Tag Archive | "British small press"

MKomix

Friday, May 25, 2012

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One of our long-time favourite Brit small press comic creators Paul Rainey drops us a line to say that the Milton Keynes Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of Pushwagner art this summer. This will be the first solo exhibition of Norwegian artist and comics creator Hariton Pushwagner outside of his native land and will [...]

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Debuting at Kapow this weekend: Overload

Friday, May 18, 2012

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Launching this weekend at London’s Kapow comic-con is new 36-page Brit comic Overload, boasting this absolutely splendid piece of zombie Thatcher cover art by Graeme Neil Reid. The brainchild of writer/editor Martin Conaghan (who brought us the fine Burke and Hare), it is, in classic Brit comics fashion, an anthology (using creator owned tales), with [...]

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The collected Keegan Jack

Friday, May 11, 2012

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Paul von Scott drops us a line to say that his and Leigh Shepherd’s Keegan Jack strip from the science fiction annual Omnivistascope (multiple time winner of SFX’s Fanzine of the Month) has been collected into a single 134 page edition, with every strip from the Omnivistascope run, plus a brand-new strip and plenty of [...]

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Leeds Alternative Comics Fair coming soon

Monday, April 23, 2012

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Upcoming comics goodness: Saturday April 28th sees the fourth Leeds Alternative Comics Fair and over on their blog they are posting wee mini profiles of some of the exhibitors who will be there, including Andy Sykes, Oli East, Dan Berry, Gary Bainbridge, John Allison, Adam Cadwell, Steve Tillotson, Hugh Raine and more. Should be a [...]

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Pirouette

Friday, March 23, 2012

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Good chum of the blog Sean Azzopardi announces news and a first glimpse of a new work he has coming up in the near future with regular collaborator Douglas Noble: Piroutte. It’s a short tease with some imagery and the promise of more details to follow soon, but frankly here on the blog we’re always [...]

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Into the Woods

Monday, March 5, 2012

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Into the Woods, A Fairytale anthology edited by Stacey Whittle. Aye Saw Comics It is a time of action, not talk, and here Stacey Whittle, a comics commentator for SFX’s blog and regular podcaster on Small Press Big Mouth, has decided to package together a wonderful selection of dark fairy tales. This black and white [...]

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Comix Reader launch at Gosh

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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The third issue of the very fine Comix Reader collection is being launched at London comics landmark Gosh! on Friday 2nd of March from 7 to 9pm, along with an exhibition which runs from March 2nd to the 9th. Paul O’Connell kindly sends us along a sneak peek at the collaborative contribution he made to [...]

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Comic horror on the island on the edge of the world

Monday, February 13, 2012

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The remote archipelago of Saint Kilda on the rugged western seaboard of Scotland has been something of a romantic view of a lost world for decades: life on the islands was hard, so hard that in 1930 the few remaining inhabitants were evacuated by the authorities, the homes lie there now abandoned to the elements, [...]

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The Making of Slow Fiction

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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Bugpowder points us toward this online PDF of an essay by Michael Weller, based on a talk to the Research Institute for Media, Art and Design (RIMAD) at the University of Bedfordshire, October 7th 2009 , examining an area close to our hearts, the small press comics scene, contrasting the 60s US underground scene, the [...]

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Paper Science – the King of Things

Friday, February 3, 2012

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The last of our interviews with the stars of Paper Science is with The King of Things. His story has appeared in the most recent four issues of the anthology, illustrated by the Vimto Corporation’s favourite customer, Mister Adam Cadwell. They’re available to buy online now. Matthew Sheret: Of all the publications in the world, [...]

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Paper Science – Josceline Fenton

Thursday, February 2, 2012

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The latest issue of anthology Paper Science is out this week, and we’re running interviews with some of its stars each day this week. Today it’s the turn of Josceline Fenton, who contributed to Paper Science’s music special last summer to talk to Matthew Sheret.. Matthew Sheret: Your contribution to Paper Science’s music special is [...]

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Paper Science 7 – David O’Connell

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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Today it’s the turn of David O’Connell in our series of daily interviews with some of the stars of the Paper Science. David appears in Paper Science 7, which hits stores this week and is available to order online. Matthew Sheret: This is your second contribution to Paper Science – what tempted you back? David [...]

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Paper Science – Philippa Rice

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Continuing our series of week-long interviews with some of the stars of the newly released Brit small press anthology Paper Science 7,(which started yesterday with Marc Ellerby’s chat) today we have Matthew Sheret talking to My Cardboard Life’s creator Philippa Rice. Matthew Sheret: You first contributed to Paper Science back in #2, with a My [...]

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Paper Science – Marc Ellerby

Monday, January 30, 2012

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Issue 7 of comics anthology Paper Science (one of the gems of the excellentBrit small press anthology comics we’ve been enjoying in recent years) is out today, and to mark the occasion we’ve got interviews with some of the series stars all this week as Paper Science’s Head Boffin Matthew Sheret talks to some of [...]

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New Spaceship Away boasts lovely Dan Dare seasonal cover

Friday, December 9, 2011

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John Freeman at Down The Tubes alerts us to the new issue of the Dan Dare themed Spaceship Away, complete with the gorgeous Don Harley Christmas cover artwork with Dan and Digby, which made me smile (I have a tremendous soft spot for classic Dan Dare, still one of the best comic strips Britain ever [...]

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