Hibernia Books, who have previously published licensed reprints of 1980s IPC strips Doomlord from new Eagle and The 13th Floor from Scream, are back with a factual fanzine about the weekly IPC comic Valiant and its links with 2000AD entitled… Read More ›
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Wagner and Ezquerra join growing guest line up at London Super Comic Convention
The creators of Judge Dredd, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, are teaming up once more to attend the London Super Comic Convention in February next year. The huge event at London’s ExCel convention centre on 23rd and 24th of February… Read More ›
SHAKO: the only bear on the CIA death list!
Spreading terror across the Arctic – the world’s deadliest polar bear!
New One-Eyed Jack / Valiant Fanzine Available
Hibernia Books, who have previously published licensed reprints of 1980s IPC strips Doomlord from new Eagle and The 13th Floor from Scream, are back with a fanzine about the IPC comic Valiant entitled One-Eyed Jack And The Death of Valiant…. Read More ›
Judge Dredd-Batman Collection out soon
If you’re a fan of those once occasional cross-company comic crossovers, then you’ll be happy to hear that the epic Batman vs. Judge Dredd stories are still among the most brutal crossovers in comics, 20 years since it was first… Read More ›
Warm reception for new Judge Dredd’s tale "Cold Deck"
The co-creator of Judge Dredd, John Wagner, has praised “Cold Deck”, the latest Judge Dredd serial in 2000AD – a storyline by three of British comics’ top writers that has electrified the fan base. The audacious plot twist in last… Read More ›
DREDD 3D Behind the Scenes – Getting the Story right
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd. Image copyright Reliance Entertainment With DREDD 3D now in UK cinemas, downthetubes goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets behind the creation of the well-received film… The future world of Judge Dredd created by… Read More ›
2000AD national signing event shapes up
Following-on from the announcement last week of the first ever 2000AD National Signing Event, Rebellion have announced even more big names taking part – and the addition of a signing at Forbidden Planet in Belfast. To mark 35 years of… Read More ›
Glasgow Comic Con 2012: More Pictures
Following up on our review of Glasgow Comic Con, here are some more pictures from the event, courtesy of the organisers. Photography by by Alasdair Watson © Alasdair Watson & Glasgow Comic Con Queueing around the block Newly-signed creators for… Read More ›
Second Glasgow Comic Convention proves success
Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely at Glasgow Comic Con 2012. Photo: Craig Hastie of Comics Anonymous David Robertson of Fred Egg Comics reports on a weekend offering a range of big name guests and upcoming comics revelations… Photos kindly provided… Read More ›
30 Years of the New Eagle
Thirty years ago last month, a new incarnation of one of Britain’s most famous comics burst on to the news-stands (ok, we’re a bit slow off the mark with this one, but the down the tubes office is a busy… Read More ›
Cursed Earth Mega-epic kicks off new 2000AD book range
One of the all-time greatest Judge Dredd stories ever told is returning in a brand new pocket-sized format.The Cursed Earth, the first ‘mega-epic’ featuring the famous Lawman of the Future, is being published in B-format for the first time. A… Read More ›
2000AD gets set to celebrate 35th birthday
Break out the balloons, paper plates and the party poppers – it’s 2000AD’s birthday! The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is celebrating three and a half decades of Thrill-power at the SFX Weekender event in February 2012, with its one and only… Read More ›
Photo Review: Dundee Comics Day 2011
“The Dundee Comics Day has been the highlight of my comics year so far and I look forward in anticipation to what Chris Murray and his team have in store for next year” was how I ended my review of… Read More ›
2000 AD Prog 1750 – Start Reading Here…
Greg Staples cover for 2000 AD 1750. © Rebellion 2000 AD Prog 1750 is a big jumping on point for potential 2000AD readers, on sale today (7th September) Lowlife by Rob Williams and D’Israeli The issue comes wrapped in a… Read More ›
Darkie’s Mob joins Titan’s ‘Battle’ line-up
After a long wait, Titan Books has published a full, uncensored collection of Darkie’s Mob, John Wagner and Mike Western’s hard-hitting Far East World War 2 adventure, first published in Battle Picture Weekly. In the hellish, humid jungles of Burma,… Read More ›
Win Bad Press goodies signed by Simon Bisley, Alan Grant and John Wagner
Bad Press Limited, publishers of the adult comic Wasted, have announced their festive competition, running from 10th December 2010 to 10th January 2011. If you spend £9 (excluding postage) or more at www.badpressltd.com, they’ll enter you in a grand prize… Read More ›
In Review: Wasted #3
All right, confession time: Wasted Issue 3 has been on sale for postively ages and a review of this adult comic, available from specialist comic shops and online, is long overdue. The delay is not the fault of the Wasted… Read More ›
2000AD Christmas Special on the Way
The yuletide season is upon us again, and Tharg the Mighty One is making sure all Earthlets have a very happy Christmas with another 100-page special. Prog 2010 goes on sale 16th December 2009, priced £4.20, and features a stunning… Read More ›
In Review: Wasted #2 – Back With Bite!
The second issue of Bad Press’ adult humour anthology mag Wasted is on sale now, cranking up the quality several more notches on its launch issue with some terrific strips from a wide range of creators that include Alan Grant,… Read More ›