Continuing to Continue: The 200th Episode

John Freeman is a comics writer and editor, and the founder of the award-winning comics news and features site, downthetubes.net, which he established in 1998. He's worked professionally in the British comics publishing industry for over 30 years, describing himself as a "freelance comics operative", working as an editor, Creative Consultant, and as a comics writer and events promoter. 

Initially working at Marvel UK, joining the company in 1987, his editor credits include down the years include titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, (enjoying three tours of duty on the title, including as editor of the now sadly no more Star Trek Explorer); and comics such as Havoc, Overkill, Death's Head II, Warheads, Simpsons Comics UK and STRIP - The Adventure Comics Magazine. He also edited several digital and audio comics for ROK Comics, including Team M.O.B.I.L.E. and The Beatles Story. More recently, he edited the Lost Fleet mini-series and two Doctor Who mini-series for Titan Comics, which received critical acclaim.

He is currently working on several projects for B7 Comics, the comics imprint of B7 Media, including writing Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies, a four-issue sci-fi thriller featuring art by Neil Edwards (Fantastic Four, Rogue Trooper), and a creator-owned SF adventure with Brazilian creators Wam Nick. He also edited Hancock: The Lad Himself, a graphic novel about comedian Tony Hancock, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

For fun, he's working on "Doctor Who - Terror of the Deep", a 90-episode not-for-profit newspaper strip with artist Danny Cushion, Paul Cooke, and Bill Storie, available to read online.

He is also currently the Press Officer for the annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival.

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