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Steve McManus & Jessica Martin in London Film & Comic Con Hall Of Fame

Steve McManus and Jessica Martin Inducted Into the London Film And Comic Con Hall Of Fame Today

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  • Steve McManus, legendary 2000AD editor, inducted into the London Film & Comic Con Hall Of Fame.
  • McManus’s career highlights include co-creating Rogue Trooper and overseeing classic UK titles.
  • Jessica Martin also honored, recognized for her work in Doctor Who, Spitting Image, and comics.
  • London Film & Comic Con celebrates film, TV, comics, cosplay, and cult media with major industry guests.

Yesterday at the London Film And Comic Con held in Kensington Olympia, Steve McManus was inducted into the LFCC Hall Of Fame, by Comic Fest organiser Tony Lee. Steve McManus is best known as a longstanding 2000AD editor. Starting work in 1973 as a sub-editor of the Valiant comic, he moved to Battle Picture Weekly, freelanced on Action, moved to Starlord, and then became a sub-editor on 2000 AD, replacing Nick Landau, who had moved to Battle. In 1979 he was promoted to editor of 2000 AD, a job he held until 1986, hiring the likes of Alan Moore, Peter Milligan and Grant Morrison as well as co-creating Rogue Trooper, alongside Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. He launched Crisis, a political activist comic which introduced Garth Ennis, John Smith, Sean Phillips and Duncan Fegredo, quitting over clashes with his new boss Robert Maxwell. He later founded and edited Judge Dredd Megazine, and co-edited the Batman/Judge Dredd crossover Judgement on Gotham with DC Comics' Denny O'Neil. In 1995 he became Managing Editor of the Pre-School Group of Fleetway's new owners Egmont, editing Sonic the Comic and overseeing titles such as Toxic and Ben 10. After Egmont sold 2000 AD to Rebellion Developments in 2000, MacManus moved out of comics and into Egmont's magazine editorial, eventually retiring in 2011.

He was joined in this honour of the LFCC Hall Of Fame by Jessica Martin for her media work. As an actor, she is best known at shows for playing Mags in Doctor Who: The Greatest Show In The Galaxy alongside Sylvester McCoy, a role she has reprised more recently for the Big Finish audio dramas. She also worked considerably as an impressionist on shows such as Spitting Image, Copy Cats and Bobby Davro. Still treading the boards in plays such as Me And My Girl, Sweeney Todd, Sunset Boulevard and Spamalot, she is also a graphic novelist, writing and drawing her own comics and working with Mark Buckingham,

The London Film and Comic Con is held twice a year in London and focuses on films, cult television, gaming, anime, cosplay, and comics; organised by Showmasters Ltd and is currently held at Olympia London near Hammersmith and Earl's Court. It also has a smaller Spring show to kick things off called the London Comic Con. It all began in 2004 with the same company that organises the Autographica and Collectormania events. The convention holds a large dealers hall selling movie, comic, and science fiction-related memorabilia, and original film props, along with guest talks, professional photoshoots, autograph sessions, cosplay events, and displays.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and FP. Father of two daughters. Political cartoonist.
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