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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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Panel Borders: Mature animal comics
Panel Borders radio show’s series of shows about anthropomorphic or ‘funny animal’ comics continues tonight, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of writer/artists whose latest projects deal with animal human hybrids in adult situations. First up is Howard Hardiman, creator… Read More ›
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Win Bad Press goodies signed by Simon Bisley, Alan Grant and John Wagner
Bad Press Limited, publishers of the adult comic Wasted, have announced their festive competition, running from 10th December 2010 to 10th January 2011. If you spend £9 (excluding postage) or more at www.badpressltd.com, they’ll enter you in a grand prize… Read More ›
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Detective Comics 27 goes under a UK hammer
Rare and much sought-after US comics, including Detective Comics #27, featuring the first appearance of Batman, will go under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week. The auction of US comics from a ‘one owner’ collection will take place on Thursday… Read More ›
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Winter Combat In Carnoustie
Carnoustie Library will be hosting a war comics exhibit during the month of December. As well as Commando images taken from the World War 1 story The 11th Hour, written by Ferg Handley, and with artwork of by both Ian… Read More ›
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Because I Am collection from Paul Davies
Brighton-based teacher and creator of ‘indie’ comics short stories Paul Davies has just self-published a collection of the same called Because I Am, via lulu.com. “It’s a collection of nine graphic short stories, drawn between 2004 and 2009,” says Paul…. Read More ›
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Tube Surfing: Ross joins Kapow line up, Cardiff Comic Expo and more
• British TV presenter, comic book writer and lifelong comic fan Jonathan Ross has confirmed he will be a guest at Kapow! Comic Con and host the Comic Pros vs. Fans Game Show live on stage. The event takes place… Read More ›
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Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Oliver Wetter
Oliver Wetter, online often referred to as fantasio, is currently working as freelance artist & illustrator from his studio in Konz, Germany. His passion is to tell visual stories inspired by quickfire ideas. Sci-Fi Art Now: What tools do you… Read More ›
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Brian Eno, Jason Bruges and other UK artists in Yota Space digital exhibition
Volume by UVA and 3D Never mind heading to New York for a shopping trip before Christmas (if you can afford such trips, that is) – now about travelling East for some stunning digital art? Yota Space, an exhibition of… Read More ›
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Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: John Ridgway
John Ridgway.Photo: Jeremy Briggs Acclaimed comics artist John Ridgway, whose credits include work for Commando, Doctor Who Magazine, Warrior, Torchwood Magazine and Age of Heroes (which will be re-published in STRIP Magazine next year), was originally trained as an engineer… Read More ›
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Cinebook Release Their January-June 2011 Schedule
Cinebook , the Canterbury-based publisher of European bandes dessinee albums translated into English, have released a PDF copy of their first 2011 catalogue onto their website. In the six months between January and June 2011 the company will publish 20… Read More ›
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The Rainbow Orchid: Volume 3
The cover image for the third volume of Garen Ewing’s The Rainbow Orchid has just been released showing Evelyn and Julius fighting above lava. This does seems rather at odds with one of the teaser images that Garen has posted… Read More ›
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Battleships By L Ashwell Wood
Delving into the cutaway work of Leslie Ashwell Wood
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UK indie comics distributor Smallzone launches Print on Demand service
British independent comics distributor Smallzone – also the team behind Scar Comics – has just announced a UK-based Print on Demand service for all UK comic publishers. The service, arranged in partnership with BookVault, enables publishers to print books and… Read More ›
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Fay Dalton Scoops Pickled Award
British illustrator Fay Dalton has won the Pickled Ink agency’s Pickled Award, launched earlier this year in a bid to find an artist to draw a new graphic novel by Super Gran creator and writer Jenny McDade. The judges, who… Read More ›
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London Kapow comic event snags Judge Dredd exclusive
Visitors to the upcoming Kapow! Comic Con next April (9th – 10th) will be amongst the first in the world to get an exclusive sneak peek at various upcoming comics, movie blockbusters and hit TV shows from some of the… Read More ›
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Doctor Who-Inspired Cover for 2000AD
There’s a rather splendid Doctor Who-inspired cover on this week’s edition of 2000AD. Judge Dredd is depicted surveying a portaloo-style TARDIS with a Tom Baker-like scarf trailing out from under the door! Drawn by D’Israeli, it’s promoting Episode 2 of… Read More ›
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Comic Book Alliance charity offers Batman fans the chance to star in a comic alongside their hero
Last updated 10th December Yes, you read that correctly! Thanks to the Comic Book Alliance, this is a fund-raising auction where the highest bidder will get to star alongside the Dark Knight in his very own comic! Not only will… Read More ›
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Tube Surfing: Kapow Comic convention, War Comix and Mag, Scientist
Kapow! Comic Con Trailer on Vimeo • Mark Millar has announced a new London-based comics convention, Kapow (9-10th April 2011) which will host the first Stan Lee Awards ceremony (see Newsarama and Bleeding Cool for more news). The guest line… Read More ›
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Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Kevin Levell
Kevin ‘Kev’ Levell was introduced to British weekly science fiction comic 2000AD at the age of 11 or 12 and from that point on he knew he wanted to be a comic artist. “It’s only in the last couple of… Read More ›