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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.
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AWA Studios Announces “Liminal” at Apple Original Films
Comic strip to screen news
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Future War – fought in Commando past!
Stories of future war – the danger steeped in conflicts of the past!
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Small Press Day returns on Saturday 25th July
It’s Back! It’s going to be the best yet!
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Bumper 2000AD Issue Ahead – but Thrills to the Max This Week, too!
All-new thrills! Accept no substitutes!
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Comics Fit fit for A King!
King Charles III confirms he was an Eagle reader during Royal visit to Cornwall
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New smash hit Crimson Desert game has comic connections
Early sales for this action adventure are eye watering
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From Frame to Page, special Bar Shorts event
A special event next month attempts to bridge the world between film and graphic novels.
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Fanderson releases new FAB Annual
You need to join Fanderson to snag your copies!
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The Complete Corto Maltese arrives from Fantagraphics in October
In indefatigable adventurer returns
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In Memoriam: Cartoonist, Comic Artist and Musician Jon Edwards
Artist, cartoonist, musician, and a generous soul
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In Memoriam: Comic Artist Sam Kieth
A rare, amazing talent has gone
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1992 Flashback: Doctor Who Magazine and The War Machines
Change, my dear, and not a moment too soon…
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Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 94… An Epilogue
Final Episode! But not the final adventure…
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New Captain Scarlet Collector’s Edition Blu-ray incoming
Gerry Anderson’s reimagining of one of his darker shows gets a major re-release
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Creator Spotlight: Batman artist Trevor von Eeden homages MC Escher!
Ace American artist Trevor von Eeden has kindly shared two of his fantastic artworks with us, homaging the art of M.C. Escher’s in illustrations featuring Batman and Green Arrow; one a promotion for “The Messiah Of The Crimson Sun“, a… Read More ›
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Rebellion Unplugged’s new “Tunnels and Trolls” game smashes crowdfunding target
Might we get a comic, too?
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Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s begins sales of secret comics treasure trove unearthed in Sweden
Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s has announced its first The Northern Collection Auction, described as one of the most important collections to reach the European market, representing the life’s work of a dedicated collector who sought to own every comic book ever… Read More ›
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Aces Weekly Volume 79 takes you to heaven… digitally!
So you want to be in heaven and stay there? The best way way is to subscribe now to David Lloyd’s digital anthology Aces Weekly, where Volume 79 is running now with a stream of amazing stories from across the… Read More ›
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2000AD extends supermarket distribution to ASDA
Catch up on the work of a Green Alien, while you Buy your Greens!
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Designs on the Future: 2000AD’s High Rock Prison, from “Harry Twenty on the High Rock”
Recreating some early 2000AD visual history!