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

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.