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http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/28/study-scarlet-ian-edginton-review

I relished every page and thought how this book would be the perfect primer for any child whose parents feel them to be just on the cusp of potential Holmes worship. Culbard and Edginton are now hard at work on The Sign of Four, in which Holmes, bored and restless, is in danger of abandoning himself entirely to his cocaine solution. Until, that is, the entreaty of a young governess piques his attention... I can't wait to see what they do with it.

http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Complete-Definitive-Collection/dp/B000H5U5EE/ref=xs_gb_A15WWV50QLRKJ?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=08SFF4WE327889R685EX

I wish I had money

[The Gorbals Vampire will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2300 GMT on Tuesday 30 March, and will be available on BBC iPlayer.]

When Pc Alex Deeprose was called to Glasgow's sprawling Southern Necropolis on the evening of 23 September 1954, he expected to be dealing with a simple case of vandalism.

But the bizarre sight that awaited him was to make headlines around the world and cause a moral panic that led to the introduction of strict new censorship laws in the UK.

Hundreds of children aged from four to 14, some of them armed with knives and sharpened sticks, were patrolling inside the historic graveyard.

They were, they told the bemused constable, hunting a 7ft tall vampire with iron teeth who had already kidnapped and eaten two local boys.

There were no records of any missing children in Glasgow at the time, and media reports of the incident began to search for the origins of the urban myth that had gripped the city.

The blame was quickly laid at the door of American comic books with chilling titles such as Tales From The Crypt and The Vault of Horror, whose graphic images of terrifying monsters were becoming increasingly popular among Scottish youngsters.


These comics, so the theory went, were corrupting the imaginations of children and inflaming them with fear of the unknown.

A few dissenting academics pointed out there was no mention of a creature matching the description of the Gorbals Vampire in any of these comics.

There was, however, a monster with iron teeth in the Bible (Daniel 7.7) and in a poem taught in local schools.

But their voices were drowned out in the media and political frenzy that was by now demanding action to be taken to prevent even more young minds from being "polluted" by the "terrifying and corrupt" comic books.

The government responded to the clamour by introducing the Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act 1955 which, for the first time, specifically banned the sale of magazines and comics portraying "incidents of a repulsive or horrible nature" to minors.

The Gorbals Vampire will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 2300 GMT on Tuesday 30 March, and will be available on BBC iPlayer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8574484.stm

hmm probably should have posted this in the links forum

any Mods care to move it?

I'm doing a very simple drag and drop and having all sorts of bother

Is there anyone here that can help?

http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Irish_Comics_Wiki

There's quite a thriving little comics scene in Ireland, north and south, out there, both in print and on the web, and this site is intended to keep track of them all, and to provide them with a bit of tradition and history to draw on. So in addition to modern comics writers, artists and writer-artists, it also includes political, gag and strip cartoonists, caricaturists and selected illustrators. Most were born in Ireland; some were born elsewhere, but did most of their work in Ireland, and others hail from Ireland but did most of their work elsewhere.

Hi

has anyone got a high-res scan of Prog 419?

This one from the vault on this site isn't suitable

Todays Inspiration is an amazing archive of illustration- well worth bookmarking

Art Droid David Roach is a contributor

From the blog

Back at the beginning of this summer I received a note from David Roach, British comics artist of Judge Dredd, author, historian, and long-time TI subscriber. David had the most incredible story to tell me, and has agreed to allow me to share it with you:

"I was trying to track down some 70's IPC strips for a Spanish company and rang round everybody I could think of, finally speaking to someone in licencing who mentioned 2 warehouses - one with bound volumes in it and another with the art. A warehouse full of art - dear God!"

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/10/warehouse-full-of-art-dear-god.html

looks good

from todays Drawn.ca

http://www.samhiti.com/wordpress/


Sam Hiti's Death-Day
John Martz | December 10th, 2009



Episode 1 (along with the prologue) of Sam Hiti's Death-Day is now available. I won't pretend to know exactly what's going on in this story, but the artwork and atmosphere of his strange, futuristic otherworld are just great, and as weird as one would expect from Sam Hiti.

A blog dedicated to Spanish comic artists of the past- many of whom you'll be familiar with through their work on Uk and Warren comics of the 70s and 80s

Great stuff- too good got the ultimate link thread!


http://ow.ly/zbIf

Bargain

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2827_10573.htm

Wacom Graphic Tablet
each €49.99 *

Helps you bring those creative thoughts to life at the stroke of a 'pen'.

    * Active area: 147.6 x 92.5mm
    * USB interface
    * Weight: 370g

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/media/01disney.html?_r=1


LOS ANGELES — Spider-Man and his Marvel Entertainment cohorts will join the Walt Disney Company in a $4 billion deal announced early Monday.



EDIT 
Sorry-just saw the other thread

Please delete this

Deadwood's Sheriff Bullock- (Tim Olyphant) is back

in Clint Eastwood/Coogans Bluff form


http://ow.ly/jTEo

A short interview with Jim McCarthy from last year

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/i-want-your-job-comic-book-artist-840180.html

apologies of there is a dedicated thread for this type of thing


(I got this book in the Borders closing down sale for €1)

has anyone got these progs to hand (359 -362)?

I've seen this logo around but didn't realize it was so popular until now

i always thought it looked very like something Brett Ewins drew in The Haunting of Sector house 9 (or somewhere)



Search "skateboard screaming hand santa cruz" in Google images





Maybe my memory is distorted, maybe its a coincidence, maybe its a rip off?

I'd like to see a comparison with Brett's drawing, even if it is just a co-incidence

This looks amazing!

//http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40432

//http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=ptXbPEHLwDs


Brendan and the Secret of Kells
The story of the boy behind the book of Kells.
75 minute animated feature.
Produced by Cartoon Saloon, Les Armateurs, France & Vivi Film, Belgium


Looks really nice

http://community.livejournal.com/scans_ ... 64023.html


very good:)





There's another page on the link- contains spoilers

//http://wolfman-trailer.blogspot.com/

Can someone tell me where I can find an image of the Bolland centre spread featuring the four Dark Judges

It's not this one
//http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/DataZak/blog/2kad5.jpg

or this one
http://www.comicartfans.com/LowryPiece.asp?Piece=1970

But they're close!