Early 2000AD rarities offered at auction…
Barrie Mitchell
Doctor Who – The Age of Chaos by Colin Baker vworps into stores soon
Colin Baker’s very own Sixth Doctor comic strip, collected anew by Panini UK
Alan Davis “Age of Chaos” Doctor Who cover offered at auction, collection release date moves
Alan Davis Doctor Who art on offer from Heritage Auctions
New edition of Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos, a graphic novel by Colin Baker, trailed – but no release date yet
Plans for a long-awaited Doctor Who comics reprint are on hold
Catching Up with Roy of the Rovers artist Barrie Mitchell
Veteran comic artist Barrie Mitchell is still beavering away at his art board…
When Roy of the Rovers sponsored a football club – and a look at football club programmes
Report by Richard Sheaf, with additional reporting by John Freeman A recent social media post by ex-Fleetway editor Barrie Tomlinson alerted me to a 1990s football programme for St. Alban’s City Football Club, featuring cover art by “Billy’s Boots” artist… Read More ›
In Review: Doctor Who – Land of the Blind
Land of the Blind is the latest collection of comic strip adventures from the pages of Doctor Who Magazine and features the first five Doctors and their companions. With a smashing cover from David Roach, the stories included are, in… Read More ›
When Alan Moore wrote football comics…a look back at Marvel UK’s “Not the World Cup: The Official Souvenir Brochure”
downthetubes contributor and comics archivist Richard Sheaf has shared plenty of strange British comic one shots and short-lived titles over on his brilliant Boys Adventure Blog, and while his recent coverage of Gilbert’s Fridge intrigued, I think it’s more than… Read More ›
John Stokes interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine, classic strip “The Lawless Touch” from Tornado reprinted
We’ve already trailed this week’s 2000AD – but don’t forget Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 387) is on sale now, with a plethora of great strips – “Judge Dredd”, “Anderson – Psi Divison”, “Havn”, “Dredd” and “The Dark Judges”. The issue… Read More ›
The Famous Five at 75: The Comic Strip Stories
As the author behind book series such as The Famous Five, The Faraway Tree and The Secret Seven, Enid Blyton’s books still sell in huge numbers and she regularly features in the top ten list of the best-selling authors in… Read More ›