The 2000AD Thrill-Cast is back! After some … technical difficulties Michael Molcher returns with a new episode of the Galaxy’s Greatest Podcast celebrating the slippery-est son-ovva-gun in the whole cosmos – Jim diGriz, aka The Stainless Steel Rat… and there’s an Airfix secret (unconnected with the character) revealed, too!
To complement the summer’s release of the deluxe edition of the classic 1980s adaptation from the pages of 2000AD, Michael and comics editor and writer John Freeman (yes, me) chat to writer Kelvin Gosnell about the series.
Along the way, they discuss what 2000AD owes to Gerry Anderson and vice versa, totally unethical ways of getting animals to act on camera. Plus, a shocking secret is revealed about The Airfix Collectors’ Club page, which appeared in many a boys comic, and Buster, too, that even now is being followed up by downthetubes writer Jeremy Briggs for a future article for Constant Scale, the current Airfix collectors club magazine.
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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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