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• Britain’s Small Press Day and Comic Shops That Sell Small Press Titles

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2016

  

  Interest is growing rapidly in Small Press Day in the UK on 9th July 2016 – the brainchild of a group of comic creators including David Ziggy Greene, the team at Alternative Press and the smashing Andy Oliver over at… Read More ›

• Royal Academy Shines A Light on the work of William Heath Robinson

  By John Freeman on March 13, 2016

  

  London’s Royal Academy is hosting an exhibition of the work of the singularly unique artist William Heath Robinson, which runs until 3rd June 2016. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), immortalised as the “gadget man”, was an illustrator of enormous range and… Read More ›

• A Grand Day Out: A Trip to London’s Cartoon Museum 

  By downthetubes Guests on March 12, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  London’s Cartoon Museum is a great place to visit – and downthetubes reader Izzy World popped along recently to take a look… Located in the heart of Bloomsbury, about five minutes from either Tottenham Court Road or Holborn tube, the… Read More ›

• When Saturday Comes: Comic Sporting Heroes of Yesteryear

  By Colin Noble on March 12, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  While attending the inaugural Capital Sci-Fi Con at Meadowbank earlier this year, I got to see James “Safest Hands in Soccer” McCulloch, the author of City of Lost Souls  being ambushed by John “Ball of Fire” Ferguson of DiamondSteel Comics… Read More ›

• 2000AD Script Book to reveal original work of comics giants

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Some of the world’s greatest comic writers have cut their teeth at the world famous 2000AD – and now readers will get to see their creative power laid bare with The 2000AD Script Book. Published this October in the UK and North America, The… Read More ›

• DC Thomson hosts The Broons Awards to celebrate Scotland’s Families

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Helping celebrate 80 years of the popular newspaper strip, The Broons Awards took place at a star-studded event at The Grand Central Hotel last night in Glasgow, hosted by Lorraine Kelly. The evening celebrated families and individuals who share and… Read More ›

• Atomic Comic Interviews Top British Comics Artist Tom Paterson

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  After many ups, downs and false starts The Atomic Comic – a smashing-looking ‘zine edited by New Zealand-based British humour comics aficionado George Shiers –  is back, and includes a first-ever interview with Scottish comics artist Tom Paterson. Tom’s talent as a cartoonist… Read More ›

• Something For the Weekend – Bone China, Doctor Who and Unmentionables!

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Here’s my pick of this week’s list of British creator and British publisher-skewed new comics, including new comics on sale in UK newsagents. This feature covers all titles released from Monday 7th March onwards with most new US comics released… Read More ›

• New Tales from the TARDIS (#4) On Sale Now in UK Newsagents

  By John Freeman on March 11, 2016

  

  Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS #4 is on sale now in all good UK newsagents and some comic shops, re-presenting several stories first released in the US as separate titles by Titan Comics. As we previously reported stories from… Read More ›

• Enjoy a Great Escape With Latest Commandos, On Sale Today!

  By John Freeman on March 10, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases (Issues 4895 – 4898) from DC Thomson, on sale today (10th March 2016) in all good newsagents and digitally from online outlets. Don’t forget downthetubes has an exclusive discount on a subscription to Commando comic, simply by ordering through… Read More ›

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