Archive | July, 2005

Dead Boy Detectives

11. July 2005

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The Season of Mists story-arc of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman was one of my favourite parts of an outstanding series. I loved the whole central conceit of having Lucifer grow tired of running Hell and quitting his job, kicking out the demons and the damned and giving the key to Morpheus. The cast was huge, from [...]

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Goon show

8. July 2005

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Did you know that Dark Horse is producing a very special hardback collection of Eisner-winning The Goon this autumn? Oh yes, indeedy – The Goon: Fancy Pants Edition will be released in October, putting, for the first time, the Goon’s life into chronological order as well as featuring delicious extras such as a sketchbook and [...]

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The Kirby Museum

8. July 2005

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Work has begun on the Jack Kirby Museum, it was announced this week. Kirby was – and indeed still is – a legend in the comics industry and a firm favourite with fans worldwide. You can’t underestimate the effect and influence he has had on the genre and the succeeding generations of artists and writers, [...]

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Makes you think

8. July 2005

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Cheryl over in the delightful environs of the Emerald City noted a rather interesting diatribe from another ‘dear, green place’ – Glasgow author Hal Duncan’s blog. Hal was taking issue with people who think some of us ’read too much into it’ when getting ourselves deeply into a good book. Well, pardon us for actually [...]

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A Game of Thrones

6. July 2005

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There has been a great deal of online discussion generated by the author George R R Martin in recent months as many of this best-selling writer’s fans wait for the long overdue next novel (which George has explained sensibly will be ready when its ready, rather than simply releasing a sub-standard and hurried work). Well, [...]

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Sketchbook adventures

6. July 2005

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Coming this autumn from Denis Kitchen – and many of us remember his gone-but-not-forgotten Kitchen Sink imprint fondly – is a real treat for those who love the more unusual and innovative edge of the comics world. The Sketchbook Adventures are coming from Pete Poplaski, who has worked on almost everything in the industry, from [...]

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It’s Fantastic!

6. July 2005

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Rock-hard, super-stretchy, invisible fire… It can only be the Fantastic Four! And our Fantastic Four Shop is now open for your delectation and delight on the FPI webstore. We’ve got books, toys, collectables, statues and naturally plenty of FF graphic novels, so come on in, True Believers!

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Who awards

5. July 2005

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Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are both featured on the just-published longlist for the honours at the National Television Awards, says the BB of C. The longlist is normally reduced to the final shortlist by a public vote ahead of the actual awards ceremony in October. That pre-eminent genre of Brit TV, the soap opera, [...]

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Comics time

1. July 2005

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The first issue of Alan and Leah Moore’s new take on some old, classic British comics heroes, Albion, is here at last – you may wish to make a beeline to the nearest FPI for it now. Mike Carey’s firs issue of his adaptation of Neil Gaiman’ excellent fantasy London, Neverwhere, has also hit the [...]

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The fantasy city

1. July 2005

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Author Jeff VanderMeer has posted an editorial on his blog he wrote regarding the creation of fictional realms and lands and their relation to fictional tales set in real cities (unless a fictional ‘real’ setting therefore becomes imaginary to a certain extent, but that’s another idea…) and world-building in fantasies. As the creator of Ambergris, [...]

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Screw-On Head

1. July 2005

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The Sci-Fi Channel in the US is making an animated version of Hellboy creator Mike Mignola’s Amazing Screw-On Head. Can I get a hurrah from you all??!? Hurrah!! Sci-Fi have confirmed that Paul Giamatti (who played Harvey Pekar in the frankly splendid American Splendor), Molly Shannon and Frasier’s David Hyde Pierce will be among the [...]

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