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• Commando Comic Update – sabotaged by its publisher

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2017

  

  (Now updated with issue information): Rather belatedly, here’s the information on the issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (5003 – 5006), still on sale in all good newsagents for a few more days. DC Thomson changed the way they provide information… Read More ›

• New girls magazines launched, DC Thomson’s “Sweet” includes strip by Laura Howell

  By John Freeman on April 1, 2017

  

  DC Thomson and Panini UK have both launched new girls titles this week – Sweet and Disney’s Eleanor of Avalor, the latter based on the animated series screened on the Disney Channel. DC Thomson say their title, Sweet, which includes… Read More ›

• In Review: Garbage Night by Jen Lee

  By Antony Esmond on April 1, 2017

  

  Created by Jen Lee Full colour, £12.99 Published by NoBrow The Story: In a barren and ransacked backyard, a dog called Simon lives with his two best friends: a raccoon and a deer. They spend their days looting a desolate… Read More ›

• Britain’s annual comics-promoting Small Press Day 2017 Announced for Saturday 8th July

  By John Freeman on March 30, 2017

  

  Small Press Day, celebrating comics and self-publishing at shops and events across the UK and Ireland, is back. The fantastic Broken Frontier web site – ever at the forefront of promoting independently published small press comics and encouraging their creators… Read More ›

• Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!

  By John Freeman on March 29, 2017

  

  Huge congratulations to longtime British comics creator Lew Stringer this morning, whose much-loved clumsy combat hero Combat Colin celebrates 30 years of publication. The first Combat Colin strip appeared in print in Marvel UK’s Action Force Issue 5, published on… Read More ›

• VIZ among Big Issue editor’s favourite reads

  By John Freeman on March 28, 2017

  

  Best-selling humour comic magazine VIZ is one of Big Issue editor Paul McNamee‘s favourite reads, he reveals in an opinion piece for InPublishing magazine. He’s also a fan of Private Eye, Q – and the Church Times advertiser section. Celebrating… Read More ›

• Doctor Who Panel to Panel Podcast – Back with More Comic Reviews

  By John Freeman on March 27, 2017

  

  Episode 74 of Jeremy Bement’s execellent Doctor Who: Panel to Panel podcast has just been posted.

• Tony Esmond’s Comic Shop Survival Guide – Part Two: How To Buy A Comic

  By Antony Esmond on March 25, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  There isn’t a week that goes by that one of the downthetubes team reads a post or receives a news item about declining comic sales, some articles blaming comics piracy, others the cost of comics, the end of physical print…. Read More ›

• Last Chance to get your hands on some classic British comic collections from Bear Alley Books!

  By John Freeman on March 24, 2017

  

  Over at Bear Alley Books, publisher Steve Holland has a special offer on two of his latest books collecting two great strips from DC Thomson, featuring work by artists Ian Kennedy and Enrique Alcatena. “This will be your last chance to… Read More ›

• Celebrate Red Nose Day the Mekon Way!

  By John Freeman on March 24, 2017

  

  Make a donation to Red Nose Day via www.rednoseday.com Dan Dare Mekon art by Charlotte Corday, Dan Dare and Commando artist Keith Page. (With thanks to Richard Sheaf)

• In Praise Of: Comic Artist Jack “King” Kirby

  By John Freeman on March 23, 2017

  

  Had he lived, Jack “King” Kirby, born 28th August 1917, would have been 100 this year. In advance of Lancaster Comics Day 2017, where Kirby’s work will be celebrated on a special panel, British comic artist (and Comics Day guest)… Read More ›

• Leamington Comic Con on Saturday 

  By John Freeman on March 23, 2017

  

  Leamington’s award-winning comic convention – Leam Comic Con – returns on Saturday (25th March 2017) at the Royal Spa Centre bringing big name guests, independent publishers and creators and local talent to the town. Top guests include Christian Wildgoose, artist… Read More ›

• In Review: Cosmos & Other Stories

  By Antony Esmond on March 23, 2017 • ( 3 )

  

  By Rozi Hathaway Publisher: Good Comics The Book: A collection of short stories about love and longing… if you’ve ever been in a crowd, felt the ache of absence, or looked for meaning ion the constellations, then this collection will… Read More ›

• A New Comic Con Comes To Glenrothes In June

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 22, 2017

  

  Saturday 10 June 2017 will see the inaugural Glenrothes Comic Con launch at Rothes Halls at the western end of the Scottish town’s large Kingdom Shopping Centre. Running from 9:30am to 5:00pm the one day event is a true comics… Read More ›

• 2000AD Prog 2023 On Sale Today – Jump on Board for All-New Thrills, Scarlet Traces and Deadworld Return!

  By John Freeman on March 22, 2017

  

  The latest issue of 2000AD is on sale today in all good newsagents and comic shops, featuring a cover by Cliff Robinson and is a perfect jumping on point for new readers with an all-new story line up, which includes the… Read More ›

• Tony Esmond’s Comic Shop Survival Guide – Part One: Dealing with Comic Shop Staff … and other customers

  By Antony Esmond on March 21, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  There isn’t a week that goes by that one of the downthetubes team reads a post or receives a news item about declining comic sales, some articles blaming comics piracy, others the cost of comics, the end of physical print…. Read More ›

• Crowdfunding Spotlight: Jessica Martin’s Life Drawing – A Life Under Lights

  By Jeremy Briggs on March 21, 2017

  

  Having created two comic biographical vignettes on the lives of actresses Clara Bow and Vivian Leigh, plus a full length graphic novel detailing the 1930s Hollywood life of the fictional Elsie Harris, actress, singer and comic creator Jessica Martin’s latest… Read More ›

• Titan Comics Lost Fleet: Corsair #1 by Jack Campbell – covers, first pages revealed

  By John Freeman on March 21, 2017

  

  Titan Comics have revealed more details about The Lost Fleet: Corsair Issue #1 – including all the covers and interior pages from this new military SF release, which launches in June in all good comic shops. (Bias declaration – this… Read More ›

• Battle of the Somme Re-Visited in “For Valour”, a new comic by Stephen Mooney and Eoin Coveney 

  By John Freeman on March 20, 2017

  

  An exciting comics project jointly produced by Monaghan County Museum, Armagh County Museum and Craigavon Museum Services recently saw the creation of For Valour, a comic created by Stephen Mooney and featuring interior art by Eoin Coveney that focused on the story… Read More ›

• In Memoriam and Celebration: Comic Artist Bernie Wrightson 

  By John Freeman on March 20, 2017

  

  We’re sorry to report the passing of US comic artist Bernard Albert “Bernie” Wrightson, sometimes credited as Berni Wrightson, after a battle with brain cancer. The news was shared on his web site by his wife, Liz Wrightson. He was 68. He… Read More ›

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