Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. This week, in the world of 2000AD’s Rogue… Read More ›
Adventure Comics
Roads Not Taken: Renga, DC Thomson’s Abandoned Rival to 2000AD
Nestling for over 20 years on a long-forgotten hard drive incompatible with modern computers, we’re delighted to be able to finally bring you some of the work that featured in a stunning ‘dummy’ comic, Renga, commissioned by DC Thomson…
Alan Burrows covers 100% Biodegradable, the digital action comic anthology
Top artist Alan Burrows – best known for his work on Eagle and Red Dwarf – has provided a cover for the latest issue of the science fiction and fantasy digital comic 100% Biodegradable (Issue 9) – available now. The latest… Read More ›
The Comics That Shook 1950s Britain discovered in the National Archives
Britain’s National Archives is a wonderful repository for many odd things, but you might be forgiven for wondering just what a number of horror comics might be doing lurking in its catalogue. It was certainly a surprise to researcher Emily… Read More ›
Marvel UK Flashback: The Real Ghostbusters
Phil Boyce, who runs a wonderful blog devoted to the humour comic, Oink, is running a series of ‘Beyond Oink’ features, charting his comic reading down the years. He’s just posted an item on Marvel UK’s The Real Ghostbusters comic,… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Junior Express Weekly!
Junior Express Number 1 is cover dated 4th September 1954, but changed its title to Junior Express Weekly with No.39 (cover dated 18th June 1955), then simplified itself to Express Weekly with No.74, before finally settled upon being called TV Express from No.286 (Phew!). Strips included “Wulf the… Read More ›
ASHCAN Awards: Writer nominations include Tom Ward, Jasper Bark
Hearty congratulations to Tom Ward, creator of the excellent indie comic Merrick: The Elephantman, a title we’ve been enthusing about on downthetubes for quite a while now. Along with others that include the equally talented Jasper Bark (whose new book, Bloodfellas,… Read More ›
Phoenix Comic now on sale in selected Waterstones
The Phoenix Comic – the brilliant children’s comic published by David Fickling Comics – has extended its distribution a step further and is now on sale in selected Waterstones bookshops. The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for children, packed… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (3rd June 2015) – Custard Creams and Gunsuits!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 3rd June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). This week sees the release of… Read More ›
British Comics Recalled: Tower Magazines “Action Man”
I used to love Action Man as a kid – and John Freeman’s post last week about the toys being sold by Vectis sent me to the back of the cupboard to dig out my copies of the comic so you could… Read More ›
Rare “Banned” Action Comic reaches £1320 bid on eBay
An extremely rare copy of Action – a 1970s British comic whose controversial content provoked storms of protest and was eventually banned – is currently being auctioned on eBay and bidding on the adventure comic has reached £1320. (Updated… Read More ›
Rummages in the attic! Classic Marvel UK titles, Scream and other British comics up for sale
British comics collector Steven Holder dropped us a line at downthetubes to tell us he was “having a bit of a clear out” that we think will interest our readers, as it includes some fab Marvel UK goodies including… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Madefire’s current alliance with Titan Comics concludes with Mono: Pacific
Out this week from Titan Comics are the concluding episodes of not one but two series – Cap Stone and Mono. These issues mark the end of the first epic collaboration between Titan Comics and digital publisher Madefire. Mono: Pacific #2 is written by Brian Wood with art… Read More ›
Derek Pierson: Supporting The Wings Of Eagles
A special interview with one of an unsung heroes of Eagle comic…
Sneak Peek: Mythic #1 by Phil Hester & John McCrea
Science is a lie, an opiate for the masses. The truth is, magic makes the world go ’round. And when magic breaks, Mythic fixes it. Apache shaman Waterson, Greek immortal Cassandra, and cell phone salesman Nate Jayadarma are the crack… Read More ›
Wolfblood graphic novels in the works
Autumn Publishing, a mass market publisher that’s part of the Bonnier Publishing group and focuses on young readers, has signed a deal to publish series novelisations, box sets, graphic novels, journals, complete guides, poster books and annuals based on the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Luke Cooper’s “The Hollow Girl: I Am No-One”
The Hollow Girl Created by Luke Cooper Kickstarter by: Scar Comics The Story: Six years ago, little Katherine Harlow killed her own parents. Showing no signs of remorse or regret, she was said to be a girl without a soul. A… Read More ›
In Review: The Light & Darkness War
Story by Tom Veitch Art by Cam Kennedy On Sale from 27th May 2015 Publisher: Titan Comics 208 pages | Full Colour | Previews Order Code: JAN151610 | £17.99 The Story: Lazarus Jones is a Vietnam War veteran who lost his legs in… Read More ›
Six Questions For Bantah Six Creators Phillip Vaughan And Rossi Gifford
Volume 16 of David Lloyd’s weekly e-comic Aces Weekly beginning this week features the first publication of Bantah Six, a new strip from writer Phillip Vaughan and artist Rossi Gifford which tells the story of a graffiti gang on the… Read More ›
Four Weeks to the Wonderlands Graphic Novel Expo
When is a comic con not a ‘Comic Con’? When it’s a ‘Graphic Novel Expo’. Wonderlands: The UK Graphic Novel Expo is taking place on Saturday 30 May 2015 at the University of Sunderland’s Chester Road campus as part of… Read More ›