It’s Lancaster Comics Day!

By John Freeman on June 14, 2015

Typically, of course, it’s raining cats and dogs, but Britain’s finest weather casters inform us things will improve later – and everything is now indoors.

The fun starts at 1100 at Lancaster Library with a “Breaking Into Comics” panel with Andy Diggle, Tom Ward and Tim Quinn at 1200; and a Doctor Who panel at 1400 with artists Dave Taylor and John Ridgway and others.

The day includes lots of kids friendly events, and there’s no shortage of things to buy with several comic- selling stands, and comic creators and authors on hand… And of course, Comic Cake!

The event, organised by Friends of Lancaster Library, has been generously supported by local business including First Age Comics, Waterstones and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

More info: www.lancastercomicsday.uk #lancastercomicsday

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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.