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Fetish fun – when Craig Yoe met Dr Sketchy’s
Via Jeff Newelt comes this link to a spread of rather racy photographs from a Dr Sketchy’s night with Craig Yoe and the recent Secret Identity: the Fetish Art of Superman’s Joe Shuster and scenes from and inspired by the book re-enacted by some very photogenic models resulting in some cool pics and some nice [...]
Continue reading...The Eclectic Micks
17. November 2009
Our colleagues in FP Dublin have kindly sent us over a batch of pictures from Saturday’s Irish launch of the Eclectic Micks Sketchbook with Nick Roche, Stephen Thompson, Bob Byrne, Will Sliney, Stephen Mooney and Declan Shalvey meeting readers, signing books and comics and creating sketches; looks like a good time was had by all! [...]
Continue reading...Somersault – live and love on the suburban line
17. November 2009
Ah, the great commute, that strange modern ritual which will no doubt be puzzled over by anthropologists and archaeologists in the far future (why did millions do it? Was it a ritual devotion?); sometimes lovely little moments of intimacy can happen on those commutes though. Although its fair to say Somersault’s version of Brief Encounter [...]
Continue reading...Inglorious Basterds comics
17. November 2009
Website Twitch posts five glorious Kirby-esque covers for an imagined Inglorious Basterds comics series spun off from Quentin Tarantino’s last movie. Absolutely pitch-perfect for the material, I think, wouldn’t it be cool to see a whole comic done this way? I think the cover for issue #5 (below) is my favourite. Someone show these to [...]
Continue reading...TCJ online?
17. November 2009
Following yesterday’s news from Dirk at Journalista that the contents of The Comics Journal’s 300th issues (and the final one in its present form as it moves to a larger bi-annual publication) would be free online, with more content to follow on the web, I notice this morning that Oli East has left a comment [...]
Continue reading...“Some bloody holiday this is” – Harker issue 9
17. November 2009
Harker issue 9 Plot, story, script – Roger Gibson. Plot, art – Vincent Danks Ariel Press. And here we are again, another issue of Harker, another review (for the others try here). By now you can probably write these for yourself. But for those who haven’t been paying attention this is my standard description of Harker: “Harker’s a great [...]
Continue reading...From our continental correspondent – Angoulême update
17. November 2009
A couple of days ago we reported, admittedly rather belatedly, that the Angoulême Festival organisers had run into a bit of trouble in financing the next edition of the festival. A dispute with the local government on who should pay for the construction of the festival tents lead to a huge gap in the organisation’s [...]
Continue reading...Hi-Ex secures funding, announces guests
17. November 2009
The BBC website reports that the Hi-Ex comics convention held for the last two years in the heart of the incomparably beautiful Scottish Highlands has secured some funding from the Highland Council. I know organisers Rich and Vicky have been campaigning hard with the authorities, pointing out the event’s success in bringing in audiences and [...]
Continue reading...TCJ 300 free online
16. November 2009
The 300th issue of the excellent Comics Journal, one of the best reads about the medium you’ll find in the English language (and now the final issue in the traditional format as it moves to a bi-annual, larger format), is now available to read free online – From Dirk’s description of the line-up in #300: “* [...]
Continue reading...Gilbert Shelton in N&C
16. November 2009
The great Gilbert Shelton signing a stack of the newly released Fat Freddy’s Cat Omnibus from Knockabout at our Nostalgia & Comics store in Birmingham at the weekend. I can’t help but notice Gilbert has a wee pile of recent Blank Slate releases (Sparky O’Hare, Spleenal and Proper Go Well High) by his side. Brit comics [...]
Continue reading...Robot City: Rust Attack!
16. November 2009
Robot City Adventures: Rust Attack by Paul Collicutt Templar Publishing “Welcome to Robot City — the metal metropolis that never rusts! Here, highly developed robots are part of everyday life, living and working in harmony with humankind. The city that never rusts . . . is rusting! The well-loved robotic dance troupe, the Automettes, has been struck down [...]
Continue reading...Thought Bubble on YouTube
16. November 2009
The upcoming delight that is Leeds’ Thought Bubble comics fest is coming up very soon (next weekend, do let us know if you’re exhibiting your wares) and there’s now an official Thought Bubble YouTube channel (link via the Hi-Ex Twitter):
Continue reading...Robert Crumb sneakers
16. November 2009
Boing Boing reports that Vans, manufacturer of cool footwear, have Robert Crumb themed sneakers. I look forward to a UK manufacturer now making a pair of giant Judge Dredd boots based on Mick McMahon’s art…
Continue reading...The Observer / Cape “non-winners” – David Enker, John Riordan, Nigel Gilbert and Paul Francis
15. November 2009
For an explanation of all this – see here. More of the “non-winners” of the Cape/Observer Graphic Short Story Prize. …… (David Enker – The Sleeper.) (John Riordan – Olympus School) (Nigel Gilbert – Starcross’d) (Paul Francis – Tower Hamlets.) And The Winner Isn’t: Introduction to the idea. And that is it for this year. Hopefully you’ve seen something in all of [...]
Continue reading...The Observer / Cape “non-winners” – Francesca Cassavetti, James Milroy, Paul Shinn, Moel Fox, Aidan Potts
15. November 2009
For an explanation of all this – see here. Last weekend we extensively covered a lot of the “non-winners” of the Cape/Observer Graphic Short Story Prize. The plan was that we’d just do those few posts and move on. Except all this past week I’ve been seeing more and more of the entries crop up online. [...]
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17. November 2009
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