Marking 20 years since the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic joined games developer Rebellion, the 2000AD Summer Special is a 100-page celebration of the last two decades.
Mixing brand new stories with classic cuts from the archives – this special, on sale in just two weeks, features a cover from superstar artist Jock, and new tales from Al Ewing on “Judge Dredd”, Dan Abnett on “Kingdom” and Ian Edginton on “The Red Seas”, plus a delve into the archives featuring “Nikolai Dante” and “Sinister Dexter”, and features exploring Rebellion’s tenure as 2000AD publisher.
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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