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• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Steve Sampson

  By John Freeman on 5 October 2010

  

  Steve Sampson, whose art graces the cover of the US edition of SciFi Art Now, was born in the East End of London and now lives and works in Brighton in the UK. After leaving Chelsea Art Collage he worked… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now Creator Interview: Tim Perkins

  By John Freeman on 4 October 2010

  

  A stunning double page spread from Tim Perkins Worlds End Tim Perkins is comic and concept artist, designer and writer who I’ve known since my days at Marvel UK, back when I was editing Doctor Who Magazine and Tim was… Read More ›

• In Review: Iznogoud And The Magic Carpet

  By Jeremy Briggs on 4 October 2010

  “I want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph!” Baghdad’s grand Vizier Iznogoud is an arrogant, conniving man with ideas above his station and that station is as number two to the placid and rather dim Caliph Haroun Al Plassid…. Read More ›

• Classic British Movie on DVD

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2010 • ( 2 )

  11 October see the release of an over-looked gem of a film on DVD. Three Cases of Murder sounds like a conventional crime movie. However, the film is made up of three individual stories (rather like the classic Dead of… Read More ›

• In Review: The Scorpion – The Treasure Of The Templars

  By Jeremy Briggs on 3 October 2010

  

  The tales of the 18th century adventurer known as The Scorpion, written by Stephen Desberg and illustrated by Enrico Marini, continue in The Treasure Of The Templars. Pope Trebaldi has sent his warrior monks, lead by the mysterious Rochnan, after… Read More ›

• Super Squirrel Undefeated: The Get-Well Carlos Project

  By John Freeman on 3 October 2010

  

  Back in July, comic fans heard the news that the legendary comics artist Carlos Ezquerra was suffering from lung cancer, so they thought it would cheer him up if they sent him a get well card – and that it… Read More ›

• Moleskine Goes Peanuts to mark strip’s 60th anniversary

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2010

  Here’s one for fans of Charles Schulz ace comic strip creation, Peanuts, which has appeared in many British newspapers down the years, along with many collections – most recently, The Complete Peanuts series published by Canongate Books. Moleskine, makers of… Read More ›

• Eagle Awards Ceremony announced for London MCM Expo

  By John Freeman on 2 October 2010

  The Eagle Awards fly back to London at the end of this month – with a superb Awards ceremony planned at the MCM Expo. With voting now closed, the announcement of the 2010 award winners is obviously the main reason… Read More ›

• In Review: XIII – Where The Indian Walks

  By Jeremy Briggs on 2 October 2010

  Who is XIII? Presidential assassin? Special forces soldier? Husband? The questions continue in the second part of the XIII saga Where The Indian Walks written by Jean Van Hamme and illustrated by William Vance. Amidst the chaos and unanswered questions… Read More ›

• Strip Magazine enlists Warpaint, Lawless

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2010

  Warpaint by Phil Hester and John McCrea.Colour by Andrew Elder.© 2010 Phil Hester and John McCrea Print Media Productions has announced two more projects for its upcoming Strip Magazine, launching in early 2011 – two brand new creator-owned strips, Warpaint… Read More ›

• In Review: X’ed Out by Charles Burns

  By John Freeman on 1 October 2010

  By: Charles BurnsPublisher: Jonathan Cape (UK) Pantheon (US)Out: 7th October (UK) 19th October (US) The Book:  Meet Doug, aspiring young artist. He’s having a strange night. A weird buzzing noise on the other side of the wall has woken him… Read More ›

• Mystery of the Multiverse…

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2010

  Could a Comics International-style comics magazine be in the offing? It certainly seems that way, judging by this image that just popped into the downthetubes mailbox…

• In Review: Krazybov Issue 3

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2010

  Krazybov is a polished, entertaining comic anthology title with a very 21st Century approach to publication. Freely distributed in shops and at events around central London and sent around the world to subscribers, once all the printed copies have been… Read More ›

• Commandos back in action!

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2010 • ( 2 )

  Two weeks after the last batch of Commandos comes a new squad of four-action-packed stories. Make these ones last as it’ll be three weeks (yes, three weeks) before the next ones! Comparing the covers of Issues 4334 and 4332, you… Read More ›

• Eagle Times Volume 23 Number Three

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2010

  

  The new issue of Eagle Times (Volume 23, Number Three) is available now from the Eagle Society. Autumn 2010 Contents A look at the “Realtime” chronology of the original Dan Dare saga, from the birth of Sir Hubert (1943), to Dan’s… Read More ›

• Mark Beer busy on “Oak Swamp”

  By John Freeman on 30 September 2010

  

  SciFi Art Now contributor Mark Beer has been in touch to say that he’s still trying to make it as a comic book cover artist, but in the mean time has been keeping busy in the film industry. “I’m currently… Read More ›

• In Review: Vern And Lettuce

  By Jeremy Briggs on 30 September 2010

  

  Of all the books in the DFC Library already released or scheduled, Vern and Lettuce is aimed at the youngest audience so far. Written and illustrated by Sarah McIntyre, it follows the humorous antics of Vern the sheep and Lettuce… Read More ›

• Crucible: Setting the Scene: Page 3

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2010

  

  We’ve been quiet, haven’t we? That’s because we’ve been busy. Smuzz is busy on Page 7 (fight!) and I’ve now got to crack on and get him some more script pages, in between all the other things I have to… Read More ›

• Sci-Fi Art Now really isn’t this expensive to buy…

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Artist John Malcolm came across a copy of SciFi Art Now being offered on Amazon.co.uk. We’d just like to assure those waiting for the book to come out that it really isn’t this expensive…

• Tube Surfing: Comic Heroes, Jon Haward, Dragons and Night Salad

  By John Freeman on 28 September 2010

  We’ve run Mr Matthew Badham ragged with our demands on his multi-layered brain, so he’s taking a little break. You will, instead, have to put up with my meanderings around various British comic creators equally meandering (at times, anyway) web… Read More ›

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