Archive | September, 2008
Hislop on Hogarth
Private Eye editor and long-time Have I Got News For You participant Ian Hislop pays tribute to a much earlier satirist on Radio 4’s Great Lives, the narrative illustrator William Hogarth, an artist whose work – especially some of this themed, sequential collections – are often held to be precursors to the modern comic book. [...]
Continue reading...Banksy and other art fails to sell
30. September 2008
You might recall recently the BBC mentioned an initiative to try and ‘officially’ authenticate works by the guerrilla artist Banksy for auction, because many art buyers had effectively been hoodwinked into buying fakes before – obviously authentication of a work is pretty hard when the artist keeps themselves hidden. However it now transpires that a [...]
Continue reading...Super-Sam – normal service will be resumed shortly
30. September 2008
Darryl’s had a small scanner accident (or was it really it caused by Boss Millions?), so this week’s Super-Sam has been delayed. Do not adjust your set, normal service will be resumed with Darryl promising us a double episode next week to make up for it. Meantime why not go back and enjoy the Super-Sam [...]
Continue reading...From our continental correspondent – Translation please: Bienvenue A Boboland
30. September 2008
Yes, Welcome to Boboland, home of all the, well, bobos! If you spend most of your days in our modern-day cities, chances are you already know your way around. Most likely you know a good deal of bobos yourself. It may even be the case, but I wouldn’t want to cause offence, that you are [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda – Sally-Anne Hickman’s beautifully crafted tales of smelly dogs and brutally honest autobiography
30. September 2008
Sex, Drawn & Rock-n-Roll and A Stinky Tail By Sally-Anne Hickman More great British small press goodness. And another couple of books that only the small press could give us; A6 sized (roughly the size of a postcard) with beautifully hand-made and original covers – glitter, cut out panels, pink scrap booking paper, embossed hearts, all [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda – Crack by Ed Hicks
30. September 2008
Crack Volume 1 Issue 1 by Ed Hicks Bloody hell, this is a strange one; Our lead character, Edward walks us through his shared house of weirdness in this oversized, full colour comic. On the way we meet a set of the most un-friends-like housemates you may ever see. Gary (naked bloke), Nigel (the clean freak), Jeff [...]
Continue reading...Turner nominees go on display
30. September 2008
The Tate Britain gallery in London is hosting a display of work by the four artists shortlisted for this year’s Turner Prize, one of the major UK arts awards and one which normally stirs up a lot of debate over what actually constitutes art with some people loving the innovation while others say it is [...]
Continue reading...Branagh to direct Thor movie?
29. September 2008
Variety reports that Kenneth Branagh is in talks to helm a big-screen outing for the Mighty Thor, the next Marvel character the new Marvel Studios Plc is planning to adapt to film. Its an unusual choice of director for a major ‘tentpole’ summer movie, with Branagh being best known more for working on films based [...]
Continue reading...Signed Black Dossier script being sold for good cause
29. September 2008
Fancy an exclusive, one-of-a-kind League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: the Black Dossier script signed by Alan Moore? There is just such a rare item up for auction right now on Ebay, where it and a companion piece of a signed original art poster for a local fundraising event (the wonderfully-titled Summer of Love and Bankruptcy Comedy [...]
Continue reading...Harvey Awards announced
29. September 2008
The Harvey Awards were given out at the weekend’s Baltimore Comic-Con, where Brian Michael Bendis gave the keynote speech. All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely did well. picking up no less than three Harveys, which isn’t overly surprising – the series featured pretty frequently in a number of contributor’s Best of the [...]
Continue reading...A man of letters – Pádraig Ó Méalóid talks to Todd Klein
29. September 2008
Today we have a very special treat for you – my friend and lifelong champion of good comics and books Pádraig Ó Méalóid has been very busy following up his terrific interview with Alan Moore (which can be read on the blog with part one here and part two here, if you missed it) and [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda vs Ninja Bunny. The Bunny wins every time
29. September 2008
The Adventures Of Ninja Bunny by Philip Spence Ninja Bunny is about as small as you can make a comic and still enjoy it, with just a single panel on each of it’s 66 10cm x 9cm pages. (That’s pretty much actual size in the picture above). But that doesn’t matter as this is just as much [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda on Ben Powis: Whale Hunts, Turtle Guitars and Bitter Herbs
28. September 2008
Whale Hunt : An Adventure On The High Seas by Ben Powis (2007) Whale Hunt is another British small press comic that manages, once more, to expand the scope of what the small press is all about. Because this defies all expectations you may have about what a small press comic should be. It’s a lovingly presented [...]
Continue reading...Propaganda loves Small Press Comics……
28. September 2008
In the run up to the upcoming Birmingham Show, we’ll be running a series of reviews on several Small Press books that I’ve been reading over the last month or so, starting with a review of my favourite new discovery: Ben Powis that will pop up just after this piece does. The thing all of these [...]
Continue reading...The ToonSeum is one
27. September 2008
The ToonSeum, part of the Children’s Museum of Piitsburgh, is celebrating its very first anniversary, with a special reception on Friday 17th of October where the special guest will be Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Mike Peters. The anniversary bash will also coincide with their latest exhibition Mother Goose and Grimm: the Art of Mike Peters. (link via [...]
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