"Heroes and Idols" up and running in Edinburgh

By John Freeman on October 20, 2012 • ( 1 )

Heroes and Idols is a new retail presence at the Games Hub, Edinburgh.

The store stocks a whole range of comics and related merchandise, and tells downthetubes theywill be organising exclusive signing events and comic and toy marts in the future.

“We are happy to order stock in for customers,” James Lundy tells us, “and offer massive discounts on pre-order items.”

• The Games Hub is at 101 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9JB. You can find out more information from their blog here: www.heroesandidols.com/blog/101

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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.