It’s that time of year again!
downthetubes News
Turkish cartoonist Zehra Ömeroğlu awarded Robert Russell Courage in Cartooning Award 2025
Turkish cartoonist honoured by NGO Cartoonists Rights
Art of J. M. W. Turner celebrated in “Romance and Reality” exhibition
Celebrating one of the most radical and innovative painters of his time
Brighton hosts Stories of Migration and Protest Comics exhibitions
Two thought-provoking exhibitions from comic creators and others
Monsters in Piccadilly! Er, Waterstones Piccadilly, that is…
Celebrating the creation of a crypto logical conundrum!
El Eternauta game in the works
Remember: no one is saved alone…
A Star Wars comics treat, from comic artist Howard Bender
Early Marvel UK Star Wars art celebrated
Expanded Moonshadow: The Definitive Edition out this week from Dark Horse
America’s first fully painted graphic novel, revisited
Gosport’s Vanguard Comics launches “Gosport Cantina” community
This community idea sounds like a great model for other Local Comic Shops to check out
“Alex” heads online after Daily Telegraph drops strip, claiming it is not popular online
Nothing to do with short sighted penny pinching, honest
Moles have a role in the new issue of The Jester
A popular cartoon animal in the spotlight (it won’t like that!)
Early Day Motion supporting comics industry tabled by MPs, sponsors seek support
Can you persuade your MP to support this?
Bedford Who Charity Con announces 2026 date
Back next April
RAF Manston History Museum to host two-day comic event in June
Get ready for a ride out to Ramsgate
Get Ready for “Doctor Who: Cybermen – The Ultimate Guide”
Don’t delete this from your memory…
In Memoriam: Comic Artist Jackson “Butch” Guice
We’re sorry to report the death of American artist Jackson “Butch” Guice, aged 63, who has died after battling illness. Our sympathies to family and friends at this time. Much admired by fellow comic creators, Guice was a creative force… Read More ›
Puffin Books launches Graphic Novel Competition
The competition will be open to any comics creator who is 18 or over
Titan Comics teases “Return To Skull Island” mini-series further, with new trailer
“Skull Island: The Animated Series” continues in comics
Splank! Academic Special created for Northern Ireland’s “On the Margins” Conference
An comic treat for a special academic event
Coming Soon: “Acid Box”, a darkly comic adventure through club culture
Dancefloor history meets family history via psychic reality-skipping quest