Rich Johnston

Rich Johnston
Rich Johnston
	Johnston at the 2007; New York Comic Con
Born	Richard Johnston; United Kingdom
Area(s)	Comics reporter, gossip columnist, comics writer
Notable works	Lying in the Gutters; Watchmensch; Bleeding Cool
Awards	Shel Dorf Award, 2012
Children	2

Richard "Rich" Johnston is a British comics creator, columnist, and founder of the comics news site Bleeding Cool.

The Comics Journal described Johnston as having claimed to be "the oldest extant comics news reporter on the Internet." His past columns include "All the Rage" (for Silver Bullet Comic Books), and "Lying in the Gutters" (for Comic Book Resources). He refuses to be called a journalist.

Personal life

Johnston has two daughters with different women.

Bibliography

Dirtbag (Twist and Shout Comics, 1995)
The X-Files (Twist and Shout Comics, 1997)
Rich Johnston's Holed Up (Avatar Pres, 2004)
The Flying Friar (with Thomas Paul Nachlik, Speakeasy Comics, 2005)
Civil Wardrobe (with various artists, including Darick Robertson, Ashley Wood and Frazer Irving, Brain Scan Studios, 2006)
Watchmensch (with Simon Rohrmüller, Brian Scan Studios, 2009)
Doctor Who: A Room With A Deja View (with Eric J., IDW, 2009)
"A Trip into Space" (with Terry Wiley, in This Is a Souvenir: The Songs of Spearmint & Shirley Lee, Image Comics, 2009)
Chase Variant (with Saverio Tenuta and Edmund Bagwell, Image Comics, February 2010, forthcoming)
Kate and William: A Very Public Love Story (Markosia, April 2011, ISBN 1-905692-45-5) collects:
- William Windsor: A Very Public Prince (with art by Gary Erskine, 36 pages, Markosia, April 2011, ISBN 1-905692-44-7)
- Kate Middleton: A Very Private Princess (with art by Mike Collins, 36 pages, Markosia, April 2011, ISBN 1-905692-43-9)
The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne, with Simon Rohrmuller, Dark Horse Presents (Dark Horse Comics, 2012)
The Avengefuls (Boom! Studios, 2012)

References

↑ Singer, Matt (14 March 2006). "Pulp Friction". The Village Voice. New York City. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
↑ Dean, Michael (2005). "Online Comics Journalism: Does It Exist? Part 3: Rich Johnston's Honest Lying". The Comics Journal (266): 21–23. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006.
↑ Johnston, Rich (2 January 2017). "Fanboy Rampage: Dan Slott Vs. Rich Johnston Over Comic Book Journalism". Bleeding Cool.
↑ Johnston, Rich (7 June 2005). "Lying In The Gutters". ComicBookResources.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
↑ Johnston, Rich (March 23, 2019). "Joyce Chin Admitted to Chicago Hospital With Arthur Adams, Not at C2E2". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
↑ Official Dirtbag site Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008
↑ Official X Flies site Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008
↑ Official Holed Up site Archived 20 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Official Flying Friar site". Flyingfriarcomic.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
↑ Civil Wardrobe download Archived 6 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008

Websites

Rich Johnston at the Grand Comics Database
Bleeding Cool
Lying in the Gutters, Johnston's Comic Book Resources column.
Rich Johnston at the Comic Book DB
Waiting For Tommy, Johnston's Dynamic Forces column (largely interviews).
RichAndMark.com, Johnston's collection of non-commercial performance work.
Rich Johnston on IMDb
Darius, Julian (4 November 2002). "Rich Johnston on Comics Gossip". Sequart Research & Literacy Organization.
"Rich Johnston". 2000AD Review. 15 June 2005

[1] Singer, Matt (14 March 2006). "Pulp Friction". The Village Voice. New York City. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2008.

[TCJ-2] Dean, Michael (2005). "Online Comics Journalism: Does It Exist? Part 3: Rich Johnston's Honest Lying". The Comics Journal (266): 21–23. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006.

[3] Johnston, Rich (2 January 2017). "Fanboy Rampage: Dan Slott Vs. Rich Johnston Over Comic Book Journalism". Bleeding Cool.

[4] Johnston, Rich (7 June 2005). "Lying In The Gutters". ComicBookResources.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[5] Johnston, Rich (March 23, 2019). "Joyce Chin Admitted to Chicago Hospital With Arthur Adams, Not at C2E2". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

[6] Official Dirtbag site Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008

[7] Official X Flies site Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008

[8] Official Holed Up site Archived 20 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[9] "Official Flying Friar site". Flyingfriarcomic.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

[10] Civil Wardrobe download Archived 6 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 27 January 2008

Rich Johnston
Johnston at the 2007 New York Comic Con
Born	Richard Johnston United Kingdom
Area(s)	Comics reporter, gossip columnist, comics writer
Notable works	Lying in the Gutters Watchmensch Bleeding Cool
Awards	Shel Dorf Award, 2012
Children	2