Archive | May, 2008
New Yeni Akrep online
The latest edition of the multi-lingual Yeni Akrep is now available to download as a free PDF. As usual the articles are in varying languages (not much English language this time round) but regardless of language there are good cartoons to look at and a plethora of links to worldwide cartoon sites and the details [...]
Continue reading...Crikey! It’s Saturday! – “Of course, you realise, this means war…”
31. May 2008
When most people think of American comics they still think of superhero characters. Granted, they may well think of them more as graphic novels than the traditional monthly pamphlet format but, no matter the format, it is the red, white and blue mighty mortals that first come to mind. What then of British comics? When I [...]
Continue reading...Nick Abadzis in the Times on Monday
31. May 2008
Word reaches us that Nick Abadzis (Laika) has a new strip being serialised in the Times starting Monday 2nd June (tomorrow!) and running for the next six months. This is in addition to his already under way serialisation of Cora’s Breakfast in the Guardian as discussed back on the blog a while back. Congratulations to [...]
Continue reading...Did You Miss Me? Kenny indulges his inner child with the DFC
30. May 2008
The first issue of the DFC weekly comic arrived today, after the concentrated publicity burst of the last few weeks which saw David Fickling making good use of the connections a publisher specialising in children’s books has to try and drum up subscriptions and publicity through the media. So let’s have a look at what the [...]
Continue reading...Adi Tantimedh interviews Coco Wang
30. May 2008
“I cried the whole day away on the 16th and started to draw the comics on the 17th. I had to find a way to let all these suffocation sadness out of my chest. At first I was too depressed to do anything, but as soon as I started drawing, I felt much better and [...]
Continue reading...Cherubs at the Cartoon Museum
30. May 2008
Mark Stafford and Bryan Talbot will be talking about their new graphic novel Cherubs at the Cartoon Museum, 35 Russell Street, London, on Friday 13th (superstitious?!?) from 6.30 pm – the tickets are free but space is limited do best to try and get a ticket in advance. If you haven’t picked up Cherubs yet [...]
Continue reading...Monkey magic!
30. May 2008
The BBC has revealed artwork designed by the Gorillaz team of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett which will be part of the opening sequence of the Beeb’s Olympics coverage. The art is based on the venerable Chinese tale Journey to the West and depicts Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy standing by the Bird’s Nest [...]
Continue reading...Alexander Courage passes away
30. May 2008
Composer Alexander Courage has passed away according to the news feed on Locus. The award-winning musician had a career creating music for films, stage and television stretching right back to leaving the army air corps after the war, taking in such diverse projects as Wagon Train, National Velvet and Hello Dolly! But its probably fair [...]
Continue reading...Reading Dr Doolittle to Cows: An interview with Oliver East
30. May 2008
Oliver East is the writer and artist behind indie comic Trains are Mint, whose first three issues have recently been collected by fledgling publisher Blank Slate. The comic charts Oliver’s walks along routes in and around Manchester. In this interview, recorded in a café in Manchester, he talks about his art education, the concept behind [...]
Continue reading...From Our Continental Correspondent – What am I bid for these fine examples of comic art?
29. May 2008
Some pretty interesting comics-related auctions are being held over the coming weeks in two Paris based action houses. Millon Associés organizes an auction of original artwork on May 30th and 31st. The session on Friday contains items roughly dealing with “Histoires de femme”. Nearly 300 pieces are listed in the catalogue (available as a [...]
Continue reading...Strip! reports on the DFC
29. May 2008
Alex Fitch updates us with the latest comics and SF related audio heading our way via the magic of radio and podcast; as ever check the Panel Borders blog for more information and links: “Strip!: The DFC and the future of kids’ comics, this evening at 5pm on Resonance FM Alex Fitch presents a special report on [...]
Continue reading...P.S. – Bye, bye PS
29. May 2008
After what seems like forever, one of the last links in the chain of continuity through the years that runs from Titan distributors through Diamond Comics UK, Pat Sullivan, leaves the company today. I’ve personally dealt with Pat for over 20 years – and some times it has felt like it; you end up talking [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda goes a Questing with guest reviewer Molly (aged 8)
29. May 2008
The World Of Quest Book 1 By Jason Kruse “In the land of Odyssia, former hero Quest unwillingly becomes the bodyguard to Prince Nestor a young smart-alec who knows the whereabouts of a mystic dagger that is the key to ultimate power. Together, they’ll face creatures, bounty hunters and other evils vying for the weapon. In the [...]
Continue reading...The Moffatverse
29. May 2008
Rich ‘Lying in the Gutters’ Johnston and his friend Mark have created a handy cut-out-and-keep guide to the Moffatverse – the various pieces of continuity to be found from the pen of award-winning scribe Steven Moffat, ranging from comedy work like Coupling to the re-imagining of Stevenson’s classic with Jekyll and, of course, Doctor Who, [...]
Continue reading...No Barcodes – David Baillie chats to Josceline Fenton
29. May 2008
Continuing to whet your appetite for this Saturday’s No Barcodes mini comic-con organised by the London Underground Comics crew we have British small press star and staunch supporter of the Camden market mob David Baillie chatting to another participant, one of the Bright Young Things of the Brit small press scene, Josceline Fenton, who has [...]
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