Another smashing micro exhibition at London’s Jam Bookshop is in the works
David Ziggy Greene
#DrawColumbo exhibition set to draw the crowds next month in Hackney
Just one more thing… have you sent your submission yet?
Panel Borders: Dramatising the Real
Here’s what’s coming up on this week’s Panel Borders radio show, hosted by Alex Fitch
UK’s Small Press Day 2019 Announced for 13th July
The UK and Ireland’s Small Press Day returns this year on Saturday July 13th for its fourth annual celebration of comics self-publishing, micropublishing and DIY culture. The brainchild of cartoonist David Ziggy Greene, its aim is to provide a dedicated… Read More ›
Don’t Forget! Small Press Day is this Saturday!
Small Press Day, a celebration of self-publishing, DIY culture, and grassroots comics across the UK and Ireland is back for a third outing this Saturday, 7th July 2018 – and there are a whole host of happenings taking place around… Read More ›
Cup of O – Small Press Reviews: A Certain Symmetry, CROSS and How To Be A Superhero
A Certain Symmetry (Self Published) By Richard Worth & Jordan Collver I’ve long been an admirer of the distinctively creative collaborations of Worth & Collver and this tantalizing pamphlet (at the time intended purely to seduce publishers) is another slice… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Breaking the mould with Save Our Souls magazine
Save Our Souls is a stunning looking new British magazine currently seeking crowdfunding of £3000 to launch, which will feature written articles by brilliant writers and journalists, alongside some of the best short comics and illustration you can find. The… Read More ›
In Review: Dirty Rotten Comics – Volume 5
Edited by Kirk Campbell & Gary Clap Design and layout by Gary Clap Let’s face it. Any anthology that opens with a quote by 1980s pop quartet Bucks Fizz is a winner in anyone’s book? Right? Dirty Rotten Comics are… Read More ›
In Review – Dirty Rotten Comics Issue 4
Edited by Gary Clap and Kirk Campbell I was fortunate enough to get to review the last issue of this anothology series and that was pretty darn good – but I am pleased to say that this release –… Read More ›
Dirty Rotten Comics Launch Event This Friday
The team behind Dirty Rotten Comics are having a launch event for Dirty Rotten Comics Issue 4 on Friday 17th April at the Horse and Stables pub opposite Lambeth North tube station. This bumper Spring 2015 anthology clocks in at just under a staggering hundred pages and features… Read More ›
Looking Back on 2014: Creators Choose their ‘Top Three’ comics
As 2014 draws to a close, here at downthetubes we thought it might be fun to contact some of the creators we have featured on the site this year and beyond and ask them what comics have caught their eye…. Read More ›
Thought Bubble Gets Cross (the Disconnected Anthology, that is…)
This weekend will see the launch of the CROSS anthology from Disconnected Press at Thought Bubble, a glorious assemblage of political wit, satire and polite British rage! And we do mean glorious, because Conor Boyle, the co-conspirator in the project with partner… Read More ›
Alternative Press Picnic in Hyde Park on Sunday, TAKEOVER 2 confirmed
After the success of their first London TAKEOVER event, which saw some 1500 people through its doors to enjoy the delights of the alternative press, the team behind it have announced its return for 2015 – hopefully again in May…. Read More ›
Cup of O – Small Press Reviews
Before diving into some reviews I just want to give a shout out to on-going webcomic Warm Cube by the masterful Neil Ford – an absorbing and astounding weekly odyssey which is as absorbing as it is gorgeous. See the web links at… Read More ›