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Horrible Folks anthologies tap into myth with new comic strips

By John Freeman on June 13, 2024 • ( 1 )

Independence comic creator Douglas Noble (also creator of Pocket Chiller comics and the web comic, The Silent Choir) is promoting his Horrible Folk comics, which feature monologues for a choir of desperate voices concerning older traditions, borders, the geography of faces, travelling ghosts, and the horror of neighbours.

He’s self published a number of these comics, and here’s an intriguing taste of what’s on offer, from Other Horrible Folk, available in print here from Doug’s webshop.

Other Horrible Folk features further monologues for the choir of desperate voices concerning tradition, the choreology of Hell, crafty women, their curses, and the threat of things to come.

The third of the Horrible Folk comics is built out of the faces in the backgrounds of British folk documentaries, and sites sacred and profane from the British landscape. What steps bind the village, and why does it need to be bound? Who teased song from the angry cliffs? Why do the women wait? Horrible Folk points the way.

• Get your Horrible Folk by Douglas Noble now from stripforme.bigcartel.com

• Douglas Noble is online at strip-for-me.com

John Freeman

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.