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• Credit cards for cats

  By John Freeman on 5 January 2007

  This surely has to be a theme for a new Really Heavy Greatcoat, when I get time to write some. Reuters reports today that an Australian bank has been forced to apologize after it issued a credit card to a… Read More ›

• The Top Linked-To Blog Posts In 2006

  By John Freeman on 4 January 2007 • ( 1 )

  Those infamous Danish cartoons, US TV channel Comedy Central’s news analysis mock-up, “The Colbert Report,” which orchestrated a “wikiality” check for Wikipedia, a petition by LiveJournal bloggers angry about interface changes, anti-Bush sentiment and Technorati proved to be the top… Read More ›

• Tourists ask the strangest things…

  By John Freeman on 4 January 2007 • ( 2 )

  After the national press reported some of the strange questions asked of tourist offices across the country this week, including “Are there any lakes in the Lake District?”, “Is Wales closed in the Winter?” and ” What time of night… Read More ›

• Comics on My Radio

  By John Freeman on 4 January 2007

  

  (with thanks to Bugpowder): London radio station Resonance 104.4FM is to air three shows on comics this month, presented by Alex Fitch. “I’m Read For My Close Up” can also be heard online and include contributuons from creators such as author… Read More ›

• Iraq in comics

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2007

  

  Over on Slate, there’s a selection of some of the best new comic books commenting on the Iraq war, including a mention for the much-talked about Web comic Shooting War by Anthony Lappé which Warner Books is publishing in 2007… Read More ›

• Titan Magazines Seeks New Talent

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2007

  

  Titan Magazines, UK-based publisher of the originated Wallace & Gromit Comic and such best-selling licences as The Simpsons, Futurama, SpongeBob SquarePants and Star Wars, will be expanding its range of originated comics based on high-profile TV and movie properties in 2007. The company is now seeking versatile… Read More ›

• A few links to strike fear into your very soul…

  By John Freeman on 24 December 2006

  It’s downtime, so time to see what’s out there in web land… And my goodness, there’s some strange stuff. Even stranger than the last time I looked. First, one for PC fans, especially those with a professed hatred of all… Read More ›

• Christmas Decorations

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2006

  I’ve had a quite a few e-cards this year from a variety of creators, and since printing them out rather defeats one of the objects of an e-card — to save paper — I thought I’d post some of them… Read More ›

• Really Heavy Greatcoat: News Blues

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2006

  Nick Miller has kindly delivered a greatcoat for the end of the year, in the absence of any new scripts from me: it’s inspired by a Bob Dylan song some of you may be familiar with. Enjoy!

• Happy Christmas, All!

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2006

  … and what could be more appropriate to illustrate this festive season than this festive LP image, as a small tribute to the genius of Hanna Barbera? Check out this wonderful blog recommended by the First Tiger of Comics, Richard… Read More ›

• A Modern Christmas image

  By John Freeman on 19 December 2006

  Well, if Debenhams can do it…

• Comixpedia

  By John Freeman on 18 December 2006 • ( 1 )

  In amongst posts about Comics International being sold – expect a press release very soon — I’ve also just been in touch with Sean Michael Wilson over at Boychild Productions and via his fab comics site, discovered Comixpedia, which includes… Read More ›

• The Return of the Shadow

  By John Freeman on 12 December 2006

  Digital Spy has picked up on a Hollywood Reporter item that Sam (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) Raimi is to produce a new big screen adaptation of The Shadow after Columbia Pictures bought the rights to the heroic character. He apparently won’t… Read More ›

• Roger Langridge does Marvel

  By John Freeman on 11 December 2006

  On a roll with his latest strip for Doctor Who Magazine this month — Rose Tyler’s last appearance in the comic pages of the title — ace cartoonist Roger Langridge has a new strip for Marvel, featured in its entirety… Read More ›

• DRM free e-comics for sale

  By John Freeman on 6 December 2006

  Couple of interesting links sourced via BoingBoing: Pullbox Online (www.pullboxonline.com) is a new site selling downloadable comics, like the print version of ‘Family Guy’. Unusually, instead of offering a Digitally Rights Managed ebook format, they’re supporting the CBR format, and… Read More ›

• Mobile Comics

  By John Freeman on 6 December 2006

  I’m experimenting with formats for mobile comics again. Issues continue to be: size (480 x 480 is pretty much a good standard to start with, but it won’t work on all models of phone), font sizes and the obvious issue… Read More ›

• Go West

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2006

  Quick plug, especially as I have known artist Tim Keable’s work for years, since back in my days of editing Doctor Who Magazine, and West: Texas Drama sounds like a gem of an indie title well worth tracking down… Texas,… Read More ›

• Birmingham International Comics Show – more details online

  By John Freeman on 5 December 2006

  The full events program and floorplans for the First Birmingham International Comics Show are now available online at: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

• New Dogbreath on sale soon

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2006

  Available to pre-order from The FQP Shop, Dogbreath #15 is 48 pages of UK indie comics action featuring strips and features by some of the finest talent in the small press. Also featuring contributions from Nigel Dobbyn and Boo Cook,… Read More ›

• Beer Run Goes Bad

  By John Freeman on 4 December 2006

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