Research backs comics as a gateway to wider reading
Phoenix Comic
Rights Market Success at Lakes International Comic Art Festival
British comics took centre stage at an inaugural Rights Market last month
KA-BOOM! The Art of Creating Comics
Find out how comics are created – in a fun way!
“Corpse Talk” joins the YouTube Originals animated line-up this month
Created by Adam Murphy, perhaps the most successful strip in The Phoenix is now getting animated
Story Museum and The Phoenix comic join forces for The Phoenix Festival in May
Oxford’s The Story Museum and The Phoenix comic have joined forces for the Phoenix Comic Festival in May
Lakes Festival Focus 2018: Comic Artist and Writer Robert Deas, creator of “Trailblazers”
Every year, in the countdown to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, we bring you a series of interviews with guests at the event. This “Festival Focus” for 2018 is Robert Deas, an award-winning UK comic artist and the creator of children’s… Read More ›
Something For the New Year: New Comics On Sale This Week – Dan Dare and Dreaming Eagles!
As 2015 draws to a close, top writer Garth Ennis seems to have taken over the US comic release list this week, but of all the titles on sale, I think Dreaming Eagles #1 from much-talked-about publisher Aftershock Comics is well… Read More ›
The British Comics Industry: Looking Back on 2015, Looking Forward to 2016
With the festive season upon us and 2015 racing to a close, over on Comic Book Resources, staff writer and comics retailer Brian Hibbs, in an article titled “Tilting at Windmills: Trouble on the Horizon?“notes we’re in an extremely odd… Read More ›
After A Splendid Lakes Festival, We’re Back In The Room!
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival proved a massive success once again this weekend, with a lot of happy memories of meeting so many talented energised comics creators – including some of the brilliant Phoenix comic crew at breakfast each morning at… Read More ›
Mags In Bags: comic creator Alexander Matthews call for “VAT on Tat”
Following up on John Freeman’s post expressing joy at seeing a child ignore all the “mag in a bag” comic/ young persons magazines in favour of the cheaper, non-bagged Beano, comic creator Alexander Matthews very kindly gave us permission to re-post… Read More ›
Comics @ Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015
The Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world’s largest literary festival which runs from 15 to 31 August 2015 in the Scottish capital’s Charlotte Square Gardens, opens its box office for ticket sales today. As in previous year’s BookFest has a selection… Read More ›
Phoenix Comic now on sale in selected Waterstones
The Phoenix Comic – the brilliant children’s comic published by David Fickling Comics – has extended its distribution a step further and is now on sale in selected Waterstones bookshops. The Phoenix is a weekly story comic for children, packed… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (18th February 2015) – Survival Geeks and Multiversity Mastermen!
Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with… Read More ›
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces comic guests, including George RR Martin
The programme for this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival was announced last week, featuring some 900 participants over two weeks, making it, probably, “the biggest book bash on Planet Earth” according to Forbidden Planet International’s Joe Gordon. There isn’t as… Read More ›
downthetubes Needs You!
Are you interested in writing about British comics? Are you a comics reviewer? Since downthetubes.net changed formats last year, we’ve seen a growing audience for our coverage of British comics. Hand in hand, that we’ve also seen a massive rise in… Read More ›