Archive | April, 2007

Born in Beirut

30. April 2007

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The Lebanon-based Daily Star reports on a fascinating-sounding short film which Tania Khalaf has created as part of her Master’s thesis at the University of North Texas (she was raised in Beirut and was trapped there by the war while visiting last summer), which mixes animated sequences with live action, using contrasting styles to highlight [...]

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Kane by Paul Grist – step aside Frank, this is the best crime book around….

30. April 2007

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Kane By Paul Grist In Kane, Paul Grist has created one of the best crime dramas ever seen in comic form. But to many commentators Kane is seen as a cheap Frank Miller/ Sin City imitation. I have always thought that’s a completely wrong view: Paul Grist’s storytelling, in my humble opinion, is far, far [...]

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Steve Ditko documentary on the BBC

30. April 2007

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Blake Bell on the Best of Most of blog has revealed that popular presenter, friend of Neil Gaiman and huge comics fans Jonathan Ross has a programme coming up on the BBC entitled “In Search of Steve Ditko”, which Ross approached him about a few months back, although he couldn’t mention it on his blog [...]

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Virtual author tour

30. April 2007

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You may recall a while back the Most Excellent author Margaret Atwood performed a virtual signing, which involved a remote machine mimicking her hand movements to sign books while she was geographically elsewhere. Since Margaret is in the top rank of international writers this ability to remotely deal with readers and events is a simple [...]

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Sensible solution for library graphic novels dispute?

30. April 2007

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The Wanganui Chronicle of New Zealand has a follow-up to last week’s story about the parent who was demanding censorship of certain (unspecified) manga titles in the local library, even going so far as circulating a petition which asked that there should be “a clear, consistent procedure for the public to have books censored should [...]

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Monkey leads cartoon characters in China

30. April 2007

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The city of Hangzhou’s mascot, the monkey Lele, has lead a procession of cartoon characters for a grand opening pageant to open the Third China International Catoon and Animation Festival. The opening celebrations included what the CCTV site referred to as the cartoonist’s best friend, the cat (although cats usually work best in partnership with [...]

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Alice in Sunderland in London

30. April 2007

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Comic Book Resources has a much more detailed description of the exhibition of work from Bryan Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland at the London Cartoon Museum. (thanks to Marko at Neorama for spotting this)

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Doctor Who sweeps the board at the Welsh BAFTAs

30. April 2007

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Doctor Who, produced by BBC Wales from their base in Cardiff, has swept the boards again at the BAFTA Cymru Awards, picking up no less than eight wins from thirteen nominations, while the more adult Who spinoff Torchwood received four awards, including Best Drama Series (hmmm, I liked Torchwood, but I think it was too [...]

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MC Frontalot – Forbidden Planet

30. April 2007

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A few weeks back we showed you the terrific bully ‘Moon River’ video of the New York Forbidden Planet that had us all smiling. Well, no better way to start a new week than with another bit of FPNYC recognition this time in song on MC Frontalot’s new album, ‘Secrets from the Future’ where he [...]

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Nick Bertozzi talks

30. April 2007

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Nick Bertozzi has a good, long chat with Tom Spurgeon on Comics Reporter as rather interesting-looking The Salon finally hits the shelves, discussing, among other things, the long genesis of The Salon and the new graphic novel of the great Harry Houdini, the Handcuff King which Nick illustrated to Jason Lutes’ script – well worth [...]

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New Bash Street kid

29. April 2007

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The BBC reports on the first new character to join the Bash Street Kids (once delivered to delighted kids every week by the great Leo Baxendale) in the venerable British comic The Beano since their inception some five decades or so back. Meet Wayne’s in Pain, an accident-prone youngster designed by seven-year old comics fan [...]

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Graphic novel weekend

27. April 2007

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David Baillie just sent me word on a graphic novel weekend at the Cartoon Museum in London, which will feature Paul Duffield (winner of Tokyopop’s Rising Stars), Nick Abadzia and one Bryan Talbot among others. It actually all kicks off this weekend, but alas I didn’t hear about it until David got in touch this [...]

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Annency 2007 animation selection

27. April 2007

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The selection list for this year Annency International Animated Film Festival and Market, reputedly the largest such gathering for professional animation from television, film and video, is now up on the official site. A quick glance at the short film section shows an impressive range of people taking part from all around the globe, including [...]

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Kelly returns to ACT-I-VATE

27. April 2007

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Dan Goldman, flushed with the delight of seeing his and Anthony Lappe’s Shooting War webcomic nominated for the Eisners, drops me a line to say that he has now returned to his webstrip Kelly on the excellent ACT-I-VATE! collective. “I am writing to inform you that after long winter months, I have returned home to [...]

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Zombie IQ

27. April 2007

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With 28 Weeks Later almost upon us in cinemas the BBC has posted a quick quiz to test your knowledge of zombie flicks. Have you got a big juicy brain for this kind of thing? If so chances are some shambling cadaver wants to munch on it. I managed 7 out of 10; respectable but [...]

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