Comic creator Karrie Fransman has made a series of films about the Comics Cultural Impact Collective‘s publishing tour alongside agent James Spackman. Parts 1 – 5 of a seven video series are available to watch here on Instagram. “We’ve met with over 30 booksellers and publishers,” Karrie tells us, “from Waterstones to The Booksellers Association, Hachette, Penguin Random House, Walkers, Bloomsbury, The Phoenix, Flying Eye Books, SelfMade Hero and many, many more to talk about opportunities and problems with comics publishing.
“I made a series of videos focusing on the comics community so I can impart some of the information gathered to the good folk of comics.”
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The Comics Cultural Impact Collective are an independent group of professionals within the UK comics community, working together with the aim of raising awareness of the cultural impact of comics. They’re determined to prove the importance of this beloved and accessible medium, gathering cold hard stats and irrefutable facts to help make the case for better funding, support and recognition.
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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.
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