Today’s Panel Borders radio show concludes a month of episodes looking at horror comics, and includes interviews with a quartet of British creators who work in that genre. Alex Fitch talks to David Hine, author of Strange Embrace and writer… Read More ›
Horror Comics
There’s no stopping Zombies: US Walking Dead premiere delivers record ratings
The fourth season of The Walking Dead delivered the highest ratings of any episode in series history for US network AMC on its debut this week in the US. The season four premiere was watched by 16.1 million total viewers… Read More ›
Panel Borders celebrates 100 issues of “The Walking Dead”
Starting a month of shows on horror and fantasy comics, Alex Fitch talks to artist Charlie Adlard this week on his radio show Panel Borders, about drawing 100 issues of The Walking Dead. Alex and Charlie discuss the various storylines… Read More ›
Here come the Zombie Space Pigs!
Zombies. How many more permutations can there be? The Walking Dead and Dead Roots are just two examples of this horror staple translated into fine comics that we’ve mentioned here recently on downthetubes, but there are many more… —… Read More ›
Zombies on the loose! ‘Dead Roots’ Kickstarter launched
Comic creator Mike Garley has launched a Kickstarter campaign to try to gain funding to print a deluxe collection of Dead Roots, a four-part shared-world zombie comic anthology, featuring top talent from TV, film and comics. Dead Roots has 38… Read More ›
Razorjack graphic novel by John Higgins hits stores tomorrow
Tomorrow (17th September) sees the launch of a a brand-new edition of the graphic novel Razorjack by John Higgins in book and comic stores. Written, drawn and coloured by John, this 104 page graphic novel from Titan Comics is the… Read More ›
Self Publisher Magazine interviews Sean Duffield and Mike Garley
The latest issue of the US title Self Publisher Magazine is available now and includes interviews with Sean Duffield, an integral part of the team behind the Paper Tiger imprint and the incredible War: The Human Cost collection, and Dead… Read More ›
Lancaster University goes ‘Beyond Twilight’ with Gothic Fiction Day
British Education Secretary Michael Gove recently suggested that teenagers should read Middlemarch rather than Twilight. But new research from Lancaster University shows that Gothic fiction aimed at Young Adults can be as rewarding a topic for study as the literary… Read More ›
Into the Crawl Hole, new indie horror comic released
Crawl Hole is a new horror comic by Craig Collins and Iain Laurie, and the spiritual cousin of sorts to the pair’s other project, Roachwell.… “It’s a collection of short surreal comedic horror strips, some of which you may have… Read More ›
Adapting Lovecraft: An Interview with Ian Culbard
Jon Turner caught up with him to talk about his latest project, the graphic adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s Shadow Our Of Time, released in June by SelfMadeHero, for the comic newspaper Your Days Are Numbered, which the title has kindly… Read More ›