Pete Taylor and and Mike Williams are back with a “Yakapedia” edition of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, chatting to comic creator Jordan Thomas about his new comic, Metallic Dynamite, an anthology comic featuring six stories, with art by Lucy Sullivan, Benjamin Filby, Shaky Kane and more.
Metallic Dynamite is a brand new science fiction anthology series, the first issue currently seeking backing on Kickstarter and already hitting target with some 20 days to go, offering mind bending, nerve shredding, heart-breaking stories, drawn by incredible established and up and coming artists.
Softcover wraparound Art by Russell Mark Olson 
Hardback wraparound cover by Mike-Lee Graham 
“An End Before a Beginning” by Lucy Sullivan 
“It Wasn’t the Tacos” by JF Totti 
“Nightcap” by Benjamin AE Filby 
“One More Day” by Anna Readman 
“Road Warrior” by Shaky Kane 
“What You Can’t Leave Behind” by Carlos Lopez
Pete, Mike and Jordan also discuss his previous Kickstarter-promoted projects such as Quarantine and Weird Work, and, due to recent announcements they delve into discussing blockchain, too – a technology that will impact creators future use of the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, with some deciding to use other services, because of concerns about the plan.
Plus, there’s all the latest news on the Lakes International Comic Art Festival, too.
• Check out the Metallic Dynamite project on Kickstarter
• Follow Jordan Thomas on Twitter
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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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