Archive | September, 2008

The Changing Face of Minicomics, Part 3

22. September 2008

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In part one we looked at perhaps the most unloved of “minicomics”, the current crop of “new” minis, which are often viewed as the “wrong size” and too professional-looking by some traditional minicomics creators, and not professional enough by some mainstream publishers.  And in part two, we looked at how some creators are developing a [...]

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And I can tell you that I will also be spitting venom all over it for months to come

21. September 2008

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So says Alan Moore when asked the inevitable questions about the Watchmen movie by the LA Times. At some point interviewers are going to stop asking him about movies. I don’t think he’s going to change his mind at this point. I’m assuming we all know the reasons why Alan Moore’s name is not on [...]

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Obama by Feiffer ..

21. September 2008

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Missed this until now, but Fantagraphics were trailing an event to hear the great Jules Feiffer read from his Explainers book, collecting ten years of his Sick, Sick, Sick strips from the Village Voice. A genius, without doubt and a great excuse to run a great cartoon:

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Merlin

20. September 2008

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This evening sees the BBC’s latest telefantasy offering, Merlin, which will go out at 7.30pm, fitting into the now coveted early evening ‘Doctor Who slot’ which seems to have become the de rigeur timeslot for family friendly science fiction and fantasy adventures (not to mention encouraging TV producers to put some money into decent SF&F [...]

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The Annotated Traces and Stickleback

20. September 2008

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D’Israeli points us in the direction of Eamonn Clarke, who has “off his own bat, created a website containing annotations for all the references in the Scarlet Traces trilogy, plus Leviathan, Stickleback and Kingdom of the Wicked.” D’Israeli and Ian Edginton seem to be seriously chuffed, commenting that this “must be the greatest compliment to [...]

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Scarfe slideshow

19. September 2008

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I missed seeing that one of our best cartoonists and illustrators, Gerald Scarfe, has a slideshow on the BBC site showcasing some of his political satire works – luckily Dirk at Journalista spotted it. (Mrs Thatcher, showing her soft and caring side in this Scarfe cartoon from the slideshow)

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Sudden Interview – Mawil

19. September 2008

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Paulo Patricio has a Sudden Interview with German comics creator Mawil over on Mundo Fantasma. Mawil’s second book from Blank Slate, Sparky O’Hare, will be coming out later this year; as is usually the case the SI feature is offered in two languages, putting us to shame.

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JK Rowling to be honoured by Edinburgh

19. September 2008

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to receive the Edinburgh Award after a unanimous vote by the judges drawn from the city’s arts, business and science communities. Rowling famously wrote much of the first Harry Potter novel while sitting in some of the city’s cafes because it was warmer there than in her own flat [...]

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‘Tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

19. September 2008

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Avast me proud buckos, or if we be talking to the new Cap’n’ America then avast me proud Bucky! ‘Tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day once more, an excuse for lubbers to don their finest swashbuckling garments, run up the Jolly Roger (titter ye not) and indulge yer desires in a fine bit ‘o [...]

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Propaganda buys another Love & Rockets re-issue.

19. September 2008

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Love & Rockets: Maggie The Mechanic by Jaime Hernandez Fantagraphics / Titan Books Jaime’s art balances big white and black spaces to create a world of nuance in between, just as his writing balances our big human feelings and our small human trivias to generate its incredible emotional power. Quite simply, this is one of [...]

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Alex’s audio round-up

18. September 2008

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Another Thursday rolls around and its time for Alex Fitch to update us with details of his forthcoming shows and some recently broadcast ones which are now available via podcast; as usual for more details and links check the Panel Borders site: Strip!: The Work of Garth Ennis part 2, tonight at 5pm on Resonance [...]

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From our continental correspondent – The Cartoonist’s Ten Commandments

18. September 2008

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On the occasion of the new school year, the French Artists’ Syndicate’s Comics Creators Group (Groupement des Auteurs de Bande Dessinée du Syndicat National des Auteurs et des Compositeurs) has issued a checklist of ten focal points for young cartoonists, or the Ten Commandments of business aspects of cartooning, which is also very valid for [...]

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Jerwood Drawing Prize announced

18. September 2008

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The UK’s largest opening drawing competition, the Jerwood Drawing Prize, has announced this year’s winner. Warren Baldwin was selected from a shortlist of 63 drawings (whittled down from some 2, 500 entrants) for his Study for Portrait (see below), a sketch using pencils and charcoal. The prize comes with £6, 000 and a show of [...]

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David Fickling goes Down The Tubes

18. September 2008

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Publisher David Fickling talks with John Freeman on Down The Tubes about the new DFC kid’s comic which has been making quite a splash in British comics circles, especially with the adult readers (the big kids): “We’re really like a small television station, or a film studio, with aspirations and ambitions to be a big [...]

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Ignatz awards shortlist 2008

17. September 2008

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I totally missed the shortlist nominees for this year’s Ignatz awards going up, but luckily Dirk at Journalista mentioned them. Its an interesting list of comics creatives, ranging from those I’m familiar with – Joe Matt, Lat, Michel Rabagliati, Gabrielle Bell, Seth – to several I’ve not come across before. Which is, of course, all [...]

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