http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog The Best In Sci-Fi & Fantasy, News, Reviews, Graphic Novels, comics and more! Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For an explanation of all this - see here. Next up we have the entry from the writer and artist team of Jason Cobley and Paul Harrison Davies - a reworking of their Hugo The Zombie strip from the Accent UK Zombies special. Following that we have the entry by ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/the-observer-cape-non-winners-jason-cobley-paul-harrison-davies-frances-castle/ For an explanation of all this - see here. To kick things off, the first "non-winner" that I saw online a couple of weeks ago: Rob Davis. Rob put his excellent entry "How I Built My Father" up on his blog here, complete with a little explanatory commentary here. And ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/the-observer-cape-non-winners-rob-davis-david-oconnell/ Last weekend, the Observer/Cape Graphic Short Story prize was announced. Our post on it is here, together with rather a lot of comments. Even before the winner's announcement I had been thinking it would be nice to put up a few of the "non-winners" as the quality of the work ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/and-the-winner-of-the-capeobserver-2099-graphic-short-story-prize-isnt/ Over at The Beat, Heidi has some exclusive Jeffrey Brown art from the just released Strange Tales #3 from Marvel Comics. I read the first and loved it. Haven't picked up 2 or 3 yet, but I certainly plan to - and so should you. Related posts:Sulk by Jeffrey Brown – ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/jeffrey-browns-fantastic-fools-day/ Jamie Smart puts up a page of Desperate Dan work from the Dandy Annual 2009. Very nice indeed. He even did the front and back covers for the annual - sadly, they weren't used, but he's posted those for our great pleasure as well... All images © DC Thompson. Related posts:Smart Bomb ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/jamie-smarts-desperate-dan/ 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 ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/twenty-years-young-lad/ Lady S Volume 1: Here's To Suzie by Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Aymond Cinebook In many ways this is merely a female equivalent to Van Hamme's Largo Winch series, featuring as it does a privileged hero character with a mysterious and somewhat shady past and a nasty habit of getting themselves into ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/lady-s-more-exotic-euro-thrills-from-van-hamme/ Ohhh, soon, soon!!! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NubmCVGhJnY Related posts:Doctor Who: the Waters of Mars The BBC Press Office has released some brief details of...Doctor Who filming Celeb site Mr Paparazzi has a whole bunch of pictures...Doctor Who at ComicCon Via the TARDIS Newsroom come a link to the first... Related posts brought to you by Yet ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/doctor-who-the-waters-of-mars-2/ Its Comiket time this weekend! Back and now relocated to the ICA's ground floor theatre which allows for even more space for exhibitors, some fab talent from the British small press comics scene will be there, check out some of the folks on the list: Aben Maler & Steffen P. ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/comica-comiket-this-weekend/ Taking time out from setting bonfires of MPs expense claim forms this November 5th, here's Alex Fitch in a V For Vendetta mask to update us to the latest programmes he's involved with over the new few days; as ever for more details and links to podcasts of previous shows ... http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/19315/