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Saturday 16 March 2013

THE FATE OF JOHNNY FUTURE - PART SIX...

Here it is, all you frantic followers of awesome action and adventure - the wrap-up of the sensational JOHNNY FUTURE's bombastic battle with the anti-social ANIMAL MAN. If you want to see the next epic episode in the life of JOHN FOSTER's amazing alter-ego, be sure to let me know in the comments section. You don't ask, you don't get - and you wouldn't want to miss the fantastic art of LUIS BERMEJO, now would you?!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Just a note to let you know how much I've ben enjoying this Missing Link/Johnny Future epic (along with the rest of your blog, of course).

I didn't read it at the time (I'm old enough to have, but it passed me by), and stil regret the near miss from when Steve Holland was going to reprint it, until a problem with the rights got in the way, so many thanks to you for letting me peek inside your old comics.

I'd love to see the rest of the story, but only if you want to do it.

David Simpson; 18 March 2013 at 15:39
Kid said...: Thanks, Dave. Apparently (from what I understand, based on what Steve told me) it wasn't so much a 'rights' problem, as the fact that the publishers (I think) wanted a larger print run and a more expensive edition.

Any more votes for Johnny Future?; 18 March 2013 at 22:45
Anonymous said...: yes a vote from me as well. Its really getting moving now as a series. I also would have loved Steve Holland to reprint this strip.

Best Wishes
martin baines; 19 March 2013 at 18:00
Kid said...: The next story features a giant robot and is an absolute belter, Martin. Nice long episodes in the main.; 20 March 2013 at 08:10

About the artist:

From 1985 to 2000 A.D. (little joke there), I contributed to a variety of high profile comics and magazines for various companies.

For IPC/FLEETWAY/EGMONT, I freelanced as a lettering and logo artist on various weekly comics and monthly magazines, and also as a resize comic artist and spot illustrator on pocket books, summer specials and annuals.

For MARVEL U.K., BLACK LIBRARY, REDAN and USBORNE BOOKS, I again freelanced as a lettering artist, also working as a restoration artist for MARVEL U.S., restoring and re-creating certain pages of JACK KIRBY art for their MARVEL MASTERWORKS editions.

I also lettered the MARVELMAN sample pages submitted to MARVEL U.S. when they were considering acquiring the character, which - as we all now know - they DID.

Supplied comic strips, cartoons and illustrated advertisements for local business campaigns and newspaper publication on a professional basis since the age of 16. Did my first paid art job for publication at 14 or 15 for Lanarkshire Education Board.

Have also made TV appearances as a collector of memorabilia.

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Just some of the titles I worked on are:

2000 A.D. * JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE * DICEMAN * SONIC The COMIC * JUDGE DREDD, LAWMAN Of The FUTURE * CRISIS * REVOLVER * EAGLE * TIGER * BATTLE ACTION-FORCE * BUSTER * WHIZZER & CHIPS * WHOOPEE * NIPPER * SCHOOL FUN * ACE VENTURA, PET DETECTIVE * The REAL GHOSTBUSTERS * DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE * COUNT DUCKULA * RUGRATS * The TRANSFORMERS * DEATH'S HEAD * THUNDERCATS * GALAXY RANGERS * DRAGON'S CLAWS * SINDY * MARVEL MASTERWORKS * The TROLLS * LOADED * INFERNO * WARHAMMER * ROSE BLACK.

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