With a stark cover from Raid71 firmly announcing the return of “Jaegir“, 2000AD Prog 2117 drops into British newsagents today – and on various digital platforms. This Prog is a mix of continuing trails laid and set up chapters, in… Read More ›
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Crowdfunding Spotlight: Beyond Milford Green
Samuel George London has just launched his Kickstarter for the sequel to his hugely-popular Milford Green graphic novel – and the Beyond Milford Green campaign looks on course to be as successful as the first, with over £2000 of the £4000… Read More ›
When “Trigan Empire” almost went Hollywood
Richard Fleischer, son of animator/producer Max Fleischer, was an American film director known for such films as The Narrow Margin (1952), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Soylent Green (1973) and The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire… Wait, what? I know… Read More ›
Brand Promotion? New Product to plug? Call a comic artist!
Back in 1984, the corn-based snack food KP Outer Spacers was rebranded as KP Alien Spacers – and to promote them, alongside TV ads, 2000AD and Bogey Man artist Robin Smith was hired to draw a series of advertorial comic… Read More ›
Lawless, Dredd-inspired comic convention, returns in May
Comic artists Ian Gibson and Jock and writers John Wagner, Alan Hebden and Alan Grant will headline this year’s Judge Dredd-inspired Lawless comic convention in Bristol this May. Lawless is an annual not for profit comic convention organised by comic… Read More ›
2000AD 2115 – Cranking up the Action!
Wrapped in a fantastic cover by Cliff Robinson and Dylan Teague, here’s another cracking issue of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic 2000AD on sale now in all good newsagents, comic shops and via various digital platforms. The new Judge Dredd story… Read More ›
Flashback Focus: Who Remembers Jerry Paris’ Bug Hunters?
By Lucas Williams For pre-teen computer game geek me of the early 1980s, artist Jerry Paris was simply the guy who did cool computer game magazine covers… but it would turn out he did great comics, too, and I was… Read More ›
Doctor Who: The Clockwise War comic collection out in April
Artist David Roach has again provided the cover for the next Panini Doctor Who comics collection, The Clockwise War, a fantastic illustration to close off the Twelfth Doctor’s adventures in Doctor Who Magazine
New 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine on sale now, plus news of first “Art of” book from Rebellion
2000AD Prog 2114 and Judge Dredd Megazine Issue 404, accompanied by the free, stunning first part of Battle Presents: Operation Overlord, are both on sale now in all good newsagents and comic shops across the UK, and across various digital… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: 2000AD Villains Take Over for Free Comic Book Day
The dastardly and the iniquitous will be taking over this year’s Free Comic Book Day when Rebellion launch the first ever 2000AD Villains Takeover! Here’s some of the nefarious pages from this one shot… To coincide with Free Comic Book Day,… Read More ›
In Pictures: Frank Hampson Centenary Exhibition at Bourne Hall
For anyone who’s not managed to make it to Southport’s The Atkinson gallery for their superb Frank Hampson – The Man Who Drew Dan Dare exhibition, then you might try and make it to Bourne Hall in Epsom, Surrey, instead. Their… Read More ›
In Memoriam: 2000AD, comic creators and fans pay tribute to artist Ron Smith
British comic creators, publishers and fans have paid tribute to Judge Dredd artist and former Spitfire pilot Ron Smith, who passed away aged 90 early yesterday
Doctor Who Adventures Special released in the UK
Celebrating the Thirteenth Doctor’s first season, Panini UK have released a new-look Doctor Who Adventures Special, on sale now in all good newsagents and supermarkets across the UK, priced £3.99, alongside the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. Aimed at 7-11-year-old… Read More ›
Panel to Panel: Dan Slott talks Doctor Who, Freefall Warriors in the spotlight
Episode #107 of the excellent Doctor Who: Panel to Panel is live – and leads with Marvel Comics writer Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four) chatting with podcast host Jeremy Bement about Doctor Who comics, history, the current season and… Read More ›
Black Max soars again in New Year 2000AD
Legendary British comics villain Black Max returned to the news stand in 2000AD last year – with some of his early adventures in Thunder and Lion from the 1970s also collected – but this week, he’s the weekly title’s cover… Read More ›
Brian Bolland “MACH 1” 2000AD cover art on offer for £6000, but concerns raised over sale
Please note this story has been updated to reflect information on the artwork from its artist, Brian Bolland. Thinking about blowing your entire comic collecting budget (and then some) for the whole of 2019 today? Well, the opportunity is here… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Campaign promotion tips from “Killtopia” creator Dave Cook
Dave Cook – the writer of cyberpunk graphic novel Killtopia – recently offered some great creating comics tips on planning the promotion of your crowdfunding campaign on his Twitter, which he has kindly given us permission to repost on downthetubes…. Read More ›
2000AD Villains Takeover Special – Full Intel Released!
In time for Free Comic Book Day in May 2019, the bad guys take over the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with a nefarious new special full of criminal capers and villainous ventures – the 2000 AD Villains Takeover Special! As we… Read More ›
Free Comic Book Day 2019 Full List of Comic Books Announced, plus a 2000AD 99p Special!
Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) 2019 features an amazing selection of comic book titles for the industry’s most anticipated annual event which happens Saturday 4th May 2019 at participating comic book shops worldwide. British publishers Rebellion and Titan Comics have… Read More ›
Transformers return in March – new comic from IDW announced
US comics publisher IDW Publishing has announced that a brand-new Transformers series will debut in March 2019 that will explore the very moment when a glorious, peaceful Cybertron begins its downward spiral into chaos. Available twice monthly, IDW’s Transformers comic will be written by Brian Ruckley,… Read More ›