In addition to an incredible lineup of guests at this year’s Lawless Comic Con in Bristol next month, you really don’t want to miss what looks like will be an incredible “Best of Britain” exhibition of original comic art.
Curated by 2000AD and Doctor Who artist and author David Roach (Masters of British Comic Art, A Very British Affair: The Best of Classic Romance Comics), it looks like there’ll be around 90 pages of art on display from a wide range of artists, by creators such as John M. Burns, Ron Embleton, Jim Holdaway, Mike McMahon, Jesus Redondo, Carlos Ezquerra and Massimo Belardinelli , with art from 2000AD, Warrior, Girls comics, Picture Library covers (lots!), romance art…you name it!
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Lawless Comic Convention is a British based not for profit comic convention organised by fans and for fans, with a strong focus on 2000AD. Tickets are on sale now.
Lawless Comic 2024 | 25th – 26th May 2024 | Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Bristol | Facebook Event Page | Web: lawlesscomiccon.co.uk | Facebook | YouTube
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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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