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Talking Pictures to air interview with TV21 and Look-in artist Mike Noble

By John Freeman on January 10, 2024

If you’re a fan of the legendary TV Century 21 and Look-In artist Mike Noble, then you won’t want to miss The Noble Art of Fireball XL5 on Talking Pictures.

Mike Noble - The Noble Art of Fireball XL5

Mike, who, sadly, we lost in 2018, is perhaps best known for his work on the British weekly comics TV Century 21 – drawing strips such as “Fireball XL5“, “Captain Scarlet” and “Star Trek” and Look-In – working on strips such as “The Famous Five“, “Follyfoot“, “Robin of Sherwood“, “Timeslip” and many more.

Airing at 2.40pm on Saturday 20th January 2024, in this fascinating 17-minute documentary by Fanderson member Jeff Smart, Mike talks about his work on comic strips such as ‘Fireball XL5’, ‘Captain Scarlet’ and ‘Zero X’ for TV 21, and ‘Space:1999’ for Look-In, among others.

This fascinating documentary is also available now on the Talking Pictures free Encore streaming service – do note you need to register to watch online.

Further Reading on downthetubes…

• In Memoriam: Look-In and TV21 artist Mike Noble

• A True Inspiration: artist Lee Sullivan pays tribute to Mike Noble

News tip with thanks to downthetubes treader Mark27B and Bambos Georgiou

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.