Well I didn’t make it to this years Birmingham Comicon – Molly’s birthday weekend took precidence I’m afraid. Mark Millar didn’t make it either, flu to blame. So no word of what he and Dave Gibbons were rumoured to be announcing. However, all the mentions I’ve seen on facebook and twitter seem to be saying prettty [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 28, 2011
Matthew Craig’s a name you may be familiar with from my reviews on the FPI blog. His Hondle comic was an immediate hit with the Brutons and since then I’ve enjoyed many of his various comics since then: “I do like Matthew Craig’s work. Have done since I first saw it with Hondle. Since then I’ve [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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This Saturday at Birmingham Comicon, author Matthew Craig will be debuting Both Sides; “An exploration of Good and Evil through the eyes of two isolated souls: a Modern Age youth and an Iron Age blacksmith.” You’ll maybe know Matthew Craig’s name from the FPI Blog since Molly (and I) fell for his delightful Hondle comic. [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 23, 2011
Daniel Clifford, co-creator of the Sugar Glider comic, had an idea for a panel at the recent Bristol Comic Expo: “What’s the point in small press superheroes?” And he was kind enough after the event to agree to writing up the panel for us here on the blog. Thanks so much too him for the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 19, 2011
Bostin’ Heroes Issue 3 Written by Matthew Craig, art by Rich Johnson and Paul Eldridge. The third issue of the Black Country superhero title (reviews of #1,#2), and we’ve two stories of our Yam-Yam heroes, assembled by a mysterious entity underneath Dudley Castle. Dudley’s the place of my birth and I’m rather fond of it, [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 16, 2011
Trixie Biker: Right Hand Down By Matthew Craig I do like Matthew Craig’s work. Have done since I first saw it with Hondle. Since then I’ve read a fair number of his works, and across most of his comics there’s a really strong mix of well developed characters, an interesting blend of fun and sentimentality [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Trixie Biker vs. The Time-Wastrel and Tryhard & Tearaway By Matthew Craig Self Published Matthew Craig’s work isn’t perhaps the most polished of things, nor perhaps is it the most innovative, as I think it’s pretty obvious that he’s a dyed in the wool superhero fan and most of his work tends to involves them [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Matthew Craig writes to tell us of an event in Birmingham this Wednesday (14th April) from 2pm-4pm run by Creative Open Workshops: “Through a series of games and discussions, we’ll be looking at the basics of comics language, as well as how to create a story in comics format out of anything from football to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 29, 2010
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Le Mot Faux by Matthew Craig Self Published “One more time. One more night. One more chance to set things right.” That’s the idea behind Matthew Craig’s latest comic, something a little different from his usual fare at first glance. But this tale of technology allowing the grieving one last day with the dead has, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 11, 2009
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Space Hondle by Matthew Craig Self-Published Always a pleasure to see more of Matthew’s work, and doubly so when it’s featuring more of his sweet and sentimental Hondle tales. I’ve been following Matthew Craig’s comics for a while now, since looking at the first batch back here (review). The standout of these was the near [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 2, 2009
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Matthew Craig writes to tell us that he’s debuting not one but two new comics this weekend at The British International Comics Show: BOSTIN HEROES #2: GODVILLA! Birmingham’s Bull Ring is menaced by the malevolent monstrosity known as Godvilla, and only the Bostin Heroes can save the city! In their first day on the job, [...]
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Friday, September 2, 2011
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