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• In Review: XIII – The Day Of The Black Sun

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 August 2010

  Who is XIII? Cop, gangster, secret agent or mercenary? The stories concerning the amnesiac man with “XIII” tattooed on his shoulder written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance ran to a total of 19 French albums with… Read More ›

• Bristol and London Small Press Expos for 2011

  By John Freeman on 15 August 2010

  Next year’s Bristol International Comic and Small Press Expo will be on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th May 2011. With 3 extra exhibitor and trading spaces and 8 extra event areas this is now the largest independent and small press… Read More ›

• Reality Check: Comics versus Film

  By John Freeman on 14 August 2010

  Cartoonist Woodrow Phoenix This year’s cinematic interest in comic book adaptations shows no sign of slowing down with adaptations of Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and Tamara Drewe hitting screens over the next few weeks. To coincide with this, the… Read More ›

• Exercises in Instant Gratification: An interview with Tom Humberstone

  By John Freeman on 13 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  Tom Humberstone is a cartoonist and editor. As the man behind such comics as Art School Scum, My Fellow Americans and the Eagle Award-winning How To Date A Girl In 10 Days, he’s had critical plaudits aplenty. In this interview,… Read More ›

• Sequart’s Watchmen Book details

  By John Freeman on 12 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  Sequart Research and Literacy Organization’s Minutes to Midnight: Twelve Essays on Watchmen is now available for order through comic shops (use Diamond order code AUG101288). The book, edited by Richard Bensam, is currently listed in the books section of August’s… Read More ›

• In Review: Alpha – The List

  By Jeremy Briggs on 12 August 2010

  Cinebook publish a number of spy or spy-like series including IR$, Lady S and Largo Winch, but the only CIA agent on (or rather in) their books is Alpha. The List was originally published by Le Lombard in 1999 as… Read More ›

• In Review: Scared To Death – Malevolence and Mandrake

  By Jeremy Briggs on 11 August 2010

  Horror comics for children have had an awkward time of it in the past so full marks to Cinebook being brave enough to translate the Belgian series Mort De Trouille into English for the first time. Written by Virginie Vanholme… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Behind the Scenes, Adults Only and Travelling in Japan

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  A fairly short tube surf today as I’m in deadline hell… Fans of The Rainbow Orchid by Garen Ewing can get a peek behind the scenes of that comic over at the Forbidden Planet International blog as the cartoonist takes… Read More ›

• Corel’s Quest for the Best Challenge

  By John Freeman on 10 August 2010

  

  ‘The Calm Before the Storm‘, SciFi Art Now contributor John Malcolm’s entry for Corel’s contest. Illustrators in North America, the UK and Germany still lhave time to both enter software maker Corel’s Quest for the Best Creativity Challenge. The challenge… Read More ›

• Eagle Awards partners with MCM Expo

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2010

  After two years of nomadic existence, the Eagle Awards will take up residency at London’s hugely popular MCM Expo at Excel, where the 2010 awards will be announced. As of 2011 and going forward, the awards will become part of… Read More ›

• In Review: The Chimpanzee Complex – Civilisation

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2010 • ( 1 )

  The Chimpanzee Complex has been something of a revelation since it began three books ago. Near future, hardcore science fiction with a mature storyline, Cinebook chose to publish the title in the full European size rather than the American size… Read More ›

• Wasted 5 Out Now

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2010

  The latest issue of adult humour title WASTED is now on sale. It features the usual mix of madcap strips, including 10 pages of Alan Grant and Jon Haward’s Tales of the Buddha, Kevin Eastman and Kevin O’Neill and Simon… Read More ›

• Classic British strip Wulf The Briton to be collected

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2010

  There’s some great news for fans of cracking British comics artist Ron Embleton with the announcement of an impending collection of his superb comicstrip, Wulf the Briton, from Book Palace Books – fronted by an introduction from Dave Gibbons. Longtime… Read More ›

• Celebrity Comics Challenge!

  By John Freeman on 7 August 2010

  Comic artists are being asked to design a ‘Celebrity Comic’ cover for the latest downthetubes forum art challenge. What would the news stand be like if Alan Titchmarsh produced “Titchmarsh Comics”? How would Eamon Holmes present his comics persona? (Best… Read More ›

• Commando: New Issue Gen

  By John Freeman on 6 August 2010

  The new batch of Commando titles commemorate V-J Day, the victory over Japan and the ending of the Second World War 65 years ago this month with stories all set in the Far East and Pacific Theatre of Operations. The… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Cartoonists, Writers, Conventions (well, one) and the end of 2000 AD Review

  By John Freeman on 5 August 2010

  • Joe Gordon of the Forbidden Planet International blog makes us aware that cartoonist and illustrator David Baillie has just uploaded a large PDF portfolio online. You should have a look! David, who has been published in 2000AD and the… Read More ›

• Yes, they’re really calling it CLiNT

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2010 • ( 9 )

  Comics by two of the UK’s most outspoken TV personalities and burgeoning writing talents – Jonathan Ross and stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle – will feature in CLiNT Magazine, a new joint venture between Kick Ass creator Mark Millar and Titan… Read More ›

• Erskine in Essex for comic art masterclasses

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2010

  Comics artist Gary Erskine (DC and Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Virgin Comics and Titan Books) and Alan Batson (an official Disney artist, Pixar, Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros, the BBC) will be teaching master classes in how to draw the successful… Read More ›

• Mad Scientists storm Caption 2010

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2010

  (cross posted from Bugpowder with the kind permission of Daniel Fish): The Mad Scientists have retired back to their mountain core fortresses following another successful Caption in Oxford this past weekend. I had a fun time, meeting up with the… Read More ›

• Crucible: Setting the Scene: Page One

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2010

  

  Here’s the latest version of the first page of the first Crucible story (we hope there will be more than one). It’s gone through several drafts, all part of building the world this tale will be set in. The female protagonist… Read More ›

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