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Monthly Archives: August 2007

BBC Comics Britannia

BBC 4 [Satellite/digital/?online] will be starting a three part series looking at comics -including Jonathan Ross’ search for Steve Ditko.  About time Ross did a comic book programme,though he’s touched on Manga and Anime in Japanorama and years before that when he gave us a glimpse of Mexican comics and wrestling…oh,and ‘he’ starred in the […]

Yoshimi Vs The Giant Robots

Uncle Tel’s little piece of nostalgia comes from 2004.  Like anime?  Like good music?  Try The Flaming Lips and “Yoshimi vs The Giant Robots” -you’ll love it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L5uBHLDaSA
And can I just say that if you are a publisher then PLEASE send in those previews and review comics/GNs.  And if you are one of those producing action […]

COMICOLOGY

The blog of Rafiq Raha looking at Indian-Tamil comics well worth a visit:
http://comicology.blogspot.com/

Eurokids -Biggles

 Rafiq Raja over at Comicology reports on Biggles books in India.  You can check Rafiq’s site at:
http://comicology.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html

Most of the European Comic Book Heroes known to South Indians, are basically the ones introduced by Lion / Muthu Comics from Prakash Publishers.  I am no exception to the list.  What we have instore for this article is […]

ICEBERG,MUTHU,STAR and GOTHAM

Iceberg publishes from Sri Lanka and in the Tamil language,  For that reason their books are very popular with fans of Muthu/Lion Comics [Tamil Nadu,S. India].
XIII has been very popular in India,and amongst S. Indian comic fans for decades now so these are a treat for them!

The other major star of Tamil comics is Blueberry.  […]

PRAXIS COMICS

Praxis Comics was another one of those publishers who debuted at the 2006 International Comic Expo in Bristol. According to their Press Release:
“Praxis Comics is a unique group of comic creators who are currently producing unequalled comic titles and ideas. Founded by Trevor Landolt and Jeanine Henning, Praxis Comics aim to introduce new stories […]

Good Lord -It’s Almost September!

Yes,it is almost that most depressing time of the year!
What you really need to do is buy yourself something nice.  Sod what anyone else thinks -you want that super hero costume:buy it!  You want that action figure you’ve been looking at:buy it!   It’s your life and money so do what you want!
Ahh,that made me feel […]

PANINI [Marvel UK]

Okay,time to see what Panini has to offer currently!

In This Issue:
Spider-Man is convinced that Hydra’s latest attack was a ruse and, even if the other New Avengers, he’s determined to prove it – no matter the risk!
Also, investigating a couple of mysterious murders, Spidey and the Black Cat have only one lead – Scorpia, but […]

YAOI Publishing

I have to admit that I have not seen any Yaoi publications.  I’d like to review them here but I’ve heard nothing back so..according to their site:
“Yaoi Press is the number one publisher of global yaoi manga in North America. What separates us from other major Western publishers of yaoi is that most of our […]

MARKOSIA

Markosia is a UK company and have published,amongst other creators,Yishan Li.  According to their site:
“Markosia Enterprises is a multi-faceted publishing company specializing in sequential story-telling. From well known properties like King Kong and Starship Troopers to creator owned works like The Lexian Chronicles, Breathe, Midnight Kiss and Of Bitter Souls, Markosia has become known for […]