We’re sorry, but we’ve had to come up with a cunning plan…
Site Announcements
downthetubes: An Apology
We’re having issues. We’re sorry. But we have a backup news service.
Site Announcement: HAL has Spoken
Under the bonnet changes in progress this week
ComicScene Awards 2025 Winners Announced – Thank You For Your Support
Thanks for voting us Best Comics Media
We Apologise for Our Hiatus
The enemy was defeated, but not without cost…
Site Announcement: Permalinks issue persistently breaking site
Our site keeps disappearing into a black hole. Sorry.
Site Changes at downthetubes
Due to rising costs of maintaining the site, I’m now running Google Ads to help cover costs.
Merry Christmas from downthetubes!
Happy Christmas from Roy of the Rovers and gang, a classic Christmas cover from 1971
Temporary Changes…
Site issues – tech team called!
Knock me down with a kipper! downthetubes is 20 years old in… October!
Well, I’ve got egg all over my face this morning. Ever striving to bring accurate reports on the world of comics (largely, at present, British comics) and more, marking major events where we can between the demands of various editing… Read More ›
downthetubes Site Update in progress
We’re doing some behind the scenes maintenance on downthetubes, which means there won’t be as many posts as usual here for the next few days. In the mean time, for your British comics news fix (and other distractions), we’ve reignited… Read More ›
Oh,Oh,Oh,Oh,Oh! Happy Birthday Mr Freeman!
It’s a significant birthday for our publisher…