London MCM Expo Comic Village Expands to Size of Actual Village

Comic News
Posted on September 13, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Batman: Arkham City

The MCM Expo London Comic Con is apparently expanding its Comic Village by 50% area after tables for the October show sold out in record time. Continue reading →

54 UK Comic Creators Combine Powers to Help the Homeless

Comic News
Posted on September 12, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Nelson charity graphic novel

With friends and family around us falling victim to unemployment and poverty, the funny books are becoming an increasingly guilty pleasure for the conscientious comic geek. Those who like the idea of their disposable income going into something other than Mickey Mouse’s pockets may be interested in Nelson, a charity graphic novel that sees the talents of 54 British … read more

Hong Kong Film Week Begins Today

Movie News
Posted on September 12, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Ip Man starring Donnie Yen

Bit of an eleventh hour news post, this one, but I thought it work mentioning that the Hong Kong Film Week kicks off in London this week. While hardly a film festival – it’s more a case of 5 movies showing in several different cinemas – the week is a great opportunity to see some of the Hong Kong film industry’s most celebrated recent output on the big screen. Continue reading →

‘Isness’ Preview Is here

Comic News
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Isness: A Cinematic Graphic Novel

Last year I posted a piece about The Isness, Stavit Allweis’s ambitious post-apocalyptic comic project which trades pencils and inks for actors and lavish costume/set design.

If the term “fotonovela” has you thinking of teen magazines, 70s football albums and tabloid cartoon strips, think again; Stavit looks to bring an attention to detail to the technique that might just … read more

Make Your Short Film Script a Reality with ‘The Pitch’

Movie News
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Carl Doherty
the_pitch2

www.enterthepitch.com is offering aspiring auteurs of all ages the opportunity to see their short film provided professional production support worth in excess of £25,000 – not to mention a trip a Hollywood. Continue reading →

Jonathan Walker’s ‘Five Wounds’ is a Magnificent Bastard

News
Posted on June 14, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Five Wounds - Jonathan Walker, Dan Hallett

A few months ago when I reviewed Jonathan Walker’s Five Wounds: An Illuminated Novel, I called the illustrated novel “a bit of a bastardised mongrel.”

Turns out Jonathan couldn’t agree more; over at John Scalzi’s Whatever he argues the strengths of such a format in an insightful piece on the thought process behind his and Dan Hallett’s illustrated tome:… read more

Sean Dietrich Takes New Kid’s Book on 10,000 Mile US Tour

Press Releases
Posted on May 31, 2011 by PR
Sean Dietrich’s Catalepsy

In the age of the internet when most artists rely on online sales to promote, or a rare decent paying, steady gig at a big company to pay the bills, Sean Dietrich is going against the grain with a six month, 10,000 mile U.S. Live Art Tour starting Aug 1st to promote several new books, including a brand new kid’s book ‘The Fruits of Our Labor’, and introduce thousands of new people to his own special brand of live art. Continue reading →

Memorial Day Sale at Ink Pen Mutations’ Revamped Site

Press Releases
Posted on May 30, 2011 by PR
Ink Pen Mutations

Press release: Ink Pen Mutations announced today that in celebration for huge website redo they are launching a huge Memorials day sale. From May 28th to May 31st everything on their website www.inkpenmutations.com will be 30% off.  All of their illustrated fiction hits including Zombie Cadence to Mother’s Urn are included in the sale. Click on the preview links to … read more

Green Lantern Man-hunted on June 7th

Video Game News
Posted on May 29, 2011 by Carl Doherty
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters - Xbox 360

Green Lantern strikes cinemas next month, and true to tradition a video game tie-in is also set to hit consoles on June 7th Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters. Continue reading →

Why do Comic Books Rule the Box Office?

Column
Posted on May 24, 2011 by Terry Cronin
Iron Man 2 - War Machine

Of course, there are many successful films these days that didn’t start off in the world of comic books. But if we take a close look at the box-office results over the last five years, each year we find that a comic based film is in the top ten. The only exception was 2009, which while dominated by genre films like … read more

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