Tag Archive | "Insomnia Publications"

Most People Want To See ‘Hulk Smash!’: an interview with Richmond Clements

Friday, March 19, 2010

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Richmond Clements is one of the busiest men working on the British independent comics scene today. While holding down a full-time job, he manages to (co-) run a successful convention (Hi-Ex! in Inverness), co-edit several small press anthologies and has even, recently, been scripting various comic projects. Matt Badham caught up with him recently to [...]

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Burke and Hare events in Edinburgh tomorrow

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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A reminder that we have Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering coming to our Edinburgh store on Southbridge tomorow -  Thursday January 28th – to sign copies of their recently published Burke and Hare graphic novel (reviewed here by Richard); for those with a literary bent and a fascination for history the boys will also be [...]

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Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering signing Burke and Hare in Edinburgh

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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I’m delighted to announce that the Edinburgh Forbidden Planet on South Bridge will be hosting Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering, who are coming through to celebrate the release of their fascinating new graphic novel detailing the grisly, true-life crimes of Messrs Burke and Hare, the infamous serial killers who saw the easy money to be [...]

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Medicine, Murder and Money – the true tale of Burke & Hare

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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Burke & Hare by Martin Conaghan and Will Pickering Insomnia Publications. “first of all, despite the rumours being bandied about, I am not a resurrection man” Those chilling words, uttered in a flat, emotionless voice during William Burke’s confession immediately change your views on the whole Burke & Hare affair. The standard tale of Burke and Hare as grave-robbers [...]

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Fallen Heroes comic

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Barry Nugent from the excellent Geek Syndicate podcast mentioned recently how pleased he was that his SF&F novel Fallen Heroes was going to be adapted into comics form; now Insomnia’s Redeye blog has a few details, with Martin Conaghan (writer on the recent Burke and Hare, see here) involved and Steve Penfold just announced as [...]

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“Bodies for gold!” – we talk bodysnatching to Martin Conaghan & Will Pickering

Friday, November 13, 2009

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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 [...]

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Insomnia joins the digital world

Sunday, October 18, 2009

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UK indy publisher Insomnia (who were behind the well-received Cancertown which went down a storm in our Belfast store during a signing and the new Burke and Hare graphic novel) are, like many publishers, joining the digital market. In their case they are in, right at the launch, with Sony’s new PSP Network Digital Comics [...]

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Comics quilting

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Insomnia’s Red Eye blog has a photograph of a “double page bedspread” (as author Cy Dethan described it) – its a 90″ by 70″ quilt based on Stephen Downey’s artwork from Cancertown. There’s more on this bed linen/comics crossover on the blog of the quilter responsible, Ferret. That’s one of the more unusual and cooler [...]

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