Egmont’s TOXIC have dropped his competition-winning Count Von Poo strip
Month: September 2009
Tube Surfing: Hi-Ex, CD24, Classical Comics and Barefoot Zombies
• The Hi Ex elves may have been quiet but they tell us they’ve been busy behind the scenes rushing around the country banging on doors and jumping through hoops to get their next Highlands convention shipshape. “We’re working hard… Read More ›
Prove You’re the Greatest Hitchhiker Fan Ever – in 42 Seconds…
And Another Thing by bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer, is the sixth novel in the ever-more increasingly inaccurately named ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ trilogy. To celebrate the launch, publishers Penguin are searching for the biggest… Read More ›
Friday WebFind: Ukraine’s Got Talent
(With thanks to Clare Walters): Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who creates sand drawings in front of audiences. Here she is performing on Ukraine’s Got Talent, recounting Germany conquering Ukraine in the second world war. It’s just stunning. Who… Read More ›
Guardian’s Free Drawing Guide Out Tomorrow
Hot on the heels of what seems to have been a popular giveaway, judging by the scant number of copies in local newsagents, The Guardian is following up its week-long comics promotion with two guides for budding artists being given… Read More ›
Grandville Tour Announced
Bryan Talbot has been in touch to give us the rundown of dates for his signing tour to promote his ace new graphic novel, Grandville (read our review here). GRANDVILLE UK TOUR 2009 Saturday 26th September 1pm – 2:30pm: Signing… Read More ›
New British Comics #2 On Its Way
The second issue of indie anthology title New British Comics, featuring this spiffing cover by Nelson Evergreen, should be published in October. Contributors for the 84-page anthology, which will be published by Karol Wisniewski in both English and Polish, include… Read More ›
Comics @ Wigtown Book Festival
Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway is Scotland’s National Book Town and advertises itself as “a book lover’s haven” with over a quarter of a million books in twenty book-related businesses. It is not surprising therefore that it has its own… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Beano, Broons, Bunty and Bombers
It is that time of year when next year’s calendars are hitting the stores and the one to look out for at the moment is the Beano Retro Comic Art Calendar. With the weekly Beano falling into line with the… Read More ›
Prisoner Comic Preview Released
An eight-page preview comic of the new US series of The Prisoner is available to download from US production company AMC’s web site here. The Marvel custom comic features art by Brazilian artist Amilcar Pinna, with colouring by Chris Sotomayor,… Read More ›