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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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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Jonathan Edwards
Name: Jonathan Edwards Blog or web site: www.jonathan-e.com and http://jonathan-e.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: My vinyl figure Inspector Cumulus is being released in its second colour way over the summer and I’m currently working on ideas for a graphic novel featuring… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from art droid Ade Salmon
Name: Ade Salmon Blog or web site: http://adriansalmonart.blogspot.com Currently working on: A Baron Frankenstein back up strip for Monsterverse’ Flesh @ Blood book 2, 3 and 4, plus monthly Time Team art for Doctor Who Magazine. Open to offers. First… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Stephen Walsh
Name: Stephen Walsh Currently working on: WarWorldz for Strip Magazine with John Freeman and the artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo. Also working on scripts for Commando (“The Flaming Dagger” is out now) and further adventures of Charlotte Corday with Keith Page (“The… Read More ›
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99 Per Cent launch record label – backed by Alan Moore
Occupation Records: The 99 per cent to launch a record label from You and I Films on Vimeo. Occupation Records is a benefit record label set up to fund Occupy London and the global occupy movement. The label is run… Read More ›
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Harvey Awards 2012 nominations launched
The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con have just released the official Nomination Ballot for this year’s Harvey Awards. Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Paul H. Birch
Name: Paul H Birch Blog: http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/ Currently working on: Hardware. Once upon a time there was a little stripzine that caused quite a stir and that will be coming back, bigger and way badder than ever before. How so? Well,… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist Rob Davis
Name: Rob Davis Blog: http://dinlos.blogspot.com Currently working on: Writing and drawing second Volume of Don Quixote and working on strips for The Phoenix. First memory of 2000AD? I bought prog 1 of 2000AD from the newsagents on Ashley Road in… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Paul Cornell
IGN describes this scene from Flesh (one of Paul’s favourite strips) as one of 2000AD’s “Top Shocks”. Read their list Name: Paul CornellBlog or web site:www.paulcornell.com Currently working on: Cops and Monsters, my urban fantasy novel, out from Tor in October…. Read More ›
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Digital Comics Week for scholars
The US-based academic collaboration In Media Res is putting Digital Comics in the spotlight this week with a contribution from highly-acclaimed comic creator Mark Waid, who is launching his own web comics this summer. The series of presentations are sure… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From author and fan James Swallow
Name: James Swallow Blog or web site: I blog about writing and stuff over at http://jmswallow.livejournal.com/ and http://twitter.com/jmswallow. Currently working on: A whole bunch of stuff! I’ve got a new novel called Fear To Tread out later this year as… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Nigel Dobbyn
Name: Nigel Dobbyn Blog or web site: www.nigeldobbyn.com Currently working on: The Power of Five: Nightrise graphic novel for Walker Books, The Chili for Markosia (www.the-chili.com), due to be published in February and available at the London Super Comicon. First… Read More ›
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2000AD Celebrates 35 Years of Thrillpower!
In 1977, something amazing happened. All across the land the first issue of 2000AD, dated 26th February, arrived in British newsagents. And your world has never been the same since. 35 years on and The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is still… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from art droid Graeme Neil Reid
Name: Graeme Neil Reid Web site: www.gnreid.co.uk/ Blog: http://www.gnreid.blogspot.com Group Blog: http://scotchcorner.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: Illustrations for a museum, some fantasy role playing stuff and a few other projects which I can’t mention (no major secrets just client confidentiality). First… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Mo Ali
Name: Mo Ali Blog or web site: http://moknowchrome.blogspot.com Currently working on: Collaborating on a couple of comicbook projects, one with artist Andy Bloor and another with Brad Tuttle. More updates as and when on my blog! First memory of 2000AD?… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Steve Yeowell
Steve’s Red Seas art for a 2000AD cover. More aboutthis cover on 2000AD Covers Uncovered Name: Steve Yeowell Currently working on: Cadet Anderson, and the final series of The Red Seas. First memory of 2000AD? Prog 1. Lost the free… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist and fan Ant Mercer
Name: Ant Mercer Blog or web site: Merkerwork.co.uk or http://merkerwork.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: Various freelancing projects, currently animated videos for the corporate websites and drawing in exchange for money. First memory of 2000AD? 1985 (maybe?) On the return leg of… Read More ›
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CLiNT set for re-boot in May
CLiNT – the comic magazine published by Mark Millar and Titan Magazines – is about to get a major re-boot. Re-launching in May with a near all-new line up that includes Mark Millar’s Supercrooks (with art by Leinil Yu) and… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From feature droid and writer Scott Montgomery
Marking 2000AD’s 35th birthday, comic industry contributors recall favourite moments
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Check out The Chili! New Markosia title on sale soon
On sale at the London SuperCon next weekend is The Chili, a new trade paperback from UK indie publisher Markosia, featuring the talents of ace British creator Nigel Dobbyn as colourist. Created by Christian Rodríguez, like many comic book fans,… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From comic creator and fan Dan Goldman
Name: Dan Goldman Blog or web site: http://dangoldman.net Currently working on: I’m entering my third year of working on my comic series Red Light Properties, which is coming soon to Comixology and Graphic.ly and a host of others. It tells… Read More ›