Heck, that’s got to be worth a few shekels out the pockets of any discerning comics reader, right? And the Lovecraftian aspect is almost a bonus on top of that roster of talent. Expect to see this hit our monthly FPI’s Most Wanted list of upcoming graphic novels the blog team want to read in the near future… On a related note, you can read Dan’s picks for his Best of the Year here on the blog, good chum and contributor to the blog Matt Badham interviewed a slew of the talent involved in the first Lovecraft Anthology here. Expect to hear more on this later in the year (yes, Dan, that does mean we’ll be bugging you for hints and teasers and glimpses of Things We Cannot Possibly Comprehend)

“The panel includes the comic’s original writer, Jamie Delano, who was chosen by Constantine’s creator, Alan Moore, to continue John’s adventures after his initial appearances in Swamp Thing.

Joining Jamie on stage are artist, David Lloyd – best known for drawing V for Vendetta – who contributed to the comic and illustrated the Constantine graphic novel, The Horrorist; and two of the most recent contributors, Andy Diggle and Peter Milligan.

The discussion will be followed by a screening of the film adaptation of the comic, CONSTANTINE, starring Keanu Reeves.”

(cover to early Jamie Delano Hellblazer collection Original Sins, cover art by Jim Lee, (c) DC Comics)

Delano, Milligan, Diggle and Lloyd – that’s a pretty bloody impressive panel of top British comics talent right there, well worth catching (even if you weren’t a big Constantine fan it would be worth going just to see these guys, let’s be honest), especially given how rare it is we get a chance to see Delano and Milligan at such an event. If you’re looking for something cool and comics related to do in London this weekend then it’s just the ticket – the event takes place at the Apollo cinema in Piccadilly Circus at 5pm on Saturday 23rd April, more details here and tickets can be had here.

And while we’re at it, I should remind you that Alex is curating what promises to be a great comics bash the following weekend in London, a special free comics strand of SciFi London which will be taking place on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st of May at the BFI Southbank.  Guests over the two days include Ian Edginton, Phillipa Rice, Matthew Sheret, Al Davison, Tom Humberstone, David Hine, China Miéville, Denise Mina, Hannah Berry and more. So there you go, two holiday weekends and two lots of cool comics events for you to enjoy, courtesy of Alex, so please do go along and give him your support so we see more of this kind of gig in the future.

Oh yes, it is here. It may be a lot later than originally intended, but dammit, its worth the wait. Not to mention the weight – its a humungous tome, just remember when picking it up to lift from the legs and not your back. Alan Moore, Alan Davis, Captain Britain. Oh yes.