Cereal Geek 8 goes on sale

By John Freeman on June 10, 2012

The latest issue of Cereal Geek, devoted to animated shows of the 1980s, is now available.

Priced £6 in the UK, Issue Eight continues the theme from the previous issue, showcasing the many animated movies of the eighties; both series-based and studio-produced.

The numerous five-part stories that featured in many cartoons of the eighties are addressed in this issue, the He-Man and She-Ra movie The Secret of The Sword receives an in-depth article, including never-before-seen development artwork.

Other shows covered include BraveStarr, MASK, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Real Ghostbusters, Transformers, ThunderCats, and many more.

– Ordering details: www.cerealgeek.com/issue_08.html

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.