Imagine my surprise when only 2[?] days after being told by Kate Glasheen that she was sending me a copy of the hardcover edition –it arrived!! A great postal system [or the hand of Zeus?]. Anyway,if you are unfamiliar with the series here’s a rundown: HYBRID BASTARDS! Collected Edition Hardcover Retail Price: [...]
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When I was producing Comic Bits as a print publication I wanted to make it a real comics magazine. One that didn’t just cover US Independents and Small Press books. I covered Europe and even tried to give a perspective of the Indian/Tamil scene. But then came Comicology. Rafiq Raja’s wonderful blog and,rather like Subzero [...]
Despite attempting to fill in the Lost Era of British comics from the 1940s/1950s since the 1980s it is only recently,with the invaluable help of Dennis Ray,owner of The 3-Ds comic store in Arlington,Texas,that a small chunk of this period has been rediscovered. Characters not listed even in Denis Gifford references have been found. These [...]
I have taken this directly from the Lambiek site for a number of reasons. One being that CBO and other English language sites mark the passing of British or American creators but few European creators get such distinguished coverage. The other reason is that remarkable European people involved in comics are as important as any [...]
I’ve mentioned before that my first taste of publishing/editing was using a Gestetner [I think a 320 -see above]. It was what was used to produce school magazines in the 1970s and my brother published Barmy whereas I published Starkers:The Magazine that tells The Naked Truth -long title thanks to Deputy Head,Mr Wright. The legend [...]
April 18, 2010 – 11:59 am
Tintin visited China twice in his series. Now Chinese readers can check him out! I thought I’d published this article in January but it seems I didn’t! Tintin embarks on new adventure in China By Francois Bougon (AFP) – Jan 13, 2010 BEIJING — Beloved Belgian cartoon reporter Tintin is getting a makeover in China [...]
April 18, 2010 – 11:23 am
This little piece is from the UK The Independent newspaper of 16th October,2009,so not as old as some of the material I’ve used in these Manhua/Manhwa features! Please I’d very much like to hear your opinion or comments on Manhwa/Manhua and whether English language translations might tempt you to buy! Chinese comic book artists are [...]
April 18, 2010 – 10:06 am
As part of my ongoing attempt to educate you,my lovelies,on the subject of Manhua,here’s a piece from China Daily of 24th January,2005. Chinese Mythology Presented in Comic Books What do Pan Gu, who separates the sky from the earth, Nu Wa, who patches up the sky and Kua Fu, who chases the Sun, have in [...]
Someone said they could not find my article on the 1960s MLJ Mighty Crusaders. So,presenting for the second time,”Too Many Super Heroes”! THE MIGHTY CRUSADERS –Too Many Super Heroes? My first introduction to Mighty Comics and its characters came while purchasing the black and white reprints of Alan Class such as SUSPENSE [you can learn [...]
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