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Crackerjacks! The “Thurston Nudge” team are working on a new barmy tale

By John Freeman on April 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

“Jasper Sprat, The Ungentlemanly Thief” by Thurston Nudge (Danny Cushion and JP Rodell)

There’s another crazy comic strip in the works from those crazy comic creators, artist Danny Cushion and professional musician JP Rodell, whose love of cult TV and classic British comic annuals knows no bounds!

Between them, they’ve come up with another utterly barmy, definitely bonkers strip, “Jasper Sprat, The Ungentlemanly Thief” created under their joint creative banner, “Thurston Nudge”.

Danny, who we’re delighted to see back in action, tells us he has absolutely no idea where this story is going – but if it’s anything like previous stories from JP Rodell, we know it will be a lot of fun!

Here’s a sneak peek…

For those wondering, the pair of them came up with their joint creative moniker after putting two ripped beer mats together in a pub that spelt Thurston Nudge.

Regular downthetubes readers will know Danny Cushion better, perhaps, as the artist on the majority of our not-for-profit Doctor Who strip, Terror from the Deep, now complete, available to read from the beginning here, or, perhaps more easily here on Flickr.

Danny and JP will self publish a limited edition of the stories on completion.

Head downthetubes for….

• Find out more about Danny Cushion and JP Rodell aka “Thurston Nudge” right here on downthetubes

• Check out the music of JP Rodell on Soundcloud

• Read Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep from the start on downthetubes

• Read Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep on Flickr

Episodes of “Terror from the Deep” have appeared weekly, on Saturdays at 5.16pm, featuring the Seventh Doctor and Ace in an exciting adventure with the Daleks.

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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.