October date for 2017 Nottingham Comic Convention announced

By John Freeman on February 5, 2017

The team behind Nottingham Comic Convention have just announced this year’s event will take place on Saturday 14th October – and released their promotional poster by Roger Langridge, a previous guest.

“We have begun the process that is the long, yet exciting, road to Nottingham Comic Con 2017”, say the team via their official site, “and what better way to start that off than announcing the official date of the con and unveiling the new artwork for this year.

“Mark the date in your diary and we look forward to seeing you there!”

The date does put the Convention in direct competition with this year’s already-announced Lakes International Comic Art Festival, reflecting how crowded the convention calendar has become in recent years.

• News on Nottingham Comic Convention guests will begin to be released soon. For updates visit the convention web site: www.nottinghamcomiccon.co.uk

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.