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My Convention Collation - London 2013
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icon_ukThis year I attended the second London Super Comic Convention, and had a LOT of fun.
There were some great panels (Though I only attended the "Batman through the Ages" one, which had Brian Bolland, Gary Frank, David Finch and Neal Adams on the panel (and included the unforgettable moment of Neal Adams testing the microphone by singing "Over at the Frankenstein Place" to the room, and did it well too!) and some absolutely terrific cosplayers (The Rule 63 Deadshot was excellent, the Jack of Hearts was spectacular, the G'nort was... unforgettable, and the two little lads of colour (One was black, the other was, I think, Indian), who can't have been more than five or six, as Young Justice Nightwing and Captain America and who were wandering around hand in hand (Their dad's were with them I hasten to add), were among the most preciously adorable things I've seen in a long time (and I mean that in an absolutely wholesome sense)
( But you know me... Artists here I come! )
There were some great panels (Though I only attended the "Batman through the Ages" one, which had Brian Bolland, Gary Frank, David Finch and Neal Adams on the panel (and included the unforgettable moment of Neal Adams testing the microphone by singing "Over at the Frankenstein Place" to the room, and did it well too!) and some absolutely terrific cosplayers (The Rule 63 Deadshot was excellent, the Jack of Hearts was spectacular, the G'nort was... unforgettable, and the two little lads of colour (One was black, the other was, I think, Indian), who can't have been more than five or six, as Young Justice Nightwing and Captain America and who were wandering around hand in hand (Their dad's were with them I hasten to add), were among the most preciously adorable things I've seen in a long time (and I mean that in an absolutely wholesome sense)
( But you know me... Artists here I come! )
icon_ukAnd a sort of drive-by victim of the whole AvX, Marvel NOW! thingies is the New Mutants, which reaches it's conclusion with #50
( Four pages and a bit of a ramble )
( Four pages and a bit of a ramble )
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A little Halloween horror...
Nov. 1st, 2012 12:51 amicon_ukNow, for all my foibles, I don't normally post gross-out horror, so can you imagine who might have said this that I would post it?
Go on, give a guess before you click on the link (Which IS from a Marvel Zombie related story so be warned that there are some really unpleasant skin conditions below the cut)
( No peeking at the tags! )
Go on, give a guess before you click on the link (Which IS from a Marvel Zombie related story so be warned that there are some really unpleasant skin conditions below the cut)
( No peeking at the tags! )
icon_ukI got a happy posting the Alan Davis New Mutants Annual from 1986 a few days ago, so here goes with the companion piece X-Men Annual #10, this time with none other than Art Adams on art!
( As the New Mutants step up to the plate )
( As the New Mutants step up to the plate )
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- char: cannonball/sam guthrie,
- char: colossus/piotr rasputin,
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: longshot,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: magneto/erik magnus lehnsherr,
- char: mirage/danielle moonstar,
- char: mojo,
- char: nightcrawler/kurt wagner,
- char: psylocke/betsy braddock,
- char: rogue/anna marie,
- char: shadowcat/kitty pryde,
- char: spiral/rita wayword,
- char: storm/ororo munroe,
- char: sunspot/roberto da costa,
- char: warlock,
- char: wolverine/logan/james howlett,
- creator: art adams,
- creator: chris claremont,
- group: new mutants,
- group: x-men,
- title: x-men
Time for some fun - New Mutants Annual #2
Sep. 24th, 2012 01:30 amicon_ukIt's been a long and rather trying week for this little Robin fan as so much has changed... but rather than wallow in what has been lost (I'll still do that, but on my own time) it's time for this old codger to "Accentuate the Positive" again, and reach for the comic equivalent of comfort food... and for me, that's a little classic Alan Davis.... I was going to go for his Detective Comics run, but I think I'll use bits of that for my next Robin posting, so instead, it's off to another reliable source of entertainment; The New Mutants, with added Alan Davis.... (These 16 or so (of 48) pages are scanned form my original, 26 year old copy of this, so there are liable to be some less than CG perfect colouring issues etc)
As my favourite mutant asks...
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- char: captain britain/brian braddock,
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: magik/illyana rasputin,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: mirage/danielle moonstar,
- char: mojo,
- char: psylocke/betsy braddock,
- char: spiral/rita wayword,
- char: warlock,
- creator: alan davis,
- creator: chris claremont,
- group: new mutants,
- publisher: marvel comics,
- title: new mutants
New Mutants 47 Preview
Aug. 11th, 2012 12:06 pmicon_ukPreview courtesy of Newsarama
We need more of this sort of thing in comic books. Especially a title like the New Mutants
( So of course, they've cancelled the title... sigh )
We need more of this sort of thing in comic books. Especially a title like the New Mutants
( So of course, they've cancelled the title... sigh )
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icon_ukFirstly please excuse the quality of the scans, the comics themselves are 28 years old and have been much read! :)
So this is another of my "Accentuate the Positive" posts, a glimpse into the past at some story or concept I thought was well presented, to prevent me making another angry post about current comics (Though I'll still post about the good ones of those I find too of course)
( Enemies? Sometimes. Rivals? ALWAYS! )
So this is another of my "Accentuate the Positive" posts, a glimpse into the past at some story or concept I thought was well presented, to prevent me making another angry post about current comics (Though I'll still post about the good ones of those I find too of course)
( Enemies? Sometimes. Rivals? ALWAYS! )
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- char: cannonball/sam guthrie,
- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: magik/illyana rasputin,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: mirage/danielle moonstar,
- char: shadowcat/kitty pryde,
- char: sunspot/roberto da costa,
- char: white queen/emma frost,
- char: wolfsbane/rahne sinclair,
- creator: chris claremont,
- creator: sal buscema,
- creator: tom mandrake,
- group: hellions,
- title: new mutants
New Mutants 40 - It's all in the semantics... (Plus a page from Warlock solo series for context)
Apr. 18th, 2012 11:43 pmicon_ukOh, and the solicit for New Mutants 45/46.
( Past - Warlock #5 )
( Present - New Mutants #40 )
( Future - New Mutants 45/46 )
( Past - Warlock #5 )
( Present - New Mutants #40 )
( Future - New Mutants 45/46 )
New Mutants #41
Apr. 18th, 2012 01:03 pmstolisomancerAfter the team almost all got killed horribly in the last arc, New Mutants #41 is a downtime issue. Blink shows up, sees everyone's acting glum, and teleports everyone to Madripoor to party down at their local, somewhat-later-than-everyone-else celebration of the Chinese New Year.
This, for some reason, involves David Lopez deciding to go a little exaggerated and cartoony from time to time. I will warn you now that Roberto has gone out for the evening and decided, "You know what? I'm going to do my best Donkey Kong impression. Ladies love that!"
Then Doug facepalms. It's great.
( Roberto screws up )
This, for some reason, involves David Lopez deciding to go a little exaggerated and cartoony from time to time. I will warn you now that Roberto has gone out for the evening and decided, "You know what? I'm going to do my best Donkey Kong impression. Ladies love that!"
Then Doug facepalms. It's great.
( Roberto screws up )
Resistance will be DELETED
Mar. 25th, 2012 02:02 pmicon_ukSaw this cover for Doctor Who/Star Trek #2 in JK Woodward's portfolio at the London Super Comic Con and have been waiting for it to surface online so I could post it.
( That industrial steel finish is SO 21st Century... )
( and while we're sort of on that subject, my JK Woodward commission! )
( That industrial steel finish is SO 21st Century... )
( and while we're sort of on that subject, my JK Woodward commission! )
icon_ukAnother good issue of this title IMHO, as the team finds out who is behind the problems on the island called "Paradise".
( And it's not quite who we expected (given this is an X-Title )
( And it's not quite who we expected (given this is an X-Title )
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featheredserpent("Special Edition" was a 64-page no-ads format for the princely sum of $1.50, before Marvel gave them their own Annuals)
( Journey with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear... )
( Journey with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear... )
I hate to use the term "Art Haul", so let's call this my "Convention Compilation"
Feb. 27th, 2012 06:51 pmicon_ukThe London Super Comics Convention was the first comic convention I've attended in many, many years, and aside from the Stan Lee panel appearance (Where he proved he can still work a room like few others, even if the less than ideal acoustics meant that every question had to be repeated to him by the chap sitting next to him) Artists Alley was the place I'd be found.
( Not exclusively Robin but.... )
( Not exclusively Robin but.... )
icon_ukOne that even Chris Claremont never pursued to it's logical conclusion...
( which I'm rather glad about... )
( A few more cute couples )
( which I'm rather glad about... )
( A few more cute couples )
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- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: dazzler/alison blaire,
- char: hulkling/teddy altman,
- char: kelda,
- char: psylocke/betsy braddock,
- char: rictor/julio richtor,
- char: shatterstar/gaveedra-seven,
- char: wiccan/billy kaplan,
- creator: alan davis,
- creator: chris claremont,
- theme: cute romance week,
- title: new mutants
Marvel's "Next Big Thing" Journey into Mystery and the New Mutants cross over!
Feb. 13th, 2012 08:46 pmicon_ukFrom Newsarama
The New Mutants in Asgard was one of the best stories the classic series ever had.
So it's hardly surprising that Marvel want to revisit the concept....
( But not the way you might assume! )
The New Mutants in Asgard was one of the best stories the classic series ever had.
So it's hardly surprising that Marvel want to revisit the concept....
( But not the way you might assume! )
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- char: cypher/doug ramsey,
- char: fandral,
- char: hogun,
- char: loki,
- char: magma/amara aquilla,
- char: sif,
- char: sunspot/roberto da costa,
- char: thor odinson/donald blake,
- char: volstagg,
- char: warlock,
- char: x-man/nate grey,
- creator: andy lanning,
- creator: dan abnett,
- creator: kieron gillen,
- creator: stephanie hans,
- genre: previews,
- group: new mutants,
- title: journey into mystery,
- title: new mutants
Doug wonders how many languages he can say "It's payback time" in (Plus anime news)
Feb. 9th, 2012 12:40 amicon_ukThe death of Cypher at the gun-toting hands of the loser-villain "the Ani-Mator" in New Mutants V1 #60 is covered here
And now in New Mutants V2
( The Team Supreme are back! (Spoilers for the next New Mutants arc) )
And speaking of cute guys (and ladies) from the 1980's in cool armour!
( News for Saint Seiya fans )
And now in New Mutants V2
( The Team Supreme are back! (Spoilers for the next New Mutants arc) )
And speaking of cute guys (and ladies) from the 1980's in cool armour!
( News for Saint Seiya fans )
icon_ukThree pages from New Mutants #36
Fight scenes SHOULD be more fun with superpowers...
( Or at least more creative )
And now...
( To start the weekend, Dick/Kurt and Doug/'Lock commissions from Sara Richard )
Fight scenes SHOULD be more fun with superpowers...
( Or at least more creative )
And now...
( To start the weekend, Dick/Kurt and Doug/'Lock commissions from Sara Richard )
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