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London MCM Expo Comic Village Expands to Size of Actual Village
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
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Tagged Batman, comic books, comic creators, indie comics, small press
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54 UK Comic Creators Combine Powers to Help the Homeless
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
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Tagged British Comics, charity comics, comic creators, graphic novels
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Hong Kong Film Week Begins Today
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
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Tagged film festivals, Hong Kong cinema, kung fu movies, world cinema
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‘Isness’ Preview Is here
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’
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
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Tagged films / movies, indie cinema, screenwriting, short films
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Jonathan Walker’s ‘Five Wounds’ is a Magnificent Bastard
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
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Tagged fantasy comics, fantasy fiction, illustrated novel, small press
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Green Lantern Man-hunted on June 7th
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
Posted in Video Game News
Tagged comic book movies, DC Comics, Green Lantern, superhero movies, video games
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Egg Story Review
2011, Slave Labor Graphics
Written and Illustrated by J. Marc Schmidt
Comic artists, animators and cartoonists have anthropomorphised everything from dinosaurs to wabbits, but outside of Humpty Dumpty I’d be hard pressed to name another tale committed to sentient eggs. A dark comedy on the fragility of life, Marc Schmidt’s Egg Story chronicles the beginnings, ends and omelettes of a … read more
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Tagged graphic novels, indie comics, Slave Labor Graphics, small press
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Midnight Movies – Kim Newman Introduces The Beast Must Die
When: Sunday 29th May, 10pm
Where: The Roxy Bar & Screen, London
This Sunday, Kim Newman will be introducing the 1974 cult classic The Beast Must Die, and celebrating the new edition of Nightmare Movies, his comprehensive guide to everything gruesome, ghastly and gory.
The epitome of cult cinema, The Beast Must Die will include the original theatrical release’s … read more
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Tagged British Cinema, cult classics, Horror Movies, Kim Newman
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Five Wounds: An Illuminated Novel Review
Five Wounds’ story would stand proud in any format, but the combination of Walker’s rich cityscape and Hallett’s spidery imagery results in something beyond a conventional book with superfluous pictures. Continue reading
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