Comic Creators And Cake In Edinburgh

By John Freeman on November 23, 2011 • ( 1 )

Graphic Scotland is launching the first of a series of events in Edinburgh to bring together comics writers and artists. Comic Creators And Cake will take place in the Pulp Fiction bookshop on the evening of Wednesday 30 November 2011, which is St Andrew’s Day or, if you prefer, the day of the the public sector unions strike.

The event begins at 7pm in Pulp Books on Edinburgh’s Bread Street in the West Port and is scheduled to run for 4 hours. Entrance is free however, as wine will be served, tickets must be booked in advance.

Graphic Scotland describes themselves as “an independent Community Interest Company aiming to bring together Scottish-based writers, artists and publishers in international collaborations to create diverse and innovative new graphic fiction.”

There are more details of the event on the Graphic Scotland website.

Free tickets for the event can be booked here.

There are more details of the Pulp Fiction bookshop on their website which includes a location map.

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John Freeman

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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