HighVisFest back next month

By John Freeman on August 12, 2019

Digbeth’s free street arts/graffiti free festival HighVisFest is back and ready to paint the town red, blue and every colour in-between on 7th September – and includes a number of comic creators as guests at a “Pop Up Comic Con” at the Custard Factory.

Family friendly and free, comics guests this year include David Barnett (Punks Not Dead); Comics Laureate Hannah Berry; Beano artist Laura Howell; Star Wars artist JaKe; artist Paul McCaffrey (Anno Dracula); DC Comics and Marvel artist John McCrea; Doctor Who cover artist Simon Myers; Time Bomb Comics publisher Steve Tanner; writer Dan Watters (Lucifer); artist Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead); Combat Colin creator and Beano artist Lew Stringer; and, just ahead of #DayofDredd, 2000AD, DC Comics and Marvel artist, Phil Winslade.

• HighVisFest 20919 11.00am – 6.00pm Zellig Building, the Custard Factory, Gibbs Street, Digbeth | More details here on Facebook

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.