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johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:00 +0100

Regularly updated, our news blog features British comics and comic creator news...

British Comics Events

johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:19:20 +0100

Last updated: 2/6/09: Details of upcoming conventions and more in the UK and Ireland, plus links to other comics events listings on the InterWeb

Bristol Comics Festival 2009 Report

johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:50 +0100

First published 16/5/09: Even if you weren't there, you've probably heard by now that due to the knock on effects of the global credit crunchie this year's Bristol Comics Expo was a slightly reduced affair. This might seem a shame, especially given that this was the event's tenth birthday, but David Bailie reveals smaller is sometimes better...

A Cold Day at Marvel UK

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:40 +0100

First published 16/5/09: Panini UK released its first collection of Doctor Who strips featuring the Seventh Doctor, played on TV by Sylvester McCoy, in May 2009. Here, creators who worked on the strips featured in A Cold Day in Hell, edited by Richard Starkings (who was interviewed for the collection), remember their contribution to the Time Lord's enduring comics mythos...

Artist Interview: Keith Page

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:30 +0100

First published 16/4/09: Keith Page is one of the regular interior and cover artists on DC Thomson’s Commando as well as writing and illustrating the Dan Dare prequel Rocket Pilot in Spaceship Away. Jeremy Briggs talks to Keith about his varied career for downthetubes...

downthetubes Forum

johnfreeman6-downthetubes@yahoo.co.uk — Sun, 17 May 2009 11:00:20 +0100

A place for British comics fans to meet and discuss British comics past, present and future, post web links and enjoy comics.