Jon McNaught event for his book Hors Scène (Off Stage) at La Belle Adventure, Edinburgh The heavy rain marked the slow end of summer, but a cosy crowd filled one venue in Leith Walk to celebrate comics. La Belle Adventure in Edinburgh’s Leith Walk specialises in bringing the thriving French comics scene to British readers. The shop is filled with a curated selection of the … Continue reading The Lion, the Rain and the Bookshop
The Sequential Scotland comic convention is a new addition to the shifting lineup of cons here in the exotic lands north of the wall. There is a sharper divide between the autograph/funkopop/labubu type cons and those which feature actual comics these days. This comic-con 2.0 world means there are more great events like Sequential where you can find small press and emerging comic talents. Or … Continue reading Sequential Scotland
Reflections on Small Press Day and indie comics in 2025 with some cool recommendations Last week I visited the Small Press Day event in Edinburgh. The local branch of Forbidden Planet, a shop which I have been visiting for decades in its various forms, was sponsoring it which was wonderful to see. What was just as wonderful was to see that there are still a … Continue reading Comics Cannot be Stopped!
Airbag #3 More Stories by Brian Canini At first I took Airbag to be an autobiographical collection. It starts out with that staple of autobio comics, the school yard tale from childhood – or playing ground tale if you are British. But instead we have stories told from the perspective of a cast of characters including cartoon mice. The broad theme of this issue is … Continue reading Two Wolves and a Couple of Mice
So Buttons 14 Nostalgia. A perfume that Alan Moore teased us with in Watchmen. A dangerous force that points us towards an unobtainable past that never existed. An essential part of being human that keeps love alive and people in our lives long after they are gone. The latest issue of Jonathan Baylis’ So Buttons is really a book of two parts. One part deals … Continue reading You & Me Remembering
Underground Kingdom Comix Fantasy Matt Greaves, Samuel Hickson, Josh Hicks, Jonny Brokenbrow, Harry Dean Willmott, Matt Simmons and Ethan Llewellyn Having already covered the genres of crime and horror, the Underground Kingdom clan have turned their attention to Fantasy. The genre that has filled bookshops, charity shops and landfill sites ever since those Lord of the Rings movies came out and George R. R. Martin … Continue reading Carpal Tunnels and Trolls
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