Archive | September, 2008

Billets-doux de la bête noire Andrew James Jones in Paris

25. September 2008

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The nice people at Art And You have dropped a line to say that Andrew James Jones will be having his first Parisian art exhibition, starting next month, “Billets-doux de la bête noire”:”Le Studio Art and You is proud to introduce, for his first Parisian exhibit, an artist whose sense of humour only equals his [...]

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Bloody art

25. September 2008

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Super-thin supermodel Kate Moss’ self portrait is going under the hammer at the Lyon and Turnbull auction house in London this weekend. According to the BBC site it was created using her lipstick and Pete Doherty’s blood (presumably taken on one of the few occasions he wasn’t in court). Given how many toxic substances there [...]

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New FutureQuake titles online

24. September 2008

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Dave Evans tells me that FutureQuake’s crop of new comics are now all available on the FQP website, including new issues of 2000 AD-themed Zarjaz and Dogbreath, as well as the new FutureQuake, MangaQuake and Something Wicked; the guys will also be happy to sell you their latest Brit comics wares in person at the [...]

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Fear of the Dark getting UK release

24. September 2008

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You might recall both Wim and myself mentioning the animation anthology Peur(s) du Noir/Fear(s) of the Night a few times on the blog (I posted a review after seeing it at the Edinburgh Film Festival earlier this summer). Well those of you who are interested in the film (which boasts contributions from some top comics [...]

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Discovering manga

24. September 2008

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Paul Gravett alerts us to a forthcoming event on manga he has coming up this October in London. Discovering Manga is a multi-media presentation aimed at both otaku and newbies and will take place in the St Albans Centre, near the Chancery Lane tube station, on Thursday 23rd of October from 7 to 9.30pm. For [...]

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“It’s alive!!!!” We drag Declan Shalvey from his bodysnatching to talk Hero Killers, the small press and creating new life in Frankenstein

24. September 2008

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Today I’m joined by Declan Shalvey, who I first saw at the Hi-Ex comics con in Inverness last winter. Declan has carved a good name for himself, although the local council where he lives has now asked him to desist from carving his name into local landmarks. Since ceasing that activity he has instead turned [...]

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From our continental correspondent – Tintin movie in trouble?

23. September 2008

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Tintin movie project that Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson have been working on amidst much secrecy off late, has run into trouble of a financial kind.  With the money world trembling on its very foundations, securing funding for an ambitious 3D animation project about a character that’s [...]

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Vertigo Encyclopedia video

23. September 2008

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Dorling Kindersley, who have just published the new Vertigo Encyclopedia, tell me there is now a video online discussing the making of the new reference book, with contributions from DC’s Karen Berger and some interesting glimpses into the actual production and laying out of the work. I’ve been dipping in and out of the Encyclopedia [...]

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Warners lose Indian Hari Puttar case

23. September 2008

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Warner Brothers, the studio which makes the incredibly successful film adaptations of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, has lost a court case in India against the makers of a movie called Hari Puttar: a Comedy of Terrors. Warners alleged that the title was far too similar to Harry Potter and would lead to confusion, implying [...]

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Taste the blood of Hammer…

23. September 2008

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The BBC reports that production has begun on the first horror movie from iconic film studio Hammer in almost three decades. You might recall me mentioning some months ago that Hammer Films had been bought by a consortium who said they were determined to return the iconic brand to the world of film-making. Currently the [...]

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Super-Sam – the greatest good

23. September 2008

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John-of-the-Night is posed a hideous moral dilemma, the sort that is endlessly fascinating in fiction (think Kirk in the Ellison-scripted City on the Edge of Forever in Trek or Tom Baker’s anguished decision over the fate of an embryonic evil race in Genesis of the Daleks) but which in real life would be one of [...]

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From our continental correspondent – Driving can be Diabolik

23. September 2008

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If you’re not too tall, and you are interested in a nice-looking, exclusive car, why not try the Fiat 500 Diabolika, a customisation job by Studio Torino. (the limited edition Fiat 500 Diabolika by StudioTorino) Using imagery from and referring to the classic Italian fumetto Diabolik created by Angela and Luciana Giussani back in the [...]

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Propaganda has a good, long read of the Tripwire Annual 2008

23. September 2008

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Tripwire Annual 2008 Joel Meadows & Gary Marshall (Tripwire Annual 2008 – look for the gorgeous Tommy Lee Edwards cover at a store near you) Although Tripwire may have started out in 1992 as a comics magazine, it’s evolved into something far more substantial and all-encompassing than that. Since ending the regular magazine in 2003 [...]

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Hi-Ex revamps website

22. September 2008

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Vicky Stonebridge and Richmond Clements have posted a ‘mission statement’ on the newly revamped website for the Hi-Ex comics convention in the Highlands of Scotland, where they aim to: “have an Annual comic expo event in Inverness. host smaller talks and events throughout the year. have outreach projects to involve schools and young people throughout [...]

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More Emmy Awards

22. September 2008

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Following last week’s announcement of the creative Emmy awards (which honour behind the scenes talent such as cinematographers, costume design, animators etc) the main prime time Emmy Awards were held last night in the US. Big winners seem to be comedy and satire with the Colbert Report and the Daily Show doing well, as did [...]

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