Name: Keith Page
Blog or web site:
http://keithpageukcomicsartist.blogspot.com
Currently working on:
I’m currently working on Grey Dog, the first of three 48-pagers about the Irish mythological hero Cuchulain, written by Stephen Walsh, as well as my usual Commandos.
First memory of 2000AD?
I went to see a very courteous Pat Mills at King’s Reach Tower as a young would-be artist just before the launch of 2000AD, and he showed me some artwork which included the Belardinelli Dan Dare.
Favourite Character or Story?
My favourite artist was always Mike McMahon, and my favourite story was Slaine.
If you worked on 2000AD, do you have an anecdote you’d like to share about your experience of Tharg and his minions?
He was good enough to give me a choice of trial scripts to work on, the one I chose being about a 22nd Century cop…
I went on to do a few annual stories and a couple of Strontium Dog tales later on.
• This post is one in a series of tributes to 2000AD to mark its 35th birthday on 26th February 2012. More about 2000AD at www.2000adonline.com
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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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