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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Black Tower Comics Sold To Browner Knowle Books

Above:P.A. Brown new owner of Black Tower 
It seems rather a non-story following on from Disney buying Marvel,however,the UK scene is seeing a few changes.
Founded in 1983 and using the Hooper family crest,Black Tower Comics has been sold to Paul Ashley Brown  [including symbol,back issues and other items] for £123,000.
Paul Brown,publisher of the hugely successful Browner […]

Archie PSP

TAKE YOUR FAVORITE ARCHIE COMICS EVERYWHERE YOU GO WITH DIGITAL COMICS FOR PSP!

Sony Computer Entertainment America recently announced the digital reader for PSP (PlayStation Portable), a new Play Station Network service that will allow PSP owners to access a range of media on their PSP. The digital reader service will be launched with Digital Comics this […]

Disney To Buy Marvel!

When I was given this snippet last week I totally ignored it as a joke.  Oops.

(LOS ANGELES) — The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.
Under the deal, Disney […]

Zarina Liew

 
If you’d like to see some colourful,nice illoes and have a little time to spare then I’d recommend that you check out Zarina Liew.  There’s also an online shop so,should you really like what you see,you can buy Liew art/books.
The link is:
http://www.cobaltcafe.co.uk/artist.html
Enjoy.

Ooh -Pens! Papermate-Rotring Recommendation

While doing my shopping at Tesco I came across a set of three pens for £5.00 -you may find them cheaper elsewhere. They are Papermate “Tikky Graphic” pens designed by Rotring. Same colour as those old Rotring pens but here there is no need to keep refilling or even shake them to get the ink […]

Adrian Wood,Benjamin R. Dilworth & John P. Welding

Part of my ongoing appeal to find out what happened to former project collaborators:Ben R. Dilworth vanished to Japan and not heard of since [he WAS 6′ 7″ tall -someone MUST have noticed him?].
Adrian Wood did a few strips for my Black Tower books in the late 1980s/early 1990s.  Anyone know him?
Also,John P.Welding was active […]

International Comic Expo 2010 Euro Comics Theme!

A wee tad of exclusive news for folks out there attending the May 2010 event and who are into European comics/BD.
Cinebook-The 9th Art launches the XIII book and the event will have a very European BD feel/theme.  More news as I get it but make sure you get your tickets in advance because missing the […]

EXCLUSIVE! Cinebook-The 9th Art To Publish XIII In English!

Canterbury, Kent, 28 August, 2009–Over the last 25 years, the dark, engrossing graphic-novel series “XIII” has attracted a cult following in French-speaking countries and beyond, with readers eagerly awaiting every one of the 19th instalments published so far.

Launched in 1984 by two Belgian authors, Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, “XIII” has been turned […]

Ugh!

Okay. Its gotten cold. It has been pouring torrential rain since last night and I’ll not mention the gale force winds hitting the sheltered mental rehabilitation centre known as Ashton Vale.
I’m working on interviews [forcing myself actually] though there is one I really,really,REALLY want to do and that is with Sanho Kim if he agrees.  […]

Mid Ohio Con 09

Mid-Ohio-Con Announces New Guests for October 3-4, 2009 Show
Advance Tickets Are Now On Sale Online Exclusively Through TicketLeap
Gregg Berger (Transformers), Yancy Butler (Witchblade), and Daniel Logan (Star Wars, Hercules) as Special Media Guests
Mid-Ohio-Con Will Showcase More Than 100 Creators from the Worlds of Comics, Film, Television and Video Games
Registration is Still Open with a Good […]