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Brian - who has written 3 posts on The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log.


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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – “Of course, you realise, this means war…”

Saturday, May 31, 2008

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When most people think of American comics they still think of superhero characters. Granted, they may well think of them more as graphic novels than the traditional monthly pamphlet format but, no matter the format, it is the red, white and blue mighty mortals that first come to mind. What then of British comics? When [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – Girls and Boys

Saturday, May 24, 2008

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“Girls who are boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like theyre girls Who do girls like theyre boys Always should be someone whose comics you really love” (with apologies to Blur) Here’s a paradox about Crikey!, the Great British Comics Magazine: our subscription list is easily 95% male (and I suspect [...]

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Crikey! It’s Saturday! – those comics voices in my head

Saturday, May 10, 2008

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Reading British comics – especially old British comics – can do serious damage to your mind. At least that’s the findings from my recent survey… Okay – that survey consisted of me talking to myself; but it did provide some insight into the collective mind of British comics fandom. After several years of reading the [...]

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