Independent comic creators, small press publishers, retailers and internationally renowned guests will come together for ...

Born in Yorkshire, Paul Sample (17th February 1947 – 27th January 2026), who lived in Shropshire, worked as an illustrator for over 30 years, training at both Bradford College of Art and Central ...

A free exhibition of cartoonist and illustrator Sir Quentin Blake ‘s memories of the 1951 Festival of Britain at London’s ...

Launched on downthetubes back in 2022, this unofficial, not-for-profit Doctor Who comic strip “ Terror from the Deep ” is ...

We’re sorry to report the passing of science fiction artist extraordinaire Bob Layzell, his death announced this week by his ...

If you’ve not really seen or owned any original comic artwork before, there’s an item in the latest Phil-Comics eBay auction – a copy of Wonder comic, published in 1945, that nicely demonstrates how ...

The Catalyst, first published by Scion in 1951, is classic science fiction: explorers bring a mysterious rock from Mercury to ...

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the ...

Regular readers of downthetubes will know we’ve regularly featured David Robertson ‘s eclectic but enjoyable anthology comics ...

• Jean-Baptiste Bernard, presenting his work “Sino-French Graphic Novels: negotiating heritages, inventing identities.” 3.15 – 4.45pm Tuesday, 24th February 2026, the Seminar Room 331, Raised Faculty ...

Artist Neil Cole, curator of The Museum of Classic SciFi in Allendale Northumberland, has just published his latest retrospective – a short guide to the history of that most marvellous space hero, ...

A concept artist, character designer in the game industry, comic artist and illustrator, who graduated from Vietnam ...