The map and page was last updated on Friday 5th April 2024 – we’re aiming to “Spotlight” comic shops, as time permits! The downthetubes.net British and Irish Comic Shop Map also includes venues that often have comics exhibitions or comics… Read More ›
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Ninja Turtles, Grandville and other anthropomorphic comics on Resonance FM
Continuing Panel Borders’ month of shows about anthropomorphic comics, Alex Fitch talks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, Rich Magallanes (Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon animation) and British comic book writer David Baillie about the ever popular franchise. Alex… Read More ›
LICAF Guest Spotlight: Ed Brubaker
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has over 70 guests lined up for its first out in October. As the event is on our doorstep (downthetubes is based in Lancaster), we thought we’d try and spotlight as many as we… Read More ›
Orbital Comics announces Comic Book Creators launch event
Orbital Comics in London have announced a special discussion panel to celebrate the launch of the new Comic Book Creators magazine from Twomorrows Publishing, taking place on Saturday 8th June. Learn more about how John Morrow and his wife started… Read More ›
IDW’s Doctor Who comics license ends with 50th anniversary special
IDW Publishing and BBC Worldwide will conclude their joint celebration of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary with the release of a Doctor Who Special in the final week of 2013. This oversize issue will be written by Doctor Who writer Paul… Read More ›
Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein
The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›
Dave Gibbons ‘Whaat’ art challenges Lichtenstein’s dubious ‘legacy’
Watchmen artist and co-creator Dave Gibbons was interviewed on a recent BBC TV documentary about the Pop Art painting ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein, which is currently on show in a major retrospective at Tate Modern, London. Gibbons was probably the… Read More ›
‘Creator Owned Day’ Challenge Returns Next Week
The Troll of Tower Bridge, Stephen Downey’s 2012 entry for ‘Creator Owned Day Challenge’ © Stephen Downey. More info on the Troll here You might remember that last March, artist Stephen Downey and others came up with the ‘Creator Owned… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Jean Giraud
The world has lost a Grand Master of the Ninth Art
Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon released
Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon #1, written by British creators Leah Moore and John Reppion and penciled by Matt Triano is on sale now in all good comic shops. Sherlock Holmes is busy doing what he does best, solving a… Read More ›