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• Comica Comiket: Independent Comics Summer Fair gathers pace

  By John Freeman on 24 July 2010

  (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 ›

• Build Your Own Miniature Hadron Collider!

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2010

  Wacky comic creator Paul O’Connell is up to more zany antics, this time offering advice on how to join in with Europe’s Mega Science revolution… Can’t wait to find out what will happen when they finally get the Large Hadron… Read More ›

• Titan Books revamps web site – interviews, background features added

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2010

  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

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2010

  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 ›

• Talent aplenty in Temple APA Issue 7

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2010

  Zombies! Supervillains! Cowboys! Strange Creatures! Stick-Men! The seventh issue of the Temple APA digital comics showcase – featuring a range of British comic creators, all members of the Temple APA, a great forum for developing comics talent – is now… Read More ›

• Commando – New Issue Gen

  By John Freeman on 22 July 2010

  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 ›

• Ebay auction in aid of comics writer Jake Black

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2010 • ( 1 )

  Friends of comic feature writer Jake Black (who is one of the main writers for Britain’s DC Figurine Collection magazine, and also wrote some features for me back in my Titan Magazine days) are running a charity auction on eBay… Read More ›

• Gaiman, Eddie Campbell at Sydney Opera House – no, really…

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2010

   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…

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2010

  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

  By John Freeman on 20 July 2010

  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 ›

• Comic fans rally to help Leeds-based OK Comics store from closure

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2010

  Comic fans around the UK and beyond – including TV and Radio presenter Jonathan Ross – have rallied to try to stop a popular Leeds-based comic store, OK Comics, from going under after building work caused a huge drop off… Read More ›

• The Rainbow Orchid goes Dutch

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2010

  Garen Ewing’s fab all-ages adventure comic The Rainbow Orchid is to be published in the Netherlands by Silvester Strips. Marking the first official European collection of the ligne-claire-styled saga, it will be released in three parts, with volume one at… Read More ›

• Rude Britannia on the road at Bestival and Big Chill festivals

  By John Freeman on 19 July 2010

  (with thanks to French Kiss Vintage for the news tip): As well as the ‘static’ exhibition in London, Tate Britain’s Rude Britannia exhibition has been on tour this Summer, and there are workshops and other events planned at two more… Read More ›

• Commando Webbing: George Low

  By John Freeman on 18 July 2010

  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 ›

• Brits Invade ComicCon Again: Morrison, Mills, Abnett and many more

  By John Freeman on 17 July 2010

  (Updated 20/7/10): If you’re a Grant Morrison fan and you’re lucky enough to be at the San Diego Comic Convention next week, you won’t want to miss the Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods panel. Sequart and Respect Films have produced… Read More ›

• Grandville, Manga Shakespeare shortlisted for Children’s Book Awards

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Much to the author’s surprize, Bryan Talbot’s cracking steampunk-inspired graphic novel Grandville has been shortlisted for a Sheffield Children’s Book Award in the awards new graphic novel category, one of five titles topping a list of favourite comics based on… Read More ›

• Tube Surfing: Mazeworld, Mad Science and Harvey Pekar

  By John Freeman on 16 July 2010

  Does the sporadically torrential rain of the last few days mean that’s all the summer we’re going to get? I hope not. Onto the Tube Surf… • Arthur Ranson sends word that Daniel Clifford, a fan of the artist’s Mazeworld… Read More ›

• Alan Moore @ Edinburgh International Book Festival

  By Jeremy Briggs on 16 July 2010

  Having previously pointed out the lack of adult discussion of comics or graphic novels, as opposed to political cartoons, at the 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival, it is good to see that BookFest has now added writer Alan Moore to… Read More ›

• MCM Expo comes to Manchester

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2010

  MCM Expo organisers have announced a host of initiatives to ensure that their shows, which include a wide range of comics offerings, are bigger, better and more fun than ever, starting with the next London MCM Expo at Excel in… Read More ›

• The DFC Will Rise Again

  By John Freeman on 15 July 2010

  (With thanks to John Anderson of Soaring Penguin): The acclaimed but sadly short-lived weekly comic The DFC will return, says publisher David Fickling – possibly as soon as next year. Speaking at a presentation for the Society of Children’s Book… Read More ›

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