London’s Cartoon Museum is to host an creating comics event entitled Sustaining Comics: What the Future Holds this Saturday.
Join a host of comics professionals to explore the challenges of working in comics, the opportunities out there, and what the future might hold.
Over the course of the afternoon, visitors can join discussions, talks and workshops led by key industry voices including Rachael Ball (Laydeez do Comics; Wolf Man), Hannah Berry (LIVESTOCK; Vox Pop), Karrie Fransman (The House that Groaned; Over, Under, Sideways, Down), Sha Nazir (BHP Comics; Laptop Guy), Andy Oliver (Broken Frontier) and Corinne Pearlman (Myriad Editions)
This event is part of the Museum’s Comic Creators project and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
• Sustaining comics: what the future holds 2.00 – 5.30pm Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell Street, London, WC1A 2HH, Tel: 0207 580 8155. Free but booking is essentia To book for this event, follow this link.
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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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