UK Artist Matt JOnes launches toy range

By John Freeman on 1 November 2010

Tea making, toy producing, resin casting, sketch book doodling artist Matt JOnes (AKA Lunartik – he likes to be called Matt JOnes with a large JO) has been designing Vinyl Toys for about seven years, making custom pieces for all sorts of exhibitions and customers. Now, he’s launching his own range: a new Mini Vinyl Toy called “Lunartik in a Cup of Tea” with the tag line… One Cup is Never Enough.

“I’m well known in the toy industry for working very long hours and make nice things for nice people with a good eye for detail,” says Matt. “Hence the name Lunartik – like the moon, staying up every night!”

Before he releases the toys, he’s showing off his Special Brews, one per week, on his web site. Matt tells us the toys will go on sale proper with a big launch party and toy signing in London. (More details on that coming soon).

• The Mini-Teas will be released soon. Pre-orders Page where you can reserve your cups today – www.lunartik.com/pre-order-mini-teas

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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.