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Warp Factor PML.

(Cross-posted from Caricatures Ireland ). I LOVE this strip from Eoin Ryan’s Space Avalanche . Check out the previous toons too!
Via Paddy Brown .

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I Sell The Dead-Never Trust A Corpse!

I Sell the Dead tells the tale of 18th century partners in crime Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan) and Willie Grimes (Larry Fessenden). After years of profitable grave robbing, events take a strange turn and justice finally catches up with the duo. As Arthur is imprisoned and waiting to be beheaded he’s visited by a Irish [...]

Help get an Irish comic signed to DC!

I’ve just been made aware of the following impressive news:
Comic book publisher DC Comics, home to such icons as Batman and Superman have shortlisted an Irish-made comic as part of its worldwide talent search competition to find the next big thing. Irish duo Will Sliney and Dave Hendrick have beaten off competition [...]

Fr Jack is back!

For two nights in October, Fr Jack Hackett will be back in all his menacing, alcoholic, furious glory.
The sounds of ‘Drink! Feck! Girls!’ will no doubt be ringing around the Town Hall Theatre in Galway when some of the stars of Fr Ted do a show during the upcoming Galway Comedy Festival . The festival [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Review

There’s four henchmen below me, three armed and one with a pipe. They’re close together and calm. No chance of knocking three out before one pulls the trigger and the batsuit is far from bullet proof. The un-armed man leaves the group, getting board. He walks underneath a stone gargoyle the same gargoyle I happen [...]

Spidermouse, Spidermouse…

So Disney is all set to buy Marvel for four billion dollars in cash and stock, but what does that mean for the future of these two entertainment goliaths?
Both sides appear to be gushing over the future possibilities which of course means Marvel characters, and there are some 5,000 of them, should start popping up [...]

The Walking Dead Week Finale – Meeting Charlie Adlard

This interview, with artist Charlie Adlard, concludes my Walking Dead Week. I hope you have all enjoyed it and appreciate any comments you have. Click here to find out who won a signed copy of the latest volume of The Walking Dead from Sub City Comics, Dublin.
The following is a nice long interview with [...]

The Walking Dead Week – TWD – A Review

On Monday, I posted about the new release of the latest book in The Walking Dead Series. Fantasy Bazaar has put together a Zombie filled week to celebrate this fact.
Yesterday was: The Top 5 Zombie Movies
(Don’t forget to Click here to enter the competition to win a signed copy of [...]

The Walking Dead Week – Top 5 Zombie Movies

Yesterday, I posted about the new release of the latest book in The Walking Dead Series. Fantasy Bazaar has put together a Zombie filled week to celebrate this fact, and today is:
The Top 5 Zombie Movies
(Don’t forget to Click here to enter the competition to win a signed copy of the latest ‘The [...]

Fantasy Bazaar – The Walking Dead Week

To celebrate the release of the latest book (No.10) in ‘The Walking Dead’ graphic novel series, I’ll be posting on various Walking Dead/Zombie related topics throughout the week:

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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews Week 1 Part 2

In this blog I will be looking at Seawall, Luck, Foil Arms and Hog, Stefan Goalaszewiski, Des Bishop, Rich Hall, Sammy J and Les Infant Terrible.

Two pieces of advice for anyone coming over – bring a jacket and book your shows as things are selling out!
Also the awards have started. The Trav have one 4 [...]

Fantasy Bazaar No.3 – Five Web Comics You May Not Know

Have been away for a month, but Infected/Fantasy Bazaar is back!
This week, it’s web comics.
Most people are aware of the phenomenon of web comics these days. But without proper investigation, the chances are that you are going to miss out on some of the great less well known comics available to read for free on [...]

Fantasy Bazaar No.2 – The Boys

Following on from our first review of Y: The Last Man last week, we continue with Fantasy Bazaar No.2. This week we’re featuring a relatively recent comic from Garth Ennis (Preacher) and Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan). With titles like these behind the team, you know The Boys is going to be good. The first volume was [...]

Fantasy Bazaar No.1 – Y: The Last Man

Right, here’s the blurb. From next week, I’m going to be alternating Infected and a new column called Fantasy Bazaar every second week. Next Wed, I’ll post Fantasy Bazaar No.2, the following Wed Infected and so on…
Fantasy Bazaar* is going to be a fort-nightly comics column, focusing on Graphic Novels. Every fortnight, we’ll be reviewing [...]

Independents’ day – A book, comic and zine fair in Dublin

This looks interesting. The first of its kind in Dublin.
An artists book, comic and zine fair taking place in Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin this coming Saturday, 4th July.
“Taking in everything from mini comic artists and burgeoning cartoonists to established book art practitioners, poets to printmakers, lowbrow artists to zine makers it’s a day long celebration [...]

Just when you thought Jesus couldn’t be any cooler

Let’s be honest – Mel Gibson didn’t do a great job of making Jesus cool in 2004’s Passion of the Christ played though he was by Jim Caveziel. Jesus has never really looked that great.
He’s not a cool one like Krishna, a happy guy like Buddha or a mysterious one like Mohammed. Here’s a [...]

The Street Performance World Championships this weekend

I don’t know what not to say about the Street Performance World Championships.
I’m not only a fan – I’m an evangelist. Having volunteered last year and now this year working on both festivals, it’s easily the most brilliant festival I’m involved with, by sheer dint of the timing, the talent and the good feeling around [...]

Calling All Bloggers

It’s not fair; it’s just not fair!!
In my burgeoning foray into the world of comic bookery, no better opportunity to immerse myself has presented itself than this weekend’s comic book workshop, but I will not be around to take advantage of it.
Lucozade are offering Bloggers the opportunity to learn from the hands of masters this [...]

XKCD on Swineflu

XKCD nails the Twitter panic fest of the last few days.
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When was the last time you bought… a comic book?

When was the last time you bought… a comic book? (The first of a four-part trilogy.)
Ironman. Batman. Superman. Spiderman. Watchmen. Thor. (There are even rumours about Wonder Woman.) They’ve all been adapted for the big screen and chances are that you’ve seen one or two of ‘em too. But when was the last time you [...]