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Phil Gascoine
Commando Presents… The Gurkha Files, new digital title out now
The latest Commando Presents… offers plenty of digital action
Nothing is forgotten: pre-orders open for Robin of Sherwood, The Complete Look-In Comics
Coming soon, the complete comic strip adventures of Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood from Look-In…
Knights of Pendragon Marvel Omnibus announced for 2022, includes Mys-Tech Wars and more
Great news for fans of 1990’s Marvel UK titles!
Upcoming Ewbank’s auctions offer toy, art, music and poster delights, including Doctor Who, Star Wars and more
Three auctions in a row, plenty of terrific lots to check out!
Box Clever – grab your new Commando Comics today!
Out and about for the Christmas sales? Don’t forget to pick up your copies of the latest issues of Commando from your local newsagent, or grab them digitally. Issues 5291-5294 are on sale now from DC Thomson Media!
New Commando comics delivers Legion of the Damned and much more
Roman Legions of the damned, the walking dead in France, murders in the dawn light, and a great escape from a prisoner of war camp in North Africa… there’s all this and more in new issues of DC Thomson Media’s Commando (5283 – 5286) – out this week
Savage Skies and Cycling Heroes: New Commando comics on sale this week
Brand new issues of war comic Commando (Issues 5279 – 5282) are on sale soon from DC Thomson Media. Here’s the intel, hot from our codebreakers… Commando 5279 – Home of Heroes: A Boy Goes To War Story: Iain McLaughlin… Read More ›
All-new Tammy and Jinty Special out in June
Tammy and Jinty were two of Britain’s best-loved girls’ comics in the 1970s and ’80s – ground-breaking female-led comics that covered everything from science fiction and fantasy to romance and domestic drama. This June, hot on the heels of the… Read More ›
2019 Treasury of British Comics line-up takes shape, includes “Invasion 1984”, “Deathwish”
There’s been news of more Treasury of British Comics titles from 2000AD publisher Rebellion for 2019 over the past few days, so here’s a run down of what we know they’re releasing so far. Note that in some cases, covers… Read More ›
New Editor on board at Commando comic!
Brand new Commando (issues 5131 – 5134) are on sale this Thursday in all good UK newsagents, and there’s also a new editor on board. Evade fate and fatalities with Captain Valentine as The Phantom returns, beat the Nazis at… Read More ›
More big comics action from Commando, the pocket-sized war comic!
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s Commando (Issues 5027-5030), on sale from Thursday 15th June 2017. Commando is sold in all good UK newsagents – and available digitally on various platforms. Size doesn’t matter in this… Read More ›
Midnight Missions and Pony Soldiers! New Commandos ride out
Here’s our regular intel on the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic Commando (Issues 4959 – 4962) – on sale from 6th October 2016 in all good newsagents and various digital platforms. By the way, our secret agents tell… Read More ›
Chaps With Wings In New Commando comics, On Sale Now
Here’s the intel on the latest issues of Commando (Issues 4899-4900) from DC Thomson, on sale now in all good newsagents and assorted digital platforms (detailed below). These titles were released on 24th March 2016. Don’t forget downthetubes has an exclusive discount… Read More ›
Commandos Old and New, Packed With Action!
Here’s the lowdown on this week’s Commando releases (Issues 4891 – 4894) from DC Thomson, on sale from Thursday. Not only are we treated to a new ‘Convict Commandos’ this time around but one of the re-issued tales features early… Read More ›
New Commando titles celebrate the Gurkhas at 200
The latest Commando releases from DC Thomson, on sale today in all good newsagents and via various digital outlets (7th May 2015), include the re-releasing of two special edition books to support Gurkha 200, commemorating 200 years of outstanding service… Read More ›
Sky Warriors soar in new Commando release
Four new issues of Commando (Issues 4775-4778) are on sale today from DC Thomson, on sale in all good newsagents and various digital platforms, including Comixology, Readly and for iPad, iPhone and Kindle. The releases include an issue drawn by Charlotte Corday creator Keith… Read More ›
Boffins and Burglars infiltrate Commando!
The latest issues of Commando are on sale now, and it’s intrguing to see how cover artist Janek Matysiak on #4464 and one of this set’s reprint issues, 4466, has changed styles with a move to digital art. Commando No… Read More ›
Comics Artist Phil Gascoine: Tributes Pour In
Tributes to one of Britain’s unsung comic heroes, Phil Gascoine, who has died after a short illness, have poured into downtheubes after an online appeal. You can read them alongside a 2006 interview with Phil here, while over on Bear… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Phil Gascoine
I’m very sorry to report that artist Phil Gascoine has died after a short illness. For those of you who knew him the news comes as a terrible shock. He was once chairman of the Society of Strip Illustrators and always… Read More ›