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Folk horror live at Orbital Comics, from 2000AD artists Boo Cook, Simon Davis and Frazer Irving!

By John Freeman on August 6, 2018

Fans of forktail – the band comprising of 2000AD artists Boo Cook and Simon Davis – will be pleased to hear they’re doing a signing and live performance at London’s Orbital Comics on Saturday (11th August), accompanied by musical collaborator Frazer Irving.

The instore signing runs from from 3.00 to 5.00pm, followed by a free, full band performance of tracks from the forktail album released earlier this year, at 8.00pm.

Released via Bandcamp, Forktail is a love letter to all things folk horror/ Wicker Man and ancient ways.

A year and a half in the making, the album also features collaborations with artists Simon Coleby on the album and Frazer Irving in the live band set up. (There’s even a cameo from Alan Moore).

• Forktail – Signing and Performance 3.00 – 5.00pm | 8.00pm Saturday 11th August 2018Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London | More details here on the shop’s web site

• More about Forktail here on downthetubes

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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.