Comicraft fonts are created by Comic Book Letterers for Comic Book Lettering. Every New Year, the US company created by British lettering supremo and Elephantmen creator Richard Starkings give their faithful customers – and even casual browsers who stumbled into our store because it’s throwing down outside – a one-day-only opportunity to rummage through Comicraft’s remainder bin and snap up Comicrazy for a mere twenty dollars and fourteen cents rather than $395.
Fonts on offer include lettering designed by both US and British creators including Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, David Lloyd, Sean Phliips, Brian Talbot and, of course, Richard Starkings himself.
• Check out the 14th Annual never-to-be-repeated Comicraft New Year’s Day Sale
Note that each of Comicraft’s fonts will be on sale for $20.14, even the ones that usually cost $19!
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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