Here’s our guide to new comics and graphic on sale in British comic shops today (Wednesday 20th May 2015), complementing our monthly list of new British graphic novels and comic collections (May 2015 list here). Top of the list… Read More ›
Superhero Comics
Sneak Preview: Titan Comics Cap Stone Concludes with #6
Out this week from Titan Comics are the concluding episodes of not one but two astounding series – Cap Stone and Mono. These issues mark the end of the first epic collaboration between Titan Comics and Madefire. Cap Stone #6 is written by Liam Sharp and Christina… Read More ›
First Age Comics Top Ten Titles – 8th May 2015
Diamond has its top selling US comic lists, and so do the big London comic shops and many others. So here at downthetubes, we thought it high time we had our own Top Ten Comics chart documenting top sellers… Read More ›
Netflix Daredevil series renewed
Streaming network Netflix has ordered a second season of Daredevil, which will debut in 2016 along with a number of other Marvel dramas. The series debuted in the UK last month and has proved a critical success with fans of the… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Captain Stone Issue 5 by Christina McCormack and Liam Sharp
On sale today in all good comic ships is Captain Stone #5 from Titan Comics, one of the latest titles springing from their partnership with digital publisher Madefire. Written by Christina McCormack and Liam Sharp with art and cover by… Read More ›
Marvel’s “Ant-Man” Heads to the UK in July
Heroes don’t get any bigger with the new trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man, which debuts in the UK on Friday 17th July, the same weekend as the London Film and Comic Con. (I’ve been delaying posting this in the hope… Read More ›
Call For Papers: The Superhero Project: First Global Meeting
The 1st Global Conference on Superheroes will take place between Monday 7th September and Wednesday 9th September 2015 at Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom – and has just issued the following Call For Papers. ________________________________________ “Superman! Champion of the oppressed, the physical… Read More ›
Sneak Preview: Newstreet versus The Accelerati
Newstreet versus The Accelerati Written by Matthew Craig Art by Steve Roberts Lettering fonts courtesy of blambot.com Published by WaterCooler Comix The Story: A round the world ticket in his mother’s will took shy forensic IT specialist Rajesh Ramani to… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Herb Trimpe, co-creator of Captain Britain
Fans of legendary comics artist Herb Trimpe, the co-creator of Captain Britain and one of the first artists to draw Wolverine, have rushed to pay tribute to him. Herb Trimpe, whose death was announced yesterday by his cousin… Read More ›
Propelled to Create: An Interview with Comics Writer Ricardo Mo
I’ve been following the releases of a crime comic called Propeller on Comixology, produced by writer Ricardo Mo with art by Alberto Muriel, a gorgeous black and white story with a twist, mashing up the 1950s crime story vibe with a… Read More ›