Here’s a “nuts and bolts” panel from this year’s Lancaster Comics Day, discussing ways comics – and books – are published outside the mainstream today, through self publishing, crowd funding and digital outlets.
The panel was was recorded by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast team. The panelists are artist and publisher Tim Perkins, author A.S Chambers, comics writer and publisher Tom Ward and writer and publisher Michael Barrett.
The panel is chaired by comics editor John Freeman.
If you’re a comic creator, come along and find out more from creators who’ve been there, done that and (possibly) got the t-shirt! Just how important is the growing self publishing movement utilising new ways of creating comics?
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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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