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downthetubes among nominees in ComicScene Awards 2024

Voting has begun in the ComicScene Awards 2024, and downthetubes is among the nominees, included in the category of Best Comic Media, alongside a wide range of other sites and podcasts now featuring British comics coverage

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Dredd vs the Dark Judges. Art by Greg Staples

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Charlotte Corday on the move

The Charlotte Corday web presence will be absorbed into downthetubes in April 2024

The Charlotte Corday web presence will be absorbed into downthetubes in April 2024. This site is no longer being updated. Head over to the site there for news about the character, her stories, and other projects by Keith Page and Stephen Walsh

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FML, new creator-owned series from Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López, promoted with ingenious guerrilla marketing

Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López new creator-owned project FML, launching November from Dark Horse Comics, is getting promoted in all sorts of unexpected ways

Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López new creator-owned project FML, launching November from Dark Horse Comics, is getting promoted in all sorts of unexpected ways. US publisher Dark Horse Comics announced FML earlier this week, a surreal coming-of-age single-issue series from writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Captain Marvel) and artist…

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Coming Soon: 1949, a stunning SF thriller by Dustin Weaver

Out in June, you don’t want to miss 1949 by Dustin Weaver, an SF thriller on its way from US publisher, Image Comics

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In Memoriam: Comic artist and Crypto comic pioneer, José Delbo

We're sorry to report the passing of Argentinian-born artist José Delbo, whose many credits from the 1960s onwards included Billy the Kid, The Beatles "Yellow Submarine", Wonder Woman, Transformers and Thundercats

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Supacell soars on Netflix, hits #1 spot in UK

Musician and writer Rapman's South London-based superhero mini series, Supacell, has proven a hit on streaming service Netflix

Musician and writer Rapman‘s South London-based superhero mini series, Supacell, has proven a hit on streaming service Netflix, hitting the Number Two spot behind the third season of Bridgerton, over the week 24th – 30th June 2024, then rising to the Number One spot for TV shows on the UK stream this week. In the series, starring Tosin Cole (who played companion Ryan Sinclair in Doctor Who),…

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Latest 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine crossover event launches today

The 2000AD–Judge Dredd Megazine “Nordland Rising”, Rebellion’s annual crossover over its the two newsstand adventure titles, launches today

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In Memoriam: Comic Artist John M. Burns

We’re very sorry to report the passing of British comic artist John M. Burns, perhaps best known for his work on 2000AD and Look-In.

We’re very sorry to report the passing of British comic artist John M. Burns, perhaps best known for his work on 2000AD and Look-In. John passed away peacefully, in hospital on Friday 29th December. He had been ill for some time, and announced his retirement from comics last year. Announcing the legendary British comic artist’s passing on the John M Burns Art Facebook Group administrator Colin…

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Southend Film Festival offers big screen outing of “Thunderbirds are Go”

Southend Film Festival is offering a rare chance to see the Thunderbirds are Go on the big screen next month

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In Memoriam: Comic Artist and Writer Ian Gibson

We're sorry to report Ian Gibson, perhaps best known for his work on 2000AD, passed on in the early hours of Monday 11th December 2023, after a long illness

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Can you help support downthetubes?

I'm John Freeman, publisher of the web site, downthetubes - and I'll cut straight to the chase. I’m sorry to ask - but I need your help

I’m John Freeman, publisher of the web site, downthetubes – and I’ll cut straight to the chase. I’m sorry to ask – but I need your help. As you know, downthetubes is a comic site primarily promoting British comics, my work complemented by contributions from a fantastic team of volunteers. It’s been running for over 25 years now, and has a little bit of income from ads and affiliates, and we have…

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Doctor Who: Black Sun Rising coming our way in October, featuring Alan Moore-penned tales

Following up on the imminent release of the first volume of Doctor Who Back-Up Tales from the pages of Doctor Who Weekly comes word the second volume will be released in October

Following up on the imminent release of the first volume of Doctor Who Back-Up Tales from the pages of Doctor Who Weekly comes word the second volume will be released on 1st October 2024. Doctor Who: Black Sun Rising: The Complete Doctor Who Back-Up Tales Volume 2 includes back-up strips by creators including Steve Moore, David Lloyd, John Stokes, Paul Neary and Mick McMahon – and the “Black…

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My Adventures with Superman lands at Channel 4

Warner Bros. My Adventures with Superman is heading to Channel 4, launching next week

Warner Bros. My Adventures with Superman is heading to Channel 4, launching next week, Friday 20th October. This joyous, anime-styled take on the Superman story is a serialised coming-of-age story that’s earned plenty of praise from fans of the DC Comics character. Catch up with twenty-somethings Clark Kent (voiced by The Boys star Jack Quaid), the bright and driven Lois Lane (Alice Lee), and…

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Ark: The Animated Series debuts in North America on Paramount+, ahead of international release

Paramount+ has released the first six episodes of “Ark: The Animated Series”, an all-new original series based on the hit adventure video game “ARK: Survival Evolved”

Paramount+ has released the first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series, an all-new original series co-written by comics writer Marguerite Bennett (Bombshells, Josie and the Pussycats, InSeXts, Animosity) and Kendall Deacon Davis, an animation and gaming luminary who honed his craft on Microsoft’s Halo 4, and the BAFTA-nominated Wolf Among Us. Based on the hit adventure video game ARK:…

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British creators Liam Sharp, Richard Starkings and Bryan Talbot, among 2024 Eisner Award nominees

Comic-Con International announced the 2024 nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards last week, and once again, there are many British creators among them, including Liam Sharp, Richard Starkings, and Bryan Talbot and Zoe Thorogood