Japanese publisher seeks colourists

By John Freeman on 24 May 2010

Tokyo-based publisher EigoTown is looking to have around 600 black and white and greyscale illustrations coloured for use on the iPhone and iPad and has put out an appeal for samples to British creators.

“We’re creating Apps based on Oxford University Press’ graded reader series for learners of English,” explains EigoTown’s Russell Willis, who some downthetubes readers may recall as the editor of some ace British indie comics magazines such as Infinity back in the 1980s.

“We only need screen resolution and the maximum size is the viewable area of the iPad’s screen (768 x 1004).

• Interested parties should contact Russell via russell.willisATeigotown.com. Please put “Colouring Work for iPad” in the subject line.

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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.