Author Archives
James Bacon (he/him) is an Irish fan, a train driver living in London and much appreciated contributor to downthetubes. A Hugo Award-winning editor of the fanzine Journey Planet, he is a comic fan and enjoys comic art, war comics, Star Wars, Irish aspects to comics and railways in comics or otherwise.
He has been writing about comics for over thirty years and is author of Irish Conflict in Comics in the 20th Century: Rebellion, Nazi Spies, and The Troubles (also available from AmazonUK, Affiliate Link), and A Sensual Cesspool of Iniquity, available from Limit Break Comics, as well as on Amazon.co.uk (Affiliate Link) | Amazon.com | Amazon.ie
-
Dublin Comic Con Summer Edition 2026 Proved Sizzling – despite some rain!
James Bacon reports on the recent successful, and enjoyable, event…
-
In Review and in Pictures: Stoke Commando and British Weekly Comic Swap Meet
James Bacon went on manoeuvres to Lincoln…
-
A Timely Take on War, in new Terminal Lance web comic episode by Maximilian Uriarte
Homage at its best from Maximilian Uriarte
-
1984, Batman, Twilight Banned: Comics Censorship Concerns after huge British school library book ban
James Bacon reports on disturbing news from Manchester
-
A Blast From The Past: How a wartime issue of Sensation Comics offered a glimpse of a terrifying future
A grim prediction of modern times?
-
In Review: Sherlock Holmes and the Empire Builders Volume 2: The Gene Genie
Holmes is back in dramatic action!
-
Dublin Comic Con opens applications for Young Artist tables
Brilliant initiative from this major event continues
-
In Review: Ten Years of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew – A Singaporean Celebration
Exploring the incredible work of an imagined artist…
-
In Review and in Pictures: Singapore Comic Con 2025
An incredible gathering of comic creators and fans…
-
Temenggong-SuperAni 2025, Celebrating 50 Years of Singapore -South Korea Bilateral Relations and Singapore’s 60th Anniversary
An amazing exhibition in an incredible location in Singapore
-
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Ravishing Radium Girl
James Bacon an intriguing new Irish superhero-inspired comic
-
In Pictures: A Tremendous Thought Bubble Festival 2025!
A whistle stop trip, and variant cover musings!
-
Commando and British Comics celebrated at Colchester Swap Meet, and an investigation into “comics ballast”!
Latest Swap Meet proves another success
-
Stories from Ireland: Frank Miller at Dublin Comic Con and the Tallaght Academy of Sequential Art
Dublin Comic Con, Frank Miller and more
-
Creating Comics: An Interview with Blacksad artist Juanjo Guarnido
James Bacon in conversation with the co-creator of Blacksad
-
In Pictures: Stoke Comic Swap offers bargains galore, and art to delight in
James Bacon reprots for the latest Swap Meet
-
Enniskillen Comic Fest celebrates 50 years of Battle
Looking back at a highlight of this year’s comic events so far…
-
The Story of “Greann”, Ireland’s First Comic Book – from a veteran of the 1916 Rising
Ireland’s first ever comic, published in the 1930s, uncovered
-
Terrific Thessaloniki! A Special Report by James Bacon
A special report from this amazing Greek Comic Con
-
Comics, Cake and Chat! Latest Commando and British Comic Swapmeet another success
James Bacon headed to Glasgow for a Grand Day Out