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Barrie Tomlinson
Scream! The Issue That Never Was
A quick guide to the comic career of the much-missed Jose Casanovas, Sr.
Exclusive Sneak Peek: 40 Years of Scream!
Here’s the first of two exclusive looks at the upcoming Scream! collection from Rebellion!
Christmas Comics Countdown: Number Four – Super Naturals
Philip Boyce continues his personal celebration of favourite British Christmas comics
Merry Christmas from downthetubes!
Happy Christmas from Roy of the Rovers and gang, a classic Christmas cover from 1971
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
Dan Dare re-imagined for 2020! (There have been a few… changes…)
Not for the first time, comic creators were recently challenged to bring a new look to 1950s space adventure hero Dan Dare, this time by ComicScene Magazine to mark his and Eagle comic’s 70th anniversary. Several artists rose to the… Read More ›