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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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Doctor Who – Terror from the Deep: Episode 57
Inside the Dalek base, the Black Dalek reacts to the Movellan attack…
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Legendary British comic fanzine Comics Unlimited revived, for tribute issue to comics archivist and dealer Alan Austin
A special issue of one of Britain’s best-known, most influential comic fanzines of the 1970s, is in the works
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Charity Blake’s 7 first series Production Diary set for release this weekend
A very special not-for-profit Blake’s 7 book ins one its way, that needs be on fans radar
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Creating Comics: Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes, with artist and graphic novel co-creator, Benoit Dahan
James Bacon catches up with artist Benoit Dahan, to talk about his graphic novel, co-created with Cyril Lieron
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Creating Comics (Collections!): Archivist Shaqui Le Vesconte on bringing classic British comics back into print
What are the ups and downs of publishing classic comic collections? Shaqui Le Vesconte offers his thoughts in this exclusive interview
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“Banned” Bolland Judge Dredd art up for sale
Ho ho ho… a Judge Dredd page featuring The Jolly Green Giant is up for sale – again
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Amazing “Covers” exhibition opens at Holland’s Museum of Comic Art
An exhibition featuring the cover work of several British creators has just opened in Holland
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Soaring Penguin Press gets into Family and Relationships Therapy
Chandrama Anderson and Nur Latip have created a book best described as Graphic Therapy
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Pat Mills launches “Pageturners”, a guide to writing successful comic stories
Pat Mills has just published a new guide to writing comics
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Hyde arts hub, Pop, to auction original cartoons by Tony Husband
Your chance to own a Tony Husband cartoon, in a good cause