Link: http://2000ad.wordpress.com/

THIS REVIEW COMES TO YOU COURTESY OF THE EVERYTHING COMES BACK TO 2000AD BLOG, SHOW THE LOVE YO

Ah, the 90’s. The time when we all bought Image Comics and now are so ashamed about it we rip on Rob Liefeld like he held up our favourite pet and said “Buy my books or Tiddles gets it”. Most comics of the 90’s get a bad rep and 2000AD is no exception. As a result this book was of particular interest to me having missed out on that entire decades worth of Thrill Power. Was it as bad as people made out? Was Mark Millar’s Dredd going to make me go home and burn my Old Man Logan hardback? Good questions.

Read more »

Link: http://www.thecomicsshow.co.uk

I was gutted not to see Birmingham International Comic Show (BICS) on the con calendar this year, it was the second con I ever went to and anyone that saw my pre-Bristol Expo post, will know that I get ridiculously sentimental about this kind of deal. We knew that the convention was going to be replaced by a smaller more intimate creator driven event but until now we didn't know who was going to be there. This press release should clear that all up with some impressive and surprising creators already attached:

Birmingham Comic Con Goes Prehistoric for 2011 27th August

Watch out for sexy cave girls and cave boys in Birmingham City Centre this summer as the Holiday Inn on Queensway plays host to some of the biggest names in comics including Mark Millar (Kick Ass, Wanted), Chris Sprouse, (Tom Strong) Dave Gibbons, (Watchmen) Sean Phillips (Criminal, Incognito) and the legendary Alan Davis, who’s list of creative credits rivals the length of a brontosaurus!

Read more »

Link: http://www.fantasyevents.org/bristolcomicexpo/

Although Cardiff is my hometown and we now have our very own comic convention, I have to admit that a substantial part of my heart will always belong to Bristol International Comic Expo. It was the first 'proper' comic convention I ever went to (only crappy comic book markets before Bristol), where The Sidekickcast did our first interview with creators and hosted our first ever panel, not to mention all the friends we've made whilst there. This year we're probably only going to be able to make it for the Saturday (14th May) so I thought I'd give you a quick rundown of the things we'll be going to see, what we think looks good and where you can find us during the day...that one is pretty easy actually, we'll be at the bar.

Read more »

Old Man Logan:

Ok so I remember when this book came out and it was reviewed as individual issues on the Sidekickcast. At the time I didn’t read it but this week I had the luck to pick it up from the local library.

Written by controversy accumulator Mark Millar (Kick Ass, Ulitmates), and drawn by Steve McNiven (Civil War) this story is yet another futuristic tale of a marvel hero.

Read more »

Link: http://www.londonexpo.com

It seems, to mark their tenth anniversary MCM Expo are branding themselves as London's Comic Con. Absolutely nothing to do with KAPOW! Comic Con from Mark Millar also set to launch in London next year and him failing to even acknowledge the existence of MCM. Looks lik this could get heated, in a pretty lame war of PR attrition kind of way. There's also something bout a competition to go to the premiere of Paul or something.

Read more »

Link: http://www.kapowcomiccon.com/

So today is the day that Mark Millar unveiled the name and website for his London comic con that is supposed to rival San Diego Comic Con (SDCC); Kapow! Comic Con (KCC, not too far from The Colonel’s favourite place to eat or even that famous good ol’ boys club that likes to burn stuff on people’s lawns). Now I’m sure Millar is going to get a lot of heat for this, it’s going to be Mark Millar vs. The World (or internet comic fandom at the very least) mainly due to his overselling of the event, guy knows how to pimp that’s for sure. He himself has made comparisons with SDCC so let’s see exactly what is on offer:

Read more »

I was struggling for inspiration for Something Silly this week and then I saw a retweet from @mrmarkmillar linking to this motion comic version of Nemesis. It seems by nature of his retweet Mark Millar approves of what I can only assume is a Nemesis fan film and it's not hard to see why, this rocks!

Get your first look at three awe-inspiring variant covers from superstar artist Leinil Francis Yu, uniting the characters of Kick-Ass, Nemesis, and Superior in one climactic battle scene! When placed together, the Kick Ass 2 #2 Yu Variant, Superior #4 Yu Variant, and Nemesis #4 Yu Variant covers form a showdown between three of Millar’s most celebrated series!

Read more »

Link: http://www.comicbookresources.com/

I could go into long winded explanation of what's been going on at DC but the long and short of it is this; Wildstorm is no more and DC Comics is staying in New York whilst DC Entertainment moves to Burbank, California.

Read more »

I was going to start this post with; ‘Well, convention season is upon us and the fever is starting to build...’ but that just wouldn’t be true, there is no such thing as convention season anymore. Comic book, Sci-Fi, fantasy, gaming and general geek culture cons are going on all the time, it seems to me that it must be a growth industry. With so much choice, just how do you decide which cons to go to and which to give a miss?

Read more »