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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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It’s Life Jimmy, But Not As We Know It
In 2008, the National Library Of Scotland in Edinburgh put on their Local Heroes exhibition which displayed some of the library’s collection of comics and graphic novels and, impressively, Cam Kennedy’s original artwork for the Waverley graphic novel Kidnapped. This… Read More ›
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Egmont’s new ‘Bin Weevils’ gets massive promotion
Egmont recently launched BinWeevils magazine, described by the publisher as the ultimate extension to the already successful online entertainment platform – and the second most visited website in the UK for children aged 7-13 and boasts a 91 per cent… Read More ›
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GOSH Comics host Tom Gauld ‘Goliath’ book launch
Tom Gauld is a firm favourite at GOSH Comics in London, so they’re properly chuffed to be hosting the launch of his new graphic novel Goliath, a stripped-down, reworking of the David and Goliath myth, published by Drawn & Quarterly…. Read More ›
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Renegade set to release ‘Tales of the Buddha’ collection
Renegade Arts Entertainment have announced that they will be publishing the first ever complete collection of Alan Grant, Jon Haward and Jamie Grant’s long-running humour strip Tales of The Buddha Before He Became Enlightened. Collecting the entire 66-page saga to… Read More ›
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Sneek Peek: Crucible Page 1, Part 4 – Work in Progress
So here’s another Work in Progress tease – Page 1 of CRUCIBLE Part 4. Just to show you how much thought Smuzz puts into his work, here are his Work in Progress notes… “Apologies for not making the MineMouth any… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Simon Wyatt
Name: Simon Wyatt Blog or web site: Strangely Drawn: http://simonwyatt.blogspot.com Currently working on: Alpha Gods with Ian Sharman for Orang Utan Comics, Phantom Lung & The Garden of Dead Liars with Cy Dethan and Volume 2 of my graphic novel… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Mike Perkins
Name: Mike Perkins Blog or web site: www.mikeperkinsart.com and http://perkyposts.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: I’ve recently finished up illustrating Marvel’s 31-issue adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand and am now wonderfully embroiled in an open-ended run on Astonishing X-Men, collaborating with… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist and fan Neill Cameron
Name: Neill Cameron Web site: www.neillcameron.com Blog: neillcameron.blogspot.com Currently working on: Currently drawing The Pirates of Pangaea and writing and drawing How To Make (Awesome) Comics for fantastic new weekly kids’ comic The Phoenix! (www.thephoenixcomic.co.uk) First memory of 2000AD? My… Read More ›
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In Review: Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes
Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes by Mary and Bryan Talbot Publisher: Jonathan Cape Out: Now The Book: Part personal history, part biography, Dotter of Her Father’s Eyes contrasts two coming-of-age narratives: that of Lucia, the daughter of James Joyce, and… Read More ›
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Limited edition British Comics First Day cover announced
Following up on our previous report about the Post Office release of stamps featuring British comics such as The Beano, the Comic Book Alliance has announced it is working with Sheridan Covers, releasing an extremely limited edition First Day Cover… Read More ›
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Leah Moore and John Reppion go Scouting!
Writing couple Leah Moore and John Reppion are to make their debut for the publishers of legendary British comic 2000AD. Leah’s father, the writer Alan Moore, first got his break in the pages of 2000AD in 1980 and went on… Read More ›
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David Lloyd’s ‘Kickback’ set for digital release
Digital publisher Panel Nine will be releasing its second deluxe graphic novel in March for the iPad: Kickback by V for Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd. First published in 2005 in French by Carabas and in English in 2006 by Dark… Read More ›
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Alski’s baby celebrates 35 years of 2000AD
Journalist, musician and 2000AD forum member Alski – who has created many a 2000AD inspired song or video in the past – wrote this song to celebrate the 35th anniversary of 2000AD this week, “the best anthology comic in… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Al Ewing
Al Ewing Blog or web site: I’m on Twitter! @Al_Ewing Currently working on: Currently writing The Zaucer Of Zilk for 2000AD and Jennifer Blood and Ninjettes for Dynamite Entertainment. More 2000AD work is on the way, some of which I… Read More ›
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Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist and fan Paul Harrison-Davies
Name: Paul Harrison-Davies Blog: paulhd.blogspot.com Tumblr: http://pmhd.tumblr.com/ Currently working on: A book cover. A pitch for a children’s comic. Short strip in Ink+Paper and any other odds and ends that take’s my fancy. First memory of 2000AD? A friend bringing… Read More ›
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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 ›