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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.
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Trust No-One: Markosia’s new Hollow Girl adventure offers more unsettling supernatural adventure
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Creating Comics: Revisiting the original Robot Archie, by E. George Cowan and Alan Philpott
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Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 79
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Strawjack – The Terror of Romney Marsh by Keith Page, Part 7
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Compalcomics May 2024 Auction: US Comics and Comic Art Focus
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“Silents by the Sea” festival heads to Morecambe
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Doctor Who, “Charley’s War”, “Master of Kung Fu” original art on offer in latest ComPal auction
There’s a veritable feast of original comic art, from both the UK and US, on offer in the latest Compalcomics auction, now open, including a page of Doctor Who art from the first Countdown annual by Jim Baikie, and four episodes of… Read More ›
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First issues and their free gifts galore, too, highlights of latest Phil-Comics auction