Aces Weekly team head for London Film and Comic Con

By John Freeman on June 12, 2013

Showmasters has announced it is to host to a major gathering of contributors to David’ Lloyd’s digital comic Aces Weekly during this year’s London Film and Comic Con (5th – 7th July).

Among the writers and artists in attendance at Earl’s Court 2 over the weekend will be Ben Dickson, Bambos Georgiou, Martin Griffith, David Hitchcock, John Kaiine, David Leach and Yishan Li.

Leading the invasion is Kickback and V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd, the mastermind behind the online comic.

Also joining the group will be Stephen Baskerville, David Hine and Kev Hopgood.

Launched by David Lloyd in 2012, Aces Weekly is a digital resurrection of the anthology format of British comics of the 1960s and ’70s. A mix of action, adventure and humour, it features strips by top talents from around the world.

• London Film and Comic Con: www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com

• Aces Weekly: www.acesweekly.co.uk

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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.