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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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You Couldn’t Make It Up! Lakes Festival takes an Opening Night swipe at world events
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Lee Binding’s amazing new Doctor Who novel art
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Who Remembers KP Outer Spacers – The Comic Strip?
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Have You Missed Out on Dustin Weaver’s anthology series, “Paklis”?
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Peregrine Heathcote’s new “Skyward” exhibition lands in New York
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Comic Creator Spotlight: Sam Hart
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WebFinds: Captain Scarlet art by 2000AD artist Ian Richardson
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Lew Stringer’s Brickman Revived!
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Lakes Festival announces further guests, including Martin Rowson, Bryan and Mary Talbot
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Ian Richardson, Mark Farmer drafted for Scratch Comics’ “Spearpoint” mini series
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Chilling new “3riller” starts in this week’s 2000AD
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Becky Books announces “Jack of All Comics”, a new Jack Kirby project
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Crowdfunding Spotlight: Spearpoint
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Summer sizzles with new Spaceship Away, available now
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J. Michael Straczynski, Tony Parker get set to deliver “Synthetics”
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Aces Weekly, full Volume 74 out on the mean streets!