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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Destinies game launched
Out today on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, coming soon to PC
Global Entertainment Leader Skybound Entertainment Announces Public Investment Opportunity on Investment Platform Republic
Fans can now invest in the company behind several major entertainment franchises
Dead Popular: Jonathan Ross and Charlie Adlard talk “The Walking Dead”
Charlie Adlard, artist on The Walking Dead and and co-creator of many of the major characters that have been used in AMC’s hit TV show of the same name was at Waterstones in Tottenham Court Road, London on Monday, in… Read More ›
In My View: Why Comics Need Better Media Coverage
Comics publisher, artist and events organiser Shane Chebsey has launched a petition calling on the BBC to consider more regular coverage of comics as a medium. We think he has a point – the last major coverage (without 1960s Batman… Read More ›
Saga, Walking Dead top 2017 comic store books sales chart
Diamond Book Distributors has announced the top 25 best-selling graphic novels from publishers they distribute to comic shops through 2017, based on sales data gathered from their retailer network and retail partners – and it looks like US publisher Image Comics… Read More ›
Bid on some signed Walking Dead comic rarities and support a good cause!
There’s a rare chance on eBay right now to bid on some signed copies of The Walking Dead‘s Here’s Negan CGC signature series – and support a good cause. Offered by Northampton-based comic shop Close Encounters, the comics are all… Read More ›
Diamond Book Distributors Top 25 Best-Selling Graphic Novels – August 2017
Diamond Book Distributors has published its top 25 best-selling graphic novels from the publishers they distribute, based on sales data collected by Bookscan. In August, the Starfinder Core Rulebook from Paizo was the number one selling book, a science fiction… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2017: An Interview with Comics Laureate and Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard
The countdown has begun to this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (13th – 15th). We continue our “Kendal Calling” interviews with Walking Dead artist and UK Comics Laureate 2017-2019 Charlie Adlard. Charlie has been a “veteran” of the… Read More ›
Disruptor Beam Announces The Walking Dead: March to War Mobile Game
Disruptor Beam, a gaming company focused on bringing the world’s greatest entertainment franchises to mobile, has announced its plans to release a new story-driven multiplayer strategy game based on The Walking Dead. Under license from Skybound Entertainment and based on… Read More ›
ICv2: Comic Sales Slip in January
The ICV2 web site reports that comics and graphic novel sales were down 5.1 per cent versus the year ago period in January, with graphic novels trailing at a 7.77 per cent decline and comics down 3.86 per cent, according… Read More ›
Sequart’s Image Comics Documentary Released Through Shout! Factory
The Sequart Organization and Respect Films have announced that Shout! Factory has picked up their documentary, The Image Revolution, for distribution. The Image Revolution examines one of the most important and daring moves in comic book history. In 1992, a group of… Read More ›
New Comics On Sale This Week (Wednesday 11th January)
This week’s 2000AD – Prog 1963 – offers a smashing start to 2016 with an intriguing opener to the new “Judge Dredd” tale, “Ghosts”, with Dredd investigating the disappearance of children supposedly selected for Judge training. Mark Sexton‘s art is great and the… Read More ›
Star Wars Dominates Diamond’s Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors have announced the Top 500 Best-Selling Comics of 2015 sold through comic shops, including those in the UK, a year that saw Star Wars return to Marvel Comics in a big way in 2015 as Jason Aaron and… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Focus 2015: An Interview with Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard
Last year, in partnership with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, downthetubes brought you a number of interviews with creators attending the event – and we’re delighted to be able to run a series in the run up to their… Read More ›