Neil Gaiman at London’s Barbican in July

By John Freeman on February 27, 2014

Neil Gaiman will be at London’s Barbican Centre on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th July for two performances of his story The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains.

Neil will read his story The Truth Is A Cave In The Black Mountains, aloud, his words accompanied by illustrations by Eddie Campbell (From Hell), with a background performance from the FourPlay String Quartet.

The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains was originally commissioned by Sydney Opera House for the Graphic Festival and these performances are its European premiere.

Headline Publishing Group will publish a four-colour, enhanced edition ofThe Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, beautifully illustrated by Eddie Campbell on 17th June.

• Buy tickets: www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=16044

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.