Tag Archive | "history"

Singapore Special Director’s Commentary: Oh Yong Hwee talks Ten Sticks and One Rice, hawkers and social history

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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Continuing with a look at Singaporean comic creators and their work, today we have a director’s commentary from Oh Yong Hwee on his and Koh Hong Teng’s book Ten Sticks and One Rice: We started talking about doing a story on Singapore’s hawkers 6 years ago, as we felt that there are many touching stories about [...]

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Singapore Comics Special: Scenegapore by Miel

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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Scenegapore Miel Epigram Books After Sonny Liew’s introductory, scene-setting interview yesterday, here we take a look at the books Epigram have produced with local Singaporean talent, beginning with Miel’s Scenegapore. Here’s the man himself to tell you a little more about the book, followed by my review: “When I was planning my book- I wanted to [...]

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Never again

Sunday, January 27, 2013

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It’s Holocaust Memorial Day, a day to remember the fact that sometimes some humans can transform themselves into more vile creatures than any demon of the Pit. And also to remember that some were transformed to the opposite extreme, risking torture and death to save lives that could otherwise have ended in the dreadful ovens. [...]

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Comics: Racism in the Golden Age

Thursday, January 24, 2013

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Historian Darren R Reid considers the portrayal of race in the superhero comics of the Golden Age, such as Captain America and Superman, in this short video: Racism in Golden Age Comic Books (Superman, Captain America, The Spirit, and More) from Darren Reid on Vimeo.

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Comics: the Co-operative Revolution

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Did you know that there was a new history of the Co-op in comics form? I certainly didn’t, but it seems our beloved medium has been turned to exploring the history of the Co-operative’s 150-plus years influencing British society, from the formation of the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Co-operative in the mid 1840s through to the [...]

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Comics: the search for Richard III

Thursday, September 13, 2012

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Emma Vieceli, ably assisted by Kate Brown and Paul Duffield, has created five comics/illustration panels to go along with the University of Leicester’s Search for Richard III site resources. Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious comic by this daughter fed on Yorkie bars… (thanks to Sarah McIntyre for the heads-up)  

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Director’s Commentary – Noah Van Sciver

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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A nice historical treat for you today – I’m delighted to welcome the excellent Noah Van Sciver as our latest guest Commentary blogger. Noah has been working heavily on a new book due this autumn from the good folks at Fantagraphics, entitled The Hypo: the Melancholic Young Lincoln. I must admit Lincoln is a historical [...]

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Mankind: show and graphic novel for the History Channel

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Short video talking with writers and illustrators discussing Mankind: the Story of All of Us, a major upcoming twelve-part television series and related graphic novel for the History Channel: History Channel “Mankind: The Story Of All Of Us” Graphic Novel & Television Series Interview from Lincoln Blanco on Vimeo.

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Near Myths, early work from Brit comics legends and the early evolution of Forbidden Planet…

Monday, June 25, 2012

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Over on the always fascinating Bear Alley Jeremy Briggs has put together a great article on Near Myths, the now almost mythical (sorry) anthology which emerged out of the old Edinburgh Science Fiction Bookshop, which would later regenerate into the Forbidden Planet International we know today. It was also the first home to a teenaged [...]

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Women in Comics – Hysterical Women and Graphic Grrrlz in Edinburgh

Thursday, May 10, 2012

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Last week I was lucky enough to catch a busy talk in Edinburgh’s Central Library, Hysterical Women and Graphic Grrrlz. Heather Middleton from the Glasgow Women’s Library and also a member of Glasgow-based all-female collective Team Girl Comic. Heather was giving a talk on the history of women in comics and while there is no [...]

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