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Alan Moore – Santa Claus
(photo of Alan Moore by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo) Hard winter weather, strikes, protests, foreign wars, economic disaster after disaster… But for once here’s something to smile about in the newspapers. In the Northampton Chronicle & Echo newspaper, to be precise, which covers the beat in the manor of a certain, highly regarded gentleman [...]
Continue reading...From Our Continental Correspondent – Festivals across Europe
17. June 2010
It’s probably totally coincidental, but I received tips about two upcoming festivals in my mailbox this week, in cities that are quite similar in name. This weekend, Lyon (France) will be the scene for the annual LyonBD festival. A typical French festival, with exhibitions, interviews, and, of course, creators who will gladly adorn your freshly [...]
Continue reading...The iPad has landed…..
27. January 2010
Spent a while earlier watching the liveblogging from Slashgear as Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, Apple’s new tablet computer/browser. It was pretty much what was expected: thin (0.5in), netbook sized screen (9.7in), running the iPhone operating system with the functionality we’ve come to expect. All pics in this article from Slashgear Specs: 9.7-inch display, 0.5-inches [...]
Continue reading...More DFC Library updates – Vern & Lettuce, Mo-Bot High and Monkey Nuts!
17. January 2010
Joe covered the first round of DFC Library releases back in November: Dave Shelton’s Good Dog, Bad Dog, Ben Haggerty and Adam Brockbank’s Mezolith and Kate Brown’s Spider Moon. Kate’s been blogging about receiving her advance copies already – and they look really lovely, hardbacks with a Euro album style: But there’s also been a [...]
Continue reading...Congratulations to the (very) happy couple
16. January 2010
It’s been brewing for a long time, especially after seeing this on Amanda Palmer’s Twitter on New Year’s Day: Then there was a Gaiman Twitpic the other night with Ms Palmer wearing a very obvious rock: But last night we had the formal announcements, via twitter and their respective blogs of course: Dear The World, [...]
Continue reading...Escape is back….
9. January 2010
This seems to have passed everyone by until the last few days, but Paul Gravett talked about the plans for bringing Escape back in 2010 over at an online interview with Dazed Digital back in mid November 2009. Escape magazine, and later Escape Publishingwere vitally important pieces in the jigsaw that saw comics recognised as [...]
Continue reading...Comics? Not in this weather – Diamond deliveries possibly delayed
6. January 2010
Oh dear, after last week being a no new comic week because of that whole Christmas and New Year thing, it seems that this week might be a bit short of new comics as well. Diamond Comic Distributors has it’s warehouses in the North West, which is currently under a little bit of snow. The [...]
Continue reading...Danish cartoonist latest – police shoot intruder
2. January 2010
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Just caught this over at the BBC site: Danish police shoot intruder at cartoonist’s home. Kurt Westergaard, the most outspoken of the 12 cartoonists involved in the furore over cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed back in 2005, had to escape to a panic room in his house with his grand-daughter following the break in by [...]
Continue reading...Breaking…. Britanny Murphy dead at 32
20. December 2009
(Left: Murphy and husband Simon Monjack, pic borrowed from BBC. Right: Murphy’s role as Shellie in Miller’s Sin City) Breaking news: The actress Brittany Murphy died today. She reported suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Los Angeles. The cause of death remains undisclosed at this time. She was just 32 years old. Her [...]
Continue reading...Twenty years young lad…….
6. November 2009
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Another anniversary, this time everyone’s favourite claymation man and his dog. Nick Park’s wonderful creations, Wallace and Gromit are 20 years old this week. Just like Sesame Street this week and Asterix last week they got their own Google Doodle, just as they should…. Happy birthday lads, here’s to many more. Aardman Animation W&G site.
Continue reading...And the 2009 Observer/Cape graphic short story prize winner is…….
1. November 2009
The annual Observer/Cape graphic short story award prize winners were announced today online nd in the Observer. The 1st prize was awarded to Vivien McDermid with her story “Paint”. Described as a “vividly captured and tender story” that was a “touching portrayal of mother with a small toddler“. Vivien will receive a cheque for £1000 [...]
Continue reading...Hello Edward Alec Moore-Reppion!
30. October 2009
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I hope you’ll all join me in sending huge congratulations to good chums of the blog and excellent comics writing duo John Reppion and Leah Moore on the birth of their son, wee Edward Alec Moore-Reppion: “Edward Alec Moore-Reppion arrived at 10:47 am today. So far, the nicest, calmest, quietest baby ever.” (via a delighted [...]
Continue reading...Cartoon Classroom – open for business
11. October 2009
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At BICS last weekend David Lloyd and Steve Marchant officially launched the Cartoon Classroom website. The eventual aim of Cartoon Classroom is to become a one stop information centre for all professional and organisations that have a connection with comics and cartooning including galleries and exhibitions, libraries, educational establishments and any cartoonists/ comic creators who [...]
Continue reading...Marge as you’ve never seen her before…..
10. October 2009
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Playboy magazine’s November newsstand issue features Marge on the cover and a three page pictorial described by a Playboy spokeswoman “sexy with implied nudity.” It seems that Playboy is chasing after a younger market these days and one of the ways they’ve decided to appeal to the teens and 20 somethings is by starting a [...]
Continue reading...Knockabout news
21. August 2009
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Two bits of news in one here; British publisher Knockabout have set up a website (finally!). Knockabout have been stalwarts of the UK publishing scene for the longest time, formed in the 80s, publishing some brilliant works from the likes of Alan Moore, Hunt Emerson and Gilbert Shelton and always, always remaining strong when customs [...]
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