John M. Burns art heading to auction in aid of charity, SENSE

By John Freeman on November 1, 2023

The team behind the recent Comic Expo Bristol will soon be running a charity auction on eBay, and it sounds like it will include some great items.

Among them will be seven artworks by 2000AD artist John M. Burns, to be auctioned with all proceeds going to national charity SENSE, whose work helps thousands of people who are deafblind or who have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfil their potential.

John’s art will be auctioned separately over the coming weeks so be sure to keep an eye out on the John M. Burns Facebook Group for the links.

John recently announced his retirement from the comics business.

With thanks to Colin Brown for this news item

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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.