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Monthly Archives: May 2008

CLASSICAL AWARDS

Classical Comics win an award at  the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards.
 
Yes,with their very first book,Classical Comics have won an award:
 
43. Graphic Novel/Drawn Book- – Drama/Documentary
Gold: Shortcomings, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)
Silver: Henry V - The Graphic Novel, by William Shakespeare (Classical Comics)
Bronze: Images from the Neocerebellum: The Wood Engravings of George A. Walker (The […]

ARCHIE for August

 ARCHIE COMICS SHIPPING AUGUST 2008

    

ARCHIE #588 THE FRESHMAN YEAR SAGA GETS IN FULL SWING THIS ISSUE!

“Freshman Year: “Part Two”: In the tradition of “Batman: Year One,” “Superman: The Man of Steel” and the Marvel Ultimates comes the biggest Archie Comics event since the “Love Showdown!”  The first full-length issue of the “Freshman Year” saga […]

Some More Thoughts..

..That’s Two In One Week!!

I have to say that,having now read The Twelve #5 ,from Marvel Comics,and Project Superpowers # 3,from Dynamite,I really don’t care about either that much anymore.
The Twelve has become a typical J. Michael Straczynski comic. You can read each issue in around a minute and when you put it down you […]

Loaded Bible?

20 May 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Just in time for the summer blockbuster season, LOADED BIBLE writer/creator Tim Seeley and digital artist Crank! have teamed to produce an all-new trailer for June’s LOADED BIBLE BOOK ONE TP! 
“LOADED BIBLE is the craziest summer movie never made,” said Seeley. “Crank! has put together one of the finest […]

Suzuki Exhibition

DRMASTER PUBLICATIONS & FLASH FRAME OMAKE PROUDLY PRESENT THE YASUSHI SUZUKI ART EXHIBIT

SAN JOSE, CA – May, 2008 – DrMaster Publications Inc., DGN Productions Inc. and Flash Frame Omake are proud to present the Yasushi Suzuki Art Exhibit. This event in itself is a milestone in the career of this highly regarded video game concept […]

MIKE WESTERN 1925-2008

It is with great sadness that I have to report that Mike Western died late on Tuesday, 13 May,2008  at the age of 83.
Known as “The guv’nor” by his contemporaries,Mike was a legend in British comics drawing strips such as “The Wild Wonders”,”Captain Phantom”,”The Avenger”,”HMS Dreadnaught” and “D-Day Dawson”.  There are,of course,many,many other strips that […]

A Few Thoughts

It is a fact that Bristol is one of the largest citys in the UK.  It has a huge student population and one of the best mixes of ‘ethnic’ populations you can find.
Indian,Bangladeshi,Pakistanese,Bhutanese,Malayan,Sri Lankan,Korean,Chinese,Japanese,Russian,Italian,Czech, French,Turkish,Polish -and the list goes on.
There is a large enough population of 16-50 year olds which is targetted by businesses.  This […]

Eagle Awards

Once They Meant Something…

 
I’ll admit that I do not bother much with awards. The Eagle Awards seem to be getting so popularist that if we were in,say,
Zimbabwe,I’d ask for a recount and to see all the votes!
Matt Brooker –well,justly deserved. But “How To Date A Girl In 10 Days”? Where the hell did that come […]

More Texeira Work

Mark Texeira Confirmed For
San Jose Super-Con! 
Fine Art Painter at Bay Area Show; Original Art in Auction
 
 
San Jose,CA. Making a much-anticipated return to one of his favorite shows, it’s been announced that painter/writer Mark Texeira is returning to the San Jose Super-Con this weekend– his fine art style sure to add a bit of New York […]

Ganjaman

 The Astounding Ganjaman no.1
Numb Skull Comix
Black & White & Colour
 36pp
£3.00
Yes,Alan Grant [writer] and Jim Stewart [artist] bring you a Ganjaman story titled “Tar Wars”.  Accompanying the weedy one areEinstein and Devinchi,his rat side-kicks,and special guests M-Girl and H-Man.
Flesh-eating zombies and an evil plot by Dr Bong -are they connected? Is there a link with Tarrymore […]