Archive | May, 2007

Comics – putting Dundee on the map

26. May 2007

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The Scotsman has a brief bit of coverage on the comics lectures and events going on in Dundee this weekend, home to the mighty DC Thomson publishing empire which takes in the famous Dandy and Beano among many others and has been entertaining comics readers since before the Second World War (and, as the Scotsman [...]

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The industry of Doctor Who

26. May 2007

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This year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise event – which allows interested individuals and businesses to find out more about trying to obtain one to help with their work – will have a distinctive science fiction theme this year as the Doctor Who Up Close exhibition at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry will be [...]

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Rutu Modan interviewed

26. May 2007

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Rutu Modan of the Israeli comics collective Actus Tragicus is interviewed on Publisher’s Weekly about her upcoming graphic novel Exit Wounds, due from Drawn & Quarterly, talking about comics in Israel, influences and inspirations and how different working in a full-length piece is compared to shorter self-published comics: “I was self-publishing my comics for years, [...]

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Fido – Forbidden Planet NYC sponsors Billy Connolly appearance

25. May 2007

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Fido is one of those weird, indy films that has ‘CULT’ written all over it. Basically a boy and his dog story – where boy fights to keep dog against all odds. Only difference is that the ‘dog’ Fido just happens to be Billy Connolly playing a 6ft tall collared zombie not adverse to snacking [...]

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Vader arrested

25. May 2007

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The Register reports on a slightly more unusual story from the Star Wars 30th anniversary events – Darth Vader being arrested in Australia. One fan in Melbourne apparently alarmed diners at a local eatery as he walked past in black, with a black backpack and a replica blaster. Armed police shortly arrived, surrounded him and [...]

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Asiaddict

25. May 2007

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The cartoonist Mats!? has put up a video on YouTube which offers a soundtrack to go along with his recent publication from Sparkplug Comics Books, Asiaddict, which recounts some of his experiences travelling around Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. Mats!? also has more cross-cultural weirdness to explore on his blog – how can you resist reading [...]

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The Graffiti Project

25. May 2007

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This isn’t comics, but it is such a damned cool bit of art that I can’t resist blogging it – normally most of us would be outraged if anyone were to graffiti on an ancient, historic building, but here in Bonnie Scotland the local laird of Kelburn Castle, 35 miles west of Glasgow, has actually [...]

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A 52 Second Silence for Topsy

25. May 2007

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Malcy Duff’s new comic, a 52 Second for Topsy, is now available to order via his Missing Twin site, which he also tells me he plans to update more regularly, so we should check in more often to see just what strange and delightful (and disturbing) things are working their way out of the corners [...]

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First Women – now babies?

25. May 2007

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The machine that merchandises every corner of Marvel’s past and present output will now give us 2 statues based on the concept of X-Babies. If you’ve read the comic you will know this is the whimsical creation of Chris Claremont and Art Adams in X-Men annual 12. I can’t speak for whether the statues are [...]

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Arise, Sir Alan

25. May 2007

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My good mate and font of all knowledge on Alan Moore, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, points me in the direction of the 10 Downing Street site where we humble citizens can petition the government. Why? Well, it seems Gareth Jones has started a petition to have Alan Moore awarded an honour – could we see Alan [...]

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Paprika reviewed

25. May 2007

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The New York Times (resigtration may be required, but it is free) carries a review of Satoshi Kon’s new animated feature film from Japan, Paprika, and seems both enchanted and disturbed by the dream logic of it, which sounds pretty much like the effect Kon was probably hoping to achieve: “In “Paprika,” Mr. Kon bombards [...]

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May the Force be with you…

25. May 2007

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The BBC has a short video report on the massive Star Wars gathering in the US to celebrate the 30th anniversary of pretty much the most successful film franchise ever. I liked the response of one Australian fan who had travelled thousands of miles for the event – asked why she simply looked at the [...]

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Jonas Moore new trailer up

25. May 2007

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Howard Webster, the man behind the upcoming Jonas Moore mixed-media webcomic I mentioned a couple of days ago, has been in touch to say that a new 3 minute preview trailer is up on the official site, with Bond movie star Colin Salmon strutting his stuff as the eponymous hero, an online computer game character [...]

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By the power of Greyskull!! A He-Man movie on the cards?

25. May 2007

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Variety reports that loin-cloth clad He-Man is set for a return to the big screen in Hollywood’s never-ending quest to mine older franchises for fresh movie output. Matrix producer Joel Silver and Warner Brothers are working with Mattel to create a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe movie, with Justin Marks working on a [...]

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What if the Simpsons were real?

25. May 2007

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What if the Simpsons family were actually real instead of cartoons? Destination Creation, with some help from Photoshop, decided to see… (Link via Orlando Sentinel) For some reason Bart and Lisa are reminding me of some of Brian Bolland’s mutants from Judge Dredd…

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