›
In Review: Space Ace Volume Eight
Art and Stories by Ron Turner Colour by John Ridgway Published by John Lawrence The Book: 40-page anthology comprising four stories featuring “Space Ace” by Ron Turner, first published in The Book of Space Adventures in 1963, colourised and re-mastered… Read More ›
In Review: Marvel’s new Nick Fury is a positive tonic
Writer: James Robinson Penciler: ACO Inker: Hugo Petrus Colourist: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: Travis Lanham Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: 19th April 2017 The Book:The world is a dangerous place. And there’s danger in drawing attention to your plans. When S.H.I.E.L.D…. Read More ›
Sneak Preview: “Old Farts” by Sorina Vazelina
Written and Illustrated by Sorina Vazelina Full Colour – Published by Centrala Books Something is crawling in to my brain, something colourful and crazy. This is an anthology of work by Sorina Vazelina and published by Centrala books in the… Read More ›
Gareth Brookes brilliant “A Thousand Coloured Castles” gets Gosh launch on Thursday
Top British comics creator Gareth Brookes is hosting a launch party for his new graphic novel A Thousand Coloured Castles, published by Myriad Editions, at Gosh! Comics in London later this week – and everyone’s invited. This book is, simply, genius. Disturbing… Read More ›