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WJC: praise from on high, original art, and a lovely competition…… (UPDATED)

12. June 2011

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Warwick Johnson Cadwell / WJC is a firm favourite here at the FPI blog, even though I only heard of him for the first time in Jan 2010s New British Comics #2 and Birdsong/Songbird in March 2010. Both were great examples of a genuine talent, and one that was soon picked up by a lot [...]

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Myriad announces graphic novel competition

2. June 2011

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Publisher Myriad Editions has announced details of a new graphic novel competition – from the official blurb: “Myriad Editions is pleased to announce the first ever competition for a first graphic novel in progress. The entry may be by a single author or may be a collaboration between a writer and artist. The winner will [...]

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Kidrobot Munnywurld megacontest!

5. April 2011

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Our friends at the popular Kidrobot present the Munnyworld Megacontest and the two new stars of Munnyworld: Foomi and Kracka. Design a Dunny in Dunny Series 2012. Create a piece to be included in a Kidrobot invite-only custom show.  Score a Complete Set of Munnyworld Figures and much much more… There are some seriously big [...]

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Torch, Wood & Peasants – win a copy

7. December 2010

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Landing a job to pen a script for a TV show is usually a major feather in any writer’s cap, especially if the said show is related to one they grew up loving. But it doesn’t always go smoothly and behind the scenes of the TV production world there are all sorts of pitfalls most [...]

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“What is your favourite colour? Do you like big laser cannons?” – Win your own Mo-Bot

27. November 2010

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News from Neill Cameron about a competition to win your very own Mo-Bot, or at least at near to it as Neill can manage. There will be a raffle at the Giant Mo-Bot Party at Oxford Blackwells next Friday (3rd Dec) and if you’re the winner, you get a big poster of you with your very own [...]

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The 2010 Observer/Jonathan Cape Graphic Short Story Winner is…..

7. November 2010

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The annual Comica/Observer/Jonathan Cape Graphic Short Story Prize winners were announced today online and in the Observer newspaper. The 2010 winner is Stephen Collins, someone already much loved by us on the FPI blog for the work we’ve seen in Solipsistic Pop. His winning entry, entitled In Room 208, is published in today’s Observer. There’s [...]

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The Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize

30. September 2010

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There’s just under a week to go until the deadline for this year’s Jonathan Cape/Observer/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize, a happening which has now become a bit of an annual event among the UK comics folks. It’s been great to see this becoming more established and it is a terrific opportunity for the talent in [...]

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Win tickets to see Doctor Who Live!

20. September 2010

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The other week we blogged about the exciting Doctor Who Live stage show which will be touring the UK this October and November, with Murray Gold’s music accompanying an array of monsters (including a flying Dalek, we’re told!) and Nigel Planer. Well now we have a pair of tickets to the tour venue of your [...]

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Buddha competition for the Enlightened

4. August 2010

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Over on his blog Jon Haward is giving readers the chance to win a very collectable prize in the form of a script for Buddha signed by Brit comics god and frequent collaborator with Jon, Alan Grant, and a page of original art by Jon as well, so a pretty unique prize. Unlike a lot [...]

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Win a copy of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

21. July 2010

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Tim Sullivan’s HG Lewis inspired horror flick 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams is due out on DVD and Blu-Ray on the 26th of July, but you can win your own copy on DVD without spending a penny by entering the competition on our webstore.

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Manga Jiman competition

30. June 2010

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Once again those very nice people at the Japanese Embassy in London are holding the Manga Jiman competition, which is open to any UK residents over the age of fourteen, with a brilliant first prize of a trip to Japan. It seems to have become a bit of an annual fixture on the UK comics [...]

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Dredd – from script to page

19. May 2010

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2000 AD Review – a fan site, not surprisingly, given over to celebrating the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic – is running an interesting series of script-to-page features, with the scripts for 2000 AD and Megazine tales on show along with some illustrations. Quite interesting in its own right and, I’d think, also worth a look for [...]

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Win limited edition Robin Hood posters

12. May 2010

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With Ridley Scott’s new Robin Hood about to open in cinemas across the UK this weekend NBC Universal have arranged for us to give away an exclusive framed movie poster, limited to only 250 worldwide. Head over to our webstore and enter your name and email address to be in with a chance of winning [...]

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The campaign for real fear

12. March 2010

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Maura McHugh has news of a short story competition that should interest all our readers with a creative bent: “What are the horror myths for the 21st century? Sure, we all love our werewolves and vampires, but where are the new monsters for our age? Where are the characters that reflect the diversity in our [...]

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Win an ink sketch from Graeme Neil Reid

5. February 2010

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Graeme Neil Reid tells me he posted up no less than eighteen different ink sketches on his blog through December and January, taking in science fiction characters, comics and sci-fi movies. Now he’s offering a chance to win your choice from the sketches, simply by clicking the follow button on his blog and leaving your [...]

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