Crucible Cover for STRIP Zero

By John Freeman on 28 April 2011

An ace promotional image for the first DTT comic strip – now titled ‘Crucible’ – graces the cover of STRIP MAGAZINE Issue Zero, which will be given away free to Bristol International Comic Expo visitors next month.

The sampler is the first print promotion for the monthly STRIP Magazine from Print Media Productions, announced last year, which will launch later in 2011.

Smuzz created this stunning promotional image a while back, but he’s since tarted it up a tad and it’s been further re-tweaked for print by the wonderful Jim Campbell, who will also be lettering the ‘Crucible’.

Print copies of STRIP Magazine Issue Zero will not be available until the Expo, with e-copies available shortly afterwards.

I’ll be at the Expo, of course, to talk about STRIP, Print Media, ROK Comics, ‘Crucible’, and, well, comics generally. Hope to see you there!

• If you like the image, you can buy a print of it, in all manner of formats and sizes, from DeviantArt.

• Bristol International Comic Expo – 14th – 15th May 2011. More info: www.fantasyevents.org/bristolcomicexpo

• Print Media Productions: www.printmediaproductions.com

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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.