Those crazy comic creators, artist Danny Cushion and professional musician JP Rodell, whose love of cult TV and classic British comic annuals knows no bounds, are working on another insane, hilarious spoof strip: “The Amazing Adventures of Pig-Boy” created under their joint creative banner, “Thurston Nudge”.
(For those wondering, the pair of them came up with this perhaps unlikely name after putting two ripped beer mats together in a pub that spelt Thurston Nudge…).
Here’s a sneak peek…
Head downthetubes for….
• Find out more about Danny Cushion and JP Rodell aka “Thurston Nudge” right here on downthetubes
• Check out the music of JP Rodell on Soundcloud
- About the Author
- Latest Posts
John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
Categories: Comic Previews, Comics, Creating Comics, downthetubes Comics News, downthetubes News
How Well Do You Know Dan Dare? 
Shaman Kane mini series launches in March from Antarctic Press 
Manchester’s Volcano Comics have big plans for 2026 
Bryan and Mary Talbot announce their next graphic novel, “Lo! An Amazon!”