In the latest episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, the Ian Loxam and Nikki Bates report back on their recent trek to Harrogate for this year’s Thought Bubble Festival, now in a new town.
“In this episode we have a chat about the event, our thoughts and feelings and what we enjoyed,” Ian tells us.
Mike Williams talks about the most important aspect of his weekend at the Lakes Festival back in October, and what books he came away with.
He also reviews Kugali Anthology 1 RAKI Edition, Frankenstein: Texas and DIE Vol 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker, and others.
Meanwhile, Pete Taylor has a chat with artist and writer Russell Mark Olson – a wide ranging that includes talking about events, discovered comics and creators and changes to Russell’s work process over the last year.
Finally, Tom Stewart reviews Death Inc Book 3 by Charles H Raymond.
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Regular contributors to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast include Tom Stewart from That Comic Smell, Pete Taylor, and Mike Williams
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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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