Archive | November, 2007

Dresden Files art

16. November 2007

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Dabel Brothers have posted up some preview artwork for the forthcoming adaptation of Jim Butcher’s excellent Dresden Files series of novels (published in the UK by Orbit). For those unfamiliar Harry Dresden is the only private eye in the Chicago phone book who is also a wizard (“no potions”), first appearing in Storm Front a [...]

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See John Barrowman in Glasgow

16. November 2007

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We’re all big fans of the multi-talented John Barrowman, especially for his role as the cheeky but charming (and sexy, of course) Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood. Fans in Glasgow will get a rare chance to see John in the flesh as he films his new show The Kids Are All Right, [...]

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Animated portraiture

16. November 2007

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Via Amid at Cartoon Brew comes new of ‘Animated’, a new exhibition by Australia’s National Portrait Gallery. Unlike conventional portrait exhibitions this is, as the title might infer, a rather innovative collection of animated self-portraits by fourteen Australian animators. The introduction explains how this is the gallery’s first virtual exhibition and also an exciting new [...]

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Thumpculture – Neill’s Sketchbook Peek Week

16. November 2007

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Fresh from the field of Agincourt, the blood of French knights still sticking to his fingers, plucking longbow arrows from his delicate areas after his triumphant new adaptation of Henry V for Classical Comics, Neill Cameron shows off his comics skills with a completely different look and style in his ongoing Thumpculture series on his [...]

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From Our Continental Correspondent – “I watch myself as a spectator”: Cartoonist Tibet writes a book about his life

16. November 2007

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This fall Tibet – in daily life Gilbert Gascard – celebrates his 76th birthday. You and I probably wouldn’t leave our hammock anymore at that age, but not Tibet. Last year he surprised everybody with yet another comic series, this time aimed at adults, and recently his literary début, “Qui fait peur à Maman” (“Who’s [...]

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Tim Sale original Heroes art for sale

16. November 2007

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Three of the original paintings created by top comics artist Tim Sale for the show Heroes are to go under the hammer as part of an auction of TV show props organised by NBC which begins on Monday, with a portion of the monies raised going to United Way of America. (source: Hollywood Reporter) (the [...]

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Morph at 30

16. November 2007

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The BBC reports on an upcoming thirtieth birthday bash for Morph, the seemingly simple little animated character Peter Lord put together for children’s art show Take Hart back in the day (those of us of a certain age are already hearing that music from Tony’s gallery of fan art in our head). Comedian and Aardman [...]

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“A colossal dick move”

15. November 2007

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That’s how Seth MacFarlane speaking in Variety described the plan by Fox to air a new episode of Family Guy in the US this weekend – Seth is supporting the writers strike and as such hasn’t been involved in completing the next three episodes of the show, which are almost finished. Although Fox have the [...]

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Alan Martin talks new Tank Girl

15. November 2007

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Mark at the Bad Librarianship blog has a scoop from Tank Girl co-creator Alan Martin: “Just thought you might like to know that Rufus Dayglo and myself have signed up to do eight pages of Tank Girl a month for the Dredd Megazine, starting next July. I’m pretty chuffed, coz it means that TG will [...]

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Portraits of Power: Illustrating Political Leadership

15. November 2007

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I totally missed this series of talks the Halle Institute is holding in Emory and Atlanta featuring some top class cartoonists from round the world together for events and talks as part of the Cartooning for Peace travelling exhibition. Luckily Neorama‘s Marko spotted it and there is still one event to run this very evening: [...]

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Creature Discomforts goes live

15. November 2007

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The Creature Discomforts campaign mentioned earlier this week is now live on their website. The campaign is by the Leonard Cheshire disability charity (founded by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, a laudable attempt to give back to life after the death and suffering of the war) and features some great little animations by the always-wonderful Aardman [...]

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“We need wit so that we don’t take ourselves too seriously”

15. November 2007

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The above quote comes from former South African health minister (controversially axed by president Thabo Mbeki earlier in the year) Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, speaking at the launch (in the unlikely environs of a busy supermarket) of a new collection of cartoons by one of South Africa’s top political cartoonists Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro. Madlala-Routledge [...]

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Shooting War in the US

15. November 2007

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After an all-too-brief visit to the UK Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman are now gearing up to promote the print version of Shooting War in the US, with personal appearances and also spots on NPR’s Bryant Park show on Monday 19th November at 8am and Air America Radio on the Rachel Maddow show at 7.30pm [...]

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CCL talks to Joe Rybandt

15. November 2007

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On the fine Collected Comics Library podcast Chris Marshall talks to Joe Rybandt, director of marketing for Dynamite Entertainment, in a follow up to the talk they had a few months back, checking progress on some of D.E.’s projects for 2008 including the Alex Ross Superpowers comics and discussing the time gap publishers experience when [...]

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Syd Mead talks

15. November 2007

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Better Living Through Science Fiction is lining up a chat with legendary special effects wizard Syd Mead in honour of the anniversary special edition of Blade Runner – readers have the chance to put their questions to Syd via the site’s forums, but the closing date is midnight on Monday 19th November, so if you [...]

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