I was very saddened to learn that Tom Frame died earlier this month. Tom was a letterer (literally someone who writes the text in comics) for 2000AD and several other UK comics. For me, he was the letterer for Judge Dredd, and like a lot of early-2000AD stalwarts for a whole generation he will be… Continue reading Man of Letters Dies
Category: comics and geek culture
Eight Soldiers
You’ve caught me in a bit of a comics mood at the moment. Just finished reading volume two of the collected Seven Soldiers of Victory by Grant Morrison and a bunch of artists. This series launched during the General Election so I didn’t even try to keep up to speed with it. From what I’ve… Continue reading Eight Soldiers
On fantasy terrorists, graffiti rhetoricists and intellectual propertyists (???): Part One
V for Vendetta Finally got to see V for Vendetta on Friday. I didn’t have my hopes up and made sure I read Peter Bradshaw’s one-star review to deliberately dampen my spirits. The great thing about Peter Bradshaw is that he has absolutely no taste and you can guarantee him to give a bad review… Continue reading On fantasy terrorists, graffiti rhetoricists and intellectual propertyists (???): Part One