Rich Johnston
Encyclopedia
Rich Johnston is a writer who writes about the comic book
industry.
, West Yorkshire
, studied politics at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and was an advertising
copywriter until 2009; he currently lives in Kingston Vale
, London
, with his wife, Janice Hodgson, and their young daughters, Eve and Alice Johnston.
newsgroups in 1994 as Rich's Ramblings. The Comics Journal
declared Johnston as having claim to being "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet."
He then took the column onto the burgeoning World Wide Web, with Rich's Revelations on the now-defunct Twist And Shout Comics website. After a few years, he was headhunted by Marvel Comics
's David Bogart to write for NextPlanetOver as The Gutter Press. However, when DC Comics
threatened to withdraw advertising, the column was dropped.
Instead, Johnston started a new comics gossip column, All The Rage for Silver Bullet Comic Books, now Comics Bulletin
.
website, posting rumours and gossip, with a traffic light
icon imparting advisory caution as to the possible credibility of each rumour: a red light denoting the least likelihood of accuracy, a green light for the most credible reports, and a yellow light for those that fall somewhere in between.
Scoops included the first visual of Two-Face
from The Dark Knight
movie, Alan Moore
's decision to pull The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
from DC Comics
to Top Shelf Comics as well as his engagement to Melinda Gebbie
, and the existence of DC Comics titles 52
and its various spinoffs, Countdown
, Final Crisis
, "One Year Later
",and "Batman RIP". He also first publicly revealed payment problems from the now defunct CrossGen
, Dreamwave, and Dream Engine. The column ultimately came to an end after 211 installments.
, which he described as "Lying In The Gutters, four times a day, seven days a week."
He recruited the likes of Warren Ellis
, Si Spurrier, Adi Tantimedh, Josh Adams
, Irene Adler
, Alex De Campi
and Denny O'Neil to provide regular content for the site, and continues many of his themes from Lying In The Gutters but with more British content - creator control, swipe files, non-paying publishers and scoops of upcoming content, but adding reviews, roundups and commentary into the mix. Scoops have included Marvel Comics
on the Apple iPhone, Neil Gaiman
writing for Doctor Who
, Terminator 5 set in London, the appointment of Diane Nelson to head up DC Comics, the Michael Jackson
-written comic book Fated, the resignation of Paul Levitz
and the signing of the Cla$$war
movie. The site also heavily promoted the a pricing glitch at Amazon.com
which saw large hardcover volumes distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors
, like the Marvel Omnibus
editions, priced at or below their printing cost, although some of the reporting drew criticism.
Johnston's writing does not often impart sources. Johnston notes, "I often obfuscate sources to hide their identity—even deny that a story has sources on many occasions." However, his column reported first on many topics of note regarding the comic book industry, something The Comics Journal attributes in part to "Johnston's discerning intelligence and an attitude that sometimes approaches iconoclasm." Johnston sees himself as part of a tradition established by the "British tabloid press, one that seeks to entertain rather than inform..."
Bleeding Cool was nominated for the "Favourite Comics Related Website" Eagle Award in 2010 and was named as one of PC Magazine
's top blogs of 2010.
la. The first consists of parodies, such as Watchmensch
and Civil Wardrobe (alluding to Marvel's
2006 story Civil War
). The second include his original work, both creator-owned and those based on licensed properties
, like Doctor Who: A Room With A Deja View, The Flying Friar (based on the life of Joseph of Cupertino
) and Chase Variant which started life at Mam Tor
's Event Horizon.
In 2007, he wrote the IDW
trading card set "George W. Bush and the Weapons of Mass Distraction."
He wrote and drew a number of pages for the Popbitch
book and curated the Harrods
Comic Timing exhibition of original comic book artwork.
For 2009, he has a story scheduled for the Spearmint
anthology from Image Comics
with Sleaze Castle writer/artist Terry Wiley. He wrote a short story 'Rustlin Up Business' for the second volume of Outlaw Territory, published in February 2011.
He has also written Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story a comic to commemorate wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
, published by Markosia
.
Johnston writes and draws weekly cartoons for the UK blogger Guido Fawkes, appearing each Monday and collected at RichAndMark.com.
sketch show Smack the Pony
as well as for BBC Radio 4
's satirical sketch show Week Ending
and the stage/TV show The Sitcom Trials
.
He appeared as an interviewee in After the Chalk Dust Settled, a documentary included on the DVD release of Steven Moffat
's sitcom Chalk
.
He was a zombie extra in Shaun of the Dead
and a congregation member in the movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
and magazines like Playstation World
The now-closed publication Punch Magazine named him Young Writer of the Year Award in 2001.
In 2006, he appeared as a character in the comic book CSI: Dying in the Gutters as a source of "inside joke" humour by featuring him as the victim in a murder mystery set at a comic book convention and using other notable real-world comics creators as suspects in the crime. He also appeared as a character in the Jodie Picoult novel, The Tenth Circle
.
His poster campaign for the Churches Advertising Network in December 2006 generated coverage, including a leader in the Times Newspaper.
His comics and gossip work has also been referenced in the media, as a comics commentator, a gossip reporter, or a comics creator.
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
industry.
Early life
Johnston grew up in PontefractPontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, studied politics at University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and was an advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
copywriter until 2009; he currently lives in Kingston Vale
Kingston Vale
Kingston Vale is a district in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in the south west of London. It is a leafy residential area nestling between Richmond Park, Wimbledon Common and Coombe Hill. The main road is the A308 which is a common through route for traffic passing to and from Kingston...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, with his wife, Janice Hodgson, and their young daughters, Eve and Alice Johnston.
Gossip columnist
Johnston began writing as a gossip columnist for the USENETUsenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
newsgroups in 1994 as Rich's Ramblings. The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal, often abbreviated TCJ, is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels...
declared Johnston as having claim to being "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet."
He then took the column onto the burgeoning World Wide Web, with Rich's Revelations on the now-defunct Twist And Shout Comics website. After a few years, he was headhunted by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
's David Bogart to write for NextPlanetOver as The Gutter Press. However, when DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
threatened to withdraw advertising, the column was dropped.
Instead, Johnston started a new comics gossip column, All The Rage for Silver Bullet Comic Books, now Comics Bulletin
Comics Bulletin
Comics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers.-History:...
.
Lying in the Gutters
Johnston was then headhunted by Jonah Weiland to write a new column Lying in the Gutters at the Comic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources
Comic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
website, posting rumours and gossip, with a traffic light
Traffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
icon imparting advisory caution as to the possible credibility of each rumour: a red light denoting the least likelihood of accuracy, a green light for the most credible reports, and a yellow light for those that fall somewhere in between.
Scoops included the first visual of Two-Face
Two-Face
Two-Face is a fictional comic book supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. and is an enemy of Batman. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #66 , and was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger....
from The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (film)
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
movie, Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
's decision to pull The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill, publication of which began in 1999. The series spans two six-issue limited series and a graphic novel from the America's Best Comics imprint of Wildstorm/DC, and a third miniseries...
from DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
to Top Shelf Comics as well as his engagement to Melinda Gebbie
Melinda Gebbie
Melinda Gebbie is an American comics artist and writer, probably best known for Lost Girls, the three-volume graphic novel she produced in collaboration with writer Alan Moore, published by Top Shelf.-Biography:...
, and the existence of DC Comics titles 52
52 (comics)
52 was a weekly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics that debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis. The series was written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid with layouts by Keith Giffen...
and its various spinoffs, Countdown
Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of counting backward to indicate the seconds, days, or other time units remaining before an event occurs or a deadline expires. Typical events for which a countdown is used include the launch of a rocket or spacecraft, the detonation of a bomb, the start of a race, and the...
, Final Crisis
Final Crisis
Final Crisis is a crossover storyline that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics in 2008, primarily the seven-issue miniseries of the same name written by Grant Morrison. Originally DC announced the project as being illustrated solely by J. G. Jones; artists Carlos Pacheco, Marco Rudy and...
, "One Year Later
One Year Later
"One Year Later" was a 2006 storyline event running through the DC Universe. As the title suggests, it involves a narrative jump exactly one year into the future of the DC Comics Universe following the events of the Infinite Crisis event, to explore major changes within the continuities of the many...
",and "Batman RIP". He also first publicly revealed payment problems from the now defunct CrossGen
CrossGen
Cross Generation Entertainment, or CrossGen, was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1998 to 2004.CrossGen Comics, Inc. was founded in 1998, by Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Mark Alessi who sought to create a comic book universe that was uniquely varied but also connected by a...
, Dreamwave, and Dream Engine. The column ultimately came to an end after 211 installments.
Bleeding Cool
On 27 March 2009, Johnston announced that he would be starting a new blogsite, Bleeding Cool, funded by, but independent of, Avatar PressAvatar Press
Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
, which he described as "Lying In The Gutters, four times a day, seven days a week."
He recruited the likes of Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis
Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
, Si Spurrier, Adi Tantimedh, Josh Adams
Josh Adams
Josh Adams is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his work on House of Mystery for DC Comics, as well as design work for shows on the Syfy Channel. Josh Adams is also the youngest of comic book veteran Neal Adams's three sons...
, Irene Adler
Irene Adler
Irene Adler is a fictional character featured in the Sherlock Holmes story "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in July 1891...
, Alex De Campi
Alex de Campi
Alex de Campi is a British-American music video director and comics writer.-Biography:De Campi was educated at Princeton University, majoring in Art History. Prior to her writing career, she worked as an investment banker in Hong Kong...
and Denny O'Neil to provide regular content for the site, and continues many of his themes from Lying In The Gutters but with more British content - creator control, swipe files, non-paying publishers and scoops of upcoming content, but adding reviews, roundups and commentary into the mix. Scoops have included Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
on the Apple iPhone, Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
writing for Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Terminator 5 set in London, the appointment of Diane Nelson to head up DC Comics, the Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
-written comic book Fated, the resignation of Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz
Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles...
and the signing of the Cla$$war
Cla$$war
Cla$$war is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Com.x between 2002 and 2004. It was written by Rob Williams with art by Trevor Hairsine and Travel Foreman....
movie. The site also heavily promoted the a pricing glitch at Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
which saw large hardcover volumes distributed by Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. is the largest comic book distributor serving North America. They transport comic books from both big and small comic book publishers, or suppliers, to the retailers. Diamond dominates the direct market in the United States, and has exclusive arrangements with most...
, like the Marvel Omnibus
Marvel Omnibus
Marvel Omnibus is a line of comic book series collections published by Marvel Comics. These collections provide full color compilations of several comics, aiming at complete runs...
editions, priced at or below their printing cost, although some of the reporting drew criticism.
Johnston's writing does not often impart sources. Johnston notes, "I often obfuscate sources to hide their identity—even deny that a story has sources on many occasions." However, his column reported first on many topics of note regarding the comic book industry, something The Comics Journal attributes in part to "Johnston's discerning intelligence and an attitude that sometimes approaches iconoclasm." Johnston sees himself as part of a tradition established by the "British tabloid press, one that seeks to entertain rather than inform..."
Bleeding Cool was nominated for the "Favourite Comics Related Website" Eagle Award in 2010 and was named as one of PC Magazine
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
's top blogs of 2010.
Comics creator
Johnston has written a number of comics, mainly consisting of one-shots and graphic novelGraphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
la. The first consists of parodies, such as Watchmensch
Watchmensch
Watchmensch is a one-shot comic book released by Brain Scan Studios which parodies the Watchmen limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins...
and Civil Wardrobe (alluding to Marvel's
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
2006 story Civil War
Civil War (comics)
Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
). The second include his original work, both creator-owned and those based on licensed properties
Brand licensing
Licensing means renting or leasing of an intangible asset. Examples of intangible assets include a song , a character , a name or a brand . An arrangement to license a brand requires a licensing agreement...
, like Doctor Who: A Room With A Deja View, The Flying Friar (based on the life of Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino, O.F.M. Conv., was an Italian Franciscan friar who is honored as a mystic and a saint. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping...
) and Chase Variant which started life at Mam Tor
Mam Tor Publishing
Mam Tor Publishing is an English independent comic book publisher founded by Liam Sharp and his wife Christina McCormack. The company's headquarters are in Derby, East Midlands....
's Event Horizon.
In 2007, he wrote the IDW
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...
trading card set "George W. Bush and the Weapons of Mass Distraction."
He wrote and drew a number of pages for the Popbitch
Popbitch
Popbitch is a weekly UK-based celebrity and pop music newsletter and associated website dating from the early 2000s. Much of the material for the newsletter comes from the Popbitch message boards, frequented by music industry insiders, gossips and the casually interested...
book and curated the Harrods
Harrods
Harrods is an upmarket department store located in Brompton Road in Brompton, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air...
Comic Timing exhibition of original comic book artwork.
For 2009, he has a story scheduled for the Spearmint
Spearmint (band)
Spearmint are a London-based indie pop band, founded in 1995. Their founding members were Shirley Lee , Simon Calnan , Martin Talbot , and Ronan Larvor . Talbot left soon afterward, to be replaced by James Parsons. Dickon Edwards later ended up joining as second guitarist, though leaving in 2000 to...
anthology from Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
with Sleaze Castle writer/artist Terry Wiley. He wrote a short story 'Rustlin Up Business' for the second volume of Outlaw Territory, published in February 2011.
He has also written Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story a comic to commemorate wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William, the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, first met Catherine Middleton in 2001, when both were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their...
, published by Markosia
Markosia
-History:Markosia was founded by Harry Markos in 2005. Markos has already published Harry Gallan's The Lexian Chronicles and the initial plan was to produce comic adaptations of books, like The Lexian Chronicles and G.P. Taylor's Shadowmancer. They secured the license to adapt Starship Troopers,...
.
Johnston writes and draws weekly cartoons for the UK blogger Guido Fawkes, appearing each Monday and collected at RichAndMark.com.
Performance work
Johnston contributed to the British Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
sketch show Smack the Pony
Smack the Pony
Smack the Pony is a British sketch comedy show that ran from 1999 until 2003 on Channel 4. Its title was intended to sound like a euphemism for female masturbation; the working title was Spot the Pony. The main performers and writers on the show were Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips...
as well as for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's satirical sketch show Week Ending
Week Ending
Week Ending... was a satirical radio current affairs sketch show, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, usually on Friday evenings. It was devised by writer/producers Simon Brett and David Hatch, and was originally hosted by Nationwide presenter Michael Barratt.The show's title was always announced as...
and the stage/TV show The Sitcom Trials
The Sitcom Trials
The Sitcom Trials is a stage and TV show devised, produced, and presented by Kev F. Sutherland. Beginning in Bristol in 1999, it showcases new sitcoms and comedy items in a head-to-head format...
.
He appeared as an interviewee in After the Chalk Dust Settled, a documentary included on the DVD release of Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat is a Scottish television writer and producer.Moffat's first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang. His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage; conversely, his later sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his...
's sitcom Chalk
Chalk (TV series)
Chalk is a British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High. Two series, both written by Steven Moffat, were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997...
.
He was a zombie extra in Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a 2004 British zombie comedy directed by Edgar Wright, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and written by Pegg and Wright. Pegg plays Shaun, a man attempting to get some kind of focus in his life as he deals with his girlfriend, his mother and stepfather...
and a congregation member in the movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Journalism
Johnston wrote briefly for newspapers like The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and magazines like Playstation World
PlayStation World
PlayStation World was a monthly video games magazine that covered the PlayStation brand. The pages were filled with news, previews, reviews and letter pages.The magazine had a circulation of 17,132 along with a readership of 210,000...
The now-closed publication Punch Magazine named him Young Writer of the Year Award in 2001.
In 2006, he appeared as a character in the comic book CSI: Dying in the Gutters as a source of "inside joke" humour by featuring him as the victim in a murder mystery set at a comic book convention and using other notable real-world comics creators as suspects in the crime. He also appeared as a character in the Jodie Picoult novel, The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle
The Tenth Circle is a novel by Jodi Picoult about date rape and father/daughter relationships. It heavily references Dante's Inferno.-Plot:...
.
His poster campaign for the Churches Advertising Network in December 2006 generated coverage, including a leader in the Times Newspaper.
His comics and gossip work has also been referenced in the media, as a comics commentator, a gossip reporter, or a comics creator.
External links
- Bleeding Cool, Johnston's new blogsite.
- Lying in the Gutters, Johnston's Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
column. - Waiting For Tommy, Johnston's Dynamic Forces column (largely interviews).
- RichAndMark.com, Johnston's collection of non-commercial performance work.
Interviews
- 2002 Interview
- Rich Johnston Interview, 2000adReview, June 17, 2005