Happy Christmas from Roy of the Rovers and gang, a classic Christmas cover from 1971
Barrie Tomlinson
Roy of the Rovers Stuff: a look back at the newspaper strips
The newspaper strips in Today and the Daily Star newspapers remembered
New girls football team comic project in the works from former Roy of the Rovers editor and “Glory Days” artist
There’s a new football strip in the works for 2022, co-created by a key player in the Roy of the Rovers success story
Who Remembers “Ring Raiders” comic?
Philip Boyce certainly does remember the short-lived Matchbox tie-in comic, and is delivering some real-time reviews
Interdimensional Enforcers, and a classic Roy of the Rovers tale out this week from Rebellion – and many more thrills to come!
A great mix of old, new, rebooted and digital releases from Rebellion, out this week and soon!
Jurassic Larks! Do you remember that time dinosaurs devoured the Daily Star?
Step back to the 1990s for some dinosaur-inspired thrills!
Tube Surfing: Autumnal art, Beano shorts, Buck Rogers revived, Dalek delights, and recalling Dandy Xtreme
A quick round up of some news items to send you scurrying elsewhere on the web
The Rise of Roy of the Rovers charted in new Podcast with former Tiger editor Barrie Tomlinson
Check out this career spanning interview
Meet The77 Creators: Comics writer and editor Barrie Tomlinson
A quick chat with The77 strip writer Barrie Tomlinson, a much appreciated friend of downthetubes, who joined the world of comics back in 1961…
British Comics That Never Were: Young Elite, featuring art by Mike Western
An abandoned custom comic project recalled with art by Mike Western