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Review: Liberator #3 – with extra Bunnies!

09/11/2013 5:20 pm by Laura Sneddon

Review: Liberator #3 – with extra Bunnies!

A striking cover from the tremendous Ben Templesmith has garnered Liberator #3 all kinds of attention. If you’ve not been reading this fantastic debut, read on… Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Reviews, Top News Tagged With: Black Mask Studios, Liberator

Exclusive Interview: Darick Robertson Goes Ballistic!

09/10/2013 12:04 pm by Laura Sneddon

Exclusive Interview: Darick Robertson Goes Ballistic!

Okay, first things first. Have you bought Ballistic yet? Have you back-ordered #1 and pre-ordered #2? Because this comic is selling out everywhere FAST. I hit up artist Darick Robertson for a chat on what is rapidly becoming the runaway hit of 2013. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Interviews, News, Top News Tagged With: Adam Egypt Mortimer, Ballistic, Black Mask Studios, Darick Robertson, Interviews

Stripped: Melinda Gebbie – Lost Girls, Pornography & Censorship

09/09/2013 7:00 pm by Laura Sneddon

Stripped: Melinda Gebbie – Lost Girls, Pornography & Censorship

Kicking off the second round of Stripped events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival came the legendary and fabulous Melinda Gebbie, known for her work in the American underground comix of the ‘70s, the infamous and illegal Fresca Zizis, and of course her collaboration with Alan Moore on Lost Girls. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, News, Top News Tagged With: Alan Moore, Edinburgh Book Festival, Lost Girls, Melinda Gebbie, Stripped

Stripped: Grant Morrison – Dope, Chips, and Skewed Moralities

08/29/2013 5:36 pm by Laura Sneddon

Stripped: Grant Morrison – Dope, Chips, and Skewed Moralities

Grant Morrison returned to the Edinburgh Book Festival, this time as one of the star attractions of the Stripped programme, and still with those record breaking signing queues! Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, Grant Morrison, News, Top News Tagged With: Edinburgh Book Festival, Grant Morrison, Multiversity, Seaguy, Stripped, Wonder Woman

Ben Affleck is Batman in Man of Steel Sequel

08/23/2013 6:00 am by Laura Sneddon

Ben Affleck is Batman in Man of Steel Sequel

You may or may not have noticed, but the internet has exploded. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Breaking News, DC, Movies, Top News Tagged With: Batman, ben affleck, Man of Steel, Zack Snyder

Snowpiercer to be Dumbed Down for American Audience

08/22/2013 4:00 pm by Laura Sneddon

Snowpiercer to be Dumbed Down for American Audience

Snowpiercer opened in South Korea earlier this month to rave reviews and box-office breaking sales. But the 126 minute film, based on popular bande dessinée Le Transperceneige and starring Chris Evans, is to be cut by a whopping 20 minutes for the eventual English language release – removing the intelligence and leaving a simplified action film […]

Filed Under: Comics, Movies, Top News, World Comics Tagged With: bande dessinee, Chris Evans, Films, Movies, Snowpiercer

Seaguy Eternal: The Script, It Lives! And Morrison’s Full Answers on Seaguy.

08/22/2013 11:40 am by Laura Sneddon

Seaguy Eternal: The Script, It Lives! And Morrison’s Full Answers on Seaguy.

After I reported in The Guardian yesterday that Seaguy Eternal had been written and was hopefully due for release next year, there was a little bit of confusion. Artist Cameron Stewart had not received the script, and some comic sites jumped on this. And then the script arrived! Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, DC, Grant Morrison, Top News Tagged With: Cameron Stewart, Grant Morrison, Seaguy, Vertigo

Stripped: Joe Sacco – Conflict Comes in a Lot of Guises

08/15/2013 7:16 pm by Laura Sneddon

Stripped: Joe Sacco – Conflict Comes in a Lot of Guises

Following Chris Ware in the Stripped programme at the Edinburgh International Book Festival came the very entertaining and engaging Joe Sacco, creator of numerous critically acclaimed journalist works, including Palestine, Safe Area Goražde, Journalism, and his upcoming The Great War. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, News, Top News Tagged With: Edinburgh Book Festival, Joe Sacco, journalism, Stripped, The Great War

Stripped: Chris Ware – Comics, A Working Class Art Form

08/14/2013 6:20 pm by Laura Sneddon

Stripped: Chris Ware – Comics, A Working Class Art Form

Introduced as the laureate of graphic literature, the much celebrated Chris Ware booked a sell out event at a major literary festival, speaking about our fictional bubble lives, his superheroic beginnings, and his hopes and fears for the medium. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Conventions, News, Top News Tagged With: building stories, Chris Ware, Edinburgh Book Festival, Stripped

Exclusive Interview: Joshua Hale Fialkov on The Bunker

08/05/2013 12:00 pm by Laura Sneddon

Exclusive Interview: Joshua Hale Fialkov on The Bunker

The launch day of The Bunker, a new comic from Joshua Hale Fialkov and Joe Infurnari is finally here! Make sure you don’t miss out, and while we’re all excited over this new epic comic, lets sit down and have a chat with Fialkov himself. Laura Sneddonhttp://www.comicbookgrrrl.com

Filed Under: Comics, Digital Comics, Interviews, News, Top News Tagged With: Digital Comics, Exclusive, Interviews, Joe Infurnari, Joshua Hale Fialkov, The Bunker

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