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Striker Complete Collections Sale Launched
Last chance to grab the complete collection
Comic art aplenty offers at discount by Book Palace in New Year, new website sale
The Book Palace discount on comic art, books and more runs until end January 2025
In Review: TimeQuake
Luke Williams checks out the latest Fleetway Files collection from Hibernia Comics
First ever collection of Starlord’s short-lived “TimeQuake” out now from Hibernia Comics
Move over, Doctor – Time-Control is here, and agent Blocker’s taking no prisoners!
Life and work of Battle and 2000AD artist John Cooper to be celebrated at Bridlington Comic Con
Don’t miss this special tribute to artist John Cooper next month
Hibernia Comics teases new Fleetway Files, Starlord’s “Timequake” and Valiant’s “Sergeant Strong”
Two new Fleetway Files collections announced – plus, Happy Birthday, Starlord!
Art from comic artist and comedian John Cooper’s “Distance” project included in this year’s “Manchester Open Exhibition”
Art from “Distance”, a COVID-19-inspired autobiographical comic by comedian and artist John Cooper, features in the latest annual Manchester Open Exhibition
Who Remembers “Ring Raiders” comic?
Philip Boyce certainly does remember the short-lived Matchbox tie-in comic, and is delivering some real-time reviews
Battle’s “Johnny Red” art by John Cooper offered on eBay
John Cooper fan? Check this out!
Latest issue of Constant Scale Gerry Anderson Airfix model rarities
Some new investigations into some sought after 1960s kits and more
Looking Back at “Load Runner”
Who remembers when computers had an incredible 52K of memory – and that was with an expansion upgrade? If you do, then you might remember Load Runner…
Comic Connections: TV Century 21, Dan Dare and Eagle – and Doctor Who
Revealing the many links between Gerry Anderson’s publications such as TV Century 21 and Dan Dare and Eagle…
Striker: The Final Whistle special announced, ending strip’s 34-year run
The final episode of the long-running comic strip Striker will be featured in a commemorative 52-page collectors’ edition of the comic, Striker: The Final Whistle. At least 33 pages of The Final Whistle will be all-new comic strips, picking up… Read More ›
John Stokes interviewed in Judge Dredd Megazine, classic strip “The Lawless Touch” from Tornado reprinted
We’ve already trailed this week’s 2000AD – but don’t forget Judge Dredd Megazine (Issue 387) is on sale now, with a plethora of great strips – “Judge Dredd”, “Anderson – Psi Divison”, “Havn”, “Dredd” and “The Dark Judges”. The issue… Read More ›
“I Just Love It” gift company launches personalised Thunderbirds comic collections
Gift company I Just Love It has launched a range of personalised hardback and softback Thunderbirds-inspired books utilising strips from several sources – and a Gerry Anderson Collector’s Edition that offers other strips, too. Seven new personalised books are now available, re-packaging… Read More ›
British Comics Past: Super Naturals
Super Naturals must surely rank as one of the shortest-lived British comics of all time, with just nine regular issues to its name. Ian Wheeler looks back, with add reporting by John Freeman… This post was last updated on Saturday… Read More ›
Exclusive: Rebellion returns John Wagner’s One-Eyed Jack to duty in first Fleetway archive collection
As Judge Dredd prepares to celebrate his 40th birthday, downthetubes can exclusively reveal his publishers Rebellion are preparing to fire his ultra-violent origins from the 1970s and back into readers’ hands for the first time. The root of Britain’s biggest… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: First ever complete collection of the early years of The Sun’s “Striker” comic
Pete Nash, creator of Striker, published by The Sun and online on Planet Striker, has given us a sneak peek at some of the pages of the first ever sequential collection of the hugely popular football strip, Striker: The Complete Collection… Read More ›
In Review: Johnny Red – The Flying Gun
The Book: Johnny “Red” Redburn, British-born leader of Russia’s Falcon Squadron, has two enemies to worry about: the Nazis in front of him and the Russian secret police – the dreaded NKVD – at his back. But now, NKVD Major Rastovitch… Read More ›