Ian Gibson‘s final work, Lifeboat, has been reprinted by The77 Publishing and, together with The77 Annual No. 1 is being offered as the perfect Christmas present for fans of the legendary 2000AD creator.
Both hardback copies Recommended Retail Price is £45.99 – but, for a limited time only, you can currently get special Christmas bundle at the price of £23.99.
Plus, there’s an offer on the trade paperbacks versions, too. The RRP is £34.99 – but grab them for the special Christmas bundle price of £17.99 – only from The77 online store.
The late Ian Gibson‘s long awaited Lifeboat graphic novel – pitched as “Romeo and Juliet in space” – was years in the making. Both editions contain an extended look at Ian’s artistic process and techniques he used, with commentary from the man himself. Also featuring a foreword by John Wagner and essays by fellow professionals, Steve MacManus, David Roach and Steve Parkhouse.
The77 Annual No. 1 features 140 pages of all-new material by legends from our childhood, breakout talent of today and stars of tomorrow. It includes strips by Glenn Fabry, Stephen Pugh, Mark Montague, Lew Stringer, Ade Hughes, Andrew Sawyers, Ian Stopforth and many, many more.
• Check out this limited time only Christmas 2024 bundle offer here on The77 Publishing online store
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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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