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• Happy 30th Birthday, Combat Colin!

  By John Freeman on 29 March 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 28 March 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 27 March 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 25 March 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 24 March 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 24 March 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 23 March 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 23 March 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 23 March 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 22 March 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 22 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 21 March 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 20 March 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 20 March 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 ›

• Hammer Films Captain Kronos returns to comics

  By John Freeman on 18 March 2017

  

  Titan Comics has announced the next title from its Hammer Horror line of comics – Captain Kronos, written by Dan Abnett, which has previously had just one strip outing in the past. Based on the 1974 film, Captain Kronos will… Read More ›

• “Marionette Unit” Script Book Released

  By John Freeman on 17 March 2017

  

  Regular downthetubes readers will recall The Marionette Unit, a creepy, scratch the back of your eyeballs work of gothic steampunk-driven horror we reviewed positively last year. Well, now the team behind the book –  filmmakers Azhur Saleem and James Boyle –… Read More ›

• 2017 Brussels Comic Strip Festival celebrates 60 years of Gaston LaGaffe (that’s “Gomer Goof” to his English fans)

  By John Freeman on 16 March 2017

  

  This year’s Comic Strip Festival in Brussels will celebrate the 60th anniversary of famous Belgian comic character Gaston Lagaffe, organisers have announced. The gag-a-day comic strip was created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Franco-Belgian comics… Read More ›

• Canny Comics Goings on in Newcastle this Saturday!

  By John Freeman on 15 March 2017

  

  This Saturday (18th March 2017) will see Newcastle City Library taken over by comics for Canny Comic Con, a free event which includes an appearance by 2000AD artist Nigel Dobbyn and Marvel artist Gary Erskine – and a host of independent comic creators…. Read More ›

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