British and Irish comics fan Steve Green is to finally launch his long-planned online zine Scratch, early next year – and is on the look out for contributors.
First mooted in 2008 but delayed by ‘real life’, Steve says the inaugural issue of Scratch should go live in early January, and hold to a quarterly schedule from then onwards.
“I’m after interviews, profiles, convention listings and reports, reviews, news — anything, in fact, to promote British and Irish comics creators,” he asks. One tradition I’m also contemplating resurrecting from my days running Critical Wave is art portfolios, offering a showcase to new comics artists, but I’ll phase that feature in once Scratch has built up an audience.
“For now, I’m on the look-out for contributors. If you’re interested, please drop me a line via stevegreenATlivejournal.com, indicating your particular interests.”
• Visit Scratch at http://scratch-uk.livejournal.com/
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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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Thanks for the plug, John. I got into comics fandom in the mid-70s, and I hope Scratch will echo the energy of those days.