Tag Archive | "writer"

Dredd Again: An interview with John Tomlinson

Friday, August 5, 2011

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During his career, John Tomlinson has worked for just about everyone in British comics publishing as either a writer or editor (including Marvel UK, 2000 AD and Tundra). This conversation has been compiled from the unused parts of a 5000-word interview with John Tomlinson conducted by Matt Badham recently for the Judge Dredd Megazine, and [...]

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Pat Mills Unwrapped part 1 – the godfather of Brit comics talks with Matt Badham

Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Pat Mills is one of the leading lights of the British comics industry. A former editor turned freelance writer, he’s been responsible for some of the most memorable characters ever seen in English language comics. His creations include Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law, the ABC Warriors, Sláine and Defoe. But he’s also a presence in [...]

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Robert Holdstock passes away

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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(Rob with his other half Sarah, image borrowed from the Holdstock site) I’ve just heard the sad and shocking news that the multiple award-winning author Robert Holdstock has passed away at the age of only 61 following a spell in intensive care after collapsing earlier this month due to an E. Coli infection. Robert is, [...]

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Scotland’s most Wanted: Mark Millar kicks ass at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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Over the holiday weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Edinburgh International Book Festival once again, this time to see top Scottish comics scribe Mark Millar on what I think was his first appearance at this venerable literary bash. I bumped into Mark outside the Writer’s Yurt just before the event was about to [...]

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Neil Gaiman at the Pen World Voices Five

Monday, August 24, 2009

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Tim Ogline has posted up some good coverage of Neil Gaiman’s appearance at the Fifth Annual Pen World Voices Festival on the Wild River Review, talking with World Voices director Caro Llewellyn; its an interesting read and a nice sequel of sorts to Tim’s previous chat with Neil we linked to a couple of years [...]

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Tony’s Terrible Tea-time Torture Show: an interview with Tony Lee

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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Tony Lee has been a writer for over twenty years and has worked in pretty much every medium, but in recent years has chosen to concentrate mainly on comics. In this interview, he talks mostly about his work for 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine, as well as his experience of scripting Doctor Who [...]

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