The promotions for Thunderbirds Are Go are coming in thick and fast now as the launch date nears, with the new show’s official Facebook page featuring a countdown of Tracy brothers character profiles, inviting fans to back their favourite.
First up, of course, was John Tracy, in command of the new look Thunderbird 5 space station.
DC Thomson are publishing an official Thunderbirds Are Go tie-in publication, but there’s still no information on a launch date or content.
• Thunderbirds Are Go debuts on Saturday 4th April in the UK with a special one hour episode at 5.00pm on both ITV and CITV. The series will continue CITV and ITV (in glorious HD) every Saturday at 8.00am
• The official Thunderbirds web site now enables you to sign up as an agent of International Rescue: www.thunderbirds.com
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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.
Categories: British Comics, Other Worlds, Television
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