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• 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 ›

• Stan Lee supports UK’s ‘Eagle Initiative’ for new creators

  By John Freeman on 2 August 2010

  Stan Lee – the celebrated co-creator of such enduring Marvel characters as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk and the X-Men – has agreed to become patron of the Eagle Initiative. Agreeing to give his backing to the innovative worldwide… Read More ›

• Andersonic flies back into action with exclusive interview

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2010

  The latest issue of the ace Gerry Anderson fanzine, Andersonic, is now on sale. Issue 10 features a new interview with former Century 21 writer and director Leo Eaton in which he discusses his time directing the puppet series, writing… Read More ›

• Metaphrog’s Louis – Night Salad graphic novel gets YouTube trail

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2010

  A trailer for the Louis – Night Salad graphic novel, created by Scotland’s fab folks metaphrog, is now live on YouTube. “Our friend hey from Berlin has made an amazing soundtrack inspired by Bach’s beautifully emotive “Air on a G-string”… Read More ›

• Crucible: The Comic Strip

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2010

  

    Good news this week as comic artist Smuzz and I got word that our pitch for a comic strip we have been throwing around ideas for since at least 1996 has got a publisher. ‘The Quest’ (working title) will… Read More ›

• A Special Summer With The Beano

  By John Freeman on 1 August 2010

  (updated 2/8/10, with thanks to Lew Stringer) Summer and Holiday Specials of British comics were once a mainstay of the news stand year: special, (usually) higher-priced “one-offs’ of popular comics that not only gave regular readers something extra featuring their… Read More ›

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