Posted by Pete

A bit late this, but on Monday (i.e. yesterday) The Guardian's G2 supplement was full of comics and cartoons - 15 pages of them - under the title "Silly Season". Some were average, some were poor, some were wonderful, but the experiment was interesting as I'd been talking about something similar with Tom and Matt a few weeks previously. The idea was that The Guardian is the most comics-friendly newspaper in the UK, Tom's getting a fair bit of freelance work with them, the publish Steve Bell, Posy Simmonds, etc, so why don't they do a regular, say monthly, comics supplement featuring original pieces and reprints, say, in collaboration with Knockabout or someone. I'm sure Page 45 would be interested in getting involved. I could go on. And then here it is. Something along the right lines. Interesting.

Since you haven't got a hope in hell of getting a copy I've taken the liberty of scanning the Posy Simmonds strip because I think it's really good. You can either have it at full tabloid size (750k) or reduced to a more screen friendly ratio (176k). I'll probably remove them soon cos it is copyright and all that jazz.

4:38 PM |

Posted by Andrew Luke

The Comics Journal MP3 interviews this month feature Gary Groth talking to Jules Feiffer.

8:36 AM |

Tuesday, August 13, 2002

Posted by mooncat

I read this "Why Publish?" article in Broken Pencil when it was in printed form.
It's now available for you all to read... There's a lot of words, but I found them illuminating.

5:45 AM |

Monday, August 12, 2002

Posted by Pete

The Metraphrogers write with good news:

SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL JOIN THE GRAPHIC AGE

Metaphrog are delighted to announce that The Scottish Arts Council have awarded £2000 towards the publication of Louis – The Clown’s Last Words, an illustrated work for children and adults. This is the first time ever that a graphic novel has been funded and reflects the positive attitude towards the art form. The Scottish Arts Council stated, "The subcommittee were unanimously impressed by the originality and freshness of the Louis publications, and commended, in particular, the determination and energy... devoted to making Metaphrog a critical success in a difficult marketplace."

Please see the SAC for info and here for clowns.

12:29 PM |

Sunday, August 11, 2002

Posted by Pete

BugPowder News

Something for all you Monday morning at work kids: In honour of our all night stumbling around Soho last weekend, Mark Stafford's bit of the site has been rejigged and I've added the Space People From Space bubblegum card series, plus Three New Pictures to the portfolio. Enjoy!

6:46 PM |

Posted by Pete

Dylan Horrocks writes about what Alan Moore means to him. (via LMG)

10:40 AM |

Saturday, August 10, 2002

Posted by Pete

Really nice weekly strip by Jeremy Dennis

5:09 PM |

Thursday, August 08, 2002

Posted by mooncat

The House of Hatch seems to be open for viewing.
Interestingly I found the following comment therein:

Calling all budding cartoonists and writers of quality humour. We here at the House of Hatch are setting up an as yet untitled humour anthology (title suggestions welcome) and we are searching for contributions.

11:18 AM |

Wednesday, August 07, 2002

Posted by Pete

A rather groovy Free Online Barcode Generator

Tying in with Toby Tripp's Rough Guide to Publishing where he says it costs £20 to have a barcode made. Not any more.

4:34 PM |

Tuesday, August 06, 2002

Posted by kookymojo

There's an interesting article on cartooning in the Arab world up on the Guardian's website.

"Until better communication exists between the rulers and the ruled, Syrians must rely on intuitive skills honed through long years of exposure to Farzat cartoons. For the decipherers and code-breakers on either side of the political fence, his humour has been like a divining rod."

Be sure to check out the gallery.

A quick google turns up another article with accompanying images from Syria Online and (somewhat bizarrely) a series of quotes from a Christian evangelist site!

3:03 AM |

Sunday, August 04, 2002

Posted by Leonie

Blatant plug!! Todays extensive updates on There goes Tokyo...include 9 new reviews, an article on the Irish small press scene (comments and additions welcome), stock list and convention lists updates, news of the next Bishi Bashi event and so on.Please visit and enjoy.

11:26 AM |

Friday, August 02, 2002

Posted by Pete

Have had a few drinks with a couple of comics related Scots last week, I was reliably informed that the Moniaive Comic festival on September 7th-8th is worth going to. It's in the middle of nowhere and the pubs stay open all night. Sounds perfect.

8:33 AM |

Posted by stupidmonster

The rather excellent Martin Tom Dieck now has his own website for people to drool over...

7:53 AM |