Monthly Archives: May 2011

Guest blogger, Matt Badham talks to D’Israeli ‘It seriously freaked me out…’

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

Further to yesterday’s interview with writer Ian Edginton, here’s a chat I conducted with artist D’Israeli, aka Matt Brooker. Matt is Ian’s collaborative partner on an adaptation of ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ for the new Lovecraft Anthology from SelfMadeHero. Lovecraft’s writing was as … Continue reading →

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Guest blogger: Matt Badham ‘I read Lovecraft at a very impressionable age’

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

I recently interviewed a whole bunch of people for a piece about SelfMadeHero’s new Lovecraft Anthology. The resulting article for the Judge Dredd Megazine included quotes from writer INJ Culbard, which came from the below interview. I’m grateful to Ian for his … Continue reading →

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Guest blogger: Matt Badham ‘A prime piece of Lovecraft real estate…’

Posted on May 17, 2011 by admin

I recently interviewed a whole bunch of people for a piece about SelfMadeHero’s new Lovecraft Anthology. The resulting article for the Judge Dredd Megazine included quotes from writer Ian Edginton, which came from the below interview. I’m grateful to Ian for … Continue reading →

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Guest blogger: Matt Badham ‘The Oldest and Strongest Kind of Fear’

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

Dan Lockwood is the editor of SelfMadeHero’s Lovecraft Anthology series. I talked to him about the enduring appeal of H.P. Lovecraft’s fiction, the nature of fear and the various challenges that transforming prose fiction into comic strips presents. The following interview … Continue reading →

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Bristol City’s signing

Posted on May 12, 2011 by admin

What you can see above is the Bristol Comic Expo exclusive bookplate – excuse the terrible photo. It’s signed by all the UK contributors – David Hine, Leigh Gallagher, Ian Edginton, Shane Ivan Oakley, INJ Culbard, Rob Davis, John Reppion, … Continue reading →

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Kate Brown and Paul Duffield make an exhibition of themselves

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

We would like to heartily recommend that you take a trip to see Paul Duffield and Kate Brown’s exhibition of comic art at London’s wonderful Orbital Comics! The duo are showcasing large prints of their illustrations, comics and original linework. … Continue reading →

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The Resonance FM podcast: Baby’s In Black

Posted on May 10, 2011 by admin

Podcast link: listen here Starting a month of shows on Resonance FM about the crossover between comics books and music, Alex Fitch talks to graphic novelist Arne Bellstorf about his new book, Baby’s in Black which retells the story of … Continue reading →

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A preview of Hairshirt by Patrick McEown

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

Hairshirt from SelfMadeHero on Vimeo. John and Naomi were childhood sweethearts whose lives took them in different directions. As adults, they are reunited by accident and love takes hold again. But the painful memories, secrets and nightmares return. Patrick McEown … Continue reading →

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The Lovecraft Anthology – vol I

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

The Call of Cthulhu – Lovecraft | Edginton | D’Israeli from SelfMadeHero on Vimeo. A glimpse of the first story from ‘The Lovecraft Anthology – Vol I’ adapted by Ian Edginton and illustrated by D’Israeli. Additional information on Vol 1 … Continue reading →

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