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Have You Met metaphrog Yet?
Five years in the making (well, sort of), metaphrog's new book Louis: Night Salad is out just in time for Christmas. What is it? Read on... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: A few words with Gibson Quarter
As Glasgow publishers Bad Press Ltd’s Wasted #6 hit the shelves, Comic Book Guy caught up with Gibson Quarter, the artist responsible for delivering on... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: Once more with feeling!...Again!
Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you, no you can’t, yes I can, no you….well you get the point. Never to be ou... Read more »| 24 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: Once More With Feeling!
Name the first Superhero that comes to mind, no not Superman, another? No not Batman the next one, that’s right Spider-Man. As arguably the 3rd most re... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010 -
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Why You Might Love Lennoxlove
The Lennoxlove book festival is a new festival, in only its second year. It’s a short series of events, over just the three days from 19-21 November, and it takes place in Lennoxlove house, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Hamilton. After the success of the first year, the programme has expanded and so the three days will be full to bursting with authors this year. And that means there’s some that you should probably know about Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: We are the Walking Dead
Vampires are very much in vogue it seems; True Blood, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Being Human, Vampire’s Assistant and even Marvel’s X-Men are cur... Read more »| 26 Oct 2010
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Comic Book Guy: It’s a Tie(in)
In 1984, toy manufacturer Mattel approached Marvel Inc. with a proposal to launch a new range of figures based on the comic publisher’s eclectic charac... Read more »| 07 Oct 2010 -
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Rodge Glass and Dave Turbitt on Dougie's War
Dougie’s War is a new graphic novel written by Rodge Glass (who I’m frankly getting sick of interviewing) and illustrated by Dave Turbitt (who’s a nice guy). Dougie’s War focuses on a particular issue, and a very serious one, that of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, suffered by ex-soldiers. Read more »| 29 Sep 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: From Smallville to Metropolis
Pow! Ka-Boom! Biff! And Bop! During the 1960s, the comic book publisher’s main affiliation with TV relied more on these colourful literary noises from ... Read more »| 26 Sep 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: There's an App For That
Most people who sought to get their hands on an iPhone 4 now have one and with it possess a new world at their fingertips. Apple has pushed its App advertise... Read more »| 08 Sep 2010 -
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A Sideways Ride Through Jekyll and Hyde
Kevin MacNeil is a writer from Lewis whose previous work has included poetry, plays, and a debut novel The Stornoway Way - which Rodge Glass named as his choice for ‘Best Scottish book of the 21st Century’ in our Unbound pullout. His latest book, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde, is out on 1 September Read more »| 02 Sep 2010 -
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A Book Festival Primer
If you fancy going to the Edinburgh International Book Festival, but aren't sure where to start, here's a little guide to the festival itself, and what to see when you're there Read more »| 28 Jul 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: Degrees of Separation
“In their juxtaposition of words and images, comic books have fashioned one of the most sophisticated narrative languages in the history of visual art.... Read more »| 26 Jul 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: The Comic Con(ish)
Edinburgh is often known as a culture hub throughout Europe, and the world-famous Festival surely is a pinpoint on any events organisation’s map. So wh... Read more »| 16 Jul 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: The Comic Cons
Apparently imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but as the summer looms the case of the transatlantic Comic Cons seems more like parody. Once describ... Read more »| 13 Jul 2010