John Allison (comics)

John Allison (born 1976) is a writer and artist of comics and webcomics.

John Allison
Born
John Allison

1976 (age 43–44)
NationalityBritish
Known forWebcomics
Notable work
Bobbins, Scary Go Round, Bad Machinery, Giant Days

He began his career with the webcomics Bobbins (1998–2002, 2014-present), Scary Go Round (2002–2009) and Bad Machinery (2009–present).[1] Allison 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." On 11 September 2009 he concluded Scary Go Round and on 21 September 2009 began the new strip Bad Machinery, focusing on several of those grammar school children, now teenage detectives.[1]

In 2013, Allison pitched a spin-off from Scary Go Round, Giant Days, to Boom! Box, a newly formed imprint of Boom! Studios for established artists outside the comics industry.[2] The series follows three young women—Esther de Groot, Susan Ptolemy and Daisy Wooton—who share a hall of residence at the University of Sheffield. The series began as a six-issue limited run, and was then picked up as an ongoing series. In 2016, Giant Days was nominated for two Eisner Awards and four Harvey Awards;[3][4] in 2019, it won two Eisner Awards, for Best Continuing Series and Best Humor Publication.[5] It concluded later that year with a special over-sized issue.[6]

The success of Giant Days led to further work with independent presses. Allison went on to write the series By Night for Boom! Studios, and is now writing and drawing Steeple for Dark Horse Comics.[6]

Allison currently resides in Letchworth Garden City with his partner, journalist Laura Snapes, deputy music editor at The Guardian.[7][8][9]

Works

Comics

References
  1. Alex Dueben (28 December 2009). "John Allison's "Bad Machinery"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. "Boom! Studios announces new imprint Boom! Box, an experimental line of titles created just 'for the love of it'". Boom! Studios. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "2016 Eisner Award Nominees". Comic Con. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "2016 HARVEY AWARDS Nominees Announced". Newsarama. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. "Eisner Awards current info". ComicCon International San Diego. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. Byron Brewer (9 August 2019). "DF Interview: John Allison brings his acclaimed series to a close with 'Giant Days: As Time Goes By'". Dynamic Forces. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. https://londonist.com/london/features/should-you-leave-london-for-letchworth
  8. https://shelfdust.com/2018/09/19/the-annotated-giant-days-year-one-3
  9. https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2019/09/as-we-say-goodbye-to-giant-days-john-allison-introduces-us-to-steeple
  10. "John Allison's "Bad Machinery"". BOOM! Studios. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.


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