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More Ways to Explode: An interview with Boo Cook
Boo Cook has been working in comics for just about a decade, drawing strips such as A.B.C. Warriors, Judge Dredd, Asylum, Damnation Station and Judge Anderson for 2000AD. He’s also worked in US comics as one of the many artists… Read More ›
Comica Comiket: Independent Comics Summer Fair gathers pace
(with thanks to Paul Gravett): Independent publishers, small presses, zinesters and self-publishers are gathering under a marquee for the first ever summertime Comica Comiket Fair in Battersea Park, London as part of the Hypercomics Exhibition at the Pump House Gallery… Read More ›
Titan Books revamps web site – interviews, background features added
Titan Books has re-launched titanbooks.com, expanding coverage of their published and upcoming illustrated books, fiction and graphic novels. The revamped site has launched with exclusive video interviews with Kick-Ass’s Mark Millar and comics legend Joe Simon. Also added is a… Read More ›
Tube Surfing: Chief Judges, Troll Bridge and 100 Days of Winter
Just spotted this ace ‘brief history’ of the various chief judges of Mega-City one over at the 2000AD Covers Uncovered blog. Well worth a read. Cartoonist Sean Azzopardi sent me his 100 Days of Winter collection. It’s great and reviewer… Read More ›
Commando – New Issue Gen
Straight from Commando HQ comes the details of the latest batch of four Commando comics which go on sale today. Issue 4311: The BuglerStory: Ian Clark Art and cover: IbanezOriginally issue 2720 published in 1993The plaintive notes of the Last… Read More ›
Gaiman, Eddie Campbell at Sydney Opera House – no, really…
Above: One of the images from GRAPHIC’s Neil Gaiman competition, which ran on Facebook. (with thanks to Peter Stanbury): Neil Gaiman will appear at Australia’s Sydney Opera House in August, ‘performing’ in what can only be described as a unique… Read More ›
Time for Paul Rainey’s graphic novel to come to a close…
The eagerly-awaited final episode of Paul Rainey’s acclaimed comic There’s No Time Like The Present is now available, bringing the acclaimed ‘sci-fi soap’ to a close, some six years after it began. “Part 13 is the super-sized,” says Paul, “Well,… Read More ›
In Review: Tripwire Magazine #54
Published by: Joel Meadows The Magazine: The latest Tripwire annual includes interviews with Matt Groening and David X Cohen about plans for their new run of Futurama on Comedy Central, veteran movie poster artist Drew Struzan, the team at visual… Read More ›
Commando Webbing: George Low
Former Commando editor George Low (above right, with former Dandy editor Morris Heggie, left and Commando writer Ferg Handley, middle) was the surprise guest at the Oxfam Comics Event in Edinburgh on Saturday 17 July. There he joined an impressive… Read More ›