Over on his always brilliant Blimey! It’s Another Blog about Comics blog, focusing onBritish comics past and present, top cartoonist Lew Stringer is counting down to Christmas with a series of celebratory posts of past Christmas covers, including the first 2000AD… Read More ›
Christmas
Moose Kid Comics releases special Christmas issue to help raise funds for hospital comics project
Moose Kid Comics, the free online children’s comic, has released a special festive mini-issue, featuring the work of 28 of the best comic artists working today – hoping the new free digital issue will encourage people to back a great project to bring… Read More ›
Stref’s Peter Pan art chosen for 2015 Great Ormond Street Hospital Christmas Cards
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity have chosen “Flying to Neverland”as their Christmas card this year, exclusively available from their web store. The image was created by Fin Cramb and Stephen White (aka Stref) for the wonderful JM Barrie’s Peter Pan The Graphic… Read More ›
New “Mog the Cat” Book profits will be used for child literacy projects
You’ll just have to excuse this temporary aberration given my usual grumpy self, but I’m afraid I’ve been totally blown away by this year’s Sainsbury’s Christmas advert starring Mog the Cat, the creation of world renowned author and illustrator Judith Kerr,… Read More ›
Annuals now arriving thick and fast in bookshops, including Rupert the Bear
We’re clearly heading for Christmas – and yes, we know it’s only the end of July! – with a further round of annuals set to hit book shops and online stores across the UK over the next few days, including… Read More ›
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All Our Readers!
With Christmas almost upon us I’d like to thank everyone who has been reading downthetubes over the year and wish you all the very best of the season. I hope you’ve enjoyed the site in 2014 – we have some… Read More ›
Anderson Entertainment releases free Terrahawks episode online, web series in the works
Anderson Entertainment are giving Terrahawks fans an early Christmas present with the free release of the Terrahawks Christmas episode – “A Christmas Miracle” – online via YouTube for 30 days from 10 December 2014. The episode has been digitally… Read More ›
Christmas issue of ‘Funny Monsters Comic’ on sale now
The second issue of Funny Monsters Comic, an independently-published humour comic from cartoonist Joe Matthews (which he tells us should have limited distribution through Menzies for its third outing next year) is on sale now – and it’s a Christmas… Read More ›