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Bristol Comic Expo -Here Comes The Iron Man!

Posted by Terry On May - 6 - 2008 1 COMMENT

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IRON MAN DESTINED FOR BRISTOL EXPO  

Just confirmed. Iron Man will be touching down at the Bristol Comic Expo this weekend.  Panini UK Ltd, the official publisher for Marvel and Doctor Who in the UK, are bringing the only original life-sized Iron Man movie statue in the UK.  Fans will be able to have their picture taken with Shell Head himself and Panini will also be giving away free comics and magazines,  

  

Amongst other publications, Panini issue Astonishing Spider-Man, Marvel Legends, Ultimate Spider-Man & X-Men magazines on the newstands, plus the definitive Doctor Who periodical, the long-running Doctor Who Magazine (issue 400 will be released this year) as well as a range of UK graphic novels [their Doctor Who reprint range, especially the Fifth Doctor book, is particularly recommended.] including unique Marvel collections, of which Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Iron Man has just been released. 

  

At the Expo on Saturday original Doctor Who artist Dave Gibbons will also be attending and giving an interview on stage Saturday afternoon.  A lot of interest at the moment in the forthcoming Watchmen movie and Gibbons may just be able to bring attendees up to speed on what is happening with the project. 

  

Panini will also be hosting a special event on Sunday. 

Who wants to be a comics writer? Well Panini is hosting a special panel where the general public get the chance to pitch their story ideas. And there’s a major prize on offer - the chance to see the winning story turned into an eleven page strip in Panini’s highly successful SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN magazine! Each contestant will have just two-minutes to present their story idea to a panel of judges consisting of Spectacular Spidey Editor Ed Hammond, writer Ferg Handley and artist Andie Tong - three tough cookies who make Simon Cowell look like a rank amateur! Extra points will be awarded for any props brought along, more points if you turn up in costume, and even more points if contestants bring along cake (we like cake). The story must centre on Spider-Man, but they are free to chuck in any other Marvel Heroes or Villains they can think of! To enter simply email your name and the title of your story to specspidey@panini.co.uk, or pick up an entry form from the Panini stand on Saturday or Sunday morning. This will be on a strictly first come, first served basis so those wishing to attend should make sure they get in quick! 

  

  

CBBC – the Children’s BBC channel – will be at the Bristol Expo as part of their search for a superhero.   They’re looking for children aged between 9 and 13 to turn themselves into unique, original, never-before-seen superheroes to take part in a new CBBC show, to be hosted by Sam and Mark.  Have you always dreamed of being a superhero?  What would your superhero name be?  What would your costume look like?  What superpowers would you have?  Do you think you’ve got what it takes to go head to head with other Superhero wannabes? 

  

For more information and up to the minute changes please do not hesitate to contact me. 

 Gavin Jordan

www.comicexpo.net

Telephone: 0797 2744567

WOLF-MAN -monthly!

Posted by Terry On May - 5 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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PRESS RELEASE - WOLF-MAN STRIKES MONTHLY!Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard bring ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN monthly! 

 

5 May 2008 (Berkeley, CA) – At at long, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN creators Jason Howard and Robert Kirkman are giving fans the one thing they’ve demanded most as THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN goes monthly this July! 

 

“Frankly, I just couldn’t stay patient,” ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN co-creator and writer Robert Kirkman said. “Over the past year THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN has become one of my favorite books to write and, even more so, seeing the pages pour in from Jason has made me crave MORE! With the impending shocker we’ve got coming in issue 7, we decided to switch the book from once every sixty days to every thirty! I certainly think folks will be happy with the results.” 

 

“The book has really shown it’s got legs,” Executive Director Eric Stephenson said.  “After debuting as part of Image’s Free Comic Book Day celebration in 2007 we’ve seen strong reorder activity and rave reviews.  The one complaint often heard is that the six times a year schedule leaves people waiting and waiting – with that corrected, I’m confident this book can soar to the heights of Kirkman’s other Image Titles, INVINCIBLE and THE WALKING DEAD.” 

 

In addition, THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN VOL. 1 TP has been retooled to match up with the monthly shift, giving readers even more content than before. The new trade paperback will contain issues #1-7, extended to include the shocking revelations of issue 7, and will now lead right into the issue 8, where readers can see the new status-quo in full effect. 

 

“One of the things I always hear about INVINCIBLE is that you need to read the first two volumes to really get into it,” noted Kirkman.  “It’s always bugged me that volume one only collects four issues and the really cool stuff doesn’t kick in until the second volume.  I was thinking about that when I noticed that the first ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN TP was slated to contain issues 1-4. I knew what was coming up in issue 7 and I saw history repeating itself.  Luckily, there was still time to fix it.   

 

“Now when you read the first volume of THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN, you’ll get an accurate sense of what the series is about – and you’ll see just how dark and dramatic things are going to get.  I’m very excited for people to see just what this series is capable of.” 

 

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8, a 32-page full color comic for $2.99, and ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN VOL. 1, a 176-page full color trade paperback for $14.99, will be available July 30th. 

 

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Official Comic Expo up-date

Posted by Terry On May - 5 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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May 2nd, Bristol UK – One more week and the UK’s biggest comics convention hits the British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall in Bristol on 10th and 11th May 2008, and this week we wrap up our look at what’s on at the Bristol Expo with the last set of all-new announcements and announce just who has agreed to cut the ribbon for the Comics Village Fete, the event for kids of all ages. The Bristol International Comic Expo website www.comicexpo.net has the full details of all guests and panels over the weekend – Saturday’s line-up is here: http://www.comicexpo.net/08saturday.html – Sunday’s here:

http://www.comicexpo.net/08sunday.html.  

Finally, the remaining sets of updates to the Virtual Bristol Anthology have taken place, meaning much can be previewed (or even advance ordered) from the VBA website:

http://virtualbristol.monkeyswithmachineguns.com

  

MIKE McKONE (Exiles, Teen Titans, Fantastic Four) has just been added to the line-up for his 1st UK Con appearance.  Upcoming and recent work includes Amazing Spider-Man #562 and #563 (out in June) and a Skrull alternative cover for Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1, covers for Wildstorm’s Number of the Beast #7 and #8 in July. 

THIS NEWS JUST IN! The boys at Blink Twice are pleased to announce a late exclusive for the Bristol Expo. In a rare expansive move from the print medium, The Etherington Brothers will be launching their first official merchandise in the delectable form of a limited edition ‘Stunned Bunny’ T-shirt. Quite simply put, this is the perfect accompaniment to their 320-page Malcolm Magic comic book - visit the stand early to secure both gems, signatures and sketches!  

Accent UK launch their latest graphic novel ROBOTS which continues their popular line of themed anthologies. At 204 pages it’s the biggest yet with a host of indie, emerging and established comics’ talent from around the globe providing a bumper collection of exclusive robotic themed strips. Available at a special expo price of just £8 and the follow up to last year’s ZOMBIES smash. Limited stocks will also be available of a ROBOTS sketchbook and their new T- Shirt line. Many artists and contributors will also be dropping by their tables over the weekend to sign n sketch and the editors will happily meet prospective new creators and by special arrangement, copies of The Book Palace’s newly released collection of Frank Bellamy’s Complete ROBIN HOOD Adventures will also be available! (www.accentukcomics.com).   

Ardden’s Flash Gordon #0 sold out of 3250 copies at the NYC con and copies have been selling for up to $15 on EBAY – they’ve reserved 150 copies of the UK edition and 100 of the NYC con edition for the Bristol show, priced at £3.00 each. They’ve also printed 25 copies of a blank cover edition and for £20 Paul Green (the Flash artist) will be sketching on these – however only 15 of these will be available on the day as 10 have been pre-bought by US fans.  

Classical Comics will have Jon Haward at the Bristol Expo to sign copies of the wonderful Macbeth, as will Nigel Dobbyn.  Kat and Jason will be up for signing Henry V - and the brand new, just off the press ELT version of Henry V will be on their stand.  This is the ‘fourth’ version of the book, designed to teach English to students across the globe. The book has 2 audio CDs in the back too. It’s produced by Cengage Learning.  Declan will be at the Bristol Expo to talk about Frankenstein, John M Burns has his own table, so if anyone wants to know more about the very beautiful Jane Eyre, he will be delighted to have a chat. Finally, Mike Collins has had some stunning postcards printed - Scrooge at his best! A Christmas Carol is going to be one stunning book!!  

The latest edition of Paul Scott’s Omnivistascope book is rolling off the printers and will available at the Bristol Expo - issue 4 is an 80-page darkly futuristic comic book featuring some of the very best talent from the British underground. Produced annually, it sets new standards in independent comics. Come and keep the Omnivistascope crew entertained on their stall at Bristol this year, see the new comic and also partake of Ben Clark’s Magic Beans Comics, also sharing the stall.

www.omnivistascope.com 

The people from Murky Depths will not only be launching Murky Depths #4 at the reduced price of £6 (it retails at £6.99) but are also knocking an extra £2 off the subscription price from now* until the end of the Expo, so for just £22 you can receive the next four issues before anyone else. Also their first full-colour 28-page comic from their publishing imprint The House of Murky Depths, Death and The Maiden #4 by Richard Calder, will be on sale at the reduced price of £3.  For those into podcasts, Variant Frequencies is releasing a simultaneous podcast of Issue #4’s cover story “Saint Darwin’s Spirituals” by DK Thompson. The MD team believes this is the first time a print magazine and a podcast site have worked together for a launch of this kind.*Currently only available via Warren Elli’s Whitechapel site at this thread:

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1847&page=1#Item_1 

Cosplay Competition + Masquerade: Those Awesome people over at Orang Utan Comics are running a blog containing the rules, entry forms and details of the star presenters and judges, hurry on over to http://www.myspace.com/bicefilmnight to enter.  The closing date for entries is April 26th 2008 and places are strictly limited, first come, first served. 

VALERIE PEREZ, star of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Tears Of The Dragon will be attending the Bristol Expo, she will be flying over from America and will be presenting the Film Night, Cosplay Competition and Masquerade. She also co-writes the Official Prequel Comic which will be available in the Film Night goody bags.   

CBBC – the Children’s BBC channel – will be at the Bristol Expo as part of their search for a superhero.   They’re looking for children aged between 9 and 13 to turn themselves into unique, original, never-before-seen superheroes to take part in a new CBBC show, to be hosted by Sam and Mark.  Have you always dreamed of being a superhero?  What would your superhero name be?  What would your costume look like?  What superpowers would you have?  Do you think you’ve got what it takes to go head to head with other Superhero wannabes?  

Knockabout make a welcome return to the Bristol Expo – at their table Gilbert Shelton and Hunt Emerson will be signing their books, along with special guest David Shenton and his graphic novel Get Her.  As well as signing over the whole weekend, David will also appear on the Gay Comics panel on Sunday. 

Insomnia’s Layer Zero volumes one and two are combined for the first time and to celebrate the launch of Layer Zero TPB, Special Bristol 2008 limited edition copies of the book will be available along with regular stock. Only 10 copies will be available of the limited edition, which includes a free poster (worth £4), unseen Cancertown signed concept art, and previews of Cages and Cancertown (priceless). To order your copy, costing £20, send an email quoting “No Sleep” and your details to

layerzero@insomniapublications.com. 

What’s more, if you order your copy now you’ll be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Cages, all the way from San Diego, signed by Xander Bennett, Melanie Cook, Jonathan Hickman, and Ben Templesmith.  With over 30 creators involved; including some famous names in the industry including Simon “Cy” Dethan, Paul Green and Thomas Mauer (Starship Troopers) along with talents such as Paul Cartwright, Alasdair Duncan, Luke Hinchley, Mike Webster, Robert Robinson, Thommy Melanson and many more; and diverse creative styles on themes of Insomnia and Time, Layer Zero TPB is a book not to be missed. 120 pages full color. In addition: Free copies of Daemon issue one will be available to the first 500 people on the Saturday morning in the Comic Expo’s goodie bag; Alasdair Duncan’s novel, The Kill Cell, will be on sale along with a selection of posters by Paul Cartwright and Paul Green; Cancertown will be available to preview over the weekend; a limited supply of Cages proofs will for sale and Portfolio reviews will also be taking place over the weekend.  For more information on Insomnia Publications visit the new and improved website

www.insomniapublications.com

   

In Podcast news, the Geek Syndicate is reformed this week as Dave rejoins the show with a small rant on Lost. Barry also discusses the pros and cons of working without a co-host for an episode. We also look forward to the Bristol Comic Expo with its organiser Mike Allwood: http://media.libsyn.com/media/geeksyndicate/GSepisode79.mp3

Also featuring: Mortal Kombat vs DC universe. Is it madness or genius?       

Primeval season three news. It’s a biggie people!      

The upcoming Blake’s 7 remake. Will it be UK’s answer to BSG ?    Lost - is it actually going anywhere?    

The Spirit/Sin City 2 teaser trailer      

The Hancock trailer. Is going to be the Wild Wild West of comic book movies?  

As the American and British Urban Rivals communities continue to experience rapid growth, Urban Rivals need a dedicated artist from each country to produce character cards that appeal to players from both countries and the wider English-speaking world.   A freelance design contract is available for an artist in each country, and Urban Rivals will be looking closely at submissions at the Bristol Expo (although more details can be found here:

http://www.urban-rivals.com/special/artstar/)

   

Artist Laura Howell will be flitting between the Beano stand, the MC2 stand and the Best New Manga stand all weekend for signing and sketching, showcasing how she’s one of the busiest artists around: from the pages of The Beano, to the Bizarre Adventures of Gilbert and Sullivan in Best New Manga v2 and v3; from Robin Hoodie coming in issue 116 of Toxic magazine, to Random House’s The DFC (press launch on 15th May).  

Soaring Penguin is delighted that James Fletcher, Flint Hasbudak and John Maybury will be appearing at the Bristol Expo to sign copies of From The Tomb 24 (story by James Fletcher, artwork portfolio by Flint Hadbudak), Space Babe 113 (story and art by John Maybury) and The Mammoth Book of the 50 Best Horror Comics (story by James Fletcher). Come by the table for details of times.  

Emma Simcock-Tooth’s oil paintings will be best known to comic fans through the Trace of Fragile Bliss stories in Mam Tor’s Event Horizon. In her “day job” as a portrait painter she’s recently secured Arts Council funding for new project “Concilium Plebis” - Caravaggio-esque portraits of “chavs” and “hoodies”.  She has exhibited all over the UK and in Europe, from guerilla art spaces in derelict buildings to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and at the Bristol Expo she’ll be in the Empire Room, off of the main Expo hall and next door to the Comics Village Fete.  

Speaking of the Village Fete, it’s now been confirmed that at midday on Saturday the Fete will be opened by artist Mark Buckingham (Fables and so much more)….the line-up of events for kids and adults who are young are heart: Superhero/Villain Face Painting – Treasure Hunt with Exclusive Expo prizes – Stack O’Comics (guess the number of comics…win them all if you’re right) – Design-A-Character Competition (sponsored by Diamond UK), three age categories, three prizes per category – all these events are free to enter.  For those looking for some cheap graphic novels, the Bric A Brac table will offer up manga for two pounds each, trades from four.  

Final update is from the Black Bat Comics stand, who have just taken delivery of a great 1960s comic collection that will be up for grabs at the Bristol Expo. Marvel, lots of DC and a great British section, including Lion, very early Victor, Boys World and loads and loads of early Alan Class and similar.  Ask for Steve at the stand, and get him to tell you about his favourite Silver Age comics…  

The Bristol International Comic Expo 2008 will be held over the weekend of 10th and 11th May 2008 at the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum and the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Bristol, England, with an early bird film night on Friday 9th May.  Full details are available on the official website, www.comicexpo.net – including ticket ordering details, just £6 for adults for each day, accompanied children free, ages 12-16 just one pound.   For further information and press passes please contact me as soon as possible. 

Gavin Jordan

www.comicexpo.net 

Telephone: 0797 2744567

HULK 2

Posted by Terry On May - 5 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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Well,no one seems to have survived from Ang Lee’s Hulk movie.

Beautiful and excellently filmed it may have been but the three mutated dogs..well.  And in a Hulk movie I don’t think we should have to wait over one-and-one-half hours before he/it appears!

This one sounds like we’ll see ol’ Green a lot sooner.

You can see the trailer,download wallpapers and even get to the game site at:

http://incrediblehulk.marvel.com/

Now,the only question I have to ask is how soon do we get Thor?

Archie Prequel

Posted by Terry On May - 5 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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THE ARCHIE PREQUEL “FRESHMAN YEAR” GETS IN FULL SWING IN ARCHIE #588!   

  

In the tradition of such famous comic book series and mini-series as John Byrne’s “Superman: the Man of Steel,” Frank Miller’s “Batman: Year One” and Marvel’s “Ultimate” line comes the latest comic book icon to get the “prequel” treatment: Archie!   That’s right, now you, the reader can travel back in time with Archie and his friends to their very first year in high school in this five-part epic storyline we’re calling THE FRESHMAN YEAR SAGA!   

  

It all began last issue (ARCHIE & FRIENDS #587) with a poignant prologue called “The Summer Before,” exploring how the famous friends who just graduated junior high would deal with their pending positions as high school seniors.  Now, in issue #588’s “Freshman Year: Fall Semester,” Archie and his friends are starting the fall semester of their first high school year.  Having survived a summer that saw the departure of Jughead and bickering parents, the gang arrives at high school… to find elementary school Principal Mr. Weatherbee has now become the high school Principal!  But it’s not just about reunions at Riverdale High.  Archie also makes a new friend in Pencilneck G., although he prefers his more laid-back buddy Jughead.  He also makes some new enemies in Jared McGerk and his band of bullies!  Along the way the other classic faculty members are introduced, as well as Pop Tate and his Chok’lit Shop!  It’s the funniest first year of high school ever! 

  

This special storyline is brought to you by none other than fan-favorite writer Batton Lash.  No stranger to Archie Comics, the famed writer of the “Wolff & Byrd” series turned the comic industry upside down in 1994 when he penned the unlikely Archie/Marvel cross-over comic, “Archie Meets the Punisher.”  Many thought it would never work, but Batton’s ingenious script won over even the toughest skeptics, and the comic wound up being not only one of Archie’s biggest-selling issues ever, but also one of the most highly-acclaimed.  Batton returned the following year with another well-received story arc appearing across several Archie titles.  The “House of Riverdale” was a loving tribute to the type of serio-comic, spooky mysteries so prevalent in the vintage “Life with Archie” series.  Handling the art chores is “Scrapyard Detectives” creator and popular Archie artist/writer Bill Galvan.  This is one “year” you can’t afford to miss! 

  

ARCHIE #588 

SCRIPT: Batton Lash.  

ART: Bill Galvan.  

Shipping Date: August 13th, 2008 

On

Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: August 20th, 2008 

On

Sale on Newsstands: September 2nd, 2008  

32-page, full color comic 

$2.25 US.  

SPEED RACER

Posted by Terry On May - 4 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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SPEED RACER –The Movie! 

 

A couple of weeks back I discovered,quite by chance,that there was a movie based on an old Manga comic –Speed Racer.

 

Just in case anyone has missed it there is an item from BBC  entertainment over at:

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7374596.stm

 

And the official site where you can see clips and trailers and much more at:

 

http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/

 

Looks like it should be fun!

 

 

ARCHAIA STUDIOS

Posted by Terry On May - 3 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

HYBRID BASTARDS 1 & 2 

Archaia Studios

Writer Tom Pinchuk

Artist Kate Glasheen

$3.50 US

 

 

Having interviewed Kate and Tom here at CBO,I hope everyone knows the story? No? Oh well.

 

 

In a nut-shell:the God Zeus is known as a womaniser –having his “way” with any mortal woman he takes a fancy to.  However,18 years ago,Hera ,being really ticked off by all this,cast a spell so that the big guy could only fall in love with..inanimate objects [I think there’s a web site for that type of thing somewhere!].  Now,of course, these titular “hyrbid bastards” have all reached adulthood and are collected together by Panos,apparently sired by Zeus to get revenge upon Zeus. The group is made up of,and please do not check your prescription drugs here: a half-car, a half-apple, a half-brick wall and a half-pile of dirty laundry. 

 

The rest you’ll have to buy the books to find out about!

 

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I was very surprised to have read Brian Cronin over at CBR being rather enthusiastic about the plot to HB and Tom’s “high concept” but slating Kate Glasheen’s artwork and writes:

 

“Glasheen’s artwork, while decent enough for most of the book, falls apart quite a bit when the actual hybrid bastards themselves are introduced!

Her art it is definitely interesting to look at, there’s no doubt about that. As strictly an artist, she is great, but the sequential art falls down for me. Especially as her watercolor style quite often causes objects in the foreground to bleed together with objects in the background, which is deathly when you’re dealing with characters as bizarre as these…”

 

 

Ahh,the problems with critics!  I wonder whether Cronin is an artist himself or just a reviewer?  I really did not have or see the problem Cronin describes.  I’m wondering whether in his haste to be critical he just scanned through the book?  Initially,my thought was “what’s this?” when I saw the artwork but having an artist’s eye [rather than Van Gogh’s Ear] I could appreciate the unique look of the art and its stylistic use of colour.

 

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In fact,in issue 2 to art seems to have developed more and rather than a two minute Marvel or DC comics read,HB,through Kate’s art,makes you read the story and then study the images and it is when you do this that you can appreciate things more.

 

 

 

I’ll hold my hands up here –I have two original pieces of Glasheen artwork and they look even better than the printed pieces!

 

 

There was only one thing I think distracted from the art –the word balloons.  However,looking at the books again as I write this,I’m not sure why I originally thought this!

 

 

According to Kate all three issues will be going into a collected edition this Summer and re-scanning should make the art crisper and,whereas Croning could not recommend Hybrid Bastards,I fully recommend it!

 

 

Don’t have the closed eyes of the Mainstream comic geek –look at how other styles are being used to revitalise the look of comics.  There are many great artists out there like Kate who do not “draw the Marvel way” and if it were not for them the industry would be just pap.  Samey.  Boring.

 

I say this never having received a bribe.  Image Comics,Graphic Classics and a few others are opening up to new and innovative creators.  You don’t like it then stick with the X-Men or Batman.  There are those of us out there who appreciate style.

 

Highly recommended.

WHO’S WHO at the Comic Expo

Posted by Terry On May - 2 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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Well,I promised you a quick item on who’ll be at the May Comic Expo [now just a week away].  So,here goes.

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 The incredibly talented Yishan Li will be there and remember that every copy of her work you buy only encourages her to draw more -so you cannot lose!

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Willie Hewes will also be attending and I hope that this means you folk going will buy either the Amaranth series or the collected book!  After all,Willie is Bristol’s Queen Of Comics!

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Well,how can you describe them?  Mad?  Creative?  Whacky without the baccy?  Or do we just say that the Boys From Blink Twice -the Etherington Brothers- will also be available to buy books from?

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 two little Dutch girls er,the incredible dynamic duo of UK Manga -Sonia Leong and Emma Vieceli- will be around and this year you may catch them in the bar..in a nice way!!

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He’s been around a while now and with Classical Comics he has proven his skills.  Yes,the one -the only- Joooon Haward will be around.  As,of course,will the Classical Comics team.  I like my coffee strong and black.

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 That Gallic druid of the European comic album Olivier Cadic and his team will be present.  You really must check out their table and,rather than buy X-Men comics,buy Cinebook albums!

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Some old fart..actually,a rather good looking chap.  Oh. It’s me.  Well,you can say “Hullo” and see which of these traditional responses you get:

“Uh,does he owe you money?”

“Are you ‘Chubby Chaser from Chelsea’?”

“Can I take a minute to think about that one?”

“Go away -I’m looking for Goth/Punk/Hippy chicks”

Not pictured but also present will be Vanessa Wells of Shrouded fame and many others.

Remember:the Expo is NOT just about DC and Marvel -check out the Independents and any Small Press publishers around.

I’ll be seeing you!

Number 203

Yaoi Press -CAIN vol.3

Posted by Terry On May - 2 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

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 CAIN VOL.3 [OF 3] 

WRITER & Artist Le Peruggine

ISBN: 1-933664-32-3

Genre: Yaoi Romance

Pages: 144

SRP: $12.95 US/$14.50 Can/£8.50

UK

Each individually shrink-wrapped

MATURE READERS ONLY

The final chapter in the gothic Cain trilogy. What is the fate of the anti-hero Cain? Things can only get more complicated when Lucifer, the king of Hell himself, makes his move. Also in the book: a risque side- story that yaoi lovers won’t want to miss!

 

 

 

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Yaoi Press Convention Appearances 

16 MAY 2008 - Anime Central, Chicago

16 MAY 2008 - Jacon, Orlando

21 MAY 2008 - Anime North,Toronto

12 JUN 2008 -Phoenix Con Games

20 JUN 2008 - Yaoi Jamboree,Phoenix

03 JUL 2008 -Anime Expo, California

08 AUG 2008 -Otakon, Maryland

30 AUG 2008 - Anime Vegas 

*Meet Dany&Dany and Yamila Abraham at Anime Central 

*Meet Yamila Abraham at Anime North 

*Meet Le Peruggine, Aoi Futaba, Kurenai Mitsuba, Eiki Eiki, and Mikiyo Tsuada at Yaoi Jamboree

More Archie Creators On The Road!

Posted by Terry On May - 2 - 2008 ADD COMMENTS

EVEN MORE ARCHIE CREATORS ON THE ROAD FOR FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

 

 

 tracy_yardley.jpg  Tracy Yardley, artist and writer for ARCHIE COMICS’ SONIC, will be providing sketches and signing autographs from 11:00am until 7:00pm. at… 

Richard’s Comics & Collectables

1214A Laurens Road

Greenville, SC

29607(864) 271-1104

www.richards-collectables.com

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   Bill Galvan, artist and writer for ARCHIE COMICS, will be providing sketches and signing autographs from 3:30pm until 6:00pm. at… 

NIGHT FLIGHT COMICS

6222 So. State Street

Salt Lake City, UT

84107(801)263-1940

www.night-flight.com

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