Behind the scenes on this project I’m happy to report we have three episodes drawn and part four scripted: the story runs to eight episodes in total and looks like it will be around 56 pages in length – maybe a bit more, maybe a bit less.
I think we’re on course for a mid-2012 launch in Strip Magazine in the UK.
Last week, a casual conversation with ace artist John Ridgway added a new dimension to this book – his invaluable help and advice on some technical aspects of the world in which this story is set. I can’t, yet, say what that advice is – it would spoil many surprizes – but I’m very grateful to him for his input!
Meanwhile, here’s another unlettered page from part 1 – art by Smuzz, colour by Kris Carter… I hope it appeals.
Crucible Book One – The Quest Part 1, Page 2. © John Freeman & Smuzz
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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.
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