London Print Studio seeks new comic artists

By John Freeman on October 7, 2010 • ( 1 )

The London Print Studio is looking for five enthusiastic 21-25 year olds from a variety of backgrounds who are interesting in a career in comics, arts education, publishing or illustration. They will have the chance to:

Develop professional skills in the creative industry
Run comic workshops for 16-25 year olds.
Receive mentoring from top professional comic creators and publishers.
Develop their own artistic projects with supervision from mentors.
Take part in creating a graphic novel publication.

• The details and application form are online at: www.londonprintstudio.org.uk/F13-intern.html

• The deadline for applying is Monday 1st November

John Freeman

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.