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• Pingu for Number One!

  By John Freeman on 25 October 2006

  While I was working at Marvel UK, Paul Neary once foolishly confessed admiration for the animation Pingu. Once the laughter had died away he made me watch the show with a view to a potential pitch for a comic and… Read More ›

• Mistaken Identity

  By John Freeman on 23 October 2006

  Working on the virtual-lancaster.net web site as now only sometimes I do, just occasionally we get information from people in one of America’s Lancasters rather than Lancaster, England. Case in point is a very courteous note we had from the… Read More ›

• Eagle Flies Again 14

  By John Freeman on 22 October 2006

  

  All being well, printers permitting, Eagle Flies Again #14 is on course to be on sale at this weekend’s Lancaster Comics Festival. Wrapped in a smashing Scream!-inspired cover by Graeme Neil Reid, the 36-page final issue includes an all-time British… Read More ›

• Dog Years

  By John Freeman on 19 October 2006

  Ever wonder what your dog is thinking? Get an insider’s view with this film at www.atomfilms.com/af/content/dog_years. Very droll and one for anyone who’s ever owned or known a dog. Official site: www.dogyears.co.uk

• Spectacularly un-Spectrish

  By John Freeman on 12 October 2006

  At my age, you’d have thought I’d have learnt not to be fooled by a gorgeous comic cover only to find the contents of said comic don’t live up expectations. But having only recently been blessed with the return to… Read More ›

• Collected Curios

  By John Freeman on 9 October 2006

  For those of you who’ve ever been to a comics convention, or who have thought about going, this is surely for you both: www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.html – currently exposing the dark underbelly of fandom… in spades!

• Blogging from space

  By John Freeman on 29 September 2006

  This has nothing to do with comics but definitely worth a mention — in terms of potential bragging this one pretty much tops several list. Blogging from space. Private space tourist Anousheh Ansari – a Star Trek fan, by the… Read More ›

• Adam Phillips “Bitey Castle” is truly stunning

  By John Freeman on 26 September 2006

  

  I’ve just been sent this link to some truly stunning Flash animation, created by former Disney animator Adam Phillips: www.biteycastle.com (obviously, you need Flash to view) There’s some scary stuff here — part of a wider project this Australian creator… Read More ›

• Delano’s Outlaw Nation collected

  By John Freeman on 25 September 2006 • ( 1 )

  

  Releases do Neorama reports that Jamie Delano‘s complete Outlaw Nation, which the British author describes as “my shot at a big, sprawling ‘American Adventure Story’”, first published by Vertigo in 2001 and 2002, will be published in November, in a… Read More ›

• News read by Monkeys!

  By John Freeman on 22 September 2006

  

  The mobile “Monkey News” product I’ve been working on (although not as much as the rest of the team) — the news read by monkeys — has finally been launched. Designed for mobile phones, the service features animated news readers,… Read More ›

• Fab Holiday

  By John Freeman on 21 September 2006

  

  Just back from a terrific holiday in Turkey. Yalikavak, on the Bodrum penninsula is very pleasant, quietish resort: we have been twice and rarely re-visit resorts but our first experience of the place two years ago was marred by a… Read More ›

• Battles in Time gets national launch

  By John Freeman on 21 September 2006 • ( 2 )

  

  Battles in Time, the Doctor Who part work combining articles, a Customisable Card Game and comic strip by a variety of creators including artists John Ross and Lee Sullivan, is now on sale. The game doesn’t look too bad but… Read More ›

• Breaking into comics – 2000AD’s David Bishop speaks

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2006

  

  Former 2000AD editor David Bishop recently posted a revealing interview outlining how he broke into comics and thoughts on how to get work in the industry on his Vicious Imagery blog. As usual, he’s very candid about his work, which… Read More ›

• Austen Baker Strikes Back

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2006

  

  Oh dear, I seem to have upset Mr Austen Baker after I reported on his letter to Private Eye bemoaning public transport and bus lanes (he gets a right pasting in the current edition from other readers, so it would… Read More ›

• Freak Brothers pilot online

  By John Freeman on 20 September 2006

  

  The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers pilot is online at last: this is being made in Bristol by Celluloid Dreams. if you’re not familiar with the Furry Freak Brothers this is probably meaningless to you, but it’s quite fun regardless! 2021… Read More ›

• ComicPal Auction features Beano rarity

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2006

  

  The Autumn 2006 auction at Compalcomics (www.compalcomics.com) closes soon. One of four auctions held annually, this one features 273 lots in their Autumn catalogue including what the company describes as two particularly “exceptional” items; a Beano Comic No 1 and a… Read More ›

• Look and Learn web site due to launch soon

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2006

  

  Over on Bear Alley, comics expert Steve Holland reports that the Look and Learn web site, with which he is heavily involved, officially launches in a matter of days. This is run by a company which now owns the publishing… Read More ›

• Lancaster Comics Festival plugged

  By John Freeman on 3 September 2006

  

  Three cheers for local journalist James Griffiths, who got in touch with me via virtual-lancaster, another site I work on that has nothing to do with comics, asking about upcoming events in the Lancaster area. Thanks to him the Lancaster… Read More ›

• Rich People must come first on transport says lecturer

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2006

  

  This got right up my nose this week: a Lancaster University lecturer has declared rich people should come first on matters of transport. Law lecturer Richard Austen-Baker, who works at Lancaster University’s law school, took magazine Private Eye to task… Read More ›

• WebFinds: Walls and Bridges

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2006

  

  Walls and Bridges is freelance writer Joel Meadows‘ new blog — he’s previously edited a comics magazine, Tripwire, and writes features on comics for a variety of publications, most recently The Times and The Observer. I’ve known Joel for many… Read More ›

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