FPI: Today I’m joined by Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering, the team behind Insomnia’s recently published graphic novel Burke and Hare, which draws upon one of history’s most famous cases of the infamous ‘Resurrection Men’ (or bodysnatchers) in Enlightenment era Edinburgh. Hi, guys and thanks for joining us – could you begin by introducing yourselves [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 21, 2009
Its summer in Scotland but last night you could almost mistake it for autumn – sunny, but cool and even evidence of chestnuts appearing on the trees. Still, a pleasant evening to walk towards Edinburgh’s elegant Georgian New Town (like the Old Town designated a UN World Heritage Site), bells pealing from the distinctive three-spired [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 16, 2009
Okay, this is still going on right now, so just a couple of quick photos for the moment, but I promise more to follow and, if you are good boys and girls, maybe even some ukulele science fiction song action too! Stay tuned! (click to see the larger pics on the FPI Flickr; more pics to [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Comics artist, Beano contributor and footwear obsessed performer Kevin F Sutherland is back in Edinburgh once more with the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre (themselves no stranger to various comic cons). And while he’s here Kev is also running a series of comics masterclasses in a number of libraries around Edinburgh during August: Tuesday 11th -- [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 10, 2009
Yes, that is Captain American and Batman sharing a ride in a Mini; with petroleum prices increasing and supplies dwindling, not to mention the pollution caused by cars our superheroes are teaming up to fight crime by carpooling. Meanwhile Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, enjoys a well earned vacation driving around Scottish beauty spots. Mind you, I [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 6, 2009
You might remember recently I mentioned that Amanda Palmer would be performing a gig in Edinburgh (in the HMV Picture House on Lothian Road, August 22nd) and is threatening all sorts of other sneaky performances during the annual madness of the Edinburgh Festival this month (will no-one think of the children???). I’m also delighted to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 24, 2009
Malcy Duff tells me that he will be hosting a five-day comics workshop in Edinburgh’s lovely Filmhouse on Lothian Road: “The workshop is aimed at children ages 7 – 10, and will cover basic comic book techniques, drawing exercises, character creating and will culminate in a printed comic book of their work at [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 17, 2009
On the SF Crowsnest Ewan Angus talks to one of my very favourite writers of contemporary science fiction, Ken MacLeod, about his latest novel, the fascinating Night Sessions, which combines an SF take on the post 9-11 world and War on Terror with the classic Edinburgh detective novel and a look at religious fundamentalism (no, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 16, 2009
No, fortunately I’m not reporting a homicide, it is, as I’m sure many of you already know, a reference to the new book by Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman, a deliciously macabre offering of post-mortem photography accompanied by stories by Neil. And when not enjoying her hobby as a part-time corpse Amanda’s been known to [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Top SF writer Ken MacLeod drops us a line to let us know Edinburgh’s Writer’s Bloc spoken word performance group, which includes a number of very fine SF writers among its numbers, will be meeting this week; from the description: “Writers’ Bloc is proud to present a night of literary mayhem featuring original fiction that gives [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 26, 2009
Heavy Metal Mouth is a new art exhibition drawing on that mighty genre of rock’n'roll, heavy metal, opening in Edinburgh this weekend. Among the artists included in the show is Malcy Duff, who will have art from his Heroic Mosh of Mary’s Son comic from last year in the exhibition. A new comic by Malcy, [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2009
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