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10/11/2008 10:17 AM
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will be celebrating Canadian animation in Washington later this month - on October 27th they will be hosting “A Salute to the National Film Board of Canada”, with animation critic and historian Charles Solomon. The show, which will include a panel discussion, will cover Oscar nominated and [...]
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10/11/2008 01:01 AM
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With Birmingham over, it’s now time to think ahead to the next UK comics event: Thought Bubble in Leeds, the sequential art festival that runs from 13th -16th November and features a one day comic convention on Saturday 15th November.
The website has an impressive list of guests including Mark Millar, Alex Maleev, Mike Carey, Hannah [...]
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10/10/2008 05:43 PM
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No, not the Fawksian-masked anarchist of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s esteemed graphic novel but the the latest in the seemingly endless remakes and reboots of older TV shows - this time cult science fiction mini-series V from the 1980s is to get a makeover, reports Variety. Now looking rather cheesy I remember at the [...]
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10/10/2008 03:17 PM
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Leeds Light Night 2008 is an evening event where the nocturnal city comes alive with art, performance and other mad stuff, giving locals and visitors a glimpse at city that may usually be hidden in darkness. This year’s Light Night is tonight: Friday 10th October.
OK Comics in Leeds is celebrating the night with [...]
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10/10/2008 12:20 PM
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Some great news from the BBC - in addition the recent announcement of multi-channel science fiction drama to look forward to early next year Radio 4 has looked at the very favourable response to comedian (and sometimes cartoonist) Phill Jupitus’ broadcasts on comics and cartoonist and decided to air four fifteen minute slots on the [...]
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10/10/2008 11:45 AM
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Celebrity chef and professional swearer Gordon Ramsay has decorated a plate to be auctioned for the charity Action Against Hunger; is it just me or does his cartoon betray a Beano/Dandy type influence? Then again, given how many of us in the UK grew up with those as our first comics that wouldn’t be a [...]
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10/10/2008 10:19 AM
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The refurbished Eden Court Theatre in Inverness, home to the Highlands comics con Hi-Ex, is one of the buildings on the shortlist for this year’s largest UK award for architecture, the RIAS Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. I wasn’t blown away with the exterior of the modern section, but inside it was great - [...]
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10/10/2008 01:50 AM
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Over on Down The Tubes Ian Wheeler talks to Jeff Brooks about reviving the Classics Illustrated range, explaining why he decided to bring back the series: “I love them but I am biased. I grew up on this artwork, spending hours upon hours reading and re-reading the adaptations. But I also think that the artwork [...]
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10/10/2008 01:03 AM
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Sub-Mariner - The Depths # 1 (of 5)
by Peter Milligan and Esad Ribic.
In this slightly off-kilter Marvel Knights tale of no fixed time Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is just another myth to be disproved, a sailor’s story told around the table in the mess hall. Just another flight of fancy to be debunked by the [...]
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10/10/2008 01:00 AM
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Paul Gravett sends word of this years Comica schedule. For the sixth year in a row Paul is curating a season of fantastic comics related events. Full details at Paul’s Comica website, but the main events are quite impressive. We’ll most likely mention these again nearer the times but here’s the advance notice:
Exhibitions: From Friday, [...]
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