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• Comic Cuts no laughing matter

  By John Freeman on 3 December 2006

  I thought that unlike some British newspapers, US papers gave comic strips quite a good deal, but it appears, sadly, it just ain’t true. Economics and ignorant editorial decisions (like the ones behind the Guardian‘s idiot-but-quickly-reversed decision to drop Doonesbury… Read More ›

• One for anyone over 30…

  By John Freeman on 2 December 2006

  I received this some time ago and thought it worth re-posting on this blog. It’s a variation on past emails on this subject, but always worth reminding ourselves, especially when reading the Guardian. The illo, right is by printmeister over… Read More ›

• Christmas Giving

  By John Freeman on 1 December 2006

  Stung by news from the Congo’s Virunga National Park on the depressing fate of hippos being hunted by poachers, I had a hunt around on the Net and located a web site which enables donations to WildLifeDirect (www.wildlifedirect.org), an organisation… Read More ›

• 2D Artist and Web Comic Tips

  By John Freeman on 30 November 2006

  Couple of quick links: Anyone interested in creating comics for web (or perhaps mobile) might be interested in this feature by Scott “Understanding Comics” McCloud: www.scottmccloud.com/makingcomics/five_half/00.html. Some useful tips and tricks for getting the best out of online presentation of… Read More ›

• Farewell to Fluff

  By John Freeman on 29 November 2006

  He may not have been as influential as John Peel, but I was sorry to hear that DJ Alan Freeman (no relation) has died at 79. It was Freeman – and school friend Tony Corden – who introduced me to… Read More ›

• Taking on modern technology

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2006

  You know, for someone who has been the subject of every “miserable failure” search on Google since 2003, I almost feel sorry for George W. Bush after his latest admission to not being that technologically savvy — check out this… Read More ›

• HammerWeb Lives Again!

  By John Freeman on 22 November 2006

  The official Hammer Films web site which I was involved in re-designing some years back is starting to be updated after a long period of hibernation — welcome news for Hammer Film fans. In the last few days though, it’s… Read More ›

• See this band at your peril…

  By John Freeman on 21 November 2006

  Compering the local Spotlight Club’s Gong Night — 18 excellent contestants offering performances mix of stand up, poetry and song in a bid to win a £50 first prize — was great fun on Friday night, but I have to… Read More ›

• Keeping comics in newspapers

  By John Freeman on 20 November 2006

  Interesting piece in The Baltimore Sun over the weekend on the future of newspapers — well, US newspapers, although the issues they’re facing as new media gains in popularity across all age bands is affecting all print media. Howard Weaver,… Read More ›

• Wikipedia Illustrated

  By John Freeman on 19 November 2006

  Here’s a good one. Greg Williams, a designer and illustrator for The Tampa Tribune in Florida has begun providing comic-styled versions of Wikipedia articles. His contributions to the Doctor Seuss entry spark it up nicely, but I enjoyed his “pet… Read More ›

• Marvelman Ownership issues resurface

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2006 • ( 2 )

  Steve Holland has reported over on Bear Alley on an interview by Alan Moore questioning the original relaunch of Marvelman in the 1980s. Steve’s news item outlines the current debacle very well, so go and have a look for yourselves:… Read More ›

• Spring Heeled Jack

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2006

  Writer and artist David Hitchcock has released a hardback edition of his Eagle Award winning series Springheeled Jack. The Victorian gothic fantasy series received much high praise from readers and comic professionals in its initial three issue run and this… Read More ›

• All Change!

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2006

  Over on the main site, I’ve just uploaded a cleaner ‘new look’ which affects all my pages. Let me know what you think, and if it’s causing an display issues. Thanks! Some pages are still in the old design but… Read More ›

• Westcity Link

  By John Freeman on 18 November 2006

  You know, sometimes it’s worth actually checking some of the ads Google’s putting on your site because some of them are gems. Case in point is the “Science Fiction Info” line ad that was on here this mroning, wich links… Read More ›

• Anti Smoking Ads: A Shock for Bully Brown

  By John Freeman on 16 November 2006 • ( 2 )

  

  Talk of banning smoking completely in West Lancashire council offices — no more fag breaks etc. — prompted memories of anti-smoking campaigns in 1960s comics, and the image here from TV21 #21 coincidentally arrived in my mailbox this morning. Of… Read More ›

• WebFind: Calvin and Hobbes spoof

  By John Freeman on 14 November 2006

  The wonders of dabble and youtube turned up this segment from the US comedy show Robot Chicken. I love Calvin and Hobbes, but this is very funny… but wasn’t Calvin taller in the strip?

• Tenacious D storm downthetubes

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2006

  Over on the official web site for the new Tenacious D movie (Titan Books has some tie-in books on the way), there’s an option to “overhaul” a “lame” web site, using some fun flash screengrabbing and animation. Clever, with quite… Read More ›

• More manga from Harrison Davies?

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2006 • ( 1 )

  I bumped into artist Paul Harrison Davies yesterday, looking a bit knackered from the recent happy birth of his daughter but still bubbling at reaction to his fab strip in Constable and Robinson’s recently-published Mammoth Book of Best New Manga,… Read More ›

• Hollywoodland

  By John Freeman on 8 November 2006

  Heading for UK cinemas 24 November is Hollywoodland, which centres on the mysterious death of George Reeve, the man who played Superman. The trailer looks slick (but as others have pointed out, does it give too much away?) Ben Affleck,… Read More ›

• Special

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2006

  Okay, this one passed me by. I need to read more dreamwatch (unashamed plug). There’s a new film bearing down on us called Special, centring on Les Franken (played by Michael Rapaport), who leads a painfully unremarkable life as a… Read More ›

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