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In Review: Doctor Who – Fugitive of the Judoon

By downthetubes Guests on February 1, 2020

Paul Mount argues Doctor Who – Fugitive of the Judoon leaves us with far more questions than answers…
In Review: Doctor Who – Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror

By downthetubes Guests on February 1, 2020 • ( 2 )

Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror is great rollicking fun. Metvier’s script is nimble and fleet-footed, action sequences rattle along, never at the expense of the story, argues reviewer Paul Mount…
In Review: Stig and Tilde: Vanisher’s Island/ Leader of the Pack

By John Freeman on February 1, 2020

If you like your Young Adult graphic novels crammed with adventure, mystery and just a touch of quirky fantasy, then you should check out Stig and Tilde: Vanisher’s Island and Leader of the Pack by Max de Radiguès, both available now from NoBrow…
PULP trailer teases new graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips

By John Freeman on January 31, 2020

Image Comics have released a specially drawn trailer for the original graphic novel tale, PULP, on its way to us from this May from the multi-Eisner Award winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Have you entered Myriad’s First Graphic Novel Competition?

By John Freeman on January 31, 2020

The deadline for entries to the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2020 – launched at last year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, which publisher Corinne Pearlman discussed on a previous Festival Podcast, is fast approaching. The competition is for a graphic… Read More ›
Friday Foster, first nationally syndicated comic strip across the US with a black female lead character, collected at last

By John Freeman on January 31, 2020

There’s terrific news for fans of the stunning 1970s US newspaper strip, Friday Foster, this week. 50 years since it debuted, an English language collection of the is on its way from Ablaze Publishing, edited by Christopher Marlon
Vice Press offers limited edition “The Prisoner” print by Dan Orgill, new badges from Florey

By John Freeman on January 30, 2020 • ( 1 )

Vice Press head back to The Village this week, with a brand new art print and limited edition badges inspired by the classic 1960s TV series The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan. On offer is Canadian artist Dan Orgill‘s first print… Read More ›
A Case for Comic Collection: Sally’s “The Cat Girl” with art by Giorgio Giorgetti

By John Freeman on January 30, 2020

With over one hundred years of comics and associated titles now part of what could be collected and published by Rebellion, you can imagine there have been plenty of suggestions from fans of both their boys and girls comics – and a recent one was “The Cat Girl”, who appeared in the 1970s comic Sally…
Kadokawa Corporation launches international EJ ANiME STORE for Animé and Manga fans

By John Freeman on January 30, 2020

The Kadokawa Corporation, known as the entertainment company behind globally popular works including Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World and Sword Art Online, has announced the opening of the EJ ANiME STORE, an online store where people living… Read More ›
Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien gets Omnibus Collection, TV show launches this summer on SYFY

By John Freeman on January 30, 2020

Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien is getting collected in a value priced omnibus paperback collection, capitalising on the upcoming SYFY show starring Alan Tudyk, based on the brilliant SF comic, which is due to hit the small screen… Read More ›
Root and Branch Overhaul for the downthetubes UK and Ireland Comic Shop Map

By John Freeman on January 30, 2020

We’ve given the downthetubes.net British and Irish Comic Shop Map a major overhaul this week, updating a lot of Comic Shop details and, sadly, removing a large number of stores that have closed but also highlighting those battling on –… Read More ›
New Paragon anthology delivers “Bulldog” tales and more

By John Freeman on January 29, 2020

I’m dreadfully late to the party on this one, but in case you missed it Issue 24 of the ace comic anthology title Paragon is available now, both in print via Comicsy and digital format via Lulu
Chris Weston “Judge Dredd” art offered on eBay

By John Freeman on January 28, 2020

If you’re a fan of the art of 2000AD artist Chris Weston, you may be interested in this Judge Dredd art he’s currently selling on eBay – but with nine days to go and the top bid already at £320, you may need deep pockets…
Creating Comics: An Interview with the team behind “The77”, a new retro anthology comic

By John Freeman on January 28, 2020

The77 is a brand new, retro anthology comic currently seeking crowdfunding on Kickstarter that aims to be a fantastic quarterly comic showcase for UK’s emerging talent, present day professionals and heroes from your childhood, and downthetubes caught up with its… Read More ›
George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy” scoops Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature

By John Freeman on January 27, 2020 • ( 2 )

They Called Us Enemy, the New York Times-bestselling graphic memoir of actor and campaigner George Takei, published by Top Shelf Productions, was announced today as the winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature by the Asian/Pacific American… Read More ›
In Review: Invasion – 1984

By downthetubes Guests on January 27, 2020

By John Wagner, Alan Grant (writing as Rick Clark) and Eric Bradbury Publisher: Treasury of British Comics / Rebellion Out: Now Review by Andrew Darlington WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING! I was born to the immediate post-war… Read More ›
Learn to Draw Caricatures with MAD Magazine’s Tom Richmond

By John Freeman on January 27, 2020

Top MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond is running two workshops in Europe this summer, one in Vienna and one in Dublin
Marvel UK’s “Strip” celebrated, 30 years on

By John Freeman on January 27, 2020 • ( 1 )

In his latest regular “Hatch, Match & Dispatch” features on major British comics anniversaries on his brilliant Rusty Staples blog, comics writer Michael Carroll notes the upcoming 30th anniversary of Strip, published by Marvel UK
Cover Spotlight: Best of 2000 AD #1 – 4

By John Freeman on January 27, 2020

As the countdown to the launch of Rebellion’s new Best of 2000 AD title continues, here’s all four covers for the first issues, revealed last year – but perhaps you need further encouragement to order…
Gerry Anderson’s “Starcruiser” kits in the spotlight

By John Freeman on January 26, 2020 • ( 1 )

Jeremy Briggs article on the surprisingly long history of Gerry Anderson’s Starcruiser concept features in the current issue of the Airfix Collectors Club’s Constant Scale journal