(Jenny Sparks strikes a light, art by Jon McCrea, pinched shamelessly from his site)

John at our Belfast branch tells me that he’s lined up a signing with two local artists I’m sure our readers are familiar with already, PJ Holden and John McCrea. PJ, of course, has carved himself a good (and growing) rep with his work for Image and 2000 AD, while John has worked on Ennis’ Hitman, Captain America and The Boys spin-off Herogasm (in fact I’ve just been told that JOhn’s Herogasm chum Keith Burns will also now be coming along) among many others. John and PJ will be in the Belfast FPI, 52-54 Ann Street (phone 028 9043 8744) on Saturday the 15th of August from 2 to 4pm, so please do come along and enjoy a chance to meet them and show your support for local artists at the same time.

(David Tennant’s Doctor Who by PJ Holden, borrowed from his online portfolio)

Our Belfast colleagues also tell us that they are again taking part in the Belfast Star Wars event, Invasion 09, in W5 on the 3rd and 4th of October, which promises to be bigger and better than last autumn’s well-received bash (see the video below); fans, cosplayers and actors from the Star Wars world (I see Dave Prowse has it down on his upcoming list of appearances already) will be present and FPI Belfast will be there too with a host of Star Wars goodies for your delictation and delight.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRDDBSYCxl4