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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Robin Furth At Bristol Expo

This just in from Mike Allwood at the Bristol International Comic Expo:
             ”  … Just to say we have confirmed ROBIN FURTH for Expo!
She will be @ her own table all day Sunday.”
There. Start queueing!

Site Stats Up-date

For those interested in these things,last month CBO had 163,470 visitors.  There were 69,404 page views.
THANK YOU all the regulars!

Frank Bellamy Blog By Norman Boyd

If you have any interest in the incredible artwork of the late great Frank Bellamy then Norman Boyds blog is for you.  Norman has been gathering items on Bellamy for a loooong time.
I’d recommend the site:
http://frankbellamy.blogspot.com/2010/02/frank-bellamy-and-patricia-mccormick.html

Stan Sakai & Usagi Yojimbo

Met another former Forbidden Planet customer in Excelsior! Comics yesterday and in his standing order was a copy of Usagi Yojimbo [I think #135?].  I said:”Wow,is it still going?” to which the general response:”We expect you to know these things and inform us!”  Yes,I was embarassed.
Usagi was supposed to have cameoed in Dave Ryans War […]

Black Tower Comics and Books

Merriwether:God’s Demon-Thumper 
Paperback,
A4 Format
60 pages
Black & White
£8.50
 
The complete Merriwether series,originally published in Black Tower Adventure and A Little Midnight Horror–but with three strips never before published:including the Reverend’s battle with the ultimate Evil!
Yes,The Cof E gets hardcore on the demonic hordes and…Satan!
If you were into Charlton Horror Comics or any horror comic then […]

INKPLOSION

I’m sure that I’ve given this link before but at my age I forget!  The excellent online German language comic [which really should not stop you checking it out] currently  features Zombie Killer  by Yann Krehl and Sven Strangmeyer.
The link is:
http://www.inkplosion.de/specials/special_37/cover.html
Check it out.

Up-date

Not having received any form of apology after last week’s personal attack on me here at CBO by a staff member at Forbidden Planet [Bristol] and nothing from the company,I have instructed my solicitor to begin legal action.
What a pathetic state of affairs.

Cinebook The 9th Art February 2010 Newsletter

 

 

 

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Texeira and Golden Books

No comments now but I got emails!  And about the last posting. Ooh.  Now,all I can tell those who asked is that,in response to the question “Are these books value for money?”,I’ve never seen a copy.  That said,you are talking about two great artists.  I’m sure they are worth the money!
Finally,hopefully a few more news/review […]

Two Books For Comic Art Fans

 Golden and Texeira Hit the Mark at the “Comic Book Marketplace”
New Artbooks Available/ Visionaries Panel Planned

New York, NY– There is no venue quiet like the Big Apple, and with the weather getting a bit chilly out there, here’s the perfect chance to warm up, grab your own bite of what the city has to offer, […]