This week’s Panel Borders radio show begins a month about anthologies and collectives; Alex Fitch talks to the editors of two comic book anthologies which are printed in newspaper form; Richard Cowdry about his anthology, The Comix Reader, a new… Read More ›
Month: April 2011
MCM Expo London Comic Con Records Best Ever Ticket Sales
Advance ticket sales for next month’s MCM Expo London Comic Con – which includes the presentation of the Eagle Awards – have just topped an incredible 15,000, the highest recorded at this stage in the show’s decade-long history. The event’s… Read More ›
Stately Hunt Emerson releases CD
Birmingham-based cartoonist Hunt Emerson is to release a single, Josephine, on May Day 2011. Released on the new Spritely Records label, Josephine is a song by legendary singer-songwriter John Otway and described by Hunt as “an epic tale of innocence… Read More ›
Foyles exhibits Pinocchio art from new Knockabout graphic novel
Foyles London is currently hosting an exhibition of original artwork from Pinocchio, the award-winning graphic novel by French comic artist Winshluss, which will be published by Knockabout Comics later this month. Winshluss is best known for co-writing and co-directing the… Read More ›
International Alternative Press Festival announces final events line up, benefit gig
Here’s the full, final rundown of events at the International Alternative Press Festival in London, which begins at the end of May. We’ve mentioned some of this before but the project deserves as many plugs as it can get… The… Read More ›
Comic creators rally to help Japanese disaster victims
(with thanks to The Emperor over on the downthetubes Forum): Regular readers will recall our announcement about a Charity Comic organised by the Comic Book Alliance to raise funds for the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami (see news… Read More ›
New Issue of Who Fanzine Panic Moon On Sale
There’s a mini-revival of Doctor Who fanzines at the moment (something dtb welcomes) with many Who fans still enjoying the experience of reading something on paper rather than just looking at all the assorted Doctor Who websites that are around… Read More ›
Forbidden Planet announces Doctor Who Fun Days and competition
Forbidden Planet has announced a series of Doctor Who Fun Days in the run up to the return of Doctor Who to BBC1 – and a competition to win tie-in merchandise. There will be an in-store competiton to win a… Read More ›