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http://www.newstalk.ie/player/listen_back/6/2774/22nd_July_2013_-_Tom_Dunne_Part_2


Starts @09:19

Sean talks about comics and having a letter printed in 2000ad and being treated like a hero in his local pub

Has it gone? I can't do a search to find out if this has already been discussed because I can't find it...

A mate reposted this on his blog but doesn't know where it originally came from

it's a great story and beautifully drawn.

Can any of you identify it or the name the artist?


http://captaina-dreams.tumblr.com/post/30562871333/daymaker

I want to avail of the big sale in the merch shop. I'm missing 2 issues from Dec 09--the two that come before the Winter Special of 09..I can't figure out what ones they are..can someone help?

I just discovered that this guy, Dig Wayne, most famous for being the lead singer of 80s group Joboxers appeared as Reggie in the 95 Dredd movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-kfmuGHtxo



as lead singer in Buzz and The Flyers




I can't find an image of 'Reggie'...can you?

 Here's a new trailer for Aardman's Pirates



http://www.skwigly.co.uk/new-pirates-trailer/

http://sliney.blogspot.com/2011/09/celtic-warrior-on-rte.html

Fans of Sláine might be interested in this

Very slick and American in style. Hope it sells loads.

Online comic..surreal, hilarious, disturbing




http://gunshowcomic.com/

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snowgumfilms/terry-pratchetts-troll-bridge

"The teaser trailer that Daniel Knight and his team have created, has shown what they intend to achieve through their live action short film adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Troll Bridge.  The trailer is beautifully shot and suggests the promise and potential of this mind blowing story ... it could ultimately be a wonderful and dramatic take on this much loved tale."
- Richard Taylor,



Looking for funding...

PLEDGE $5,000 OR MORE
Associate Producer Credit (on the film and thus imdb), a small slide of the directors blood, and an invitation for you and a guest to the wrap party screening in Melbourne OR the London premiere where you will get to sit in the VIP section with the director and be plied with free alcohol. You just need to figure out which one you're going to and how you're going to get there! You also get the above.

Apologies if this has already been posted( i did a search but couldn't find it)


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"In compiling the Third Edition of How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips, it quickly became apparent that it would not be possible to find space for all the picture material I wanted to include. ...
However, these days we have an Internet and it's now much easier to make available material that has been squeezed out of a print publication by offering it on a supporting web site. Which is what I'm doing here. So enjoy the material we didn't have room for in How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips, material that should help illustrate my points more fully."

http://www.thestoryworks.com/howtodraw/default.htm

My mate made these


Informative and fun

catchy too

http://vimeo.com/16736139




more on the menu on the right

From P O Mealoid

Fossil Angels was written by Alan Moore in December 2002, and was to appear in KAOS #15. KAOS #15 never actually appeared, and the piece has been without a home since then. I was lucky enough to be given a number of Alan Moore's scripts by Alan himself a few years ago, and this was amongst them. I asked if I could publish it and, when another publication which it was slated to appear in folded, Alan told me I was free to go ahead. So, I am very proud to be allowed to present this piece on Glycon for its first publication anywhere.

It's in two parts, because LiveJournal have a limit on characters per posting, and it went over.

http://glycon.livejournal.com/13888.html

http://glycon.livejournal.com/14307.html

http://video.hollywoodreporter.com/services/player/bcpid6555681001?bctid=115484214001

Not sure who to contact so I thought I'd post here- My anti-virus is suggesting that there's something nasty there linking to screen-power.com

The question has been asked

the relentless and pointless remakes continue 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8224953.stm



Dame Helen Mirren is to star in a big-screen remake of Graham Greene's classic 1939 novel Brighton Rock. Mirren will star as amateur detective Ida Arnold

The Oscar winner will star alongside Bafta-nominated actor Sam Riley playing the lead character Pinkie Brown. Riley played Ian Curtis in 2007 film Control.

Pete Postlethwaite and Happy Go Lucky's Andrea Riseborough will also star in the updated remake, set in the 1960s. Filming is due to begin in October.

"The scene is set to make a truly great British gangster film."


But...it already IS a truly great British gangster film!

A friend sent me this- any idea what it's from and who drew it?

Definitely European I'd say

Can anyone recommend a good site , apart from ebay/gumtree where one can offload sci-fi/comics/movie/pop culture related stuff?

Thanks

The Page 100 Project
So ages ago, Dave Howard suggested to me that it might be an interesting idea for cartoonists to try adapting a part of a novel they liked. And then recently when JD Sallinger died, that notion came back to me, and then I thought oh it might be interesting to attempt to do a comic of some portion of one of his books. And as I sat on the couch staring at the shelves of books, I thought it might be fun to try it with different books. Maybe just a page. Maybe the SAME PAGE from each book. Say, page 100. And thus...

http://jasonturner.livejournal.com/224544.html



Take one of your favourite books, turn to page 100, and adapt it into a comic.

from Michael Chabon's "Yiddish Policemen's Union"



Here's another from Emily Carroll, adapting page 100 from Barbara Gowdy's The White Bone:




a great idea and one that would make a fantastic art comp here- select a prog, turn to page X and interpret/re-imagine/be inspired by that page

Characters such as Spider-Man, Superman and the Hulk have become iconic figures in American popular culture. While Holden Caulfield was drifting through 1950s' Manhattan in JD Salinger's The Catcher In The Rye, America was restless for a new kind of literary hero. Heroes that could lift up cars, climb up walls and combat evil in a way never seen before. From the 1950s and 60s emerged the golden age of comics in which colour, adventure and imagination leapt from every page. Featuring interviews with a who's who of comic book legends – including Stan Lee, Frank Miller and ToddMcFarlane – this new ten-part series serves as a definite guide to the worldwide phenomenon of comic books, exploring themes of love, death and sexuality.

Episode Synopsis

Heroes
The Superman of today is by no means the same Superman who was first created back in the 1930's, and the same can be said about Batman, Wonder Woman, and Spiderman... So what do our heroes symbolize today and how have they changed over time?   

Death and Resurrection
Death is inevitable... even for the costumed heroes gracing the pages of comic books.  From Doomsday, the earth shattering force of nature that ended the life of Superman, to the tragic 'collateral damage' death of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's first girlfriend, Super heroes face death everyday in many forms... some times in ways you would never have imagined...

Gender and Relationships
Sex and comics have always had an uneasy association.  From the strained relationships of Superman and Lois Lane, Spiderman and Mary Jane to the sexual orientation of North Star and the latest incarnation of Bat Woman, sex is not a subject that has been easy for most comic book creators and publishers.

Social Relevance
How do comic books help with the problem of global warming?  How have comic books fed starving people?  And how have comic books helped pass a bill to create a law in the United States?  Comic books are a reflection of their times and the problems of those times can't help but appear in the pages.  There are dozens of issues that comic books have taken on over the years... here are some of the biggest...

Evolution of Comics
In the early years comic books were regulated to ensure that nothing sexual, offensive or unpatriotic made it onto the pages or into the minds of their young readers.  This regulation was the job of the Comics Code.  As the audience for comics became older and more sophisticated the code vanished and the work done in the medium of comics became more mature making way for some of the greatest works in the medium.

Villains
Comic book villains like comic book heroes, started out as simple statements on evil. But they too had to evolve to keep up with the changing times and audience.  The Joker, Dr. Doom, Lex Luthor and Magneto are not exactly the simple one note super-villains they were when they were created...

Politics
What does it mean when a Super hero's uniform is based on his country's flag? Art and politics have crossed over in many forms and comic books are no exception.  From fantastic story lines like Lex Luthor becoming the President of the United States  to the real historical comic books based on the war in Bosnia, comic books have examined the subject of politics in a fantastic and often very realistic light.

The Creators
Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee... these are just a few of the big names that have made the comics industry what it is today.  These are their stories.

Genres
We all know about superhero comics, but the western, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and noir are just some of the other genres that are available to readers. While the super hero genre seems to have literally hijacked the medium of comics in the minds of the public, there really are stories being told in comic form that will astound and amaze you... and they do it with no heat vision or spandex...

Alternative Press
Everyone knows Spiderman and Superman, but there are works being done in the field of comics that have nothing to do with the big-title publishers.  Legendary figures like Robert Crumb along with not so-well-known artists have created works that have altered the art form of comics for all time.  Telling stories that range from deeply personal to historical biography, these creators present an alternative view of the art form you thought you knew.


http://www.skyarts.co.uk/art-design/article/ink/