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• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Al Ewing

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2012

  Al Ewing Blog or web site: I’m on Twitter! @Al_Ewing Currently working on: Currently writing The Zaucer Of Zilk for 2000AD and Jennifer Blood and Ninjettes for Dynamite Entertainment. More 2000AD work is on the way, some of which I… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist and fan Paul Harrison-Davies

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2012

  Name: Paul Harrison-Davies Blog: paulhd.blogspot.com Tumblr: http://pmhd.tumblr.com/ Currently working on: A book cover. A pitch for a children’s comic. Short strip in Ink+Paper and any other odds and ends that take’s my fancy. First memory of 2000AD? A friend bringing… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – El Cascador

  By Jeremy Briggs on February 22, 2012

  Who is XIII? Book 1 – Mr Alan Smith?Books 2 and 3 – Captain Steve Rowland?Book 4 – Corporal Ross Tanner?Book 5 – Agent Jason Fly?Books 6 and 7 – Writer John Fleming?Book 8 – Agent Jason McLane?Book 9 –… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Jonathan Edwards

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2012

  Name: Jonathan Edwards Blog or web site: www.jonathan-e.com and http://jonathan-e.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: My vinyl figure Inspector Cumulus is being released in its second colour way over the summer and I’m currently working on ideas for a graphic novel featuring… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from art droid Ade Salmon

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Name: Ade Salmon Blog or web site: http://adriansalmonart.blogspot.com Currently working on: A Baron Frankenstein back up strip for Monsterverse’ Flesh @ Blood book 2, 3 and 4, plus monthly Time Team art for Doctor Who Magazine. Open to offers. First… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Stephen Walsh

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  Name: Stephen Walsh Currently working on: WarWorldz for Strip Magazine with John Freeman and the artist Giancarlo Caracuzzo. Also working on scripts for Commando (“The Flaming Dagger” is out now) and further adventures of Charlotte Corday with Keith Page (“The… Read More ›

• 99 Per Cent launch record label – backed by Alan Moore

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  Occupation Records: The 99 per cent to launch a record label from You and I Films on Vimeo. Occupation Records is a benefit record label set up to fund Occupy London and the global occupy movement. The label is run… Read More ›

• Harvey Awards 2012 nominations launched

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con have just released the official Nomination Ballot for this year’s Harvey Awards. Named in honour of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry’s most innovative talents, the Harvey… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From writer and fan Paul H. Birch

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  Name: Paul H Birch Blog: http://blogs.birminghammail.net/speechballoon/ Currently working on: Hardware. Once upon a time there was a little stripzine that caused quite a stir and that will be coming back, bigger and way badder than ever before. How so? Well,… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist Rob Davis

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Name: Rob Davis Blog: http://dinlos.blogspot.com Currently working on: Writing and drawing second Volume of Don Quixote and working on strips for The Phoenix. First memory of 2000AD? I bought prog 1 of 2000AD from the newsagents on Ashley Road in… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From script droid Paul Cornell

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  IGN describes this scene from Flesh (one of Paul’s favourite strips) as one of 2000AD’s “Top Shocks”. Read their list Name: Paul CornellBlog or web site:www.paulcornell.com Currently working on:  Cops and Monsters, my urban fantasy novel, out from Tor in October…. Read More ›

• Digital Comics Week for scholars

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2012

  The US-based academic collaboration In Media Res is putting Digital Comics in the spotlight this week with a contribution from highly-acclaimed comic creator Mark Waid, who is launching his own web comics this summer. The series of presentations are sure… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From author and fan James Swallow

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2012

  Name: James Swallow Blog or web site: I blog about writing and stuff over at http://jmswallow.livejournal.com/ and http://twitter.com/jmswallow. Currently working on: A whole bunch of stuff! I’ve got a new novel called Fear To Tread out later this year as… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Nigel Dobbyn

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2012

  Name: Nigel Dobbyn Blog or web site: www.nigeldobbyn.com Currently working on: The Power of Five: Nightrise graphic novel for Walker Books, The Chili for Markosia (www.the-chili.com), due to be published in February and available at the London Super Comicon. First… Read More ›

• 2000AD Celebrates 35 Years of Thrillpower!

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2012

  In 1977, something amazing happened. All across the land the first issue of 2000AD, dated 26th February, arrived in British newsagents. And your world has never been the same since. 35 years on and The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic is still… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from art droid Graeme Neil Reid

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2012

  Name: Graeme Neil Reid Web site: www.gnreid.co.uk/ Blog: http://www.gnreid.blogspot.com Group Blog: http://scotchcorner.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: Illustrations for a museum, some fantasy role playing stuff and a few other projects which I can’t mention (no major secrets just client confidentiality). First… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From artist and fan Mo Ali

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2012

  Name: Mo Ali Blog or web site: http://moknowchrome.blogspot.com Currently working on:  Collaborating on a couple of comicbook projects, one with artist Andy Bloor and another with Brad Tuttle. More updates as and when on my blog! First memory of 2000AD?… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! from artist and fan Ant Mercer

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2012

  Name: Ant Mercer Blog or web site: Merkerwork.co.uk or http://merkerwork.blogspot.com/ Currently working on: Various freelancing projects, currently animated videos for the corporate websites and drawing in exchange for money. First memory of 2000AD? 1985 (maybe?) On the return leg of… Read More ›

• Happy Birthday, 2000AD! From art droid Steve Yeowell

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2012

  Steve’s Red Seas art for a 2000AD cover. More aboutthis cover on 2000AD Covers Uncovered Name:  Steve Yeowell Currently working on:   Cadet Anderson, and the final series of The Red Seas. First memory of 2000AD?   Prog 1. Lost the free… Read More ›

• CLiNT set for re-boot in May

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2012

  CLiNT – the comic magazine published by Mark Millar and Titan Magazines – is about to get a major re-boot. Re-launching in May with a near all-new line up that includes Mark Millar’s Supercrooks (with art by Leinil Yu) and… Read More ›

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