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Illustrators 49, the latest in Book Palace Books brilliant series of quarterly publications, is available now, a special giant-size issue that includes a fascinating history of the original comic that inspired…

https://downthetubes.net/illustrators-49-spotlights-the-art-of-frank-cho-the-eternaut/

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Book Palace Books are running a special online auction “From the Vaults of The Book Palace” in partnership with Catawiki, ending later today (Tuesday 2nd December 2025)

https://downthetubes.net/book-palace-books-exclusive-original-art-auction-ends-tonight/

i want softness for everyone who knows the sharp edges of life

Giant-Size Criminal #1 is out on Wednesday, with variant covers from @panelsyndicate.bsky.social @duncanfegredo.bsky.social and @jhwilliams3.bsky.social

Out next week!
Giant Size CRIMINAL #1 is a new story, a great refresher/intro to the Brubaker and Phillips world of crime stories, in anticipation of the new Pr!me show. If you get it from OK Comics you could win a piece of original art by @seanphillips.bsky.social .
okcomics.co.uk/products/pre...

Glory Knight, Time Travel Courier was a weekly strip running in June and Schoolfriend 1970-71 drawn by John M Burns. @davidmcdonald.bsky.social of Hibernia Comics has announced that the strip will be collected late next year!

www.hiberniacomics.com

This year has been our busiest year yet- we published three very different books.

Stock of The Editors Cut and The Running Man is now less than thirty of each left, and Lost Treasures is less than 90.
Get these now while you can, because they will sell out. Buy them here now- hiberniacomics.com

A 2017 Modesty Blaise commission by John M Burns - pencils and inks. Even though he was sacked from drawing the daily newspaper strip after two and a bit stories and professed to hate the character, he did dozens of book covers, commissions and sketches for decades afterwards.

I reposted @davidmcdonald.bsky.social's post about the found copies of Lost Treasures earlier but didn't have time to eloborate on them. Children of the Stars was drawn by John M Burns in 1970. The book also contains The Long Way Home drawn by Jesus Blasco.

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I found a box with a literally a handful of Lost Treasure 1, with art by John M Burns and Jesús Blasco!
I'm offering them for sale as a pack with our newly released Lost Treasure 2, with art by Don Lawrence, Ron Embleton and Jesus Blasco, they are available to buy here -

www.hiberniacomics.com

The VERY limited reprint of the Tower King is available now here - www.hiberniacomics.com
Reprinted from the new Eagle, this classic story by Alan Hebden and José Ortiz is our most requested reprint and here it is. Grab it now!

It's Friday, treat yourself! Buy Lost Treasure here- www.hiberniacomics.com
How good was Ron Embleton !!
Pictured is his cover to 'The Secret of the Trolls' that appears in our latest 'Lost Treasures' collection. Give it a go, it's probably the best illustrated comic you will buy this year!

This weekend!

We'll be at Thought Bubble! 2000AD Hall, booth D12 & D13!

Come and say hello! T-shirts and prints will be available (and anything else we can cobble together at the last minute!).

@thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social

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Thought Bubble Comic Convention is going to be massive this weekend in Harrogate, and it’s been impossible for us to keep up with everything that’s going to get launched, promoted, or make headlines: but here’s a random roundup…

https://downthetubes.net/in-brief-a-random-thought-bubble-spotlight/

I’ll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this weekend, table C53 in the @2000ad.bsky.social hall. I’ll be bringing plenty of books to sign and some original art too.

Any fans of Don Lawrence, Ron Embleton or Jesus Blasco out there?
Lost Treasures reprints prime comic art by these masters, out now from Hibernia!
Only available to buy here- hiberniacomics.com
More information here www.facebook.com/share/1BVhE6...

The team behind a planned collection of the newspaper strip “Eartha”, by Donne Avenell and John M. Burns, are still looking for five more pieces of original art. If you have any of the attached, please e-mail johnmburnsart@googlemail.com | downthetubes news story downthetubes.net/comic-art-ap...

Don't know but I'll see you there. With the amount of books you've done it'll need to be a big table.

We're still looking for five more pieces of art for an Eartha collection. Below are the published clippings of the instalments required. If you can help, please DM me or contact johnmburnsart@googlemail.com 2/2

We're still looking for five more pieces of art for an Eartha collection. Below are the published clippings of the instalments required. If you can help, please DM me or contact johnmburnsart@googlemail.com 1/2

A panel detail from an original instalment of Eartha illustrated by John M Burns. This appeared in the News of the World Sunday magazine in 1982. Book collection coming in 2026.

Happy Halloween!

Hannah Fry, Caitlin Moran, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss.

@dylanteague.bsky.social

Dylan, see the latest post.

For those of you who didn't / couldn't back the Zetari book on Kickstarter, if you still want a copy of the main book and / or the black and white bookazine, here's your chance. The remaining copies are now for sale on the AUK website.

auk.direct?s=zetari&id=...

The deleted scene from Jaws was the first image I ever saw in newspapers in the summer of 1975. Didn't see the film until Boxing Day.

Any update on the book?

Pen and ink "doodles" by John M Burns

I’ve always loved comics, always loved books and now I hold in my hands one containing work by one of my favourite artists that I helped to make. Thank you again to @eatonjones.bsky.social and @roberthammond.bsky.social for letting me into their world. Roll on Eartha – no wait, that sounds rude...