Yes, we know we haven’t even had Easter yet, but look at this Christmas treat!
Roy Thomas
Alter Ego spotlights the career of MAD magazine’s Angelo Torres
Alter Ego turns its attention onto an EC Comics and MAD magazine legend
In Memoriam: Comics Writer and Editor Richard Ashford
Alan Woollcombe pays tribute to an unsung hero of British comics fandom
Marvel celebrates Iron Fist 50th anniversary with new collection of early stories
Iron Fist is 50 years old next year, and Marvel is celebrating!
Shout it from the treetops! Tarzan comic collections heading your way from Dark Horse and Dynamite Entertainment in 2022
Tarzan of the Apes comic collections aplenty are heading your way in 2022!
Folio Society’s “Marvel Heroes” collections earn London publisher comic collector acclaim
They definitely aren’t cheap, but these Marvel superhero collections look impressive…
John Buscema’s Black Panther-focused homage to Will Eisner’s “The Spirit” for “The Avengers” up for auction
A classic Marvel splash page is attracting bids of over $30,000…
In the Spotlight: “Storm” by Martin Lodewijk and Don Lawrence
With Rebellion‘s welcome announcement of mass-market Trigan Empire collections, launching next year, it’s perhaps no surprise that some fans of artist Don Lawrence are also wondering if this might also pave the way for a similar release for the science… Read More ›
Taschen’s “Stan Lee Story” gets unlimited XXL release
First published as a signed Collector’s Edition costing £1750 a copy, that sold out within a week, Taschen’s Stan Lee Story is now available as an unlimited XXL edition, priced a tad more modestly. An unparalleled account of the life… Read More ›
ComicScene Issue Three – out now!
The third issue of the award-winning ComicScene is on sale now, in selected high street newsagents and all good comic shops (Thursday 25th April)
Portsmouth Comic Con team hint at 2020 show in the works as second event nears
It’s only six weeks until the second Portsmouth Comic Con and its two content producers, Joel Meadows and Andrew Colman, have been talking about the upcoming event, and plans for the future… downthetubes: Were you surprised by the reaction to… Read More ›
IDW Publishing heads to Portsmouth to celebrate 20th Anniversary
2019 marks a milestone 20th anniversary for US publisher IDW Publishing, perhaps best known for its Transformers, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles and, more recently, its creator-owned imprint Black Crown. Part of the company’s celebrations will be taking place at… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Gateway City Volume One by Russell Mark Olson
Regular readers of downthetubes will recall we’ve previously plugged the independent comic Gateway City created by Russell Mark Olson – and now the first four issues are to be collected into a new collection, accompanied by extra pages, new art… Read More ›
Taschen’s The Marvel Age of Comics 1961–1978 by Roy Thomas released
It was an age of mighty heroes, misunderstood monsters, and complex villains. With the publication of Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961, comics giant Marvel inaugurated a transformative era in pop culture. Through the next two decades, the Hulk, Spider-Man,… Read More ›
Titan Comics new Elric collection hits bookshops today
Titan Comics fifth volume of the classic comic adaptation of Michael Moorcock‘s bestselling fantasy saga Elric – The Vanishing Tower – goes on sale in all good bookshops today. With his reluctant companion Moonglum in tow, the albino emperor embarks… Read More ›