British Comics Swapmeet and Mini-Mart invades Lochore in September

By John Freeman on August 10, 2018

Coming soon to Lochore, Scotland is the third British Comics Swapmeet and Mini-Mart – and the organisers have just released this terrific promotional poster, the work of artist Richard Anthony Pester.

The third swapmeet is scheduled to happen on 29th and 30th September 2018 in the Lochore Miners Welfare Society & Social Club between 12.00 noon and 5.00 pm on each of those days.

As with previous successful meets, this minimart is dedicated to British comics, the focus weekly and Picture Library titles such as Commando, that made up the British comic industry for so long.

This event is not aimed at DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse or any of the other American publishers that are so well served by the rest of the current comic convention scene.

Entry will be £1 for adults and free for anyone under 16.

Lochore is a former mining village in Fife, Scotland, that takes its name from the nearby Loch Ore.

• For more information, Visit the dedicated Swapmeet group on Facebook

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John Freeman

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.