The Mad Mullah, The Hidden Man, The Lost Kid, The Tall Bloke and the Handsome Artist.

There I was, continuing to sort through my archive boxes when I was staring at a photograph, off-white paper, in issue 13, January, 1990 of Comics F/X: The Comic Fandom Examiner. There were a number of articles on the UK Small Press and comics as I had been pushing them heavily in the United States.  It may be why this was "The UK Invasion" issue!

The photograph was in bad shape which is not surprising considering the newsprint paper. The photo itself was never returned by Comics F/X, but then a lot of things weren't. The caption reads: "L-R: Terry Hooper, Mad Mike, Ben Dilworth and John Erasmus.  It was taken during 1988 or 1989 at a Westminster (London) Comic Mart.  Hidden behind me is a man with a Maggie Thatcher hairstyle clutching (we believe) a photo of said hag, is Darron Northall.

At the time one of my names -not of my choice,- was "The Mad Mullah"...a name I would prefer not to be called in the current world climate (MI5 please note).

Fun times.

A Chap Always wears his Testicles On His Head and His Spectacles In His Pants..or...vice versa?

Hmm. A certain person noted (in a rather un-British fashion) that my last blog photo had me wearing my spectacles on my head.

A chap simply does NOT comment on that type of thing.

I point no finger at Mr Stransky.  that would be churlish.

So, let's see if the bleary-eyed one spots WHAT is in the background of this photo and its something from 1989.

Stan Lee Tells It Like It Is....

Me, October Events And 1980s/1990s Zines To Be Sold

I will be visiting the Bristol AniMangaPop! event on 4th October but it looks like I may be committed to a table at the Bristol Comics and Zine Fair on the same day so, although someone might look after my books at one event the cost of two tables is a little too much....sadly!

What I will be doing at the Zine event is presenting some Black Tower books as well as rare 1980s-early 1990s small press comics. After the event I will be listing the zines I have left so that anyone in the UK -sorry but UK postage is very expensive and restrictive so selling to people outside the UK would be out- interested can buy copies.

Of course, zines in those days were done craftily on the office copier while the boss was out, via the local library copier or very cheap back-street printers.  Quality, even brand new, was never anything we expected to be too high! It was a whole different seat-of-your-pants little industry back then.

So, once the event is over I'll pop a quick list of "for sale" items on CBO and then work out the postage if anyone wants to buy -via PayPal: Sorry but I got ripped off so many times in the past at least with PayPal the payment is guaranteed!

News For Those Going To San Diego Comic Con

 Here's something for fans of DC Comics based TV series.

Breaking News: Gotham, The Flash, Constantine and Arrow Will Share the Stage at Comic-Con

Tim Beedle

 

Are you going to Comic-Con? Then you’re going to see the World Premiere of Gotham. At least, if you’re at the show on Saturday night.

In an SDCC first, WB Television and DC Entertainment are teaming up to present a spectacular, three hour joint panel offering a sneak peek at some of DC’s new and returning shows. Along with screening the Gotham pilot in full, the panel will also screen The Flash pilot, exclusive scenes from Constantine, a brand new teaser for the third season of Arrow, plus Q&As with members of the cast and crew from all four shows.

The press release announcing the panel is below. Stay tuned for more details (such as the exact timing of the panel) as it becomes available.

WARNER BROS. TELEVISION AND DC ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT THE
FIRST EVER WBTV/DC ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY NIGHT, FEATURING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF GOTHAM AND MUCH MORE ON SATURDAY AT COMIC-CON 2014

 DC Comics Fans Get Ready for the Only Comic-Con Screening of Gotham, a Complete Pilot Screening of The Flash, Plus Exclusive Footage From Constantine and Season Three of Arrow

BURBANK, Calif. (June 30, 2014) — Get ready for a spectacular Saturday night at Comic-Con 2014, courtesy of Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) and DC Entertainment (DCE). For the first time ever at SDCC, WBTV and DCE will present a three-hour special event on Saturday night, designed specifically for DC Comics fans and featuring some of DC Comics’ greatest characters. Kicking off the exclusive evening is the world premiere public screening of the highly anticipated new drama series Gotham (the only screening of Gotham at this year’s Comic-Con), followed by a screening of the complete pilot of new action-drama The Flash, and exclusive video presentations from returning hit Arrow and new thriller Constantine. Cast members and producers from all four shows will make special appearances throughout the night.

• Gotham World Premiere: For the first time ever, DC Comics fans will enter the dangerous and compelling world of Gotham with a screening of the pilot episode, followed by an appearance by the cast and producers.

• The Flash Pilot Screening: Following a full-length screening of The Flash pilot, cast and producers will stop running long enough to take the stage.

• Constantine Exclusive Footage: The enigmatic John Constantine makes his television debut at Comic-Con with footage from the upcoming series, and fans will be treated to a visit from the cast and creative team.

• Arrow Season Three: Arrow returns to Comic-Con with never-before-seen teaser footage from the upcoming third season followed by cast and producers taking on fans’ most pointed questions.

Additional WBTV Comic-Con 2014 panels will be announced in the near future. For additional information about WBTV activities at Comic-Con, please follow us on Twitter at @warnerbrostv and join in the conversation by using hashtag #WBSDCC, or visit http://comiccon.thewb.com.

About Gotham
Before there was Batman, there was Gotham. The origin story of some of DC Comics greatest Super-Villains and vigilantes, this one hour drama follows Detective Jim Gordon’s rise to power in a dangerously corrupt city that would spawn iconic characters such as The Penguin, Catwoman, The Riddler and a young Bruce Wayne. Airing Mondays at 8/7c this fall on FOX, Gotham stars Ben McKenzie (Southland), Donal Logue (Vikings), Sean Pertwee (Elementary), Robin Lord Taylor (The Walking Dead), Erin Richards (Being Human), David Mazouz (Touch), Camren Bicondova, Zabryna Guevara (Burn Notice), Cory Michael Smith (Camp X-Ray), Victoria Cartagena (The Good Wife), Andrew Stewart-Jones (Person of Interest) and Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix films). Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome) wrote the Gotham pilot, which was directed by Danny Cannon (Nikita). Heller, Cannon and John Stephens (Gossip Girl) are executive producers of the series, which is based on the characters from DC Comics and is a production of Warner Bros. Television. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GOTHAMonFOX, and follow the show on Twitter at @Gotham.

About The Flash

This lightning-paced super hero drama follows the high-speed adventures of the Fastest Man Alive. After an unexpected accident with a Particle Accelerator, police scientist and everyday guy Barry Allen finds himself suddenly charged with the ability to move at incredible speeds, which he uses to help the people of Central City. Premiering October 7 and airing Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW, The Flash stars Grant Gustin (Arrow, Glee), Candice Patton (The Game), Rick Cosnett (The Vampire Diaries), Danielle Panabaker (Friday the 13^th), Carlos Valdes, with Tom Cavanagh (Ed, Scrubs) and Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order). John Wesley Shipp (The Flash [1990]) guest stars. Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Green Lantern), Andrew Kreisberg (Arrow, Fringe) and DC Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns wrote The Flash pilot, which was directed by David Nutter (Arrow, Game of Thrones, Smallville). Berlanti, Kreisberg, Nutter and Sarah Schechter (upcoming Peter Pan feature film) are executive producers of The Flash, which is based upon the characters from DC Comics and is produced by Bonanza Productions, Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Become a fan of The Flash on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CWTheFlash, and follow the show on Twitter at @CW_TheFlash.



About Constantine

John Constantine is a man waging war against the forces of darkness — from both within himself and the outside world. An irreverent con-man and occult expert, he doesn’t come down on the side of either good or evil…but ultimately might be the only thing defending us against the dark forces from beyond. Premiering October 24, Constantine will air Fridays at 10/9c on NBC and stars Matt Ryan (The Tudors) as John Constantine, Charles Halford (True Detective) as Chas and Harold Perrineau (Lost) as Manny. Based on the characters from DC Comics and produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television, Constantine is executive produced by Daniel Cerone (Dexter, The Mentalist) and David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy). Neil Marshall (The Descent) directed the pilot from a teleplay by Cerone and story by Cerone & Goyer. Become a fan of Constantine at www.facebook.com/Constantine and follow the show on Twitter at @NBCConstantine.


About Arrow
After being gone for five years, during which time he suffered unimaginable ordeals, billionaire Oliver Queen returned home to Starling City with a mysterious agenda and a new set of skills that he uses in a war on crime in this hard-hitting action series. Returning for its third season October 8, Arrow airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on The CW. Starring Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Emily Bett Rickards, Colton Haynes, with John Barrowman and Paul Blackthorne, Arrow was developed and is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg. Based upon the characters from DC Comics, Arrow is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CWArrow, and follow the show on Twitter at @CW_Arrow.

MTV announces new DC Comics series DEATHSTROKE!

What -DC Can't Announce It's Own News Now??

Clark Bull

 

MTV just announced that fan-favorite villain Deathstroke will arrive on comic book shelves this October in the new ongoing comic book series DEATHSTROKE!

The deadliest mercenary in the DC Universe, a.k.a. Slade Wilson (as seen on the CW TV series Arrow) stars in his own new monthly series written and drawn by Tony S. Daniel (SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS).

See Deathstroke as never before in this exciting new series, with one surprise after another as we see Slade Wilson in the fight of his life! He is, without question, the world’s greatest assassin and one of the most feared people on the planet—he’s been a mercenary-for-hire after his involvement in Team 7, has been recruited onto Task Force X, a.k.a The Suicide Squad—now we'll get to know more about the complex man behind the missions.

Daniel will tackle both writing and illustrating the monthly series, and will be joined on art by Sandu Florea (SUICIDE SQUAD).  Daniel told MTV, "When I write, the scenes are playing out visually for me, so it is an advantage that I enjoy and I think will come in handy in this series because it will be very explosive and action packed."

Head on over to MTV to read the rest of the interview with Daniel, and get a first look at a new DC Collectibles Deathstroke bust!

Or....

The 6″ tall figure features a custom base, and is made of resin. It’s the first bust of Deathstroke in his DC Comics – New 52 costume, designed by Jim Lee, sculpted by Joe Menna and painted by Jason Wires. Price is TBD, but you’ll be able to pick this literal bad boy up in January, 2015.

And Thus Wrote The Trembling Stroking Hand...

...And I Am NOT Being Dirty!

Outside of the three top postings on CBO -the Chinese language ones- Casterman BD and Cinebook The 9th Art reviews are in the top ten postings daily.  Of course, my own  incredibly fantastic postings are de rigueur (that's "a must" if you need to be told).

I sit back and sometimes wonder just what you, the little people out there, would do without my incredible insights.  I then usually wake up and find I've dribbled onto my t-shirt.

But I need to write this every-so-often because, even if there are only a couple of people who comment regularly*, I do appreciate the fact that you all visit CBO regularly. So THANK YOU!



*I am referring, of course, to the internationally renowned Magnificent Stroking Hand of Stransky. The wonderfully winsome Subzero from Tales From The Kryptonian blog  and the Master of the Electra Glide in Blue, Kid Robson -from the great Crivens! blog.....okay, it started out semi-okay but I'd peaked too early by the time I'd got to Kid R....ah. Oh -The Thunderously Tome Turning Thumb of Kid R!  Yeah. Pity I just didn't re-write this and make it seem more spontaneous.

If anyone knows my care nurse could you tell her I've run out of the pink and green capsules and that someone appears to have wet my pants? Thank you.

Clallam Bay Comic Con -It's Almost THAT Time!

The third annual Clallam Bay Comicon on the way 13th-14th July

 

Sticker art - only a dollar - and
panel moderators and table bosses get one for free!
You don't HAVE to buy one, but it proves you
attended. We still got 2012-13 tshirts, too.

 The third annual Clallam Bay Comicon will take place July 13-14 in the Lion's Club building in Clallam Bay, featuring artists, discussion panels, music and more. Once again, there will be no admission fee, and sales table rates are kept very low. All creatives are welcome to show. The unusual schedule (Sunday-Monday) allows comic shops to attend.

The show organizer, Donna Barr, says this may be the last year for the show, but she only put it on to prove she could do it.

"If I can do it 'way out here, anybody can do it. The largest nearby town, Port Angeles, has many facilities - space and hotel accommodations, eateries, excellent inexpensive bus service, local attractions and accessible wilderness - that would make a comicon a success, and once a town has a comicon, the opportunities for all businesses just grow. The whole entertainment industry and trees - can you beat it?"

For full information on attending the show, or to see how to an admission-free comicon, follow the links at http://www.donnabarr.com

 

2014 Clallam Bay Comicon

Hi, folks! And we're off and running for the 3rd year!

Promote your attendance or your shop with the 2014 flyer mini-poster (download link), featuring our logo, Kelpie! If you want to use logo/mascot "Kelpie" for tshirts, buttons, etc., and make some money, contact me.

First, links to the 2nd annual con:
The 2013 ComiconRecord Page/Con Report Link
The 2013 Comicon Facebook Page

Now - the 2014 information: 

FACEBOOK LINK (If you want to keep up with ongoing discussions, ask questions, organize a sales rep or living space or panels).

July 13-14-15: During and after Clallam Bay/Sekiu Fun Days 9am to 5 pm SUNDAY AND MONDAY for trade show (setup, show, breakdown). (You heard us - Sunday and Monday). SATURDAY is optional, for getting here, enjoying Fun Days, Parade, and Fireworks party night; but highly recommended.

ADMISSION for public: free. "We don't need no stinkin' badges." You're all special guests to us. And don't have to prove you're pros or amateurs.

BOOTH FEES: $25 ($27.00 Paypal).  CONTACT for payment instructions.

The newly renovated building - nice job, Lions!

WHERE:
Clallam Bay/Seiku Lion's Club
90 Bogachiel Street
Clallam Bay, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State, United States (Take Highway 112 through Clallam Bay. After the hard left, look for liqour store on the right; Bogachiel Street is the next left).

LINK TO PHOTOS OF MORE SPACES

ACCOMADATIONS AND HOUSING Get your ass in gear - rooms fill up FAST! And also Neah Bay AND the Couchsurfers Event Link! Stay with fascinating local people - or if you are a FLP - sponsor a comics/media/art/writer in your own home.

EVERYONE WELCOME. If you do comics, poetry, gallery art, jewelry, paint cars, bake pies, sing, do stand-up, sculpture, hip-hop, light shows, whatever - bring it. Cosplay wanted for the parade. AND HORSES!

HOW TO GET HERE: Take a flight to Port Angeles on Kenmore Air, then take the Forks bus to the the Clallam Bay connection at Sappho.  Yes, Sappho. Bus details at Clallam Transit. Or take Olympic Bus Lines from Seattle. Coming from Portland, or other points south? Take the WEST side of the Olympic Peninsula, Highway 101: Good roads, scenic, food and fuel - and MUCH less traffic, even in July.

GETTING to Neah Bay and back, if you'd prefer not to drive every day - contact Olympic Peninsula Errand Service, for Janet or Adam: (360) 640-4583 NOTE: Neah Bay is a First Nations town, and DRY. And you don't want to drive THAT road after enjoying some wind-down juice.

AWARDS: Who are we to judge? If your fans love you and buy stuff, you win.

PROVIDED: space, electricity (PROBABLY wi-fi). More Wi-fi is 24/7 at the library, right around the corner. LOTS of table space!

SPACE: Dealer's Room: main club building. Gaming and music: outside covered porch. Panels: outside covered porch. Parking: around Lion's Club, Old Fire Hall and Clinic parking lot. LINK TO PHOTOS OF MORE SPACES

PANELS and EVENTS Link: Includes audio-visual details.

GAMES: You want games? Find a Gamesmaster and contact us to be put in the Panel schedule.

CATERING: We have a NICE kitchen available, so if you want to bring and sell food, take care of your own licensing or whatever. 

CHARITY: Comicon needs a charity. Contact us.

BEST, safest, most scenic route if driving: Highway 101 around Lake Crescent, then Highway 113-112 to Clallam Bay (slightly longer, but recommended).

FIRE DISPLAYS: If you want to play Burning Man, contact the District Five Fire Department.

FOOD AROUND TOWN

LAST-MINUTE PRINTING: Already on the peninsula and forgot something? Need a large print order at the last minute? Olympic Printers are the guys.

T-SHIRTS: Don't want to drag a million t-shirts along, especially if you have a new design? Get 'em done in Port Angeles and pick 'em up at SickTees.
 
CHILDREN: watch your own.

TRASH: Container in Lion's Club kitchen. SEPARATE THE CANS.

FACILITY CARE: No tape of any sort on the wall. Respect the Lion's Club's wall displays. We all chip in to clean up at the end of the show. It don't take long.
 
Don't set yourself on fire.

EXHIBITORS:

1: Donna Barr's A Fine Line Press AND Clallam Bay Comicon Central (Official convention t-shirts!).

2: Catalyst Studios

I'd Like To Jump To 1963 And Write A Super Hero Epic....

Quite obviously I am never ever going to be writing a massive saga for Archie Comics featuring The Mighty Crusaders.

Equally obvious is the fact that I am never going to be writing a wondrous epic featuring the old Seaboard Atlas Comics characters.

There are a very few characters I would like to write scripts for that belong to other companies -some companies no longer around. But "Dan99" asked "What characters outside of your own would you like to write a series for?"

Didn't take long to answer that: the characters from Image Comics 1963 series -Mystery Incorporated, The Fury, The Hypernaut, U.S.A., N-Man, Johnny Beyond and Horus. And just in case you did not know (jeez there are a lot of youngsters out there!)....

1963 was a six-issues series from Image Comics and published in 1993. It was written by Alan Moore and with some of his old collaborators on art chores such as Steve Bissette, John Totleben and Rick Veitch. Other artists included some guy named Dave Gibbons as well as Jim Valentino and Don Simpson.  The whole series was an homage to the US Silver Ages of comics and, it has to be said, Marvel Comics in particular. A great blend of sci fi, fantasy, supernatural and downright regular super heroics.

The series began with Mystery Incorporated with reference to 'previous' issues to give it the feel of an established series.  If you don't get it, MI are, basically, the Fantastic Four!

Then there was No One Escapes The Fury with The Fury a rather like a Daredevil-Spiderman cross with the S.H.I.E.L.D.-like L.A.S.E.R. (Law And Security Enforcement Reserve).

Then, we had Tales Of The Uncanny with the VERY weird Hypernaut and his two-faced (literally) alien chimp companion and the USA -Ultimate Special Agent who was a cross between Captain America and the Shield.

Tales From The Beyond featured hep-cat Johnny Beyond, a kind of beatnik Dr Strange and, of course, N-Man who, despite being a big red power-house was the 1963 version of The Incredible Hulk (yeah, well before the Marvel group got a red hulk!).

Oh, and then came Horus Lord Of Light who was the 1963 version of...Thor!

The whole series finished off with book 6 which featured all the characters in The Tomorrow Syndicate: From Here To Alternity!

The later League of Extraordinary Gentlemen parodied old magazine advertisements and the 1963 series did like-wise and if you read comics in the 1960s you might get some of the jokes!


But Book Six was not the actual end of the series.  There was supposed to be an 80 page giant drawn by Jim Lee and in this the 1963 characters were to be sent some thirty years into "the future" where they were to meet up with the contemporary 1993 characters published by Image Comics. "Moore intended to make a commentary on how the air of "realism" brought to Marvel Comics in the early 1960s had paved the way for the "mature" and "grim and gritty"American comics of the 1990s."

Now, Moore claims to be solely responsible for this mature, gritty and grim trend while at the same time falsely accusing Stan Lee of claiming to have created everything by himself.  He seems to forget that Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns appeared at the same time and was just as influential in creating this "new take".  Now, Moore seems to be stuck in a groove on this brighter, 1960s comics turning nastier shtick. In #2 of Anything Goes December 1986), appeared Moore's story that has that same theme running through it in a story titled Pictopia -drawn by Donald Simpson.

The facts are that Moore had a falling out with Jim Lee over the selling of Wildstorm Studios to DC Comics as Wildstorm owned Moore's Americas Best Comic line. In fact, Moore seems to have had a falling out with a number of people including Bissette.

So the 80 pager never appeared and Moore simply kept rechurning that bright comic characters to dark comic characters idea. But - but- he did still write some cracking stories including the Tom Strong series for a while.

But I do love those characters and...hey, I guess I'll never get a chance to write the 1963 characters into a great (ego) story.

A theme is developing.

Newsletter BilBOlbul 1 Luglio 2014

 

BilBOlbul Newsletter

 

NEWSLETTER 01/7/2014

  

 

 

BILBOLBUL CAMBIA VESTE!

 

Per la sua ottava edizione, in programma dal 20 al 23 Novembre 2014, BilBOlbul rinnova la propria veste grafica, con un nuovo logo - a cura di Paper Resistance - e le gif animate realizzate da Sarah Mazzetti, che sarà l'autrice del manifesto 2014 del festival.

Per visualizzare le animazioni che accompagneranno la comunicazione estiva di BilBOlbul, e per rimanere informato sulle altre novità del festival, seguici su Facebook tramite la nostra pagina pubblica

PER MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI

 

 

IL CORVO DI PIETRA

 

Lunedì 7 luglio h21, nell’ambito della rassegna Stasera parlo io in via Orefici, Emilio Varrà presenta insieme all'autore Marco Steiner il romanzo Il corvo di pietra.

Steiner, il più stretto collaboratore di Hugo Pratt, tenta l'esperimento di continuare in forma di romanzo un gigantesco personaggio dei fumetti, raccontando le avventure di un Corto Maltese ancora ragazzo, tra Venezia, Malta e la Sicilia, sulle tracce dell'enigma di una piccola statua, il corvo di pietra, il cui volo si slancia indietro fino a un remoto tradimento inciso nel sangue della storia siciliana, che ha iniziato un lungo cammino di vendetta.

PER MAGGIORI INFORMAZIONI

Newsletter Hamelin 1 Luglio 2014

 

 

NEWSLETTER del 01/7/2014

 

 

 

 

ALLA PROSSIMA AVVENTURA!

 

Si è concluso venerdì 27 giugno il progetto All'avventura - campi estivi in Cineteca.

Auguriamo una buona estate a tutti i piccoli pirati, naufraghi e cineasti che hanno partecipato, e che hanno esplorato il mondo insieme a noi.

Ci vediamo l'anno prossimo!

CLICCA QUI PER VISUALIZZARE LE FOTO E I VIDEO

 

 

HAMELIN A 1, 2, 3, STORIE!

 

Anche quest’anno Hamelin partecipa alla quarta edizione di "1,2,3 Storie!", il festival della narrazione per bambini e ragazzi, ideato dalla cooperativa La Coccinella, che si terrà a Cles dall’11 al 13 luglio 2014.

Nei giorni del festival Chiara Armellini reinventerà con i bambini il manifesto di "1, 2, 3 Storie!", nel laboratorio Rane a pezzetti (sabato 12 luglio, 15.30), e incontrerà il pubblico adulto per parlare del proprio percorso artistico (domenica 13 luglio, 18.30).

Silvia Borando racconterà la genesi e la storia di Minibombo,casa editrice dedicata ai piccolissimi, un progetto che vede libro e app dialogare assieme con quasi solo gli strumenti che si trovano anche nell’astuccio di un bambino (sabato 12 luglio, 18.30). Ai più piccoli dedicherà invece l’atelier Cosa vedi in questo libro? (domenica 13 luglio, 15.30).

La mostra Forte come un orso, che si terrà dal 4 al 25 luglio, tratta dalle tavole realizzate da Katrin Stangl per l’omonimo albo illustrato (Topipittori, 2013) mette in scena la capacità di raccontare il mondo dei piccoli attraverso l’uso di parole, figure e l’attitudine antica di confrontarsi con il regno animale.

Sabato 12 Luglio alle ore 10, Forte come chi? laboratorio tenuto da Hamelin.

Per maggiori informazioni: http://www.lacoccinella.coop/

CLICCA QUI PER SCARICARE IL PROGRAMMA COMPLETO

 

 

CONCORSO PER ILLUSTRATORI TAPIRULANT

 

X è il tema della decima edizione del concorso per illustratori bandito dall’Associazione Tapirulan con il patrocinio del Centro Fumetto Andrea Pazienza, di Hamelin, di Sàrmede – Paese della fiaba, di Fantigrafica, e con la collaborazione del Comune di Cremona, del Comune di Genova e del quotidiano La Provincia.
I quaranta artisti selezionati saranno protagonisti della mostra internazionale di illustrazione a Cremona e poi nei musei di Genova-Nervi. Le loro opere verranno pubblicate sul catalogo della mostra e dodici di queste anche sul Calendario Duemila15 di Tapirulan. Durante l’inaugurazione della mostra verrà nominato il vincitore, al quale andranno 2.000 euro più X euro di premio . Un ulteriore Premio Popolare di 500 euro più X euro verrà assegnato all’autore dell’opera più votata dagli utenti del sito www.tapirulan.it.

La giuria di quest'anno verrà nominata in settembre, e sarà presieduta da Mister X. Il primo a indovinare la sua identità con un commento a questo link, vincerà tre buoni spesa di X euro da spendere nel bookshop di Tapirulan.

Info e iscrizioni
www.tapirulan.it/concorso-calendario
calendario@tapirulan.it
tel: 347.6881328 – 328.8518849

It Was DEFINITELY An "OMG!" Moment -And No Naked Women Were Involved!

Whoa. You know when they just slowly say out loud "Oh....My....God!" ? Well so did I. Now it's not a question of why someone who believes in no god(s) would say this.  No. Its what I found -this!

Now, having being treated as less than nothing by the current organisers of the Bristol Expo (which is why I no longer support nor advertise that dying event) I think I wrote in a post that I had been publicising the event since 2003/2004?

Well, I was going through an archive box full of Small Press stuff that I hope to start selling this year, and I thought "That's not a zine!" Turned it over and found the Comics 99 booklet plus a couple of ads I had run in the printed Comic Bits. Do you know I can't remember much about the event.  But, yes, I was publicising the successor to the UK Comic Art Convention well before I remembered doing so!

So, I was -was- a supporter of the event for 15 years which makes the new organisers' and their insulting behaviour/rudeness even worse.

1999 -2014....WHERE did all those years go??!!

When Titans Clash!! Actually, I'm just writing about two comic events on the same day in the same city.

Okay, folks, as announced -exclusively- on CBO the other day, the AniMangaPop! one day event hits Bristol on the 4th October. More details to be announced as soon as they are released.

Get in fast to book a table as it's first come, first served!

Bristol Comic and Zine Fair returns to The Station on October 4th 2014. Applications for tables are now closed with 120 people applying for the 60 tables.

Both organisers are confident they ought to attract a goodly number to their event.

BOTH events include zines/small press -the BC&ZF being aimed mainly at those interested in the Small Press.  

So, leaving the City Centre on the 4th you could head for the AniMangaPop! event which is just past the Cabot Circus shopping area.  Spend time there then casually walk back through Broadmead to The Station. Make a day of it.

Maps to both events will be on CBO.

The November Booked! event, at which I was going to hold a panel looking at graphic novel publishing (NOW you know why the event died!) has been cancelled and, to those sending me emails: I was in no way involved in organising the event!

When To Simply Walk Away -Email cons aimed at blogs

Right. I had an enquiry two weeks ago about adding a paid for link to CBO.  I wrote back and asked what the link was for and how much they were offering and pointed out what this site deals with.

I got an email back that they wanted to pay for an add that tied in with my site.

I wrote back stating that I was not going to just add a link to my site blindly so needed to know what they wanted to advertise and how much they were offering.

I got a reply "not to worry" and that it fitted in with my site.

AGAIN -what did they want to add and what were they offering to pay.?

Told again not to worry and under this were around twenty (20) url links. Yeah, like I'm going to click on links from an unidentified 'company' and twenty? Feck off.

So, I thought on last go. Simple questions: company name?   what did they want to advertise?  How much were they offering?

Nothing.

Days later "Did you get my email about advertising on your site?"

I wrote back that I was not going to respond to any other emails and that they would now be reported as junk UNLESS I got answers to the questions I asked.

Two hours later: "Did you get my email -I am waiting for a reply!"  Oh, and a phone number to contact.  Then...

"Diana Alfie

To Me

 

Today at 6:55 AM

 

We want to post our article at your site with our one or two links. For this we will pay you.

Let me about your decision."

And:

" HI,

waiting for your reply..........???"

ALL female names on these emails and let me tell you that this is NOT legitimate.  A company will come to you with the advert and offer a certain amount and await your reply.  If after two weeks you've had nothing more than dumb-ass replies its a con.

Walk away.

You can add it to those countless women who email you and have all -INCREDIBLY- had exactly the same lives....you know what I mean?  This:

 tina bello

To Me

Today at 11:44 AM

Hello my dear Beloved;,

I am Mrs Tina Bello ,i am a 56 years old woman and a citizen of
Romania. But i am a resident in Hong Kong through my late husband who
was an hong kong man.

I was born an orphan and GOD blessed me abundantly with riches but no
children.
And i am not a happy woman because, i have no husband and children. As
at now, i am seriously sick, i just came out from hospital back to my
home. I am suffering from lung cancer and i had patial stroke which
has affected my speech. I can no longer talk and half of my body is
paralysed.The doctor say i have about two months to live. I send this
email to you with the help of my private female nurse who is typing my
request.I have little time so, i have committed myself in spreading my
wealth towards better health care for mankind in the hospital where i
am, i have given the hospital management (us$15 millions)to upgrade
and build a new cancer research facility.

I have also made some cash donations to orphanage children in somalia,
ethiopian, sudan and some in south africa. I have succeded in
spreading my liquid cash towards well deserved means. My soul is
happy. What i am doing gives me joy. I am now sharing my properties
and valuables.

Morever, i dont know you but i am contacting you with the hope
that,you will be able to carry out my wish for the sake of humanity. I
have the sum of (us$15.6 million) given to me by my late chinese
husband.The funds is deposited in a bank. I want you to take custody
of the funds and use it to build and operate orphanage house in your
country or you can look for someone to operate it, if you are unable
to operate it. You will name the orphanage house 'Mr Tina Bello
Orphanage house'. You must follow my wish for it will gladen my heart.
If you are ready to do this and carry out my wish, then send me the
informatrions below:

[1]Your Names,
[2]Your Phone And Fax Numbers,
[3]Your Residental Address,

Please you can reply to my private email address.(t_bello03@hotmail.com)
My Lawyer will be in contact with you. May GOD guide us.

 

TEN women contacted me with this very same story yesterday.  Five the day before...four so far today. Its all synchronicity..or...a...con???

And The Most Inconsistent Looking Aliens (outside of the whole Star Trek thing)...

..Marvel Comics and the Chitauri!

 

 Marvel Comics

Below from The Ultimate Avengers Animated movies

 And their big movie break in Avengers Assemble! (the movie and NOT any other thing titled "Avengers Assemble")

At least those little Grey bastards are consistent in appearance -apart from when they mind manipulate- but then they ARE real, right?

RIGHT???