Grant Morrison the man is friendly, down to earth and incredibly engaging, and his affection for the superhero genre is infectious. The Gallery space comfortably fits about 130 people intimately, and the wooden beam rafters are a reminder that this is not a new building dispute the modernity of the shop. Foyles bookstore is an [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 8, 2011
We are Words and Pictures launched a window exhibition last Friday at the Bookartsbookshop in Hoxton. Organised by myself, with window dressing by Philippa Rice, it was another example of getting comics out into the public domain, beyond the normal comics community. Wawap have been active in music and poetry festivals and children’s workshops and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 8, 2011
Science Fiction as a genre in comics is nothing new. Many aspects of the superhero genre are in themselves science fictional, but pure SF has had many outings in the pages of comics. (above: cover to JSA Strange Adventures #4, cover art by John Watson, below: cover to Strange Adventures #93 from the 1950s, cover [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 10, 2011
Derry/Londonderry is home to Northern Ireland’s most notable comics convention. Last weekend, 2-D celebrated it’s fifth year. So, not one but two guest reviews this morning, as Belfast’s Andy Luke and Dublin’s Gar Shanley attempt to fill in the gaps in missing memory: Andy Luke Last weekend’s 2D Festival in Derry will stay with me [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 3, 2011
As Wasted comes to an end after eight issues and joins comic magazines such as Dodgem Logic and DFC with those other titles that looked so brilliant such as Toxic, Blast and Deadline in the great comic book Library in the sky, James Bacon looks at a story that seems to have captured the imagination. [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 1, 2011
James Bacon had the pleasure of diving into the geek pleasure garden that is the London MCM expo, a haven for comics, gaming and science fiction fans, over the bank holiday weekend and he’s very kindly sent us a report and pics from the gig: It’s a grey Friday afternoon. The May bank holiday doesn’t feel [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 26, 2011
As we’ve mentioned here a couple of times recently, the British Library in London has just started an enticing exhibition entitled Out of this World: Science Fiction, But Not as You Know it. James Bacon was fortunate enough to get along the sample the BL’s science fictional offerings and I’m delighted to say he was [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Quite early on in the blog’s existence I chatted with author Jaspre Bark when Rebellion, owners of 2000 AD, launched their then-new Abaddon Books range of novels. Jaspre had obviously put some thought into his answers and it made for an interesting read (if I say so myself). Recently he mentioned to me that he [...]
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