Category: News
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Vote for New Comics Talent in the Eagle Awards Headhunter’s Challenge
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in Comic NewsAs someone whose interest in mainstream comics is slowly diminishing with every year that passes – be that due to persistent rebooting, genre oversaturation or, most likely, my undernourished wallet – I find the Headhunter’s Challenge one of the most exciting categories in this year’s Eagle Awards. Based around the upcoming movie Snow White And…
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Image Comics to Publish Dogs of Mars TPB
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in Comic NewsImage Comics will be publishing a trade paperback collection of issues 1-4 of D.O.G.S. of Mars, the sci-fi/horror title originally sold via digital platform Comixology.com. The series, produced by Philadelphia-based studio South Fellini (Moon Girl, LaMorte Sisters) and illustrated by Paul Maybury (Marvel Strange Tales, Comic Book Tattoo and webcomic Party Bear) follows Zoe, the swashbuckling captain…
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Get Your Pretty Picture Printed in Heavy Metal Magazine
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in Comic NewsAs part of a year-long 35th Anniversary celebration, Heavy Metal Magazine is inviting artists to submit their artwork or photography in the hope that it will be one of ten efforts to be published in the magazine’s September 2012 issue.
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All-Gay Superhero Team Hit Brighton Hard and Fast this May
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in Comic NewsWhile Northstar has been out of the closet for years, and Apollo and Midnighter are no longer an item but a married couple, Martin Eden’s Spandex has proudly claimed the title of “Britain’s first all gay superhero team” – a claim which I’m willing to believe that someone else can/will contest. The O-Men creator’s technicolour…
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London MCM Expo Comic Village Expands to Size of Actual Village
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in Comic NewsThe 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.
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54 UK Comic Creators Combine Powers to Help the Homeless
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in Comic NewsWith 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…
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Hong Kong Film Week Begins Today
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in Movie NewsBit 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…
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‘Isness’ Preview Is here
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in Comic NewsLast 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…