Trigan Empire art by Don Lawrence Early issues of TV Century 21, Thunderbirds sweet cigarette cards, copies of Tornado, artwork by Don Lawrence, Ken Reid, John Bolton, Dudley Watkins and others are just some of the auction lots in the… Read More ›
TV Century 21
Gerry Anderson Walks For Alzheimer’s Research
On 28 June 2012 television and film producer, writer and director Gerry Anderson went public with his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease to promote the launch of the Alzheimer’s Society charity sponsored Memory Walks. He will always be associated with the… Read More ›
British ‘My Favorite Martian’ strips to be reprinted
Fans of the 1960s comedy My Favorite Martian are in for a treat next year, when US publisher Hermes Press publishes a complete collection of the strips that featured in Britain’s TV Century 21, most drawn by the legendary Bill… Read More ›
In the Spotlight: Ron Embleton
One of our most popular and talented artists, Ron Embleton – whose work is getting major promotion this month over at the Book Palace web site’s Illustration Art Gallery – began drawing as a young boy, at 12 winning a… Read More ›
Signup Books Century 21: Menace from Space line-up revealed
Some great strips lined up for the next Century 21 collection
Comic Book Auctions celebrates 20th birthday with mammoth catalogue
The Autumn 2011 auction at British auction house Comic Book Auctions opened for bidding today (12th August) and closes on Tuesday 6th September and includes the original file copies of the first volume of Eagle and a copy of TV… Read More ›
Frank Hampson Dan Dare art in latest Compal Auction
Dan Dare original colour artwork by Frank Hampson for Eagle Vol. 7 No. 41 1956. Rogue Planet story. Like many Dan Dare cover artworks from the Hampson studio this board had some panels re-configurated to fit the format for publication… Read More ›
Dalek creator Terry Nation celebrated in new book
Aurum Press release The Man Who Invented Daleks later this month (25th May), focusing on the life of script writer and author Terry Nation, and includes background on the creation of the Dalek comic strips for TV Century 21 and… Read More ›
Motton’s Memories: An Interview with one of Dan Dare’s early writers
Thanks to a chance discovery on the Internet, downthetubes is pleased to be able to present a rare interview with comics writer David Motton, whose career spanned three decades of British comics publishing, but is probably best known for his… Read More ›
Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds art, Commando Issue 1 in comics auction
The Winter 2010 auction at British auction Compalcomics includes another Frank Bellamy Thunderbirds board and is sure to attract strong bids from his legion of fans. The company’s last catalogue in September saw a 1968 Thunderbirds board by Frank Bellamy from… Read More ›