Saint Johns church Edinburgh Easter sign – China and OlympicsOriginally uploaded by byronv2 Following up on our earlier post about Chinese piracy, Forbidden Planet’s Joe Gordon recently published this photograph of a thought-provoking poster outside Saint John’s church on the… Read More ›
Month: April 2008
No More Narnia?
Several entertainment web sites including Digital Spy are reporting that Disney may end its The Chronicles of Narnia franchise after the third film, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is released. Prince Caspian, the second film in the series of… Read More ›
Chinese Copyright Theft
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): Illustrator Darren Di Lieto and British artist Jonathan Edwards are just two of many creators on the warpath after discovering a Hong Kong-based publisher has illegally used illustrations and interviews conducted by Darren in a… Read More ›
Classic Cold War Visions
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): The Guardian reports on an upcoming exhibition at London’s V&A Museum, featuring Sputniks, space suits, an early coupe form of the Trabant and a full-scale reconstruction of a futuristic inflatable building. Cold War Modern, which… Read More ›
Do You Want To Kiss It Better?
Do You Want To Kiss It Better is a new charity comics anthology aimed at raising money for good causes. The first issue, Green, is on sale now from retailers such as Forbidden Planet Online and London comic shop Orbital… Read More ›
Another DFC Strip Revealed
Following up on yesterday’s post about Neill Cameron’s strip for DFC, Mobot High, comes this image of Dave Windett’s strip for the new British weekly, subscription-only title, Lazarus Lemming. Dave’s credits include Simpsons Comics, Korky the Cat for The Dandy,… Read More ›
Mobot High joins DFC title
British comics creator Neill Cameron has just announced that his new strip Mo-Bot High, and will be appearing in The DFC, the brand new weekly subscription-only children’s comic being launched in May 2008 by David Fickling Books, an imprint of… Read More ›
No Barcodes Event
Oli Smith has published this promotional video for No Barcodes, the Camden Comics Mini-Con from 10-6pm on Saturday 31st May. The event features cheap food, glorious scenery (see video for more on this), sketching tables, entrance is free, and exhibitors… Read More ›
Galleon 43
Comics creator Lewis has just released the above video promo for his new comic Galleon 43, which will be on sale at the Bristol Comic Expo next month. Written by Lewis and illustrated by Jacob Phillips, Galleon 43 follows Chris… Read More ›
More straight to DVD Stargate
Stargate: Continuum debuts exclusively on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in the US on 29th July, with members of SG-1 find themselves returning to a world where their history has been dramatically altered. Continuing the legacy of Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Continuum… Read More ›