Do you mind not being obviously credited, on the official English pages for the books you translate? Jerome Saincantin, translator: No, not at all. My name’s on the comics, which means that if anyone has reason to look for the translator, they can. And I’m not a creator per se, so I’m fine with it….
Climate change comics: Dreams of a Low Carbon Future
I like fiction set “after the/an apocalypse”. Young Adult fiction? Julie Bertagna’s Exodus, Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines, Kresley Cole’s Arcana Chronicles. A-movies? Mad Max trilogy, The Postman (FIGHT ME), Terminator 2. B-movies? Too many to mention! Anime? Hokuto No Ken, GunXSword, Demon City Shinjuku. Comics? Sheltered is great. Old Man Logan (in parts), Akira, Tank Girl, FreakAngels, bit…
Who Do You Think You Are? Teen girl comics of extreme quality
I wanna tell you about a book I really like. It’s going to sound like the opposite of that to start with. I think that the cover to this volume is too artistically executed. I think it’s so good that it does the story a disservice.
Interview with Alison Zai a.k.a frenums
Heyyyy. Remember when I wrote a chunk about frenums’ skeleton comics from tumblr? I also interviewed her a little! Then set it aside to ripen, naturally; we definitely did not forget I had it. No sir. Alison, or frenums, is a cartoonist of great skill. She’s still a minor. Pretty cool. Pay attention.
JKR Regrets Ron/Hermione: The Roundtable
On Sunday, J.K. Rowling “admitted” that she married off the wrong characters in her still monstrously popular Harry Potter series. Ron/Hermione, she said, was wish fulfillment and literary bad form. Alas, alas, it was cliche. Instead, she should have changed direction mid-series, and hooked up Harry and Hermione instead. Our writers had a few things…
Scan for discussion: character design in Orbital
To let Wikipedia do the talking for a moment– Orbital is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Sylvain Runberg, illustrated by Serge Pellé and published by Dupuis in French and Cinebook in English. We were tweeting about space comics the other week (@womenoncomics, hit us up), and Hannah Chapman from Comic Book Slumber Party mentioned Orbital as a favourite. I just read the first volume, and I…
Shop visit: Proud Lion, Cheltenham
Proud Lion in Cheltenham is easy to see, because the sign is bloody massive. That’s good. I’ve had my fill, to be honest, of shops that hide. I liked them in the past. This picture is from google street view, and it looks kind of… ehhh… but stay with me. Google doesn’t know everything.
EXCLUSIVE: leaked pictures from the Ant Man set
What we want from you, readers, is your detective skill and creative verve. As can be seen above, it looks like Thor and X-Men crossover cameos are in the works. WHAT could be the story? HOW can these images be explained? WHO could Ant Man snr. snr. be? WHEN will we hear the Wasp has...
Let’s leave Britney alone: More Alan Moore commentary
I started reading Alan Moore’s Last Interview and I thought, good grief. This is one mean, sneering, long-winded guy. I finished reading Alan Moore’s Last Interview and I thought, oh boy. I never want anyone to bother this tired, upset, besieged old bloke again. Where’s an even middle? I don’t have to worry about addressing…
Friday Poll! Yays & Nays of Free Comic Book Day 2014
Free Comic Book Day! It’s not for a while yet, but most (all?) of the available titles have been released. Do you know where your Local Comic Shop is? Do you know which titles they’ll be getting in? Register your preferences now, let proprietors know what to order. This is also the perfect time to…
Review: Cyborg 009 graphic novel, Archaia, 2013
Cyborg 009 F. J. DeSanto, Bradley Cramp, Marcus To, Ian Herring Published by Archaia, 2013 I don’t hate it. But this book feels rushed off its feet; a recap for old hands, not a reboot for new eyes. I’m a little familiar with Cyborg009–I’ve watched an episode of the 1968 cartoon (“anime”) and read a…
Cartoonist profile: Howard Hardiman
Howard Hardiman fucking loves sign-language, knows quite a lot about ketamine, and has a smile for strangers that I’d bet stops babies crying. He’s the creator of The Lengths and Badger, co-creator on Angela and The Invalids, as well as Artist in Residence at Quay Arts on the Isle of Wight. He used to be…