by Steve Holland Publisher: Bear Alley Books Out: Now The Book: The latest comic index from Bear Alley Books covers the history and content of Countdown and TV Action, the Gerry Anderson-themed comic from Polystyle launched in the early 1970s…. Read More ›
Adventure Comics
Review of Angus Library Exhibition
I am fortunate, as one of DTT’s roving reporters, in being in Scotland. So I get to see a lot of the small exhibitions that D C Thomson’s put on to encourage sales or to remind people that DCT are… Read More ›
New AAIIEEE!! horror anthology on sale now
The latest issue of the British indie horror anthology comic AAIIEEE!!! is on sale now, an issue that includes a great story from writer Si Spencer. Inspired by the 1970s Amicus portmanteau horrors films, this collection of tales, edited… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Comic Releases (6th August 2014) – “Jaegir” storms into 2000AD
Here’s a list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops from tomorrow, Wednesday 6th August 2014, courtesy of First Age Comics, Lancaster. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in… Read More ›
Dept of Monsterology collection out from Renegade Entertainment this month, includes bonus strip
Renegade Entertainment release the first collection of Dept of Monsterology this month, a terrific action adventure comic from writer Gordon Rennie, with art by c-creator PJ Holden, colour by Steven Denton and lettering by Jim Campbell. Officially, it’s the Department of… Read More ›
Preview: Sally of the Wasteland #1 (Titan Comics)
On sale tomorrow from Titan Comics in comic shops across the country is the first issue of Sally of the Wasteland, written by Victor Grishler (X-Men, Angel & Faith, Noir) and drawn by artistic up-and-comer Tazzio Bettin. Southern Louisiana, 82 years after… Read More ›
Tempt Fayt and check out The Phoenix!
The latest issue of The Phoenix – Issue 133 is on sale now from select partners including Waitrose supermarket and via subscription and as a digital release for iPad. The Demon’s Watch continues this issue, as the errant team get ever… Read More ›
IDW to publish the complete Corto Maltese in English for the first time
Yes, we admit it – this isn’t a British comics news story. But the announcement from US publisher IDW that they’re to publish the amazing Corto Maltese saga in English for the first time is welcomed here at DTT HQ,… Read More ›
Five Alive! 100% Biodegradable is back…
Issue 5 of the brilliant 100% Biodegradable, a 30-page colour and black and white bi-monthly digital science fiction comics anthology, is bursting with self contained strips, dragged kicking and screaming from some of the most deranged minds working in the UK… Read More ›
In Review: Death Sentence (Collection)
By MontyNero (writer) and Mike Dowling (artist) Publisher: Titan Comics On Sale: 22nd July 2014 The Book: SEX, SUPERPOWERS AND SIX MONTHS TO LIVE! Verity: frustrated artist. Weasel: struggling guitarist. Monty: rogue media icon. Three people infected with the… Read More ›
In Review: FutureQuake Issue 25
FutureQuake, one of Britain’s finest small press anthology’s reaches Issue 25 in fine style with two covers by Conor Boyle and Bruno Stahl and, inside the whopping 52-page edition are twelve tales featuring contributions from some of the best writers and artists the… Read More ›
Hidden Treasures – Artist John Cooper
Many artists’ commissions never get to see the light of day. They are commissioned for a dummy issue of a new comic, a potential new character that doesn’t make the grade for an current comic, or they are too late… Read More ›
In Review: Ricky Rouse Has A Gun
By Jorg Tittel (Writer) & John Aggs (Artist) Publisher: SelfMadeHero Limited Edition Hardcover Out Now: Buy Signed copies from Forbidden Planet Regular Edition: 7th September, 2014 The Book: Ricky Rouse Has A Gun follows the story of Ricky Rouse,… Read More ›
Evil Mermaids stalk the latest issue of The Phoenix!
The latest issue of The Phoenix (Issue 131), on sale today, features the second chapter of “Tamsin and the Deep”, written by Neill Cameron and drawn by Kate Brown, who says she based the visuals of the evil mermaid around “some kind… Read More ›
In Review: Largo Winch – Cold Black Sea/Red-Hot Wrath
Writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq deliver up another slice of the rather complicated life of billionaire playboy businessman Largo Winch in the two-part story Cold Black Sea and Red-Hot Wrath. In New York at a party to… Read More ›
Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has released its programme for 2014. As expected after the 40+ events for their major Stripped ‘festival within a festival’ in 2013, this year BookFest has dialled their coverage of comics and graphic novels back… Read More ›
In Review: MULP – Sceptre of the Sun Issue 1
The first issue of writer Matt Gibbs and artist Sara Dunkerton’s new five part anthropomorphic adventure series, MULP: Sceptre Of The Sun, which we previewed back in May, is out. Former soldier Jack Redpath is called to Egypt by his… Read More ›
“Lion and the Unicorn” from Ash Pure wows its fans
The Lion, a forgotten war hero, the indestructible man with a death wish. The Unicorn, a gifted psychic knight, she is the girl who wants to save the world… That’s the “one line pitch” for The Lion and the… Read More ›
Creating Comics: Writer Rob Williams on ‘Ordinary’ and ‘The Royals’
Ian Cullen recently interviewed British comics writer Rob Williams for SciFiPulse.net and has kindly given us permission to re-post the interview here on downthetubes… British comic book writer Rob Williams latest endeavour is the creator-owned series Ordinary, drawn by D’Israeli… Read More ›
Titan launches first Dragons: Riders of Berk
Swooping in from DreamWorks Animation’s smash-hit TV series Dragons: Riders of Berk, Titan Comics has just released the first volume of a series of all-new original adventures of Hiccup and Toothless. Dragons: Riders of Berk Volume One is a thrilling all-ages publication… Read More ›