The Phoenix Comic celebrates Christmas 2016

By John Freeman on December 23, 2016

Cover by Jamie Smart

Christmas came early for subscribers to the weekly The Phoenix comic, with a smashing issue wrapped in a cover by top artist Jamie Smart, who says he was “very honoured” to do this special issue.

Also now available from select newsagents and the Phoenix web site this issue includes episodes of “Trailblazers” by Robert Deas, “Bunny vs Monkey” by Jamie Smart, “Tales from HQ”, “Mega Robo Bros” by Neill Cameron, “Squid Bits” by Jess Bradley, “John Blake” written by Philip Pullman and drawn by Fred Fordham – and more.

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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.