An opening panel from “Look out for Lefty”, drawn by Tony Harding, the controversial strip that featured in Action in the 1970s. Read his son Antony’s tribute
Here are the Top Ten most visited posts on downthetubes this week (not counting our home page):
• “Does Your Dad Draw for Roy of the Rovers?”
Antony Harding pays tribute to his father, the brilliant artist Tony Harding
• DieGo to publish top, award winning Italian comic character in the UK
New British publisher’s latest Kickstarter project announced
• In Memoriam: “Look Out for Lefty” artist Anthony John “Tony” Harding
• Tom Plant’s “Sunshine Bay” – Every Bit as Good as People Say
A quick look at a great new independently-published comic from the Beano and Oldie cartoonist
• London-based Titan Comics seek new editor
Titan continues to expand, and needs a brave soul to join their thriving throng.
• Alan Hebden and José Ortiz “Tower King” tale from New Eagle collected
A great collection from New Eagle is on sale now
• Diamondsteel Comics seeks new artists
Scottish indie publisher looking for creators to draw their Scottish superhero, Saltire
• “A Lovely Bloke”
Artist Barrie Mitchell remembers Tony Harding
• WebFinds: Looking back on Speakeasy, a comics magazine that crashed and burned
An account of a the rise and fall of a British comics news magazine discovered
• Copyright under review in Europe
Your chance to have your say on proposed changes
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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.
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