ComicScene are celebrating 50 years of the long-running weekly war comic, Battle, with the release of a new comic, Ragtime Soldier, written by Pat Mills.

The successor to “Charley’s War”, the 48-page comic will be written by Pat, with art by Gary Welsh and Phillip Vaughan. It includes and continues the story that started on the Great War Dundee comic.
You can enlist to the pre launch page on Kickstarter now here. The Kickstarter will include exclusive collectable items when it goes live.
• Pat Mills on Millsverse: Ragtime Soldier: A Successor to Charley’s War – At Last!
With thanks to ComicScene
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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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