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English Journey: Re-Imagined – Sinclair, Moore et al at the Barbican

7. October 2011

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The Barbican in London is hosting English Journey: Re-imagined, insired by JB Priestley’s 1933 account, a multi-media experience involving various musicians and video projections, alongside readings by Iain Sinclair and Alan Moore. The event takes place in the Barbican Hall on October 22nd from 7.30pm, details on the site here, video via The Guardian.

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Craig Thompson and Bill Kartalopoulos talk at the Strand

7. October 2011

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Creator Craig Thompson (who created one of my all time favourite graphic novels, the wonderful Blankets) and comics lecturer and authority Bill Kartalopoulos talk at New York’s Strand bookstore about his newly released graphic novel Habibi and other comics work in a good, long video of the event:

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Apocalypse then and now

5. October 2011

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(The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin, 1853) Tom Hunter points us to this exhibition of work by 19th century artist John Martin, famed for his apocalyptic visions of the end of all things (long before Roland Emmerich got loose on the big screen do do likewise!) at Tate Britain. Tom notes that [...]

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Leeds Alternative Comics Fair – Report

4. October 2011

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Last Saturday saw the annual (well, hopefully) Leeds Alternative Comics Fair set itself up again. And yet again, I couldn’t make it. I think I’m fated never to get there. So whilst I spent Saturday shivering and filling a bin with snotty tissues, the good folk of Leeds had fun. Luckily, Hugh Raine agreed to [...]

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British Fantasy Award Winners

4. October 2011

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Locus Online has details of the winners of this year’s British Fantasy Awards from the British Fantasy Society, held at the weekend’s FantasyCon, and among those being honoured this year I am delighted to see that one of the books which scored highly with the blog team and many of our guests during our annual [...]

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Anders Nilsen signing at Gosh this month

4. October 2011

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Hayley at fine London comics emporium Gosh! tells us they have the quite excellent Anders Nilsen paying them a visit on Saturday October 15th from 6 to 7pm in their shiny, new Soho lair (1 Berwick Street) to celebrate the massive collection of his long-running Big Numbers which has been published by the good folks [...]

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The secret history of women in comics

4. October 2011

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This interesting panel was recorded at the recent Small Press Expo (SPX) last month and was described in the programme thusly: “The increased involvement of women in the comics field over the past several years has been a significant positive change in a historically male-dominated industry. However, just as it’s worth celebrating this progressive revolution, [...]

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Upcoming – BD Passion London

2. October 2011

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Next weekend – a diverse line up at the Institut Français.

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Upcoming for November: Comica Festival 2011….

1. October 2011

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The 8th (nearly) annual Comica Festival, curated by Paul Gravett, returns to London in November. As usual, it promises to be an involving and informed mix of all the best in comics. Taking place between the 3rd and 25th of the month, the events list is shaping up nicely; a premiere of the Warren Ellis documentary Captured [...]

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Tomorrow in Leeds – Alternative Comics Fair 3

30. September 2011

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A “small but perfectly formed event”, bringing together a load of “Northern, alternative comics makers, print-makers and illustrators”. Details on the Leeds Alternative Comics Fair website.

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Comics jam at the SLJ summit

29. September 2011

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The School Library Journal has posted up a video from their recent summit earlier this month in Washington DC, where talk also included discussion of graphic novels and a bit of a comics jam with artists George O’Connor, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Eric Wight: SLJ Summit 2011: Reading Graphic Literature from School Library Journal on [...]

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International Comic Art Forum

27. September 2011

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Vermont’s scenically named White River Junction and the Center For Cartoon Studies will be host to the International Comic Art Forum from September 29th to October 1st. From the official description: “ICAF 2011 features three days of insightful lectures, discussion and presentations exploring a wide range of topics, from American comic strips to East Asian [...]

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Upcoming – Saturday 1st Oct – Leed Alt Comics Fair

25. September 2011

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Details on the Leeds Alternative Comics Fair website.

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Kevin O’Neill and Melinda Gebbie at Soho Literary Festival

23. September 2011

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Melinda Gebbie and Kevin O’Neill will be taking part in the first ever Soho Literary Festival at an event this weekend, in conversation with Paul Gravett as the Soho Theatre on Sunday 25th  from 9pm, should be pretty interesting. And also this weekend in London, don’t forget the Big Draw’s Big Splash for both adults [...]

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To do this weekend: Zine fairs in Bristol and Sheffield

23. September 2011

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That fine chap Rob Jackson reminds us that this weekend on Sunday 25th there is the Sheffield Zine Fair (Brezza, 10-14 Wellington Street, Sheffield) and the Bristol Comics & Zine Fair (Start the Bus, 7-9 Baldwin Street, Bristol) to have fun at.

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