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Death Duty by John Freeman and Alan Burrows
Strip looking for a home!

Ex Astris by John Freeman and Mike Bicoll
Find out more aboyt the space adeventure published in Spacship Away, Bulletproof Comics and by ROK Comics

The Grand Tour by John Freeman and Mike Collins
First episodes published by CPL Italy

The Really Heavy Greatcoat by John Freeman and Nick Miller
Three frame or one page strip available for syndication.

Zambaquons by John Freeman
Crazy aliens that escaped the Greatcoat

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Dark Knight
lIncludes a postscript to the short-lived fantasy series by script editor Andrew Cartmel

Goodnight, Sweetheart
The quirky time-travel series starring Nicholas Lyndhurst

My Hero
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