The 2013 Nova Awards for excellence in SF fanzines are now open – and include a category for best fan artist. Anyone resident in the UK or Eire can vote, provided they’ve read at least six eligible titles. Many are… Read More ›
Animation
Animation news and features
ITV Studios offers sneek peek of new Thunderbird 1
MIPCOM takes place in Cannes next month – one of thw world’s largest TV rights events – and TV executives seeking broadcast content across the globe are already being wooed to take a look at the line up of new… Read More ›
Overstreet Comic Art & Animation Guide Goes to Press
US publisher Gemstone reports the second book in the new Overstreet “How To” series is off to the printer. The Overstreet Guide To Collecting Comic & Animation Art, with a Silver Surfer #1 recreation cover by renowned painter Joe Jusko,… Read More ›
Dispatch from Belfast: Comics events at Local Festivals
Over the next month Belfast will see a mini comics event boom, with creators appearing at three different festivals and conventions. Andy Luke and Stephen Downey will be hosting a comics workshop in The Shakespeare Room at Belfast’s Grand Opera… Read More ›
17th Japan Media Arts Festival Issues Call for Entries
The Japan Media Arts Festival has just launched its annual call for entries to its competition that reaches out to both comic artists and animators worldwide. A comprehensive festival of Media Arts (=Media Geijutsu), the event honours outstanding works from… Read More ›
Grant Morrison creates now web series for Graphic India
Grant Morrison and Indian animation company Graphic India have partnered to launch the original animated web series 18 Days on YouTube. Based on the Indian epic myths of the Mahabharata, 18 Days follows the course of the climactic… Read More ›
London Anime Con expands events line up
With voice actor Mike Pollock (the voice of Dr Eggman, Bonaparte in Yu-Gi-Oh, and the narrator in Pokémon amongst dozens of other anime/gaming titles), David Vincent (Grimmjow from Bleach and many other anime titles), and many other guests announced, London… Read More ›
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-Zine details released
DC Thomson has released details about its 100% Official Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Mega-zine, whose release tie in with the return of popular CBBC animation series Dennis the Menace and Gnasher. Launching on Wednesday 24th July, Dennis the Menace… Read More ›
cereal:geek magazine goes video game crazy…
The latest issue of cereal:geek, the magazine devoted to animation of the 1980s, is now available for pre-order. Issue 16 showcases animation inspired by video games. Not only did some cartoons of the 1980s receive the video game treatment, but… Read More ›
Gromit gets ‘Beano-fied’ in a good cause!
The Beano is letting loose Dennis the Menace’s trusty sidekick Gnasher, to raise funds for the Bristol Children’s Hospital this summer, as the famous cartoon dog joins forces with Aardman’s triple Oscar-winning character Gromit, for charity initiative Gromit Unleashed…. Read More ›
Radio shows on experimental animation / British webcomics
I’m ready for my close-up: Animating the city Alex Fitch talks to the directors of two new cutting-edge animated films which mix animation and live action footage to beguiling effect. Zoltan Sostai discusses his film Cycle, a spiritual successor to… Read More ›
WebFind: Original War of the Worlds illustrations revealed
Exploring War of the Worlds art by Warwick Goble…
In Review: The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator
Writer / Director: Edgar WriterArtist / Animator: Tommy Lee EdwardsNarrator: Julian BarrattMusic: Unloved (David Holmes, Keefus Green and Jade Vincent)Publisher: Microsoft 4 online episodes, approx 7 mins each The plot: Brandon Generator, a freelance writer with writer’s block, overdoes on… Read More ›
Doctor Who-inspired Star Tigers returns as animated fan project
Altered Vistas, an amateur production company dedicated to creating Doctor Who-related features from the “fringes” of the franchise, has just released its twenty-first animated CGI release – the first chapter of an all-new Star Tigers adventure, plucked from the pages… Read More ›
Daleks: Animated!
Inspired by Big Finish’s Dalek Empire audio series, here’s an animated version of the opening scenes from the first story, animated using Carrara 6, Daz studio and Crazytalk 6. After centuries of peace, the galaxy is invaded by the… Read More ›
Mad Web Finds: Klingon TV
Described as ” A transmission recently received from an extraterrestrial source. Prepare for battle…”, we’re with the commentators who think this may be a clever bit of promotion for the upcoming Star Trek MMO and not an early trailer for… Read More ›
ABC Warriors Animated
2000AD ABC Warriors from Firestep Films on Vimeo. Found on Vimeo by Paul Eldridge, this is an animation trailer for ABC Warriors, created by Firestep with the full cooperation of Rebellion Games, the Rights Holders to the 2000AD catalogue. Impossible… Read More ›
Dennis De-Menacing Denounced
(Updated 24/8/09): CCBC’s revamp of The Beano‘s Dennis the Menace, which launches next month on the TV channel, has been given the big thumbs down by his creator’s family. The Daily Telegraph reports that Rosemary Moffat and Alison Gardiner, the… Read More ›
CBBC Revamps Short Form Animation Portal
The award-winning British channel CBBC has reinforced its commitment to British animation, announcing its online portal Cartoon Works is expanding to become a new destination to premiere short-form content from the UK animation industry. CBBC has also commissioned brand new… Read More ›
Futurama Films Air as Episodics on Sky1 in UK
Futurama, the quick-witted animation from the mastermind behind The Simpsons, makes a much anticipated television return on Sunday 30th August at 6pm only on Sky1 in the UK, with the channel’s screening of the episodes originally released as direct-to-DVD films…. Read More ›