“The Emperor” came across some cracking early Rogue Trooper art and concepts by Dave Gibbons on eBay
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ROK Comics releases first iPad audio comic, Team MOBILE
ROK Comics, Britain’s dedicated mobile comics publisher, has published its first originated audio comic title for the iPad – TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. Featuring a fully authored audio soundtrack and its own theme tune, TEAM M.O.B.I.L.E. is the exciting story of teenage… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From Scripting and Art Droid David Baillie
Name: David Baillie Currently working on: I’ve actually just this second finished a new script for 2000AD, which was as much fun as it always is. (I still occasionally pinch myself to check that the last few years haven’t just… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From feature droid and writer Scott Montgomery
Marking 2000AD’s 35th birthday, comic industry contributors recall favourite moments
Starblazer Covered
Regular downthetubes readers will recall we published some features about DC Thomson’s much-missed SF digest comic Starblazer on downthetubes some time ago, including a checklist of the title. The section orginally kicked off with a feature by Jeremy Briggs called… Read More ›
Signup Books Century 21: Menace from Space line-up revealed
Some great strips lined up for the next Century 21 collection
Doctor Who and Comics at The Cartoon Museum
David Baillie reports on the opening of the new Doctor Who show… (no, not the TV show, that’s not back until the end of August. Do keep up…) – at the Cartoon Museum in London… I’ve been in love with… Read More ›
Sneek Peek: Century 21 books return
Thunderbirds set to blast back onto bookshelves!
“Lou Scannon” debuts with werewolf opener
Doctor Who and Transformers colourist Kris Carter is a man juggling many projects and one of them is an independently-produced sci-fi comedy comic, Lou Scannon, written and drawn by him and his friend Dan Harris. The first issue, ‘The… Read More ›
Doctor Who Classics: Planet of the Dead re-mastered
US publisher IDW is currently publishing early Doctor Who stories from the Seventh Doctor era and the latest issue, on sale now in the US, features a rather special anniversary story by none other than myself and the wonderfully talented… Read More ›
Zombies? British Comics have been there, done that back in 1979…
Prompted by the hit US TV show, there’s plenty of interest in The Walking Dead, drawn by Britain’s very own Charlie Adlard and published by Image Comics. Indeed, it seems comic fans just can’t get enough zombies at the moment,… Read More ›
Preview: Markosia’s The Indifference Engine by Dethan, Carey
Cy Dethan and Robert Carey’s new project, The Indifference Engine, is set to be released soon by publishers Markosia. The team on the book have kindly sent us a review copy of this tightly-written multi-universe-spanning adventure tale — and it’s… Read More ›
Warners nabs Dan Dare, Sam Worthington to star
Exciting Dan Dare film news!
First 2000AD Dredd cover to go under the hammer
Judge Dredd hits the big time
Doctor Who graphic novels range cancelled?
Speculation is rife on the future of Panini’s Doctor Who comics collections today, after news broke that the planned release of The Crimson Hand – featuring Tenth Doctor David Tennant’s last comics adventures – had been cancelled. Sheffield based store… Read More ›
Southport College Celebrates Eagle Anniversary
Southport College is hosting to a Dan Dare exhibition celebrating 60 years of Eagle
Meet Gerry Anderson
A special signing announced
Century 21 Collection News – Volume Four on course
New thrills for Anderson fans!
Dan Dare Movie in the works?
Dan Dare movie rumours…
Spaceship Away Soars Again
The latest issue of Spaceship Away, the science fiction comics magazine inspired by and featuring the original Dan Dare has just gone to the printers and will be on sale in all its usual outlets, and online, soon. This issue,… Read More ›