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Gaiman dodges dogy tomatoes

20. March 2006

Neil Gaiman has received a letter, supposedly from lawyers, regarding the cult film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes which is just so plain silly he had to post it on his journal and share it with us all. “I say tomato and you say here’s a dodgy legal writ…”

V on film

20. March 2006

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I’ll warn you right from the start this posting has some potential spoilers in it, especially if you are not familiar with the original graphic novel or would rather see the film with no prior knowledge. Okay, still with me? Good. Short version of this would be “I loved this film.” Naturally I intend to [...]

Fantagraphics July

20. March 2006

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The small but perfectly formed comics publisher we call Fantagraphics has just announced their latest batch of releases, due for this summer. As ever with Fanta it is quite a diverse range of independent comics. I’m delighted to see the Fanta gang publishing a new edition of The Last Lonely Saturday by Jordan Crane after [...]

Marvel – stealing language?

19. March 2006

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Indispensable web resource Boing Boing carries an article lambasting Marvel (and to a certain extent DC) for attempting to appropriate the word ’super-hero’, with both companies attempting to file a trademark on the word. I can see why Marvel or DC would stampt (TM) and (C) over their creations such as the Superman shield or [...]

V takes top spot

19. March 2006

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According to Comics Continuum V For Vendetta has taken the number one spot at the US box office over this weeken’d opening with a box office haul of over $26 million. No idea how it has fared at the UK box office this weekend, although the showing I was at had a huge audience. And [...]

The Collected Comics Library

17. March 2006

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Chris at the Collected Comics Library has just posted his latest podcast. For those who haven’t heard it yet, CCL podcasts cover the wonderful world of comics and graphic novels, which is a subject we here have something of an interest in. Chris is going to be working more with FPI now and you can [...]

Tokyo Animation Centre opens

17. March 2006

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The Tokyo Anime Center has opened in Japan and the official website is now online, with the English-language version here. It is aimed at promoting Japanese animation and anime to fans and other otaku at home and the growing legions abroad, from TV anime to the internationally respected and beloved feature films of Miyazaki, [...]

What The Author Says – Justina Robson

17. March 2006

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I’m delighted to announce that the incredibly gifted Justina Robson is the latest writer to contribute her thoughts to the What The Author Says feature on our site (we’ve now added a page listing the books which have this feature added to make life easier for readers). I’ve been an admirer of Justina’s intelligent novels [...]

SF Hall of Fame

16. March 2006

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News is slowly filtering out from Seattle’s Science Fiction Musuem and Hall of Fame about the latest members of the SF community to be inducted into the Hall. According to that well-known SF news-source, the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review Star Wars supremo George Lucas, Dune author Frank Herbert and artist Frank Kelly will be inducted into the [...]

The Streets of Dublin signing event

15. March 2006

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Just a reminder that Gerry “how do I switch this computer thing on” Hunt and Bren “Mr Colourful Designer” B will be at our Dublin branch tomorrow, Thursday 16th of March to meet fans of their excellent Streets of Dublin graphic novel (think Roddy Doyle meets Will Eisner or Crumb) and to sign copies. Comics [...]

Radio V

15. March 2006

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BBC Radio Scotland’s arts and culture show, Radio Cafe, will be discussing V For Vendetta among other new releases in the At The Movies slot this Friday with your humble blogger mumbling a few lines about V For Vendetta and the subject of comics to movies adaptations in general. The show is broadcast from 1.15 [...]

What the Author Says – John Wagner

15. March 2006

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The first writer from the comics genre to kindly write a few words on their work for our What The Author Says has just sent in some thoughts… And that writer is none other than 2000AD. Judge Dredd Creative Genuis and all-round British Comics God John Wagner! I’m already making the universal “I’m not worthy, [...]

V previewed

14. March 2006

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Pádraig, fresh from organising this year’s Phoenix Convention in Dublin, gushes over a preview of V For Vendetta he was lucky enough to attend (with Leah Moore and John Reppion no less!). In short he loved it – and Codename P is not only a graphic novel collector but an expert on all things Moore, [...]

Kong is the King at Empire awards

14. March 2006

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Peter Jackson’s King Kong remake was the big winner at the awards held by Britain’s biggest movie magazine, Empire, taking the Best Movie category in a popular poll of readers (I don’t trust myself to comment about the difference between popular and best). Revenge of the Sith took best SF movie with the scene depicting [...]

V in the Mail

13. March 2006

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V For Vendetta gets some column inches in the Daily Mail, which compares some of the events with current political moves and changes (part of V’s genius is that although it is in some ways very 1980s it can be re-interpreted endlessly to new generations and times, much like 1984). In an interesting note the [...]

Archive | March, 2006

Gaiman dodges dogy tomatoes

V on film

Fantagraphics July

Marvel – stealing language?

V takes top spot

The Collected Comics Library

Tokyo Animation Centre opens

What The Author Says – Justina Robson

SF Hall of Fame

The Streets of Dublin signing event

Radio V

What the Author Says – John Wagner

V previewed

Kong is the King at Empire awards

V in the Mail

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