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Andrew Sumner
Andrew Sumner is a British journalist, editor, TV presenter and publisher. Sumner wrote for the comics news magazine ''Speakeasy'' in the 1980s. He was a movie journalist for the NME, Vox and Total Film throughout the 1990s and wrote regularly for ''Uncut''. Sumner published various magazines for Emap before joining IPC as publisher of '' Loaded'' and ''Uncut''. He launched ''Uncut DVD'' and later published ''Now'' magazine. Sumner presented ''The Uncut Film'' on Turner Classic Movies, a series of contemporary classic movies curated by ''Uncut'' that ran on TCM UK at 9pm Wednesdays. During his time at IPC, Sumner revived Fleetway's classic British comics library, overseeing Dirk Maggs' '' Adventures of Sexton Blake'' for BBC Radio 2, co-publishing (with DC Comics) Leah Moore, John Reppion and Shane Oakley's ''Albion''; Dave Gibbons and John Higgins' ''Thunderbolt Jaxon''; and Garth Ennis and Colin Wilson's ''Battler Britton''. He curated Titan Books' reprint archive editions ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speakeasy (magazine)
''Speakeasy'' was a British magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. It published many interviews with both British and American comics creators.Freeman, John“WebFinds: Looking back on Speakeasy, a comics magazine that crashed and burned" DownTheTubes.net (FEBRUARY 27, 2014). ''Speakeasy'' published 120 issues between 1979 and 1991, and won the Eagle Award for Favourite Specialist Comics Publication four times in five years, from 1986 to 1990. Publication history Origins ''Speakeasy'' began as a mimeographed fanzine printed on A4 paper, published by Richard Ashford beginning in August 1979. At that point Ashford had already been producing the ''Fantastic Four Fanzine''. By the late 1970s, there were already a number of comics fanzines being published in the U.K., including the long-running ''Fantasy Advertiser'', Martin Lock's '' BEM'', Richard Burton's '' Comic Media News'', Alan Austin's ''Comics Unlimited'', and George B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Higgins (comics)
John Higgins (born 1949) is an English comic book artist and writer. He did significant work for '' 2000 AD'', and he has frequently worked with writer Alan Moore, most notably as colourist for ''Watchmen''. Biography John Higgins was born in Walton, Liverpool. After leaving school when he was 15, he joined the army and, on leaving, spent some time in a commune in Wiltshire. He returned to Liverpool and, in 1971, resumed his studies at Wallasey College of Art. There, in 1974 he qualified in technical illustration, which allowed him to get a job as a medical illustrator at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. After getting his first comic book art published in ''Brainstorm'' in 1975, he drew the cover for '' 2000 AD'' No. 43 in 1977 and decided to go freelance in 1978, with an eye on becoming a comic artist. In 1981 he started getting regular work at ''2000 AD'', one of his early projects being the art for a ''Tharg's Future Shocks'' by Alan Moore, as well as doing covers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic novels. His work has been published in several formats and his ''Road to Perdition'' series was the basis for a film of the same name. He wrote the '' Dick Tracy'' newspaper strip for many years and has produced numerous novels featuring the character as well. Biography Writing career Collins has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel ''Road to Perdition'' (which was developed into a film in 2002), created the comic book private eye '' Ms. Tree'', and took over writing the '' Dick Tracy'' comic strip from creator Chester Gould. Collins briefly wrote the '' Batman'' comic book in 1987 and crafted a new origin for the Jason Todd character. Collins and artist Terry Beatty created Wild Dog at DC that same year in a self-titled limited series. The character later appeared as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Spillane
Frank Morrison Spillane (; March 9, 1918July 17, 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer (character), Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally. Spillane was also an occasional actor, once even playing Hammer himself. Early life Frank Morrison Spillane was born March 9, 1918, in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Spillane was the only child of his Irish bartender father, John Joseph Spillane, and his Scottish mother, Catherine Anne. Spillane attended Erasmus Hall High School, graduating in 1935. He started writing while in high school, briefly attended Fort Hays State College in Kansas and worked a variety of jobs, including summers as a lifeguard at Breezy Point, Queens, and a period as a trampoline artist for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. During World War II, Spillane enlisted in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hammer (character)
Michael Hammer is a fictional character created by the American author Mickey Spillane. Hammer debuted in the 1947 book ''I, the Jury''. Hammer is a no-holds-barred private investigator who carries a Colt .45 M1911A1 in a shoulder holster under his left arm. His love for his secretary Velda is outweighed only by his willingness to kill a killer. Hammer's best friend is Pat Chambers, Captain of Homicide NYPD. Hammer was a World War II army veteran who spent two years fighting jungle warfare in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II against Japan. Creation In 1946, Spillane, an established comic-book writer, worked with illustrator Mike Roy and Edwin Robbins to create the private-eye character Mike Danger for proposed comic-book or comic-strip publication. Unable to sell the project as a comic, he reworked the story as the novel ''I, the Jury'', converting Mike Danger to Mike Hammer and supporting character Holly to Velda. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titan Entertainment Group
Titan Entertainment Group (TEG) is a British retailing, publishing and merchandise company — owner of the Forbidden Planet London bookstores, Titan Merchandise, and Titan Publishing Group (which comprises Titan Books, Titan Magazines, and Titan Comics). TEG is owned by Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung. History Titan Distributors / Forbidden Planet Up through the mid-1970s, only a small range of American comic books were available in British newsagents. In 1973, Landau saw the distribution opportunity and formed Comic Media Distributors. In 1978, along with Mike Lake and Mike Luckman, Landau reorganized Comic Media Distributors to become Titan Distributors. They opened the first Forbidden Planet bookstore, on Denmark Street in London.Barnett, David"How cult comic book shop Forbidden Planet changed the way we consume geek culture: Four decades on, the institution is still enjoying a position both at the top of the market and in the hearts of nerds across the land, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press is a global publisher of books on art, architecture, design, fashion, photography, and popular culture, as well as cookbooks, children's books, and travel books. The company is based in London and New York City, with additional offices in Paris and Berlin. With over 1,500 titles in print, Phaidon books are sold in over 100 countries and are printed in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, and dozens of other languages. Since the publisher's founding in Vienna in 1923, Phaidon has sold more than 42 million books worldwide. Early history Phaidon-Verlag was founded in 1923 in Vienna, Austria, by Ludwig Goldscheider, Béla Horovitz, and Frederick "Fritz" Ungar. Originally operating under the name "Euphorion-Verlag", the founders settled on Phaidon (the German form of Phaedo), named after Phaedo of Elis, a pupil of Socrates, to reflect their love of classical antiquity and culture. The company's distinctive logo derives from the Greek letter phi, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Monde
''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website since 19 December 1995, and is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with '' Libération'', and ''Le Figaro''. It should not be confused with the monthly publication '' Le Monde diplomatique'', of which ''Le Monde'' has 51% ownership, but which is editorially independent. A Reuters Institute poll in 2021 in France found that "''Le Monde'' is the most trusted national newspaper". ''Le Monde'' was founded by Hubert Beuve-Méry at the request of Charles de Gaulle (as Chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic) on 19 December 1944, shortly after the Liberation of Paris, and published continuously since its first edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cahiers Du Cinéma
''Cahiers du Cinéma'' (, ) is a French film magazine co-founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca.Itzkoff, Dave (9 February 2009''Cahiers Du Cinéma Will Continue to Publish''The New York TimesMacnab, Geoffrey (7 April 2001''Pretentious, nous?''''The Guardian'' It developed from the earlier magazine ''Revue du Cinéma'' ( established in 1928) involving members of two Paris film clubs Objectif 49 (Robert Bresson, Jean Cocteau, and Alexandre Astruc, among others; ) and Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (). Initially edited by Doniol-Valcroze and, after 1957, by Éric Rohmer (aka, Maurice Scherer), it included amongst its writers Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol, and François Truffaut, who went on to become highly influential filmmakers. It is the oldest French-language film magazine in publication. History The first issue of ''Cahiers'' appeared in April 1951. Much of its head staff, including Bazin, Doniol-Valcroze, Lo Duca, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Claw
The Steel Claw was one of the most popular comic book heroes of British weekly adventure comics of the 1960s and 1970s. The character was revived in 2005 for ''Albion'', a six issue mini-series published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics. Publishing history ''The Steel Claw'' first appeared in the debut edition of '' Valiant'' dated 6 October 1962. The strip was one of several put together for the comic by Fleetway editors Ken Mennell, Jack Le Grand and Sid Bicknell, and was then refined by writer Ken Bulmer and artist Jesús Blasco. After the first three serials, Bulmer left the title, and was replaced by Tom Tully. ''The Steel Claw'' appeared in ''Valiant'' throughout much of the 1960s and was one of the most popular strips in the comic. Tully wrote the series for the remainder of its run. The story ended briefly in May 1970, but a year later was back, retitled ''Return of the Claw'', which would run until 1973. In 1967, Fleetway featured the character in a number of diges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider (British Comics)
The Spider is a British comic book character who began as a supervillain before becoming a superhero. He appeared in ''Lion'' between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969 and was reprinted in ''Vulcan''. He was created by writer Ted Cowan and artist Reg Bunn. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel took over the writing of the character with his third adventure, and would write the bulk of his adventures.Viswa, Nathan"When Batman got Knocked Off – and encountered British comics "The Spider" along the way!"DownTheTubes.net (JANUARY 3, 2018). Publication history The Spider first appeared in ''Lion'' from 26 June 1965 to 26 April 1969, as well as in Lion Annuals from 1967 to 1971. He would later be reprinted in ''Vulcan'' from 1975 to 1976. New material was also included in Fleetway's ''Super Stupendous Library'' series from 1967 to 1968. His adventures were also reprinted in other countries, such as Germany (in ''Kobra''), Spain, Italy, France, and others. In 1992, '' 2000AD'' published an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Landau
Nick Landau is a British media figure. He is co-owner of the Titan Entertainment Group, which publishes Titan Magazines and Titan Books, and owns the London Forbidden Planet store. In the 1970s, before starting up Titan Distributors, he published a fanzine, organized comic marts and comic book conventions, imported American comics into the UK, and spent part of a year as an editor with '' 2000 AD''. Origins Landau was significantly involved in comics fandom starting in at least 1968.Skinn, Dez"Early days of UK comics conventions and marts, part 3" DezSkinn.com. Accessed Mar. 3, 2013. He attended the very first British Comic Art Convention (known as "Comicon"), held in 1968 in Birmingham. A frequent customer of Derek "Bram" Stokes' Dark They Were and Golden Eyed bookshop, Landau produced a fanzine on the shop's hand-cranked duplicator. Career Comic Media In 1972, Landau and fellow enthusiast Richard Burton Landau and Burton established the Comic Media brand,Burton, Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
