Archive | March, 2009

Hugos shortlist

22. March 2009

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The nominations for the 2009 Hugo awards for science fiction and fantasy are now up (BSFAs, the Arthur C Clarkes, now the Hugos, can’t be long till Eisners final list appears, surely?). Contending for Best Novel are Anathem by Neal Stephenson, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (with illos by Dave McKean), Cory Doctorow’s Little [...]

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P-Con VI

22. March 2009

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One of the highlights of the year for the Irish fantastical genre community kicks off later this week, with the Phoenix Convention taking place in Dublin’s Central Hotel from the 27th to the 29th and including guest like Leah Moore, John Reppion, Ken MacLeod,  C.E. Murphy, Charlie Stross, Eugene Byrne, Liz Williams, Juliet E McKenna [...]

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UK Web & Mini Comix Thing 2009 – 28th March

22. March 2009

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Heavens, that’s only a week away! Loads of interesting comics folk going to be there including many whom we’ve featured over the last few years here at the blog. The full exhibitor list is here. Personally I’d love to be able to get down, but maybe next year. 82 exhibitors, all under one roof, all [...]

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More Calvin & Hobbes Bootlegs ……

22. March 2009

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Seems that loads of these things have been cropping up over the Internet for the last few weeks. Presented here for your entertainment and a possible giggle. This one’s sweet and it works: (Via Wim and done by this guy.) This one’s sweet enough as well: (Line art by Nami, finished colour version by Sora) [...]

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Let’s all start a movement – we can do it – #alanmooreonQI

22. March 2009

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It all started a while ago, with PJ Holden twittering this: I thought it was a really good idea. Wouldn’t you like to see it? Yes, I know it will never happen, but it’s still rather fun to imagine. But this is the modern world and we can do more than imagine. If you’re on [...]

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Save The DFC

21. March 2009

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This is interesting – a new blog has surfaced that’s talking about saving the DFC with a subscriber buyout. Could it work? From the Save The DFC blog: Random House are looking to sell the title, and whilst the idea of a single wealthy benefactor coming to the rescue sounds great, it also sounds improbable [...]

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Matt B gunned down!

21. March 2009

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Now, worry not, despite the admittedly lurid headline our friend and celebrant of all things comics Matthew Badham has not been dining on hot lead, except in comics form; over on Strip For Me Daniel Merlin Goodbrey and Douglas Noble have a gunfighter called Mutt Badham taking a hit in an Old West style shoot-out [...]

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Gravity Quest

21. March 2009

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Andie Lines and Jon Haward have a new strip online, Gravity Quest, with ten episodes up on the site already to get your started. Andie’s daughter is a teacher and the young kids she works with seem to be really enjoying the series so far (and the cat-like characters seem perfect for younger readers, especially [...]

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New Masamune Shirow anime

21. March 2009

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Anime News Network reports that Masamune Shirow (Appleseed, the excellent Ghost in the Shell) has announced a new film, Squad, at the Tokyo International Anime Fair. There’s not a lot of information on the actual story,other than the tagline “A battle for the front mission — I’ll cover your back”, but with Shirow I think [...]

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Alan Moore Does Stand Up…….

21. March 2009

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The Guardian had a nice piece about Alan Moore the other day that I forgot to link to, luckily Joe caught it. Rather acted as an antidote to this piece of really bloody awful journalism in the Mail (I know, I know; The Mail and really crappy journalism – who’d have thought eh?) And I [...]

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New Trek movie to premiere in Australia

20. March 2009

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The BBC reports that the new Star Trek film will receive its world premiere on April 7th at one of Australia’s great landmarks, the Sydney Opera House (will there be any Klingon opera?) before a rolling programme of international premieres. Leonard Nimoy, who reprises his famous role as Spock for a cameo in the film, [...]

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Roy of the Rovers

20. March 2009

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Artist Rob Davis discusses working on the revival of long-time British comics favourite, Roy of the Rovers, the attempts to give a long-running character more realism and the controversy caused by putting star Roy Race into a wheelchair following an accident which cost him his golden foot and his replacement with a black football player [...]

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From our continental correspondent – (no) Translation (needed) please: Antisol

20. March 2009

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Kim Duchateau is one of the standard bearers of the absurdist comic tradition in Belgium.  In series like Esther Verkest or Aldegonde, and in countless topical cartoons, illustrations and strips in newspapers and magazines, he allows his readers glimpses in the consistently weird world of his mind, filled with sadist midgets, blooper machines, mummies and [...]

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No Heroics US pilot

20. March 2009

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Freddie Prinze Jr has joined the cast for the American pilot of No Heroics, according to the Hollywood Reporter, where he will play Ultimatum, the powerful and successful superhero who torments the misfit, also-ran Z-list heroes who despise him but would love his success and powers. Interesting that THR doesn’t even mention the original UK [...]

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“Superbad meets Spider-Man” – Millar & Romita talk Kick-Ass

19. March 2009

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Over on Blockbuster Buzz Owen Vaughan talks to Mark Millar and John Romita Jr about their comic Kick-Ass and the forthcoming movie, being directed by Stardust’s Matthew Vaughn and independently financed as most studios, as Millar puts it, simply didn’t get it, at least until they saw some footage. “This makes Wanted look like the [...]

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