Archive | November, 2005

Los Bros Hernandez exhibition

4. November 2005

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Just spotted via the good offices of Boingboing that Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez are the subjects of an art exhibition at the Pasadena City College Art Gallery, from the 7th of this month through to the 3rd of December. November 17th will see a special reception for both of the acclaimed comics creators at the [...]

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Mike Carey talks the Devil You Know

4. November 2005

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Going through the advance publication lists and learning which authors publishers are lining up for release is one of my more enjoyable duties. I’m always keen to check Orbit’s schedule – one of the UK’s top SF&F publishers they always delight me (and other readers) with a mix of new talent and some of the [...]

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Supersize my Superman

4. November 2005

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Warner Brothers and the IMAX Corporation have made a joint announcement stating that the forthcoming Superman movie, Superman Returns, will be released in normal cinemas and IMAX screens on June 30th in the US. This follows a very successful run for Batman Begins in IMAX screens this summer. A spokesperson summarised the movie: “Following a [...]

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Hogwarts in Edinburgh

3. November 2005

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The Edinburgh Evening News reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland is spending thousands of pounds to transform the Dominion Cinema in Edinburgh into the fabled Hogwarts, home to Harry Potter and his wizardly chums. The bank has its own corporate bash on Saturday 19th of November – the day after the movie’s general release [...]

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Cancelled event

3. November 2005

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We’re sorry to report that the Michael Shanks events discussed below have been cancelled. Such appearances are, of course, always subject to circumstances and Michael has just had the good fortune to be cast in a role on CSI. Unfortunately this means he will not be in the UK in the near future – we [...]

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Steve Ditko’s Birthday!

2. November 2005

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I had no idea until I checked the Comics Reporter that today is the 78th birthday of a comics legend – the great Steve Dikto. Can you imagine a comics industry without Steve’s artwork? Is there some parallel Earth where giants like Steve or Jack Kirby never roamed the 4-colour landscape and all the kids [...]

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Scottish National Theatre performs Gaiman

2. November 2005

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In a piece on the new Scottish National Theatre in the Scotsman, Vicky Featherstone, the artistic director of the NTS, confirmed that has set up a touring performance in the US of The Wolves in the Walls, the children’s picture book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Just the thing to take kids along to [...]

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The Dresden Files

1. November 2005

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“Friday night, I went so see Bianca, the vampiress. I didn’t just leap out of bed and go and see her, of course. You don’t go walking into the proverbial lion’s den lightly. You start with a good breakfast.” Meet Harry Dresden; down-at-heels gumshoe working the PI circuit in Chicago. And like another Harry, he’s [...]

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