Leonard Matthews, General Managing Editor of Fleetway and the Eagle Group of Comics, was a Creative Visionary… but that, Roger Perry argues in his extensive biography of the man which continues here on downthetubes, is only due to him having… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing earlier this week of veteran cartoonist, editor and writer Dick Millington, aged 81. His credits included strips for the Daily Mail and the Daily Express but who is possibly best known to older downthetubes… Read More ›
James Bond is returning to comics. US publisher Dynamite Entertainment, has announced their partnership with Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., the company that owns and administers the literary copyright of Ian Fleming’s published works, including his fourteen James Bond books. Under… Read More ›
We’re sorry to report the passing of veteran Spanish artist José Ortiz Moya (best known in the UK as José Ortiz), whose work British comic fans will recall from comics such as Scream, the 1980s Eagle and 2000AD. Reporting his… Read More ›
During the success of the new Doctor Who when it returned in 2005, I spoke with the Daily Mail, who were keen to run a daily strip of the Doctor. The right folk at the BBC agreed and I asked… Read More ›
In preparation for the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, UK Press Online has announced it will be launching a multi-title Great war archive later this year. They are currently compiling the list of titles and will be… Read More ›
Has it really been five years since Bill Rudling started publishing Cosmos? Titan’s series of Jeff Hawke books may have stopped after two titles but Bill’s 84 page, A4 sized zine which reprints complete stories from the Daily Express’ daily… Read More ›
Titan Books has put together an omnibus collection of some of James Bond newspapers strips they originally released in shorter albums. On sale next month, The James Bond Omnibus Vol.1 collects the first time eleven of the Bond strips first… Read More ›
The latest issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos, Volume 5 Number 2, is now available. Bill Rudling’s mammoth 88-page B&W A4 fanzine with colour covers continues to provide full length reprinted Jeff Hawke stories from the Daily Express newspaper. The cover… Read More ›
The latest issue of the Jeff Hawke magazine Cosmos is now available from the Jeff Hawke Fan Club (www.jeffhawkeclub.com) Issue One of the fifth volume of the magazine edited by William Rudling features several stories, including Uncanny Deep, plus features… Read More ›
Newspaper strips from a range of British daily newspaper strips are now available to view online as part of the newly launched UK Press Online web site, a vast subscription-based PDF archive. The archive features PDF versions of the Daily… Read More ›
The latest issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos will soon go to press, featuring the usual splendid assortment of strips from the Daily Express and back up features about the space-faring RAF pilot. Coming in at 84 pages with three complete… Read More ›
The latest issue of Jeff hawke’s Cosmos is now out. The magazine (exclusive Sydney Jordan painted cover artwork shown left) has bulked up for this issue, pushing the page count up to 80 A4 pages and going perfect bound. The… Read More ›
Back issues of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos and one of the special editions are now available from the SF strip’s fan club. These are as follows: Volume 1: Numbers 1, 2, 3 availableVolume 2: Numbers 1, 2, availableVolume 3: Numbers 1,… Read More ›
The latest issue of Jeff Hawke’s Cosmos, Vol 4 Number 2, is now available. Bill Rudling’s 72 page A4 fanzine continues to provide full length reprinted Jeff Hawke stories from the Daily Express newspaper. The cover comes from The Helping… Read More ›
The Jeff Hawke Club have released their Cosmos special, Lunar 10. This 192 page softcover book collects 10 different complete Jeff Hawke stories set on the Moon. It includes Time Out Of Mind, originally published in the Daily Express in… Read More ›