Thanks to Rebellion, publishers of 2000AD, we’re delighted to bring you this exclusive Dan Dare item! Featured here is Dave Gibbons specially commissioned and truly stunning cover for the first collection of the “Dan Dare” strips from 2000AD. This Dan Dare:… Read More ›
downthetubes News
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Brian Gorman’s “Borderliners”
Manchester-based actor, comics writer and artist Brian Gorman has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to continue his creator-owned SF espionage story Borderliners: True Realities – a strip “starring” two characters based, with permission, on actors Ian McKellen and Roger Moore that has… Read More ›
This week’s Panel Borders: 2000AD alumni Colin Wilson and Jim Alexander interviewed
Starting a month of shows about ‘The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic’, Alex Fitch talks to a writer and an artist about their work in and after 2000AD. Colin Wilson discusses getting his first work on the periodical and drawing Judge Dredd… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Alejandro Jodorowksy’s “Showman Killer”
This November sees the release of Showman Killer: Heartless Hero from legendary Chilean filmmaker, playwright and writer of The Incal and Holy Mountain, Alejandro Jodorowksy – and Titan Comics have just released a Sneak Peek trailer for the book. Genetically modified… Read More ›
“Fear the Walking Dead” to air in UK on new BT TV customer exclusive AMC channel
AMC Global, the international AMC-branded television network, and Britain’s telcommunications giant BT have announced that AMC will launch in the UK for the first time on 28th August 2015 exclusively to BT customers – and will premiere this summer’s most anticipated new… Read More ›
Daily Mirror’s “Horace” strip heads off into the sunset
The Daily Mirror newspaper has cut its originated strips again, replacing the long-running gag strip western-inspired gag strip Horace with a reprint of the adventure strip Buck Ryan, coloured in style, as with their Garth reprints, by Martin Baines. Originally titled A Man Called… Read More ›
Call For Papers: The International Girls Studies Association Inaugural Conference 2016
The International Girl Studies Association is seeking submissions for their inaugural conference which is being held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich from 7-9 April 2016. The inaugural conference seeks to bring together researchers and students working on girls and… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Doctor Who Adventures Issue 5
Summer’s here and the time is right for reading the latest issue of Doctor Who Adventures. Issue 5 is set to land at a newsstand near you on 13th August! TRUST The Doctor takes Clara back to the liberation of… Read More ›
Creating Comics the Awesome Way: Generating a Buzz for your Comic
Episode five of the new UK Small Press Awesome Comics Podcast has just been released. In this segment, the hosts Vince Hunt (The Red Mask from Mars), Dan Butcher (Vanguard) and Tony Esmond (downthetubes contributor and reviewer) are reviewing a stack of small… Read More ›
Lakes Festival announces its 24 Hour Comics Marathon Team for 2015
On Thursday 15th October at 3.00pm, six incredible artists will enter a room in Kendal to draw in a single day a whole 24 page comic book each. The following day each of those books will be printed and available… Read More ›
Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds art becomes a fashion statement
Classic Thunderbirds art by Frank Bellamy from TV Century 21 comic is the inspiration for a large range of men’s fashion items from top designer Lou Dalton, on sale now. Dig deep if you want to buy, though –… Read More ›
Artist Grant Perkins part of Bayani comics project, a tale of Filipino folklore and mythology
The creators of the all-ages comic book series Bayani, who include British artist Grant Perkins, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to continue the adventures, which if successfully crowdfunded, will be published by Caliber Comics. A tale of Filipino folklore and mythology,… Read More ›
Worlds Collide at London’s Orbital Comics tonight!
To celebrate the end of Fables with issue #150 (or Volume 22, depending on how you collect it), London’s Orbital Comics welcomes back artist Mark Buckingham tonight (Saturday 1st August) for what is sure to be a very special night… Read More ›
Jazz, Hot Jazz and Comics and a CallFor Papers – It’s an Irresistible Mix!
If you’re the find of comics person that’s backed Hunt Emerson‘s Kickstarter to publish a deluxe edition of his Hot Jazz comic strips (in the vein of his marvellous Calculus Cat collection last year, now on sale), then this new… Read More ›
Global Manga: “Japanese” Comics without Japan?
Ashgate have just published Global Manga: “Japanese” Comics without Japan?, edited by Casey Brienza, a new look at the global production of manga-inspired work. Outside Japan, the term ‘manga’ usually refers to comics originally published in Japan. Yet nowadays many publications… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: The Historic Final Instalment of Chronicles Of Legion
Next week (4th August 2015) sees the incredible final instalment of the historical vampire saga The Chronicles Of Legion Volume 4: The Three Faces Of Evil from Titan Comics. Written by Fabien Nury, with art by Tirso, Zhang Xiaoyu, Mario Alberti… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (27th July 2015) – Doctor Who and the VCs, too
Here’s this week’s list of comics on sale now in comic shops across the UK. As usual, our list highlights the work of British creators and publishers. You may also be already thinking about Christmas (some people do, advertisers, mainly),… Read More ›
Knockabout to publish Jens Harder’s award-winning graphic novel, Alpha
Out in October from Knockabout is Alpha by Jens Harder, a new graphic novel the publisher is describing as “the most ambitious piece of work in comics since the beginning of time.” It’s a stunning, award-winning, work spanning some 350 pages of… Read More ›
The Beano Takes Over Britain (well, British INTU shopping centres, anyway…)
Watch out for appearances by Beano artists and Stephen Butler, the author of the Diary of Dennis the Menace, at your local INTU shopping centre if you have one nearby. A Dennis the Menace summer promotion has just kicked off… Read More ›
Egmont Launches Star Wars LEGO title
Hot on the heels of their Star Wars Adventures magazine launch, Egmont Publishing has now released LEGO Star Wars Magazine. Produced by the award winning TOXIC Magazine team, the first issue of the title, priced £3.75, is now on sale in all UK newsagents. The… Read More ›