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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.
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Happy Christmas, All!
… and what could be more appropriate to illustrate this festive season than this festive LP image, as a small tribute to the genius of Hanna Barbera? Check out this wonderful blog recommended by the First Tiger of Comics, Richard… Read More ›
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A Modern Christmas image
Well, if Debenhams can do it…
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Comixpedia
In amongst posts about Comics International being sold – expect a press release very soon — I’ve also just been in touch with Sean Michael Wilson over at Boychild Productions and via his fab comics site, discovered Comixpedia, which includes… Read More ›
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The Return of the Shadow
Digital Spy has picked up on a Hollywood Reporter item that Sam (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) Raimi is to produce a new big screen adaptation of The Shadow after Columbia Pictures bought the rights to the heroic character. He apparently won’t… Read More ›
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Roger Langridge does Marvel
On a roll with his latest strip for Doctor Who Magazine this month — Rose Tyler’s last appearance in the comic pages of the title — ace cartoonist Roger Langridge has a new strip for Marvel, featured in its entirety… Read More ›
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DRM free e-comics for sale
Couple of interesting links sourced via BoingBoing: Pullbox Online (www.pullboxonline.com) is a new site selling downloadable comics, like the print version of ‘Family Guy’. Unusually, instead of offering a Digitally Rights Managed ebook format, they’re supporting the CBR format, and… Read More ›
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Mobile Comics
I’m experimenting with formats for mobile comics again. Issues continue to be: size (480 x 480 is pretty much a good standard to start with, but it won’t work on all models of phone), font sizes and the obvious issue… Read More ›
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Go West
Quick plug, especially as I have known artist Tim Keable’s work for years, since back in my days of editing Doctor Who Magazine, and West: Texas Drama sounds like a gem of an indie title well worth tracking down… Texas,… Read More ›
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Birmingham International Comics Show – more details online
The full events program and floorplans for the First Birmingham International Comics Show are now available online at: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk
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New Dogbreath on sale soon
Available to pre-order from The FQP Shop, Dogbreath #15 is 48 pages of UK indie comics action featuring strips and features by some of the finest talent in the small press. Also featuring contributions from Nigel Dobbyn and Boo Cook,… Read More ›