Tom Foster joins the ranks of Commando Comics artists

By John Freeman on 8 October 2019

2000 AD artist Tom Foster has provided the cover for an upcoming issue of DC Thomson Media’s Commando war comic, joining the ranks of artists such as Ian Kennedy, Graeme Neil Reid and Neil Roberts.

Commando 5271, “Faceless Heroes”, cover art by Tom Foster

Tom, whose art will grace the cover of Commando 5271, titled “Faceless Heroes”, on sale soon, has been a professional comics artist for a number of years, perhaps best known for his work for Rebellion’s 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine.

He did his first work for Rebellion after winning their 2013 Portfolio Competition and has since gone on to work on number of their most iconic characters, including Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter and Bill Savage, as well as co-creating the series “Storm Warning” for Judge Dredd Megazine.

A regular comic convention guest, he also produces comics tutorials for Imagine FX, in written and video format and, alongside his comics work, he’s done a number of school talks and workshops, and is also an experienced stand-up comedian.

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John Freeman

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.