As part of its series of announcements leading up to San Diego Comic-Con, BOOM! Studios unveiled a new image to tease a new original project coming in October from creators Mike Carey (Suicide Risk, The Unwritten) and Mike Perkins… Read More ›
Comics By Country
Boom! announces Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? collection
There seems to be a welcome SF-inspired vibe to some of the announcements coming out of this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Hot on the heels of Humanoids announcement of its partnership with author Robert Silverberg to publish comic adaptations… Read More ›
Something for the Weekend (8th July 2015) – Boov, Minions, Bacchus and Dirk Gently, too!
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. Out this week is an IDW/Top Shelf release… Read More ›
The Doctor and Clara tackle the Cyclopes in new Doctor Who Adventures
Doctor Who Adventures Issue Four is set to materialise on UK newsstands from Panini UK next week, on 16th July – and promises a summer holiday in Ancient Greece, a Sontaran Extravaganza and more excitement than most Time Lords can cope with… Read More ›
Boom! to publish Grant Morrison’s “Klaus”
Around this time last year, US publisher Boom! announced they’d be working with Grant Morrison (The Multiversity, Joe the Barbarian, We3, Action Comics and 2000AD’s “Zenith”, to name but a few of his works) on a new title. Now, as… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (1st July 2015) – The Spire, Uncanny and Asterix, too!
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale in British comics shops, plus some news stand titles – our intent, as ever being to skew our coverage in favour of British creators. This week, in the world of 2000AD’s Rogue… Read More ›
Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer’s “Arcadia” goes to second printing
BOOM! Studios sci-fi thrillers Arcadia #2 and Broken World #1 have both sold out at the distributor level and the publisher has rushed to second printings to fill demand. Arcadia #2 – the debut work of Lancaster-based writer Alex Palnadel – second print ships… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (17th June 2015) – All-New Judge Dredd Megazine, Bryan Hitch on JLA
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops this week, complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). All-new stories start this month in Judge Dredd Megazine,… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (8th June 2015) – 2000AD, Tank Girl and a Death Sentence that’s a must!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 8th June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). New Readers: Jump-on 2000AD this week! Three… Read More ›
New Doctor Who Adventures goes Ood Crazy!
Doctor Who Adventures Issue 3 is set to materialise on planet Earth on 18th June and the team behind the revamped comic are getting ready to go Ood Crazy! In this issue’s comic strip, “Doctor In A Bottle” drawn by… Read More ›
Simon Spurrier’s and Jeff Stokely’s “The Spire” launches in July
The top cop of a sprawling structure with over a million inhabitants has a triple homicide on her hands—and a new boss who can’t stand her. That’s the premise behind The Spire, launching next month, a new limited series from… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (3rd June 2015) – Custard Creams and Gunsuits!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 3rd June 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (June 2015 list here). This week sees the release of… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Arcadia #2
The second issue of Boom! Studios Arcadia written by British creator Alex Paknadel with art by Eric Scott Pfeiffer is released in comic shops tomorrow (3rd June 2015) – and here’s a sneak peek. Issue One went to a second printing, much… Read More ›
First Age Comics Top Ten Titles This Week (w/e 22nd May 2015)
Diamond has its top selling US comic lists, and so do the big London comic shops and many others. So here at downthetubes, we thought it high time we had our own Top Ten Comics chart documenting top… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (20th May 2015) – Resident Aliens and Holistic Detectives!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 20th May 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (May 2015 list here). Top of the list… Read More ›
Latest Doctor Who Panel to Panel podcast is a Review Special
A new episode of the Doctor Who comics podcast Panel to Panel is up, and taking a break from his fantastic series of creator interviews, it’s time for Jeremy Bement to catch up on reviews. In this episode he review Titan… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (13th May 2015) – Chrononauts, Star Slammers and Devlin Waugh!
Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (13th May 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (May 2015 list here). There are some great comics… Read More ›
The New Doctor Who Adventures: An Interview with Editor Jason Quinn
When writer and editor Jason Quinn dropped me a line to let me know about Panini UK’s acquisition of the licence to publish Doctor Who Adventures, previously published by Immediate Media, I had little inkling just how much interest there would… Read More ›
Art of Doctor Who DWM Special Out Now
On sale now from all good newsagents is the absolutely brilliant Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition: The Art of Doctor Who, wrapped in a cover by US artist Mark Maddox. “This is how the story of Doctor Who unfolded in… Read More ›
Doctor Who: Panel to Panel Interviews Andrew James, Clayton Hickman
Episode 27 of Doctor Who: Panel to Panel – a fantastic podcast from US comics fan Jeremy Bement devoted to the world of Doctor Who comics – has just been released online for your listening pleasure. “In my opinion this is one of the best… Read More ›