20% off everything birthday sale at seanphillips.bigcartel.com for all of January. Use code JAN2026 at checkout.

John M Burns. 11th March 1938 - 29th December 2023. Two years ago today. C'mon @mrbensmith.bsky.social , any chance of 2026 bringing us a collection / compilation of John's work?

A card John painted for the John M Burns Facebook group in 2022. Happy Christmas!

I REALLY hate to ask - and normally I don't - but our boiler died this morning so any purchases you could make through either Bandcamp or Vinted wld be much appreciated, thx. (The money's a moot point as I suspect we won't be able to get a plumber out this side of New Year. Gonna be a cold Xmas,,,)

Book Palace have a discount deal ahead of Yuletide see alt text for full info | 30% OFF our Sale Section! - mailchi.mp/8b93e6f02890...

Judge Anderson.

A character John M Burns said he wished he'd been able to do (he submitted a sample strip after Frank Bellamy died) - Garth. Martin Asbury got the job.

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/

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/

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. www.hiberniacomics.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

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

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 [email protected] | downthetubes news story downthetubes.net/comic-art-ap...

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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!

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=...

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...

Does anyone have a good quality clipping of E36 from Eartha published in the News of the World Sunday magazine 1981-82? As you can see, the one we have is ripped. Many thanks. This is for the Eartha collection featuring art by John M Burns.

Just read the amazing #Zetari Kickstarter project from @dortmunder6040.bsky.social where the fantastic art of #johnmburns has been lovingly restored into a truly gorgeous edition. If you're a fan (why would you not be!) you have to get this!

The Zetari Kickstarter books are packed and ready to go. Make sure you've updated your delivery address. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

I just realised I've never posted any photos of John on this page. Consider that rectified.

There are a couple of updates on the Zetari Kickstarter page. The books are ready. If you backed it, be sure to log in and supply your final address. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zet...

The Sweeney is 50 years old this year. John M Burns did this illustration for an article in the UK magazine Reveille in 1978.

This is Eartha. Her adventures appeared in the News of the World Sunday magazine 1981-82 painted by John M Burns. We're putting a book collection together and are still looking for some of the original art. Please get in touch if you have any either here or at [email protected]

Love this illustration of Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin.

Those of you who backed the Zetari Special Edition book on Kickstarter should have received an update. I had the pleasure of going through a PDF of the finished version and obviously I'm biased but @roberthammond.bsky.social has done an amazing job on restoration, lettering and book design.

John M Burns' few projects with American publishers were not happy experiences. One was Sable and Fortune for Marvel in 2006. An intended six issue arc ended up being three and a cover for issue 4.

Only nine followers needed to get the nice round number of 10k! Here’s a detail of something I’m working on that I’m not allowed to show…

We’re sorry to report Bosnian comic book publisher, distributor, and rights agent Ervin Rustemagic, founder and head of the international art agency Strip Art Features, passed away in July

Apart from the piece sold through Heritage Auctions in 2017, 6 pieces of original Eartha art by John M Burns are unaccounted for. These are the original published clippings for the missing instalments E9, E10, E11, E13, E18, E31. If you can help, please e-mail [email protected] 2/2

Apart from the piece sold through Heritage Auctions in 2017, 6 pieces of original Eartha art by John M Burns are unaccounted for. These are the original published clippings for the missing instalments E9, E10, E11, E13, E18, E31. If you can help, please e-mail [email protected] 1/2

Still looking for hi-res scans of original Eartha art by John M Burns for a book collection. This one, E41 sold on Heritage Auctions in 2017. If you have it or know who has and would be able to help, please contact me at [email protected] Thank you

I'm trying to locate the original art for these Nikolai Dante pages by John M Burns. They're both from the story Usurper which appeared in 2000AD Prog 1487 May 2006. Please DM me if you have any info or contact [email protected]. Thank you.

Thanks to @johnfreeman.bsky.social for scanning these gorgeous pages from a leaflet entitled Looking After Yourself in Retirement published in 1982.

The hunt is on for more original newspaper strip art by the late, great John M. Burns – and downthetubes readers out there may be able to help…