Mark Evanier has reported some more sad news for comic fans. One of the most prolific artists to ever draw comic books, Jim Mooney, passed away in Florida on Sunday. He was born in 1919 and had been in failing health for some time, especially since the passing of his wife Anne in 2005. [...]
March 30, 2008 – 10:10 am
Sadly,after 20 years of trying to set up the BCBA,I have to announce that the project has now been ended.
BACK ISSUE #27 Yes,I had thought Back Issue and Alter Ego had vanished but my local FP had the latest issue in. And what a beautiful cover! So,what’s in this one? “100 pages – March 2008 BACK ISSUE 27 bows before “Comic Book Royalty”! The turbulent waters of the ’70s/’80s career of DC’s King of [...]
Ahh,”3AM Loser”…I just hope there’s no reference to me there! That said,Mr Brown has been up-dating his 360 blog so pop by and check it out -and I’ll not mention him again [for a while] http://uk.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-a7tRaoQzaaknhA91PsHX46Ac2P0q
Well,heh-heh,speak-of-the-devil [snicker] a review from Mr Brown! SPEAK OF THE DEVIL #5 Gilbert Hernandez Dark Horse Comics 28pps B&W Well, here we are with the penultimate issue of this series from the incredibly talented Mr Hernandez.Anyone out there who has been following my reviews, will know that I had certain reservations regarding the [...]
CBO hasn’t mentioned it much but there is a Comic Expo in May! Yes,and The Eagle Awards. Wanna know more? INTRODUCED in 1976, the Eagles are the comics industry’s longest established awards. Acknowledged as the pre-eminent international prizes, they have been featured on the covers of leading US and UK titles across the last 30 [...]
Well,we used to polish the old portfolio cases but now it’s all plastic. I remember back in 19-clickety-watsit:the Kaiser was…erm. Another day maybe. But if you are a wannabee comic artist this is your chance to impress the legendary KAREN BERGER!! Yes -here is the skinny from the Comic Expo… Portfollio [...]
Whereas “Banksy” is world famous for being “Bristol’s Urban artist” [!] the rather superior Paul Brown uses brush,pen,ink and paints rather than a stencil and spray cans! And you can now see a selection of “The Bristol Rembrandts” work -and buy books and more at OSNAP. The link is: http://www.osnap.co.uk/profile_pb.htm And in May,coinciding with the [...]
March 28, 2008 – 12:53 pm
ARCHIE #583 “The Big Draw”: Archie stumbles upon a new trick to get dates: have Chuck draw portraits that Archie presents as gifts to the girls! SCRIPT: Craig Boldman. ART: Stan Goldberg. “Truck Stop!”: When Archie offers to personally deliver a huge piece of art to the Lodge home for Mrs. Lodge’s birthday, it’s Archie [...]
March 28, 2008 – 12:35 pm
If you attend this years Bristol Comic Expo then pop over to the Top Shelf stall! Chris Staros will be there and it’ll be the 11th year of his visiting the UK to promote the company’s good works! This year he’ll be show-casing Lost Girls as well as new releases such as [...]
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