Archive | November, 2007

Gerard Way on Comic Geek Speak

30. November 2007

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Comic Geek Speak has an interview with Gerard Way (control yourselves, people, no swooning!) on their latest podcast, discussing the Umbrella Academy which our own Richard Bruton has just posted a review of. (link via Dirk at Journalista)

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Liveline Comics Open exhibition deadline looming

30. November 2007

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You may remember a couple of months ago I posted details on the Liveline Comics Open at the Riverside Gallery in Richmond. Mark De Novellis drops me a line to say that the deadline for those wishing to enter work will fall at the end of January, so anyone wishing to take part who hasn’t [...]

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Projector animation festival in Dundee

30. November 2007

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The Projector animation festival will run in the Dundee Contemporary Arts centre from January 30th to February 2nd 2008, with “a feast of screenings, masterclasses, workshops and installations to stimulate, illuminate and inspire.” There is a website, although it doesn’t seem to have any details other than the dates and a contact email added to [...]

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Tennant interviews Kylie

30. November 2007

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David Tennant interviews Aussie pop diva Kylie Minogue, his co-star in the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special “Voyage of the Damned”, on BBC Radio 2 ahead of the episode airing (in a just a few weeks now!) and also to mark the release of Kylie’s tenth studio album “X”. Which gives me another legitimate excuse [...]

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Propaganda enters the Umbrella Academy

30. November 2007

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This is Propaganda, I’m Richard Bruton and this is what I’ve been reading lately… The Umbrella Academy Written by Gerard Way Art by Gabriel Ba The Umbrella Academy is the much talked about comics debut from writer Gerard Way. Of course, you and I know him as the slightly more famous lead singer and writer [...]

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Matthew Badham blogs

29. November 2007

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Matthew Badham, champion of British independent comics and the small press scene (not least via Bugpowder, the Down the Tubes blog and his column in the Judge Dredd Megazine) has started a new blog, “Things You Should Do Instead of Reading Blogs“, which I am guessing may be a nod of the head to the [...]

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The road to Wigan Pier

29. November 2007

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The Turnpike Gallery in Wigan will be hosting an exhibition of fantasy-tinged artwork by the influential British artist David Hockney, with works inspired by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. From the gallery’s description: “In this exhibition of etchings illustrating the 6 fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, David Hockney has given each fairy [...]

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Shooting War trailer

29. November 2007

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Orion Books Crawford Goodwin sent me in a link to this very cool animated trailer for the Shooting War graphic novel – go and have a look.

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Interzone turns to the East

29. November 2007

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The December issue of Interzone (issue 213) has something of a eastern theme running through it – John Paul Catton, a regular for Interzone’s sister publication Black Static, has a good report on the World Science Fiction Convention in Japan, Andy Hedgecock interviews the very fine author Gary Gibson and there is the usual compliment [...]

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Strip! goes all girly

29. November 2007

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Alex Fitch tells me that tonight’s edition of Strip! on Resonance FM will be covering girls’ comics, with one of the speakers being none other than Dr Mel Gibson who was one of principal speakers at the recent Go Graphic event (covered here): “Strip! – Comics for girls and (Hell) boys part 2 The second [...]

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Anti-Semitism in cartoons?

28. November 2007

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According to the Jerusalem Post even newspapers from supposedly moderate Arab countries have featured anti-Semitic cartoons “depicting Israel as violent and untrustworthy” and using stereotype propaganda images “of ugly, greedy Jews in religious garb, to convey their messages”, despite the current peace summit in Annapolis. While not disputing this or attempting to take sides I [...]

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From our Continental Correspondent – Turnhout Strip celebrates its 30th edition in style

28. November 2007

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At a press conference in Turnhout, Belgium, the final programme for the Turnhout Strip Festival was announced last week. This year’s edition, which will be held on December 14th to 16th, will be the thirtieth in a row, and the organizers have brought together quite a line-up. (the 2007 Turnhout Strip poster designed by Richard [...]

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International Political Cartoon Competition 2008

28. November 2007

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The Ken Sprague Fund, set up in memory of the late cartoonist and campaigner for human rights and staunch supporter of socialism, has announced that it is seeking entries for the 2008 International Political Cartoon Competition. This year’s competition is going under the title Earthworks 2008 and has a theme of climate change and the [...]

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Chad Varah obituary

28. November 2007

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Sad to say I completely missed this story, but Tom at Comics Reporter pointed out that the always worth reading Steve Holland had posted up a very good obituary of the late Chad Varah, who passed away earlier in November aged 95. Chad was a clergyman and is also (rightly) well-remembered for founding the Samaritans [...]

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

27. November 2007

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Who watches the watchmen? A familiar face – at least familiar mask – walking the mean streets of New York, or in this case a backlot in Vancouver dressed up for the Watchmen movie (I could almost see Travis Bickle walking alongside him). I’m still worried as to how this landmark graphic novel will translate [...]

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