By James Bacon: I took the opportunity to visit the Grandville Art Exhibition at Orbital Comics, near to Leicester Square Tube Station, with fans Ian Stockdale and Andrea Carney. As Andrea commented a ‘very cool place’ and indeed, the shop … Continue reading
By Francis Hamit: At the Press Briefing before LonCon3 officially started, the Artist GoH, graphic novelist Bryan Talbot, said that being selected made him feel as if his art had finally moved beyond being considered mere “comic books” to being … Continue reading
Comic-Con International has announced the 19 individuals who will automatically be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame for 2024. These inductees include 12 deceased comics pioneers and 7 living creators. The deceased greats are Creig Flessel, A. … Continue reading
“Who Watches the Watchmen?” Well, WE do, and we have been watching for almost forty years! The latest issue of the multiple-award-winning fanzine Journey Planet takes a look at the phenomenon of Watchmen, the groundbreaking, genre-altering comic by Alan Moore, … Continue reading
By James Bacon: Journey Planet announces the publication of their 53rd edition of their Hugo Award winning fanzine, JP53: The Future of Policing. Co-editor, author, and fan Errick Nunnally suggested the theme for this issue because he felt that it … Continue reading
(1) HENKIN OUT AS CHAIR OF SAN ANTONIO EVENT. Anime News Network reports “San Japan Chair Resigns After Claiming PoC Guests Aren’t Profitable”. But Henkin reportedly owns the for-profit corporation that owns San Japan, and still controls the event. (The … Continue reading
(1) Some of these antics would be perfectly at home in the U.S. While China’s vice president is meeting with the respectable author of Three-Body Problem, other officials are occupied cracking down on fake aliens and zombies says the New … Continue reading
The nominees for the 2015 British Fantasy Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony at FantasyCon on October 25. Best anthology The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2, ed. Jan Edwards and Jenny … Continue reading
Here are 16 developments of interest to fans. (1) We’ve all heard about parents who hope their child inherits the smart one’s brains and the good-looking one’s beauty. Tell the truth, didn’t you ask yourself what if, instead, the child … Continue reading
Scenes at the 2014 Worldcon, shot by Francis Hamit: