Good news for New York comic fans as a popular store gets set to return to the physical realm
Comic Shops
New survey suggests the best places in the UK for “niche hobbies”, from comic shops to UFO sightings
Are you living in the right place for you chosen hobby?
NICE Covid-19 Fundraiser Auction launched on Catawiki in support of UK comic shops
A terrific online auction in support of UK comic shops hit hard by the Coronavirus Pandemic is live now
Coronavirus Pandemic – Creator Resources and Free Comics!
Last Updated 7th April 2020: A list of resources for creators, comic buyers and fun for kids and parents affected by the CoronaVirus Pandemic Lockdown in the UK – and hopefully beyond
Is Your Comic Shop offering Kerbside Collections? Let comics writer Leah Williams know!
Marvel Comics writer Leah Williams is assembling data about comic shops offering kerbside collections, not just in the US, during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Root and Branch Overhaul for the downthetubes UK and Ireland Comic Shop Map
We’ve given the downthetubes.net British and Irish Comic Shop Map a major overhaul this week, updating a lot of Comic Shop details and, sadly, removing a large number of stores that have closed but also highlighting those battling on –… Read More ›
UK News Stand Snapshot – 10th October 2019
New British news stand comics / magazine on sale this week include 2000AD 2152, Action Combat 106, Action GTX 109, Astonishing Spider-Man 38, Beano 4006 and more…
Tony Esmond’s Comic Shop Survival Guide – Part Four: How To Buy A Comic (It isn’t always that easy!) – The Actual Buying Bit
There isn’t a week that goes by that one of the downthetubes team reads a post or receives a news item about declining comic sales, some articles blaming comics piracy, others the cost of comics, the end of physical print…. Read More ›
Tony Esmond’s Comic Shop Survival Guide – Part Three: Choosing Your Comic
There isn’t a week that goes by that one of the downthetubes team reads a post or receives a news item about declining comic sales, some articles blaming comics piracy, others the cost of comics, the end of physical print…. Read More ›
Tony Esmond’s Comic Shop Survival Guide – Part Two: How To Buy A Comic
There isn’t a week that goes by that one of the downthetubes team reads a post or receives a news item about declining comic sales, some articles blaming comics piracy, others the cost of comics, the end of physical print…. Read More ›