The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Century: 1969 By Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill Knockabout / Top Shelf Hmmm, this review was meant to appear before Century 1969 came out. Except, had I have written it after just reading 1969, with Moore and O’Neill’s reduced team of Extraordinary Gentlemen in swinging, psychedelic London, it would [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Well, if you read through what ended up as an epic review of League Century 1969, you may want to read more. Newarama have a great, 4 part interview with Alan Moore for your delight: Part 1: All about Century 1969: “Certainly, after all the stuff I did on From Hell, I became very away [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 5, 2011
To celebrate the launch of the second volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, the new volume 1969 artist Kevin O’Neill will be in FPI Dublin on Saturday the 6th of August from 3pm. But even if you can’t make it on the day, just get in touch with the Dublin store (fpdublin@eircom.net or join their [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 31, 2011
To celebrate the launch of the second volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, the new volume 1969 artist Kevin O’Neill will be in FPI Dublin on Saturday the 6th of August from 3pm. But even if you can’t make it on the day, just get in touch with the Dublin store (fpdublin@eircom.net or join their [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 29, 2011
Ye great snake gods – Jess Nevins, with help from our own Moore expert Pádraig Ó Méalóid, has already posted up an online set of annotations to the brand new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1969 from Messrs Moore and O’Neill. Most impressive. Now when I re-read 1969 I will have to do it with [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Today Century 1969, the latest volume in the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, hits comic book store shelves. I really, really meant to get a review up here today of the book, but sadly, life has been getting in the way of comics lately (I know, I know, how dare it etc etc). Just on a [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 26, 2011
One of London’s landmark quality comics stores is moving – Gosh Comics is finally leaving their home in Great Russell Street after a quarter of a century to shiny new premises in Soho. The old store will have a cracking send off though, with Messrs Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill signing the new League of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Alan Moore lauds it over his (and others) creations in this great bit of art by Lady Sith. (Via 2000AD Online). And that gives us all the excuse we need to trail a nice little interview coming up on Thursday between Alan and our man in Ireland Padraig O’Mealoid. Come back first thing on the [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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That remarkable man of brushes and pencils, Mr Kevin O’Neill, esquire, will be making a personal appearance (top hats are optional, dress smart but casual) in our Dublin Forbidden Planet International to celebrate the launch of the second volume of his and Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, the new volume 1969 (I’m sure [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 25, 2011
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To commemorate the release of League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen – Century 1969 from Knockabout & Top Shelf – the great Kevin O’Neill will be signing at our Dubln store in August. And gent that he is, and nice folks that we are, we’re giving you the opportunity to have books signed even if you can’t [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 9, 2011
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Please give a warm welcome to James Bacon, who I’m happy to see back here for another guest post. James was fortunate enough to be at the recent celebration of Dodgem Logic event which featured, among others, Kevin O’Neill, Melinda Gebbie, Steve Aylett and, naturally, our great, bearded magus of Albion, Mister Alan Moore, esquire, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 9, 2010
The seventh Dodgem Logic from Mr Alan Moore and friends should hit shelves just a few days before the big, red guy arrives (Santa, not Hellboy) and boasts this fab festive cover from long-time Moore collaborator and friend the very fine Mr Kevin O’Neill:
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 19, 2010
(cover art for the second League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century books, by and (c) Messrs Moore and O’Neill, to be published by Top Shelf in the US and Knockabout in the UK) The Gosh blog notes that Kevin O’Neill is coming close to completing the artwork for the long-anticipated second volume of the League of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 3, 2010
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Further to Joe’s post yesterday about Jason Garrattley putting up some rare Ian Gibson work from 2000AD, he’s also done a couple of posts on Brian Bolland and Kevin O’Neill. It does go without saying that they’re worth looking at….. (Brian Bolland’s cover to a 1985 issue of much loved fanzine Arkensword) (Gorgeous original pencils [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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(ABC Warriors – the opening to the Bougainville massacre from 2000AD, by Pat Mills, with art from the excellent Mick McMahon, (c) Rebellion) If, like me, you’re one of the original 2000 AD generation who were there for the arrival of Thrill Power to British comics back in the day, then that title above will [...]
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