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• Lakes Festival Focus 2019: An Interview with Rob Williams

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2019

  

  Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2019 is with writer Rob Williams, whose works include “Judge… Read More ›

• Commando Comics to mark 80th anniversary of World War Two with Invasion: Poland

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2019

  

  Commando Comics has announced Issue 5261 Invasion: Poland, a special one-off story focussing on Poland’s defence against the German invasion to commemorate 80 years since the beginning of World War Two

• Meet Captain Britain, 2099!

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2019

  

  Marvel’s Excalibur returns to comic shop shelves in October, and #2, on sale in November, and on offer will be a variant cover featuring a 2099 version of Captain Britain, part of a crossover event celebrating the “2099” Marvel Universe we first saw back in the 1990s

• Judge Dredd features in latest Back Issue magazine, a Sci-Fi Superheroes Special

  By John Freeman on August 29, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  The latest edition of Back Issue magazine, available now, is a Sci-Fi Superheroes Special, leading with in-depth looks at Jim Starlin’s space-spanning Dreadstar and 2000AD’s dystopian lawman Judge Dredd.

• 10,000 “Garfield” strips by Jim Davis head for Heritage Auctions sale

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  A trove of more than 10,000 pieces of the original art for Jim Davis’ iconic Garfield comic strip, with daily strips valued upwards of $500 (£400+) each, and Sunday strips considerably more, will be offered exclusively through Heritage Auctions over… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 2

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  Doctor Who The Thirteenth Doctor Volume 2 Writer: Jody Houser Artists: Rachael Stott, Roberta Ingranata Publisher: Titan Comics Softcover, $16.99/£13.99 Out: Now ISBN: 9781785866913 The Book: Best-selling comics writer Jody Houser and fan-favourite artist Rachael Stott bring you the second… Read More ›

• Avengers: Endgame becomes fastest-selling UK digital download film of all time

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame has debuted at Number 1 on the UK’s Official Film Chart with the highest-ever opening week of digital download sales. Just five weeks after becoming the highest-grossing film of all time at the box-office, Endgame clocked up… Read More ›

• Rebellion Round Up: Counting down to The Day of Dredd!

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  The latest issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, 2000AD Prog 2146, is on sale in all good newsagents and comic shops today, with a smashing Judge Dredd cover from Paul Williams, coloured by Chris Blythe – and the countdown continues… Read More ›

• The Future’s Beano!

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  Congratulations to Britain’s longest running comic, Beano, which has reached No. 4000 – on sale at retailers today (Wednesday 28th August). Offering a collectible cover featuring a specially designed, eye-catching red foil logo and an extended storyline set in the… Read More ›

• WebFind: Joe Pimentel and Rafael Silva’s Art Pin Up Book

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  It’s ace Brazilian artist Joe Pimentel‘s birthday today, so what better way to mark that than to mention his Art Book Pin Up Collection, created in partnership with fellow artist Rafael Schneider? Released last year, the collection features 45 artworks… Read More ›

• 1980s “Dan Dare” Reprints – A Quick Update

  By John Freeman on August 28, 2019

  

  As regular downthetubes readers know, I recently suggested it was perhaps time the 1980s Dan Dare stories, published in “New Eagle” were collected. Well, there’s a bit of good news on that front – but it requires some patience. Responding… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Comic Artist Massimo Mattioli

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of the award-winning Italian comics genius Massimo Mattioli, who died last Friday aged 75. Many comic readers may know him best for the violent funny animal strip “Squeak the Mouse“, a tale of a… Read More ›

• WebFind: Inside A Surrealist Doll’s House, at Philadelphia Museum of Art

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019

  

  From Joseph Cornell’s curious found-object boxes to Jess’s fantastical “paste-ups,” there’s still time to discover the seemingly limitless ways that modern and contemporary artists have mixed materials to create something entirely new and surprising at the Philadelphia Museum of Art… Read More ›

• Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora’s “Once & Future” goes monthly

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019

  

  BOOM! Studios has announced that Once & Future, the highly acclaimed original series from New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars), Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus), and… Read More ›

• Mottisfont’s “Beano Time Travellers Exhibition” attracts 45,000 visitors so far

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019

  

  Rocket Licensing, the UK and Ireland licensing agent for Beano, has highlighted the success of a summer-long partnership with the National Trust and its themed family event at Mottisfont in Hampshire, which includes a giant Beano comic drawn by Nigel… Read More ›

• “Braddock of the Bombers” revived for new Commando stories

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Commando Comics has followed up its teasing of a revival of characters from the weekly boys’ comic Victor with an announcement that “Braddock” will be following in the footsteps of “Codename: Warlord” aka Lord Peter Flint and returning to comic… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Card Game Designer Rick Loomis

  By John Freeman on August 27, 2019

  

  Rick Loomis, the hugely popular owner of Flying Buffalo Games and publisher of the Tunnels and Trolls RPG and Nuclear War card game, has passed away after a lengthy struggle with lymphatic cancer

• Beano reaches landmark 4000th issue

  By John Freeman on August 26, 2019

  

  The Beano reaches its 4000th issue this Wednesday, on sale in all good newsagents and supermarkets, and already in the hands of loyal subscribers. (If you’ve never subscribed, we’ve discovered a nifty trick to get a discount at the Beano shop…)

• In Review: Psycho Gran Comic Capers Cavalcade #2

  By John Freeman on August 25, 2019

  

  Psycho Gran Comic Capers Cavalcade marks the return to print of the cult cartoon character who made her first appearance in much-loved, and missed, kids comic, Oink! back in 1987. Please, please, please – at least one of you reading this, for buy a copy of the latest issue and tell her where you heard about it! I’ve been getting strange bits of meat through the mail, ever since I got my review copy, and I’m pretty sure there are less door to door salesmen on the street than there were last week…

• Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special #1 Covers Revealed

  By John Freeman on August 24, 2019

  

  The covers for the Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Holiday Special #1 have been revealed by Titan Comics, the first of a two  issues series on sale 13th November 2019 – and we’ve learnt the regular series comics will resume… Read More ›

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