Right, what’s out there today: There’s an excellent interview with artist Brendan McCarthy over at Mark Kardwell’s Bad Librarianship blog. In it, Brendan gives us the inside track on various projects past and present, as well as discussing his new… Read More ›
Month: September 2010
Hi-Ex 2011 Cancelled
Bad news from Scotland this evening: the organisers of the popular annual Highlands comics convention Hi-Ex have announced that there will not be one in 2011. “There’s no easy way of saying this, so we’ll just come right out with… Read More ›
Showcasing Liam Sharp on YouTube
SciFi Art Now contributor Liam Sharp – whose credits across many comics and publishing projects – including Gears of War and Death’s Head II, which I was editor of – are legion. Now, Liam’s put together an impressive showcase of… Read More ›
Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Bill McConkey
Mechanical Heart by Bill McConkey The format of SciFi Art Now – out this October – is such that it promotes the art of the creators, but there’s not much room to tell you more about them and their work…. Read More ›
Dave Hughes Morecambe-based Comic published for iPad
Lancaster cartoonist Dave Hughes comic story Thomas Wogan is Dead (reviewed here on British comics news site downthetubes) is now available to read on Apple’s iPad. Set in Morecambe and the hereafter, this quirky comic tale from one of our… Read More ›
Aces High! Commando celebrates the Battle of Britain
The latest batch of titles from DC Thomson features the first three books in Commando’s six-book ‘Aces High’ salute to the RAF on the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Editor Calum Laird commissioned two brand new stories and… Read More ›
Morecambe-based Comic published for iPad
We’re pleased to report that Lancaster cartoonist David Hughes comic story Thomas Wogan is Dead, first reviewed on downthetubes last year, is now available to read on Apple’s iPad. This is British publishers Tabella Publishing‘s first ebook on Apple’s iPad… Read More ›
Space Robots and Zombie Robots take over Peter Scott Gallery
As a comic artist, games designer and animator, it’s logical that when Lancaster-based Adam York Gregory was given some gallery space at Lancaster University’s Peter Scott Gallery, he’d dissect and reanimate a dead computer as part of an interactive installation…. Read More ›
2011 British Comic Events Update
As the British International Comic Show and London MCM Expo draw ever nearer, a quick reminder that Britain’s longest-running comics event – the Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo – has also started to promote its next gathering. Again… Read More ›
Dutch Don Lawrence Art Exhibition Announced
Nothing is more beautiful than the original, and the art of Trigan Empire artist Don Lawrence is certainly that. Now, there’s a rare chance to view a huge range of his work, all offered for sale, coming up – but… Read More ›