OCD in Comics: The Nao of Brown

Reviews of Glyn Dillon's recent work, "The Nao of Brown".

The Nao of Brown 1

The Nao of Brown 2

Captain Airstrip

A Christmas present from the estimable Other Steve F: Captain Airstrip-One. As he describes it:

"This is "Captain Airstrip-One", a Captain Britain spin-off which originally appeared in small press magazine "Mad Dog" issue 10, actually in 1984, if I remember aright."

Captain Airstrip-One

Canny Comic Con and Readers of the Lost Art on the Guardian website

Yes, it's true. Really nice piece, with interviews, about Canny Comic Con - by John Hill, on the Guardian Northener blog.

Abysmal Pumpclippery

Following from the Christmas quiz, here are the two pumpclips I couldn't include in the quiz. You may well wish I also hadn't posted them here, but tough.

Santa's Sac

Rodger the Goblin

From the excellent Pumpclip Parade blog, whose slogan is: "We love the stuff, but bloody hell, some brewers should be tied up in hop pockets and beaten with malt-shovels."

Be afraid, be very afraid, it's a Stephen King webcomic...

And it's free and online! Enjoy!

The Little Green God of Agony

Comics and the Costa Prize

Two articles on the nomination of graphic novels for the Costa prize. Bonus points for good articles, minus points for the apparently-sadly-inevitable "kid's comics" reference in the title...



The graphic novel's spectacular rise: from kids' comics to the Costa prize

Two Costa nominations isn't the full picture for comics

The last ever printed edition of the Dandy

The final, 100-page, printed edition of the Dandy will be out on December 4th. More information (from one of the contributors) here:

The final printed edition of the Dandy.

"Meet the Webers" by Posy Simmonds

 A retrospective of Posy Simmonds' classic cartoon of middle-class English liberal life, "The Webers".

Meet the Webers

"The Lovely Horrible Stuff" by Eddie Campbell - Review

"If the freelancer's first question is "will this do?", the second is usually "where's the money?"." Eddie Campbell's attempt to answer this question is reviewed here.

The Lovely Horrible Stuff

America: Elect

A rather good example of an online graphic novel: The American Presidential election in graphic novel form!

America: Elect!

Colouring In The Zombie Apocalypse

Remember the happy days of childhood, when all you needed was a colouring book and some crayons? Well, who doesn't want to colour in ZOMBIES?

Colouring In for Grown-Ups

"Building Stories" by Chris Ware - Review

Can you really do something new with the graphic novel format? Here's a review of Chris Ware's approach to this:

Building Stories

"Rebetiko" Reviewed

For those who, like this writer, firmly believe graphic novels are about so much more than men in lycra, check out this book about folk musicians in 1930s Greece.

"Rebetiko" by David Prudhomme.

The Observer / Cape Graphic Short Story Prize

Now in its fifth year, the winner of the Observer / Cape Graphic Novel Short Story prize (thanks to Steve F for pointing this out):

But I Can't

Princess Bride + American Football Coverage

Inconceivable.

Fish in a Barrel (Worst Ever Rob Liefeld Covers)

I know, I know, it's an easy target... but it still deserves to be shot, damnit.

The Worst Rob Liefeld Covers of All Time

But MTV where can I go to hear hot new music from my favourite artists?

The Worst Comics Covers Ever

All there on the tin, in the title, and if the title doesn't clue you in... look at the picture. (My apologies to any readers who are traumatised by this.)

The Worst Comics Covers Ever

Neal Adams Batman Odyssey Discussion: "Oh, The Insanity"

Courtesy of our pal Dev, here's some links which relate to our recent ROTLA discussions of Batman: "The Insanity of Batman: Odyssey".

Neal Adams Review 1

Neal Adams: Review 2

Neal Adams: Review 3

Neal Adams: Review 4

Scariest Comics and Brutal Deaths

Following on from our recent Halloween discussions, here's the links to:

The 10 Most Brutal Deaths in Comics

The Scariest Comic Books of all Time

and a direct link to the comic I mentioned in the discussion, "Panorama of Hell". Note that I really am not kidding when I say it freaked me out:

Panorama of Hell

The Badtime Bedtime Books

A series of mini-books, created in the 1970s by the legendary Leo Baxendale (he of "The Bash Street Kids", "Minnie the Minx", "Willy the Kid" and so on), as a supplement to "Monster Fun". There's a website devoted to them here

Badtime Bedtime Books

which tells you all about them, and has several sacns.

Josie Long's Another Planet

Monthly cartoon series by the popular comedian, including "What if Mitt Romney becomes President?" and "What if Simon Cowell wasn't a massive douche?"

Another Planet

Proper mental daleks

Synopsis of the Doctor Who episode 'Asylum of the Daleks' by Simon Donald.

Best of Enemies - Review

Review of a graphic novel on the relationship between the USA and the Middle East, featuring art by David B, artist and author of Epileptic.

Best of Enemies - Review

Holy Brick Bats, Batman!

20,000-piece custom Lego Batcave.

"A Chinese Life" - review

Review of a new graphic novel from a promising artist:

A Chinese Life

How Not To Write Comics Criticism

Dylan Meconis schools critics unfamiliar with the comics form on the most common mistakes they should avoid.

When David Lost His Voice

Yes, it's another cancer graphic novel memoir, but this looks like a good 'un:
When David Lost His Voice Review

Are You My Mother? Review

Alison Bechdel's follow-up to "Fun Home" reviewed.
Are You My Mother? Review

Infomania: Doctor Who

Rounding off my focus on the Doctor, here's the Infomania article that caused ten minutes' debate at a recent Readers of the Lost Art meeting about whether it was correct or not:
Infomania: Doctor Who

Every Doctor Who Villain Since1963

Does what it says on the tin, much like the Daleks:
Doctor Who Villains Datablog

The Doctor's Travels

In which a man crowdsources listing every single journey through time taken by the Time Lord. As he says. "If I've got this wrong, please don't attack me or burn my house down".
Doctor Who: Every single journey through time

Life in the Tardis

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill on life with the Time Lord:
Guardian Interview.

Review of "Avengers Assemble"

"They know you'll buy it":
Guardian Review of Avengers Assemble DVD.

Quote of the Whenever

“Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community -- it was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with men. It was an airline pilot, if I recall.”

Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield

Capturing Kinshasa through Comics

How graphic artists and writers are using the graphic novel form to explore the history of Democratic Republic of Congo:

Capturing Kinshasa through Comics

Science - what is it all about?

Is it good or is it wack?

Superheroes around the world

Interesting focus on superheroes around the world:

Collaboration seven: Making a comic book

The History of Comics in Six Panels

by Matt Madden.

The Simpsons - Perfect Dismount

The Adventures of Unemployed Man

"A savage, Swiftian telling of the recession story" - click here for the Guardian review:

The Adventures of Unemployed Man

Grant Morrison on "Supergods"

10 questions for Grant Morrison on writing "Supergods".

Grant Morrison Interview.

Our World: A Cartoonists's View

How do some of today's award-winning cartoonists view our world? Take a look (includes the author of the Perry Bible Fellowship!)

A cartoonist's view

Bill Murray to the rescue

“The Like play our annual post-SXSW BBQ and run into a few problems. Lucky for them and the rest of the partygoers, these problems are no match for Bill Murray who just so happened to be moonlighting as the band's roadie that night.”

HULK SMASH THREE-ACT STRUCTURE!!!

“HULK HEAR IT ALL THE TIME: ‘PROBLEMS IN THE FILM’S SECOND ACT.’

…

IT BECAUSE EVER-POPULAR NOTION OF THE 3 ACT STRUCTURE IS MOST ABOMINABLE WAY TO EXPLAIN STORYTELLING IMAGINABLE.”

The Graduate Without A Future

What does life look like for young people today? The Guardian investigates in graphic form...

The graduate without a future

Days of the Bagnold Summer - Review

Review of what looks like an excellent debut from a new writer:

Days of the Bagnold Summer

The Missing Avengers Shwarma Scene

For those of us who waited patiently in the cinema and failed to be rewarded for our efforts, here is the missing "Avengers Assemble" final scene:
Avengers Final Scene

And here is the hilarious story behind it:

"Thank you for having every reporter ask me what we were shooting."

He’s not kidding. He really is bad.

Halo Jump

Reverting back to this blog's origins as footnotes to our conversations: here's the low-down on high-altitude jumps and decompression sickness:

HALO jump

The Adventures of Julius Chancer

A highly-recommended graphic novel, reviewed:

The Adventures of Julius Chancer

And the out superhero is...

...Green Lantern. Click here to find out more!

Green Lantern to be reintroduced as gay by DC Comics

Be afraid, be ye very afraid...

For Spawn of Brooker has entered the world.

"I get babies."

Fun Home - The Sequel

Or something like that. Read about Alison Bechdel (author of Fun Home)'s new book here:

Putting our lives on the page

Talking Penguins and Climate Change

Man uses graphic novels format to tackle climate change, chiropractice, and many other controversial science topics. With a talking penguin. An entire chapter of the book is accessible on the Guardian's website - follow this link below: Science Tales.

Women Turns Desperate Search For Love Into Wry Graphic Novel

One woman's quest for love (Simone Lia) becomes an entertaining graphic novel.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/25/please-god-simone-lia-review

Dad Vader

Man attempts to explain the mysteries of fatherhood, Star Wars- style.

Graphic Freud

A new graphic novel focusses on one of Freud's most famous patients, the "Wolf Man" - the Guardian has a video about it here:

Wolf Man

Kinect Star Wars dance gameplay

Billy, Me and You - A Memoir of Grief and Recovery

Guardian article about a new graphic novel about one family's experiences of grief and loss.

"How I Became A Trailer Park Carer"

Author Nye Wright explains the story behind his new graphic memoir:

Trailer Park Carer

Hawkeye: World’s Worst Archer

Worse even than an 11-year old girl.