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Upcoming: Alternative Press Spring Fair

26. May 2013

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(David Ziggy Greene) Spring has sprung, and Alternative Press are celebrating by bringing their fair to No Dark Places DIY Music Fetsival on 1st June 2013. Details and news over at the AP site, or facebook here. Entry to the AP Fair and workshops is free. And from the blog, a few more flyers….   (Carina Martina, Sabba Khan) [...]

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Comics: Image Duplicator Redux

23. May 2013

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Following last week’s discussion of the major Lichtenstein exhibition at the Tate and the comics creator’s own response to his ‘borrowing’ from the genre (without permission, credit or payment) with Image Duplicator (see here), James visited the exhibition at Orbital Comics in London, and it seems that it may have a life of it’s own. [...]

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TCAF: Sean’s report

22. May 2013

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This was my third trip to Toronto for TCAF – a slightly truncated but massively enjoyable visit this time round. Like most convention reports I write now, it’s get checked in, go to the con and sell for two days. Took some quick photos and then all too soon it’s time for home. So if [...]

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Comics and SF at the London Literature Festival

22. May 2013

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James reports that The London Literature Festival has a nice selection of items for comics and fantastic genre fans. For Comic Readers, ‘Drawing the Story’ will be taking place on Saturday the 26th of May at 2pm, as part of the London Lit Festival, in the Southbank Centre. Mary Talbot, Glyn Dillon and Stephen Collins will [...]

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Upcoming: Montargis Coince La Bulle comics festival

21. May 2013

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David Ziggy Greene drops us a line to let us know one of his favourite French comics events (he’s part of a small group of creators who have attended each year since it started), the Montargis Coince La Bulle BD festival, will be holding its fourth edition this month, running across the 25th and 26th [...]

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Comics: Culturethèque offers free access to digital French comics during BD Passion

20. May 2013

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Mélissa at Culturethèque drops us a line to let us know about their plans to offer some very cool-sounding online support to go with the upcoming BD & Comics Passion comics festival. Culturethèque is the digital platform for the Institut Français in the UK, offering access to a wide range of digital reading, video and [...]

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Comics: some TCAF in video

20. May 2013

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Here’s a nice way to start the working week, a small collection of different videos from various folk filming and interviewing away at the recent Toronto Comic Art Festival. Here’s Miles Baker, assistant co-ordinator of the 2013 Toronto Comic Arts Festival discussing a bit about how TCAF comes together and works: A short video interview [...]

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Upcoming: MCM Comic Con London, Manchester & Glasgow

17. May 2013

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Oh lucky geekdom, we seem to have moved in just a few years from having a handful of comics events to having a whole multitude to choose from, from small and intimate Indy themed gatherings to large US style ones which also embrace gaming as well as TV and film science fiction and fantasy. Into [...]

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Video: Breaking into comics

17. May 2013

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SciFi4Me has a good, long recording of the Breaking Into Comics panel, chaired by C B Cebulski, from the 2013 Planet Comicon in Kansas City, Missouri which took place last month, with panel members C.W. Cooke, Freddie Williams II, Scott Snyder and Frank Tieri discussing the different ways they got into working in the comics [...]

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Comics: the Lakes Comics Art Festival programme

16. May 2013

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Looks like the much-anticipated first Lakes International Comic Art Festival, due to take place from the 18th to 20th October in Kendal, in the beautiful Lake District, has been updating the programme and guest details on their website, with guests now including Ian Culbard, Ivan Petrus, Andy Diggle, Carlos Ezquerra, Mary and Bryan Talbot, Darryl [...]

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