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In Review: Zarjaz Issue 39

Featuring cover art by none other than 2000AD‘s Dave Taylor himself, the latest issue of the not-for-profit fanzine Zarjaz – Issue 39 – is available now from FutureQuake Press, with another fine mix of strips from a range of comic creators. Zarjaz 39 – Cover by Dave Taylor Published by FutureQuake Press, Zarjaz 39 sees Halo Jones join the roster of strips as the Robomonkey147 and artist Daniel…

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sentinel #4 set to send you screaming!

After three successful and critically lauded issues, it’s time for the independently-published British “digest size” comic Sentinel to move into the horror genre with a new take on British girls comics horror stories.

Seeking backing now on Kickstarter, “Misty Moore” is a 64-page, black and white, square bound comic in the style of DC Thomson Media’s Commando title, featuring a complete story.

The team at Birmingham-based Shrieeek Comic are back seeking support for SHRIEEEK! #3: Those Pesky Kids – the latest issue of their horror anthology

The team at Birmingham-based Shrieeek Comic are back seeking support for SHRIEEEK! #3: Those Pesky Kids – the latest issue of their horror anthology – and have already smashed their modest Kickstarter target. SHRIEEEK! #3: Those pesky kids cover by Dell Barras and David Metcalfe-Carr The third issue of SHRIEEEK! offers new stories and new creators to the project – and a great collection of…

Ed Doyle and Alan Holloway have just teased the cover of the second issue of their tabloid comic, Falcon, out later this year

Lawless: The Bunker set to delivers great day of comics today

Don’t miss Lawless: The Bunker online today, Saturday 15th May 2021, which features a smashing line-up of comic related panels with comic creators and more. As part of this free virtual event, at 12 noon Tony Foster of Comic Scene hosts “History of British Comics” with me, John Freeman, in my capacity as publisher of downthetubes.net, Steve Holland of Bear Alley Books, Paul Gravett (and of Great…

Sentinel: Bringing Back The Sci-Fi (And More) Of Classic Brit-Comics

Sentinel delivers 64 pages of digest-sized action, mixing up the genres each time but always delivering one whole story every issue – it’s raw and rough but it’s also a load of fun and packs in plenty of great reading. (more…)

Crowdfunding Spotlight: Sentinel Issue Seven: Hell on Harry Howson

After the rousing success of the sixth issue of Sentinel, the silly and stupendous story “Bad Kitty”, the team behind the pocket digest-sized comic are bringing back the stars of their very first issue for Issue Seven – space couriers Doyle, Braddock and RHLSTP. “Issue One was such a hit and we loved doing it, so another rousing buddy action comedy was just asking to be made,” explains writer…