An early design for Rourke of the Radlands by Liam Sharp
Creators: John Freeman & Liam Sharp
Script: David Hailwood & John Freeman
Art: Bill Storie
A cross time warrior, cast adrift from her own world, a fighter without equal. Aided by her psychometric skills, this is the story of how Rourke came to be at the side of “Miranda Smith”, one of the ancient Keepers and a force for good…
Rourke of the Radlands, created by John Freeman and Liam Sharp, first featured in Marvel UK’s STRIP as a one-off story in Issue Four. Dan Abnett commissioned John and Liam to work on a longform mini series for Marvel UK but the company direction changed before it was ever developed beyond plot stage.
New stories featuring Rourke will appear in 100% Biodegradable, with a representation of “The Wand”, first published in STRIP, appearing in Issue 15 in December 2016.
Rourke of the Radlands is © John Freeman & Liam Sharp
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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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