downthetubes regrets to report the death of British journalist and comics writer Adrian Kermode, who was found dead at his home on Saturday morning, cause of death at present unknown. He was 45.
As a journalist, Adrian contributed to independent titles Vicious and Borderline Magazine, and was co-creator with Terry Wiley on the much-loved Petra Etcetera, which won the National Comics Award for Best Independent British Comic in 2001, and was nominated again in 2002, and Deadman & Hyde (the latter reviewed here on comics bulletin) and writer of Doctor Sorrow, drawn by Mike Juniper.
He also contributed a number of strips to The Girly Comic such as “Doctor Lovemonkey”.
“We’ve lost someone great,” notes Andrew Luke, previously saying of an issue of Petra Etcetra, drawn by Terry Wiley, “Adrian Kermode’s script captures the minute, commonly visible social and accompanying appliances with links galore. It’s quite physically facilitating… Any sweetly-sickly personal turmoil is coated with an edge from a laughter production manufacturing, which has a dual smart infection option… delicious.”
“Sadly, in the last few years the demands of Ady’s civil service career effectively put an end to his writing,” notes ‘Israeli in his tribute. “He’ll be sorely missed by his many friends.”
“It’s going to take a long time to figure out what we’re going to do without him is all I can say,” says Terry Wiley.
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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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