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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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2000AD nominated for Eisner Award
2000AD has been nominated for an Eisner Award for the first time. Last night, the weekly sci-fi and fantasy comic was announced as one of the five nominations in the ‘Best Anthology’ category. It is the first time that 2000AD… Read More ›
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Beano 3681 On Sale Now
Don’t miss your weekly helping of comics, jokes, puzzles and pranks! The Beano no. 3681 is on sale today in all good UK newsagents and supermarkets. Web: www.beano.com
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Expect ‘Bedlam’ in May as Nick Spencer and Frazer Irving descend on Forbidden Planet London
Nick Spencer and Frazer Irving will be signing Bedlam Volume 1 (published by Image Comics and collecting #1-6) at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Wednesday 1st May from 6 – 7.00pm. One of the hottest new series of the… Read More ›
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode Six
Battle in the mud to keep a prize that could be even more deadly!
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Comica Festival preps for launch with Brian Bolland and many more
Brian Bolland, Frazer Irving, Warren Pleece, Mark Stafford and many more comic creators will be part of this year’s fantastic Comica Festival thus weekend (April 19th and 20th) at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, King’s Cross, London…. Read More ›
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Lara Croft to Raid London Comic Con
Screenshot via Katie’s Tomb Raider Screenshots Image: Square Enix Lara Croft is coming to MCM London Comic Con. Camilla Luddington, who plays the iconic action heroine in the new Tomb Raider game, released in March, will be meeting fans and… Read More ›
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode Five
Gaining a Task – and the chance for huge rewards – is one thing. Keeping it is another…
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Print Media releases online STRIP Magazine Guide and ‘Taster’
Print Media has released a special “Taster” guide to STRIP: The Adventure Comics Magazine (now on sale in UK newsagents) which includes the first episode of Black Ops Extreme by John Freeman and PJ Holden (published in the first volume… Read More ›
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Al Ewing ‘Fictionals’ signing announced at Forbidden Planet London
Al Ewing will be signing his new novel The Fictional Man at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore on Thursday 2nd May from 6 – 7.00pm. In Hollywood, where last year’s stars are this year’s busboys, Fictionals are everywhere. Niles Golan’s… Read More ›
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Cooking up a treat: Busiek, Hine, Lloyd and Emerson join Lakes International Comic Art Festival line-up
Kendal’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival has revealed more of the writers and artists who will be taking part in the event later this year. The festival, which will run from 18-20 October 2013 in Kendal in Cumbria, now has… Read More ›
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Kieron Gillen to sign variant "Uber" editions at Forbidden Planet London
Forbidden Planet have announced a signing for a limited edition variant of Uber #0 and Uber #1 by writer Kieron Gillen. Join Kieron at the London Megastore on Saturday 11th May 1 – 2.00pm. Uber #0. 1945. Germany is in… Read More ›
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode Four
The Rules of Tasking – some of them, at least – explained. For more directives, click here
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode Three
The mysterious bureaucrats, the Taskmasters, discuss the assigned adventurers with some concern…
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode Two
The Task is Assigned by the Task Masters…
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Comica Festival Unveils Dave Gibbons’ Giant Print Satirising Roy Lichtenstein
The Comica Festival will unveil Dave Gibbons’ giant print satirising Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘WHAAM!’ at Central Saint Martins, King’s Cross, London, Saturday 20th April. ‘WHAAM!’ by Roy Lichtenstein is Pop Art’s most famous appropriation of comic book panels. It is currently… Read More ›
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May the 4th be with you!
Opening on May the 4th (Star Wars Day) and ending on 25th May (the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi), Manchester’s award winning Generation Gallery will be hosting an art event with a difference. Generation Gallery will be flying… Read More ›
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Bob the Builder magazine celebrates 200th issue
Bob the Builder magazine, published by Immediate Media, is celebrating its 200th issue with the launch of a national competition to win a visit from Bob the Builder at your child’s nursery or school. Bob the Builder is a four-weekly… Read More ›
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Dan McDaid on board for Dark Horse ‘Catalyst Comics’ project
Following the series announcement at last year’s New York Comic Con, US publisher Dark Horse has announced the official release date for Catalyst Comix, whose creative team includes Dan McDaid, Paul Maybury and Brendan McCarthy. The creative team of Joe… Read More ›
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Crucible: The Quest – Episode One
