Tag: graphic novels
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Eagle Awards Land at London MCM Expo this October
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in Comic NewsIt looks like the ever-expanding MCM Expo has added another string to it bow; from this October the Eagle Awards will be taking up residency at London’s Excel centre. The popular comic book awards struggled to find a home last year, and will reportedly become a stable feature of MCM Expo’s May event from 2011…
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Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge DVD Review
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2008, Optimum Home Entertainment Director: Jérôme Salle Writer: Julien Rappeneau Cast: Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélanie Thierry, Bojana Panic, Karel Roden, Miki Manojlovic, Benedict Wong With western economies still struggling to recover from one of the fiercest recessions in the last hundred years, Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge, the movie adaptation of the popular billionaire…
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New Titan Book Site Launched
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in Comic NewsGraphic novel and movie tie-in publisher Titan Books has launched its new website at www.titanbooks.com, timed to coincide with the San Diego Comic-Con. Unlike your average publisher website, however, there’s a great blog section here that’s already brimming with interviews with such creators as Mike Carey and Frank Quitely. From the press release: As part…
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The Legacy Graphic Novel Review
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DragonFish Comics, 2009 Story: Andrew McGinn Art: David Neitzke You only have to wander into your local specialist store to appreciate just how reluctant the comic industry is to cater beyond its established demographics. Like timid weeds the US publishers have dug deep into several small niches and seem reluctant to branch out into unfamiliar…
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Arkham Asylum: Madness Graphic Novel Review
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DC, 2010 Story, Art: Sam Keith Colours: Michelle Madsen, Dave Stewart Sam Keith is one of those inimitable creators whose work only really approaches brilliance when he both writes and illustrates a book. Often his artwork feels misplaced, such as it was in the early issues of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman or many of his mainstream…
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Rubicon Publishing Takes Graphic Novels to the Classroom
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in FeaturesEarlier this year I featured a book called Fool’s Gold, an ambitious collaborative project from the Dearne High College in Rotherham, which aimed to encourage reading and writing in pupils. It’s always heartening to hear of comic books breaking though literary prejudices, and even more so to see comics enlightening children and teens. Contrary to…
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Sweet Tooth vol. 1: Out of the Deep Woods Review
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Vertigo. 2010 Story, Art: Jeff Lemire Colours: Jose Villarrubia There’s a certain sense of intimacy that comes through whenever an independent comic creator handles both the art and writing duties on a comic. When Eisner-nominated Jeff Lemire (Essex County Trilogy) moved to Vertigo, these indie sensibilities thankfully remained intact in The Nobody, an eerie homage…
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The Call of the Wild Graphic Novel Review
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Campfire, 2010 Script: Lloyd S Wagner, adapted from Jack London Pencils: Sachin Nagar Colours: Pradeep Sherawat I still remember with absolute clarity the mocking laughter of my fellow pupils when I burst into tears during a primary school reading of The Call of the Wild. You see, Curly the gentle Newfoundland (kind of the dog…