Archive | March, 2009

The Tempest

19. March 2009

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“With hair up-staring – then like reeds, not hair - was the first man that leapt; cried Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.” (Shakespeare, The Tempest) This stunning image of Ariel as a Harpie comes courtesy of Jon Haward, who has been busy creating the artwork for Classical Comics’ adaptation of Shakespeare’s [...]

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Alex’s Thursday audio round-up

19. March 2009

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On a very spring-like Thursday Alex Fitch tiptoes through the budding flowers to bring us news of the latest shows he’s involved with; as usual check the Panel Borders site for more information and links to podcast versions of previous shows: Strip! – Watching the Watchmen, tonight at 5pm on Resonance FM James DC hosts [...]

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DTT Mobile

19. March 2009

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John Freeman has added a new strand to the excellent British comics site Down The Tubes; the new section is a blog dedicated soley to mobile and digital format comics, which is still an expanding and evolving field and one John has first hand experience in himself, so one to keep an eye on (and [...]

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Bechdel and Heatley in latest Granta

19. March 2009

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For those that follow these things both Alison Bechdel and David Heatley have 2 pagers in the latest issue of UK literary mag Granta. Issue 104 has just shipped and has a theme of ‘Fathers’. Bechdel produces a kind of little epilogue to ‘Fun Home’ in a summation of her relationship with her father – [...]

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Horne and Corden on Lesbian Vampire Killers

19. March 2009

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The BBC’s Tim Masters talks to James Corden and Mathew Horne about Brit comedy-horror movie (with added nudge, nudge, wink, wink factor) Lesbian Vampire Killers, which is released this weekend.

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Matt B talks to Andy Diggle

19. March 2009

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Good chum of the blog and sometime contributor Matthew Badham talked recently to writer Andy Diggle; the interview featured in the February issue of the Judge Dredd Megazine and now Matt has (with the permission of Andy, Tharg and the MC-1 Justice Department) posted up the full, un-edited transcript on his blog: “Matt: You’re credited [...]

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Neil Gaiman’s Prayer For A Blueberry Girl

19. March 2009

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Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess Bloomsbury For an explanation of the genesis of this book there’s nothing better than the author’s own words from Neil’s introduction to the book at his website for younger readers; Mr Bobo’s Remarkable Mouse Circus: “This is the kind of book that comes about when a friend [...]

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Coxias de Caxias in pictures

19. March 2009

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Marko points us towards a whole bunch of photographs of the second Coxias de Caxias comics event (showcasing comics work and art from over 30 countries) he’s been busy organising in Brazil, go and look:

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Graphical Powers

19. March 2009

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Among this week’s new releases there were two whose covers really grabbed me, one simple and largely monochromatic, the other also quite simple but with a splash of colour. One is volume 12 of Powers: 25 Coolest Dead Superheroes of All Time (finally in, I know a lot of readers have been waiting for that) [...]

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DiDio hosting portfolio session at Bristol

19. March 2009

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Barry at the Geek Syndicate tells us that DC’s Dan DiDio will be holding a portfolio session at the Bristol comics expo on Sunday 10th may at 3.30pm; the session will only be an hour so spaces have to be booked in advance (email comicexpo@fsmail.net with ‘portfolio session’ in the subject line to arrange that). [...]

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Gail Simone at FPI Dublin

18. March 2009

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Comics, especially the mainstream superhero variety, have often been accused of being part of a boy’s club. Gail Simone, who has frequently commented on the portrayal of female characters in the medium, has carved herself a distinctive place not only as a female writer but as one of the big names that draws readers in, [...]

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Ursula Le Guin at 80

18. March 2009

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One of the finest of our modern crop of young fantasy writers, China Miéville, talks to one of our most venerable, the wonderful Ursula Le Guin, who has been writing for adults and children alike (her Earthsea series remains very popular with modern readers, young and old) and as well as spinning innovative, clever, engrossing [...]

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DMZ for TV?

18. March 2009

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On FaceBook Brian Wood comments that he now has an idea how his comics series DMZ would look if it was a TV series on the grounds that he’s just finished writing a ten page treatment for a possible show.

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Arthur C Clarke awards shortlist

18. March 2009

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Tom Hunter tells us that with word beginning to leak out the Arthur C Clarke awards (one of the most prestigious honours for science fiction literature) final shortlist is being revealed a little earlier than planned this year. “It was a long and intense meeting to decide this year’s shortlist, with passionate debate from all [...]

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Making monsters

18. March 2009

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The BBC site has a short video with prosthetic specialist Neill Gorton from Millennium FX, the effects studio who create the monsters for Doctor Who among other shows and who have just completed working on the upcoming Brit horror comedy Lesbian Vampire Killers.

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