2000AD Ian Richardson signing announced

By John Freeman on June 17, 2025

2000AD artist Ian Richardson will be signing at the upcoming Manchester Comic & Sci-Fi Fair organised by Golden Orbit on Saturday 28th June, from 11.00am.

Ian is a comic book penciller, inker and cover artist, best known for his work across several publishers, working on titles from 2000AD, Image Comics, Marvel UK/Panini, Dark Horse Comics and Zenescope Entertainment, among others.

Like many British comic artists, Ian’s first professional comics work was for 2000AD, working on various “Future Shocks”, “Judge Dredd” and “Sinister Dexter” stories. before moving onto Image Comics drawing the Noble Causes series, alongside writer Jay Faerber and penciller Andres Ponce.

*Judge Dredd Pencils by Ian Richardson; and final art. Judge Dredd © 2000AD*

Alongside his work as a cover artist for Zenescope Entertainment across their many titles, his many other credits include work on independent titles such as The Bloodied, Six-Gun Sinner, written by Tony Lee, and First Men on Mars, Platinum’s Cowboys & Aliens, some children friendly work on Captain America, Falcon and Iron Man stories for Marvel UK/Panini, and Halo, for Dark Horse Comics.

Taking place at Sachas Hotel in Tib Street, Manchester the Manchester Comic & Sci-Fi Fair offers the sale of American and British Comics, Graphic Novels for sale and a selection of Film and TV memorabilia, Books, Toys, Cards, Artwork and more.

• Manchester Comic & Sci-Fi Fair on Saturday 28th June, from 11am. Sachas Hotel, Tib Street, Piccadilly, Manchester M4 1SH.p | Admission £2 (on the day) | More info at goldenorbit.co.uk

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.