Graphic Novels
My Dog: The Paradox - Matthew Inman
When The Oatmeal.com posted his comic My Dog: The Paradox, which is a loving ode to his dog, Rambo, the comic took off in a blaze of retweets (15,000+) and Facebook likes (586,000+) and was shared over 25,000 times on Facebook within days. The Oatmeal.com
Comic Art Festival - The Lakes
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival is modelled on the European comic festivals rather than comic conventions that UK audiences are more familiar with. The aim is create an ‘en fete’ atmosphere, making the whole town part of the festival. T
Midweek: Matt Rutherford, Matthew Du Aime, Charlie and Louise Mortimer, Bill Stott
Libby Purves meets cartoonist Bill Stott and sailor Matt Rutherford.
Rembrandt - Typex
Follow the entire painting career of Rembrandt, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. This is the story about one man's artistic vocation and the work it demands, about life and deathRembrandt by Typex - review
The rackety life of the great Dutch master comes to vivid life in these marvellous drawings So, after 10 long years, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has reopened - and what a wondrous sight it must be. Rembrandt's The Night Watch is still in pride of pl
Montague Terrace by Warren and Gary Pleece - review
This book, brought to you by Warren and Gary Pleece, two legends of the British comics scene, is completely demented. But I like it all the same. Its title, Montague Terrace, comes from the block of flats in which it's set, a decaying art deco ocean liner
Marvel puts 700 first issue comics online
It's the news to send a shiver down the spine of any real 'Comic Book Guy', the fictional proprietor of The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop in The Simpsons. Marvel Entertainment, home to the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers h
