#black max

Haunting Hallowe’en: the Misty & Scream Special returns!

Wrapped in a gorgeous cover is by Andrea Bulgarelli, the Misty & Scream Special returns next month, just in time for Hallowe’en, with another 52-page anthology stuffed with scares to create a new generation from British horror fans!

The Prince of Darkness comes face to face with an old foe in “The Dracula Files” from Cavan Scott and Vincenzo Riccardi; Black Beth’s quest for vengeance continues…

Black Max soars again in New Year 2000AD

Legendary British comics villain Black Max returned to the news stand in 2000AD last year – with some of his early adventures in Thunder and Lion from the 1970s also collected – but this week, he’s the weekly title’s cover star, thanks to Tiernen Trevallion!

Black Max features in the latest terrific episode of “Fiends of the Eastern Front“, and it’s definitely a cracker of a tale, fast developing…

The 2018 Scream and Misty Special – Cover Artist Spotlight!

Scream & Misty Special 2018 – Cover by Kyle Hotz Misty and Scream Special 2018 – Variant Cover by Lenka Šimečková

Rebellion are offering pre-orders of this year’s  Scream & Misty Special, no doubt acutely aware that newsagents didn’t carry enough stock of last year’s edition, which included first sight of the heroes now starring in the much more widely-distributed superhero special, The Vigilant.

Classic “Scream” and “Misty” comics unite for Hallowe’en Special!

Rebellion, publisher of 2000AD, has begun soliciting orders for a Scream & Misty Hallowe’en Special through comic shop distributor Diamond, promising new stories starring classic characters from two much-loved British comics published in the 1970s and 80s. Wrapped in a cover by Henry Flint, we’re to be treated to the return of wo of Britain’s best-loved supernatural comics , resurrected and…

Black Max Volume No.1 - Treasury of British Comics collection from Rebellion.

These stories are reprinted from Thunder comic 7th Oct 1970 to 13 March 1971,

Thunder & Lion comic 20 March 1971 to 8 May 1971,

Here's the downthetubes guide to announced 2024 releases from 2000AD and Treasury of British Comics publisher Rebellion.

A guide to all announced 2000AD and Treasury of British Collections and Specials for 2024 so far. Links where available are AmazonUK Affiliate Links – using these helps support downthetubes, thank you – but of course all these books will be available from comic shops, book shops and Rebellion direct – and the 2000AD and Treasury web shops offer exclusive editions, unavailable elsewhere. Please…

Blistering “Black Max” art by Chris Weston up for auction on eBay

Artist Chris Weston’s take on the Thunder comic character “Black Max”, commissioned for the Someone Old, Someone New blog back in 2011. Black Max © Rebellion

A cracking piece of art by Chris Weston starring British villain Black Max, who first appeared in Thunder in the 1970s, but whose adventures continue to this day thanks to his revival in 2000AD and elsewhere, is up for sale on eBay.

Bids…