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• Exclusive: Missing episode from 1950s Dan Dare radio show uncovered!

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2018

  

  Following up on the addition of a new “guide page” to The Adventures of Dan Dare radio show, which aired on Radio Luxembourg in the 1950s, downthetubes is pleased to present one of the much-sought after episodes, reproduced with kind permission of the… Read More ›

• Comics Zine Crikey! makes an unexpected comeback

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  If you’re a fan of the new ComicScene UK magazine, then as a fan of British comics you’ll know there were a number of magazines down the years in a similar vein – Fantasy Advertiser, INFINITY, Speakeasy, for example, and… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Radio Show – the 1950s radio show, the station, the cast and more

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2018

  

  downthetubes has just added a new “guide page” to The Adventures of Dan Dare radio show, which aired on Radio Luxembourg in the 1950s, which includes cast details, information on surviving episodes, the music and more. Aired on Radio Luxembourg between July 1951… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Collected Tragic Tales of Horrere

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2018

  

  For the very first time the team behind horror comic project Tragic Tales of Horrere are combining issues One and Two, the Halloween special and the Horrere Presents one-shot Laudanum into one stunning trade paperback collection. This brand-new book  is a… Read More ›

• Beano Studios to Launch New Kids’ Consultancy Beano for Brands

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2018

  

  Beano Studios is launching Beano for Brands, a kid-first consultancy for brands wanting to engage with older kids, Generation Alpha and their parents. Utilising the same kind of research employed to keep Beano comic lively for its target audience, Beano… Read More ›

• In Review: Doctor Who – The Tsuranga Conundrum

  By Tim Robins on 6 November 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD… Reviewed by Tim Robins Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum. Image: BBC/BBC Studios First UK Broadcast: Sunday 4th November 2018 Writer: Chris Chibnall Director: Jennifer Perrott Guest Starring: Suzanne Packer, Ben Bailey Smith, Brett Goldstein and Lois Chimimba… Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: How To Make Comics With Springworth

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2018

  

  Help Springworth, robot butler to the world’s superhero elite, and learn how to make comics along the way! That’s the premise for How To Make Comics With Springworth, a new brilliant-looking title from Fair Spark Books written by Tony Esmond… Read More ›

• Commando’s Ramsey’s Raiders are back – in full colour!

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  It’s Commando’s Ramsey’s Raiders as you’ve never seen them before! They’re fully-loaded, fully-coloured, and ready to rumble in their first-ever graphic novel – Ramsey’s Raiders Classic Stories.

• Joe Todd-Stanton’s Brownstone’s Mythical Collection optioned for film

  By Joe Gordon on 5 November 2018

  

  Nobrow’s quite excellent imprint for younger readers, Flying Eye Books, has revealed that the Brownstone’s Mythical Collection series by Joe Todd-Stanton has been optioned for film development by DreamWorks Animation. The series began with Arthur and the Golden Rope in… Read More ›

• Missing Believed Wiped – 25th Birthday Bonanza at London’s BFI

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2018

  

  The BFI will celebrate Missing Believed Wiped’s 25th birthday on 15th December at BFI Southbank, London, with a treasure of television riches that includes the premiere of a new Doctor Who animated “missing episode” and a Basil Brush rarity, too. Reflecting on… Read More ›

• Graphic novel “Illegal” nominated for Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Nominations have just been published for the country’s oldest children’s book awards, the Carnegie Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal – and both lists include nominations for Illegal, the graphic novel written by former Irish Children’s Laureate Eoin Colfer and children’s author… Read More ›

• Animate Europe 2019 comics competition launched, asking what are the benefits of the EU?

  By John Freeman on 5 November 2018

  

  What does the European Union mean to you? What are its benefits? In these turbulent times, the latest Animate Europe competition is challenging comic creators worldwide to come up with a comic addressing the value of the EU – and four finalists… Read More ›

• “Constant Scale” offers artist Roy Cross “Dogfight Doubles” guide

  By John Freeman on 4 November 2018

  

  The latest issue of the Airfix Collectors’ Club magazine Constant Scale is out with an updated version of downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs article on Eagle/Swift artist Roy Cross’ Airfix “Dogfight Doubles” kit series getting the cover. The article originally featured… Read More ›

• TV’s “The Avengers” wish you a Happy Christmas, thanks to Art & Hue!

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2018

  

  Send friends & loved ones stylish greeting cards this Christmas with some festive collection by Art & Hue – including cheery well wishes from TV’s The Avengers! Featuring actresses in a yule mood, Art & Hue’s Christmas cards are ideal… Read More ›

• November’s Judge Dredd Megazine to honour Carlos Ezquerra with bagged collection

  By John Freeman on 3 November 2018

  

  The next issue of Judge Dredd Megazine – Issue 402 – will pay tribute to late co-creator of Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog, Carlos Ezquerra, with collection of stories from across his 40-year career with the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, 2000AD…. Read More ›

• Kickaround magazine offers Roy of the Rovers “Scouted” subscription incentive

  By Richard Sheaf on 3 November 2018

  

  It’s a big week for Roy of the Rovers fans as any decent newsagent will have two magazines that you’ll want to pick up… First up is Match of the Day magazine (Issue 529 – cover dated 30th October –… Read More ›

• “Miss Potato Head And Friends” comics exhibition opens in Lancaster

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2018

  

  An award- winning comics project helping young people to improve their literacy is being celebrated with an exhibition in Lancaster – and will then go on tour around Lancashire. The Comic Literacy Project is part of The Dukes Cultural Partnership… Read More ›

• Superman lives here – honest!

  By downthetubes Guests on 2 November 2018

  

  Way back in the late 1990s, I was working on a potential new publication along the lines of Starburst and INFINITY for Titan, which never happened, but I did commission a small amount of material for a “dummy”, including this… Read More ›

• Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin’s stunning graphic novel “Illegal” on Red Dot Awards Short List

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2018

  

  Illegal, the brilliant graphic novel written by former Irish Children’s Laureate Eoin Colfer and children’s author and graphic novelist Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Italian artist, Giovanni Rigano, is among the short-listed books in this year’s Red Dot student choice book awards, an… Read More ›

• Batmobile Cutaways: Batman Classic TV Series released – complete with die-cast model

  By John Freeman on 2 November 2018

  

  Hero Collector has just released a one of a kind custom cutaway book of every vehicle from the original Batman TV series, packaged with a die-cast model of the iconic 1966 Batmobile, written by Richard Jackson, Alan Cowsill and James Hill… Read More ›

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