Simon (Transformers) Furman and Nick ((Maximum Dinobots, Last Stand of the Wreckers) Roche will delivering their popular script-to-page presentation at the Dublin City Comics on 27th October, as part of a whole day in-store event. The presentation takes a page… Read More ›
Month: October 2012
Andrew Wildman draws Doctor Who "PS"
Tra [WARNING: SPOILERS if you have not seen Angels Take Manhattan] Comics artist Andrew Wildman has provided some poignant visuals to a special postscript to the latest Doctor Who TV episodes written by Chris Chibnall. Now live on YouTube, the… Read More ›
Magic Merlins and a danger-prone ‘Duck’ just part of latest Commando line-up
Commando No 4539 – The Magic MerlinStory: Alan Hebden Art: Morahin Cover: Ian Kennedy As the Battle of Britain reached its climax, RAF Flying Officer Toby Mortimer was assigned a brand new MkII Hurricane. Toby’s flying suddenly improved, and he… Read More ›
Brunel University’s Screen Media Research Centre announces comics events
The Screen Media Research Centre at Brunel University has announced two upcoming seminars about comics Il giallo a fumetti: Diabolik, fumetti neri and the ‘Fantomas gene’Presented by Leon Hunt, Wednesday 24th October, 4.00pm The creation of Italian comic book character… Read More ›
Comicsy, British small press marketplace launched
A brand new website designed to help UK small press creators sell their wares has just been launched by Tim West, co-editor and and writer for the horror anthology Hallowscream. Tim tells us Comicsy – already being used by creators… Read More ›
Ghost Chef stalks the Sunday Times
Ace comic creator Sarah McIntyre reports that her character Ghost Chef features in today’s Sunday Times in one of their occasional Funday Tmes supplements. “The Funday Times supplement used to come out weekly, but now only comes out every so… Read More ›
Creator Talk: 6 Questions For Artist Simon Fraser
The retro-futuristic Russian rogue Nikolai Dante began in 2000AD Prog 1035, dated 25 March 1997, and came to its conclusion 15 years later in Prog 1791. Created by the Scottish team of writer Robbie Morrison and artist Simon Fraser, who… Read More ›
Panel Borders: Nick Abadzis on Hugo Tate
Panel Borders: Hugo Tate Continuing Panel Borders’ month of shows about the depiction of travel in comic books, Alex Fitch talks to the award winning cartoonist Nick Abadzis about the recent Blank Slate Books collection of his much loved strip… Read More ›
Charley’s War used to promote UK Tank Museum
(via Jeremy Briggs): Britain’s Tank Museum in Bovington is using the seminal anti-war comic Charley’s War to promote activities at the centre this coming half term. The Museum has planned a week of art themed family activities for the October… Read More ›
Off Life, free indie comic zine out now
While I was away last week in the wilds of Scotland, OFF LIFE – the new, free indie comic magazine, available in print and online – got under way with a sparkling first issue crammed with some great comics. My… Read More ›