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John Allison (artist)
Encyclopedia
John Allison is the writer and artist of the webcomic
s Bobbins
(1998–2002), Scary Go Round
(2002–2009) and Bad Machinery
(2009–present). John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre escapades. In recent times it is kind of a split between the Shelley Show and Tackleford Grammar School. It's always evolving." He is a member of the Dumbrella
comics collective, and currently resides in Greater Manchester
. According to his bio page on the Scary Go Round website, he is unmarried.
On 11 September 2009 he concluded Scary Go Round and on 21 September 2009 began the new strip Bad Machinery
, focusing more on children and adolescents.
Webcomic
Webcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
s Bobbins
Bobbins (webcomic)
Bobbins is a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England, and written by John Allison.It ran from September 21, 1998, to June 3, 2002, but shifted into reruns with commentary on May 17, 2002. In 2002 Bobbins was nominated for the Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards...
(1998–2002), Scary Go Round
Scary Go Round
Scary Go Round was a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England, and written by John Allison. Scary Go Round was named one of the best webcomics of 2004 by The Webcomics Examiner. The Sunday Times describes it as "postmodern Brit horror" that is "subtle and stylishly...
(2002–2009) and Bad Machinery
Bad Machinery
Bad Machinery is a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England, written and drawn by John Allison. Bad Machinery started on 21 September 2009 loosely based on characters and situations from John Allison's previous webcomic, Scary Go Round...
(2009–present). John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre escapades. In recent times it is kind of a split between the Shelley Show and Tackleford Grammar School. It's always evolving." He is a member of the Dumbrella
Dumbrella
Dumbrella is an alliance of webcomic artists who promote one another's sites, travel to conventions, and sell merchandise together. It is also the name of the website of that alliance, which serves as a shared weblog and an active forum community with over 10,000 registered users .The current...
comics collective, and currently resides in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
. According to his bio page on the Scary Go Round website, he is unmarried.
On 11 September 2009 he concluded Scary Go Round and on 21 September 2009 began the new strip Bad Machinery
Bad Machinery
Bad Machinery is a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England, written and drawn by John Allison. Bad Machinery started on 21 September 2009 loosely based on characters and situations from John Allison's previous webcomic, Scary Go Round...
, focusing more on children and adolescents.