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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
Dark Horse Comics brings together a stellar group of talent for an original, creator-owned series that bends genres later this year. Creator of Babylon 5 and Marvel and DC modern legend J.
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
Launching exclusively at MACC-POW! 2025 is GOOF 2, a smashing anthology of comic goodness curated by Marc Jackson, featuring strips and other fun by Hilary Barta, Tor Freeman, Mat Greaves, Asimina Hollingworth, Mister Hope, Eliza Kinkz, James Kochalka, Jim Medway, Barbara Niig, Johnny Ryan, Tom Scioli, Rachael Smith, Lew Stringer – and, of course, Marc himself! And if you think the lineup alone is amazing, wait until you see the comic itself, because it’s a real treat, packed with some great...
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
Exploring Comics and More on the Web since 1998 on • The Phoenix comic and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (LICAF) have announced the Phoenix Fest 2025 guests heading to Bowness-on-Windermere during this year’s Festival weekend, including Jess Bradley, Neil Cameron and Jamie Smart.
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
This week’s Rebellion releases include a bumper-size 2000AD Prog 2437, and Judge Dredd Megazine 481, both on sale now in all good newsagents, and some run by Volgans.
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1 week ago | 
downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Lorraine Boissoneault |Stephen Walsh
The Commando team are taking a break from the sun with the latest set of pocket war comics round to treat you to a couple of dark new stories. After all, you always appreciate the sunshine a bit more after some time in the shade… and you may want to be in the sunlight after reading “The Mud“, a chilling World War One story by new Commando Nathan Breakenridge. Commando Issues 5863 – 5866 are on sale from Thursday 19th June 2025, in all good newsagents, and from various digital platforms.
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
Exploring Comics and More on the Web since 1998 on • The latest Phil-comics auction on eBay has more than its fair share of original comic strip art on offer this week, one item revealing the origins of long-running Beano character Ivy the Terrible, as well a the usual mix of vintage annuals and British comics from across several decades, some with their free gifts, and more. For the first time, this auction also includes items direct from Beano publisher DC Thomson’s archives. Many of the...
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1 week ago | 
downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
2000AD artist Ian Richardson will be signing at the upcoming Manchester Comic & Sci-Fi Fair organised by Golden Orbit on Saturday 28th June, from 11.00am. Ian is a comic book penciller, inker and cover artist, best known for his work across several publishers, working on titles from 2000AD, Image Comics, Marvel UK/Panini, Dark Horse Comics and Zenescope Entertainment, among others.
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
Exploring Comics and More on the Web since 1998 on • British Army veteran, writer and cartoonist Clive Ward is publishing a new comic, ENDEX, aimed squarely at members of the military.
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downthetubes.net | John Freeman |Stephen Walsh |Keith Page
With the BBC recently inviting animation companies to tender for a new animated version of Doctor Who for CBeebies, akin in format, perhaps, to global hit Bluey, there’s inevitably been interest in past animated projects that never got off the ground.
