London’s GOSH To Host “Wild’s End” Launch Party

By John Freeman on September 13, 2015

Gosh, the fab comic shop based in London’s Berwick Street, will be hosting a Launch Party for Wild’s End Volume 1 with creators Dan Abnett and I.N.J Culbard, on Friday 2nd October.

Published by Boom! Studios, Wild’s End offers a great new takes on classic science-fiction, and the creative duo created a glorious mash-up of the aesthetics of War of the Worlds and Wind in the Willows, introducing a lively cast of anthropomorphic characters doing their best to survive an alien invasion in pleasant, pastoral England.

The project was so successful and so well received a second series, The Enemy Within. is now in the works.

Dan Abnett & I.N.J Culbard at GOSH to sign books between 7.00 – 9.00pm and raise a glass to Wild’s End Volume 1. If you’d like us to arrange a signed copy on your behalf then drop a line to info@goshlondon.com and they’ll sort that out. Postage in the UK is a flat rate of £5 and quotes for international shipping are available on request.

• Check out the event page on Facebook here or visit the store’s event page on their official site here

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.