Comics unmasked - at the British library
-
- Posts: 2807
- Joined: 04 Mar 2006, 09:33
- Contact:
Comics unmasked - at the British library
my blog: http://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co.uk/
facebook: Richard Sheaf
facebook group: Boys adventure comic blog
Twitter: @richardandsheaf
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoysAdventureComics/
facebook: Richard Sheaf
facebook group: Boys adventure comic blog
Twitter: @richardandsheaf
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoysAdventureComics/
- colcool007
- Mr Valeera
- Posts: 3872
- Joined: 03 Mar 2006, 18:06
- Location: Lost in time, lost in space
- Contact:
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
I would love to be going to any of these events. And the one I would have enjoyed the most is already sold out! That's the Neil Gaiman and Tori Amos: Comic Connections talk.
I started to say something sensible but my parents took over my brain!
-
- Posts: 7041
- Joined: 01 Mar 2006, 00:59
- Contact:
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
The fact that someone in 2014 is doing a talk on Ally Sloper appeals to me! Will decide closer to the time if I go or not though.
The blog of British comics: http://lewstringer.blogspot.com
My website: http://www.lewstringer.com
Blog about my own work: http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/
My website: http://www.lewstringer.com
Blog about my own work: http://lewstringercomics.blogspot.com/
- TwoHeadedBoy
- Posts: 636
- Joined: 16 Feb 2012, 00:41
- Location: Liverpool
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
Terrific - they all take place either before or after the week I'm in London!
The Crumb/Shelton one would be great, as would the Jamie Hewlett, Oliver Frey, Steve Bell and National Lampoon ones. Ah well, maybe they'll end up on YouTube.
The Crumb/Shelton one would be great, as would the Jamie Hewlett, Oliver Frey, Steve Bell and National Lampoon ones. Ah well, maybe they'll end up on YouTube.
http://twoheadedthingies.blogspot.co.uk/ - My comics blog, mostly lesser-known UK stuff from the 1980s and 1990s
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
Having just returned from Palma de Mallorca, I was interested to find this talk on the list as it features Max, and I bought his G.N. "La Biblioteca de Turpin" in Gotham Comics in Palma last week. :-
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/co ... 59833.html
And it is as good as the review here suggests:-
http://tebeosfera.blogspot.co.uk/2006/0 ... e-max.html
Max is actually from Catalonia and lives on Mallorca. Lambiek has a decent page on him here:-
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/max.htm
Needless to say that, as I have spent a lot on the hol. and the comics I found in Palma, I can't afford to go to London for this or the other talks.
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/co ... 59833.html
And it is as good as the review here suggests:-
http://tebeosfera.blogspot.co.uk/2006/0 ... e-max.html
Max is actually from Catalonia and lives on Mallorca. Lambiek has a decent page on him here:-
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/max.htm
Needless to say that, as I have spent a lot on the hol. and the comics I found in Palma, I can't afford to go to London for this or the other talks.
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
I'm not sure if it's already been mentioned but I've only just realized that the events are linked to a major 'Comics Unmasked' exhibition being held at the British Library from May 2nd to August 19th. I'll definitely visit this even if I can't make it to any of the individual talks.
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/comics-unmasked/
- Phil Rushton
http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/comics-unmasked/
- Phil Rushton
-
- Posts: 2807
- Joined: 04 Mar 2006, 09:33
- Contact:
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
Already got the book of the exhibition, but hopefully off to the exhibition itself this morning, woo-hoo!
my blog: http://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.co.uk/
facebook: Richard Sheaf
facebook group: Boys adventure comic blog
Twitter: @richardandsheaf
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoysAdventureComics/
facebook: Richard Sheaf
facebook group: Boys adventure comic blog
Twitter: @richardandsheaf
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoysAdventureComics/
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
I went to this exhibition yesterday and I can recommend it to any lover of the medium. The 200+ exhibits lean towards the overlap between social themes and comics - so more V for Vendetta than Korky though there's something for everyone including original Ken Reid Jonah art, a 1930s Triumph with Superman on the cover, a bound (publisher's?) volume of Action, and more. Definitely not for the junior members of the family though that can be negotiated as you go round as the sections are distinct. If you can't make it then the Comics Unmaked book, available on Amazon, covers it all with many of the exhibits reproduced.
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
I am planning on going to the Shirley Bellwood event at the British Library. For me it's a dream come true to see Shirley! I can't wait!
- TwoHeadedBoy
- Posts: 636
- Joined: 16 Feb 2012, 00:41
- Location: Liverpool
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
Managed to catch this on the second-to-last day while I was in London last week... Really enjoyed it, although there wasn't much I wasn't familiar with already. Nice to see the likes of Skank and Dope Fiend Funnies highlighted - the latter I was expecting but Skank was a genuine "nice surprise". Did see a couple of things to add to the "wish list" as well... Oh, and Judge Dredd in MacDonaldLand, that was fantastic!
Bought the souvenir book at the end, and the nice Australian girl on the till charged me £10 less than the cover price - mistake or "last-day-sale"? I wasn't complaining anyway.
Bought the souvenir book at the end, and the nice Australian girl on the till charged me £10 less than the cover price - mistake or "last-day-sale"? I wasn't complaining anyway.
http://twoheadedthingies.blogspot.co.uk/ - My comics blog, mostly lesser-known UK stuff from the 1980s and 1990s
Re: Comics unmasked - at the British library
I did a impromptu visit and I rather liked it.
Reading comics since 1970. My Current Regulars are: 2000 AD (1977-), Judge Dredd Megazine (1990-), Spaceship Away (2003-), Commando (2013-), Monster Fun (2022-), Deadpool and Wolverine (2023-), Quantum (2023-).