FBS Publishing have announced a new non-fiction book about Doctor Who which has been co- authored by occasional downthetubes contributor Ian Wheeler. Ian has teamed-up with Will Hadcroft to write What’s All the Fuss About…? An Introduction to Doctor Who:… Read More ›
by Tim Quinn & Dicky Howett Publisher: MIWK Publishing Out: 3rd March 2015 The Book: It’s Even Bigger on The Inside collects all the Doctor Who? Strips that ran regularly in Doctor Who Monthly and Doctor Who Magazine from Issue 64 until Issue 225, created by Tim… Read More ›
A guide to Dan Dare – his comic appearances, the collections, audio and TV spin-offs and related merchandise. Last updated 12th February 2020
(Updated with photos: 21 Oct 2014) I didn’t manage to get to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival when it started up last year so it was on my ‘to do’ list for this year. I was born in Cumbria and… Read More ›
David McDonald from Hibernia Comics has Informed us that one time IPC Group Editor, Barrie Tomlinson has had a few health scares in the past few weeks. Barrie’s name will be very familiar to some but to others it… Read More ›
A new museum in Southport features a permanent display of some Dan Dare art by his creator, Frank Hampson along with other Eagle memorabilia, helping to mark the comic’s 65th year since first publication. The Atkinson is Southport’s new home for music,… Read More ›
First Published 12th July 2014 With Transformers: Age of Extinction on sale from Titan Comics in UK newsagents, Ian Wheeler pays tribute to one of the most successful UK comics of the 1980s – Marvel UK’s Transformers… Whatever else you can… Read More ›
‘Welcoming’ is a good description of the second Lakes International Comic Art Festival held over the weekend of 17-19 October 2014 in Kendal in the Lake District. After the inaugural festival last year had proven popular, this year everything seemed… Read More ›
Here’s a page offering links to our main reference pages. This doesn’t include links to our many creator interviews, most posted as news items. Facts and Figures • British Comics Q&A I get a lot of questions from students in… Read More ›
A guide to the unrealised ATV Dan Dare project – a TV series that included Brett Ewins and Brian Bolland among its contributors
As we await the announcement of the new Doctor Who with great anticipation, a quick heads-up for a couple of currently available Who publications with downthetubes connections. Volumes 1 and 2 of You and Who: Contact Has Been Made edited… Read More ›
Ye Ed. Art: Nick Miller This post marks our 4000th blog post since deciding to create a separate ‘news feed’ for our main site www.downthetubes.net. (This blog ‘feeds’ into our main site and forum, presenting news from a number of… Read More ›
Commando, Battle, Marvel and Jinty artist artist Phil Gascoine died after a short illness in August 2007, prompting many tributes in response to an online appeal… For those of who knew him, the news comes as a terrible shock. He was once… Read More ›
An interview with comic artist John Ridgway, first published in Eagle Flies Again in August 2003. This updated downthetubes version was first published on 8th March 2007. Interview by Ian Wheeler
First Published 27th June 2008 Jeremy Briggs talks to DC Thomson writer and editor, Bill McLoughlin, whose career has covered text based story papers, as well as the comic strip humour, adventure and digest titles and who, at a time… Read More ›
downthetubes contributor Ian Wheeler, a former Coordinator of the Doctor Who Appreciation Society, discussed the Bonhams Doctor Who auction on BBC Radio York this morning. You can hear the item on the BBC iplayer – it’s part of the Adam… Read More ›
New Doctor Who figures are ten a penny these days but downthetubes is particularly excited to see the release of two stunning new Sylvester McCoy figures – one complete with Imperial Dalek, on sale soon as an exclusive release from… Read More ›
It’s a significant birthday for our publisher…
— a fab day out seeing some great comics people, the chance to talk about ROK Comics, announce the winner of the $10,000 ROK Comics humour competition as judged by Beano editor Alan Digby and pick up some terrific indie… Read More ›
Ian Wheeler has reviewed Transformers #1, published by Titan Magazines, for downthetubes. Click here to read the review
