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Memorial – The Great War Centennial Anthology in the works

By John Freeman on 15 May 2014 • ( 1 )

Art by Timothy Teague for the upcoming Memorial – The Great War Centennial Anthology based on a script from Ferg Handley. Art © Timothy Teague

Another anthology comic commemorating the World War One is in the works as the 100th anniversary of the war’s beginning looms.

Like several other projects such as To End All Wars and Indian publisher Campfire’s stunning-looking World War One graphic novel, written by Britain’s Alan Cowsill (out next week in the UK), Memorial – The Great War Centennial Anthology will also commemorate those who fought and fell in the course of the war. All proceeds from the book will be donated to charities that promote peace and tolerance across the globe.

A Facebook group has been set up here to focus the project by co-ordinator James Lynch – if you’re not on Facebook then contact him via jlynch@wonderfunders.com to express an interest.

British creators already interested include Jay Eales, Davey Candlish, Christopher Geary, Commando writer Ferg Handley, Selina Lock, Timothy Teague, Tim West and many more.

• More info: www.facebook.com/groups/WWI.Memorial.Anthology

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John Freeman

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.