In June, POW!!! Live Action Comic Strip Adaptations: The First Generation will offer 2016 Edinburgh Film Festival-goers the chance to explore the cinematic roots of the current tidal wave of superhero blockbusters such as Batman versus Superman and The Avengers:… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise
In Review: Modesty Blaise – The Killing Distance
By Peter O’Donnell (Script) & Enrique Badia Romero (Art) Publisher: Titan Books Out: Now The Book: Continuing the only complete collection of Modesty Blaise adventures! The return of the ass-kicking femme fatale. Full of classic action and adventure and dripping with… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (11th March 2015) – Dark Judges and the Final Incal
Here’s our (slightly belated) weekly list of both British and US comics on sale this week in comic shops (Wednesday 11th March 2015). It complements our monthly lost of new graphic novel releases which you can find here for March 2015. There’s some great… Read More ›
Frank Bellamy TV Century 21 “Thunderbirds” art up for auction
Three Thunderbirds art boards drawn by Frank Bellamy for TV Century 21 Issues 141 and 142 are up for auction through the US Heritage Auctions web site in February 2015. The pages – all a trifle faded with age – are from… Read More ›
Book Palace to publish limited edition “Art of Modesty Blaise” catalogue
London-based Book Palace is to publish a limited edition Art of Modesty Blaise catalogue, which will be presented free with any purchase from the art sales and specialist publisher of Modesty Blaise original art. Modesty Blaise, the tough and enigmatic character… Read More ›
Looking back on 2013: A Good Year for British Comics?
Here at downthetubes.net we think it’s been a great year that’s included the 100th issue of The Phoenix and has been named one of the top comics of 2013 by TIME Magazine, and we’ve been able to enjoy a growing… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise Comic Challenge: The Winner
Davey Candlish, publisher of ace indie anthology Paragon, is the winner of our latest Comic Challenge to draw Modesty Blaise. Here’s his winning entry, which earns him a copy of Titan Books newest Modesty Blaise collection, Girl in the Iron… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise Comic Challenge drawing to a close, deadline extended
Today is intended to be the last day for our Modesty Blaise Comic Challenge – but we’ve decided to extend it until Monday 25th March, 12 noon GMT, just in case there any more entries artists had almost completed between… Read More ›
Art Competition: Win a copy of Modesty Blaise – The Girl in the Iron Mask
The next volume of Titan Books long-running and hugely-popular Modesty Blaise collections goes on sale on 22nd March 2013 – and we’re running a competition to win a copy. Modesty Blaise is glamorous, intelligent, rich and very, very cool. She’s… Read More ›
Modesty Blaise comes to Radio 4
Daphne Alexander as Modesty Blaise. Photo copyright BBC (with thanks to Reuben Wilmott) A radio adaptation of Peter O’Donnell’s Modesty Blaise story A Taste for Death novel airs on BBC Radio 4 this week. Starring Daphne Alexander – who was… Read More ›