Keep an eye out for the exclusive range of Roy of the Rovers greeting cards from Hype Cards, available in many independent shops, card shops, and bookshops, although unfortunately, they havent yet filtered through to any online retailers who stock other Hype Cards products.
Hype Cards licences a huge range iconic designs such as Dennis from the BEANO, Hello Kitty, Mr Benn and many more, bringing well loved characters to everyday products.
• Roy of the Rovers book and graphic novels are also available from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link) | Check out our checklist of Rebellion releases here
The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “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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