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3 weeks ago | cruciblecomic.substack.com | John Freeman

Once again, Doctor Who shoots for the moon even if, in this case, it has fallen to Earth at the entrance to the Pier Pavilion in Penarth, the Cardiff-adjacent seaside resort that has previously provided locations for Doctor Who and its spin-offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Here the pier-front is masquerading as a cinema exterior in 1950’s Miami. Doctor Who hasn’t become an end-of-the pier show - at least not yet. In fact, I am going to front-load this review with candyfloss positivity.

3 weeks ago | cruciblecomic.substack.com | John Freeman

25th April was officially named Anzac Day in 1916, which today includes remembrance of all Australians killed in military operations. So what better time of year to offer new Commando adventures starring Australian heroes, alongside two classic archive tales? Commando Issues 5847-5850, published by DC Thomson, are on sale from Thursday 24th April 2025. Wartime adventures set at sea have a bit of a reputation for being a hard sell.

1 month ago | cruciblecomic.substack.com | John Freeman

Family time last week meant skipping last week’s weekly roundup of downthetubes top news items, but it didn’t stop the news coming, of course, including, this week, reaction to US President Trump’s new tariffs on US imports and how they will impact comic publishers and retailers. As yet, there don’t seem to be many positives.

2 months ago | cruciblecomic.substack.com | John Freeman

Work on upgrading downthetubes continues behind the scenes, but in the meantime we’re back publishing as many comic-related news, and other media-related items we hope will be of interest.

2 months ago | cruciblecomic.substack.com | John Freeman

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