Grant Morrison began his talk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival last Friday by praising another giant of the comics industry, namely writer/artist Bryan Talbot. In particular, he insisted that Talbot deserves greater recognition for the early work he did on Near Myths, a “weird and trippy” sci-fi magazine published in Edinburgh in the late […]
Veteran comics editor Paul Gravett enthralled the audience at Edinburgh’s International Book Festival on Friday with his passionate presentation on the history of comic books. Gravett, who recently edited the mammoth 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die compilation, appeared as part of the festival’s ‘Stripped‘ theme, and spoke of the amazing leaps and bounds […]
Celebrated physicist and comic book geek James Kakalios was at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Monday night to give a talk about some of the scientific ideas explored in his two books, The Physics of Superheroes and The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics. Appearing as part of the festival’s ‘Stripped‘ theme – celebrating the world of comic […]
Celebrated sci-fi author China Miéville spoke about the “geekification of popular culture”, and his desire to build a counter-history of popular literature through the “books that don’t fit” at the World Writers’ Conference event, hosted by the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Saturday. The event as a whole was rather directionless; despite acting as a […]
Journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco used his appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to talk about the unique strengths of graphic reportage, the importance of “honest journalism” and the power of outrage. His most famous works, the harrowing travelogue Palestine and the Bosnian war chronicle Safe Area Gorazde, have set the benchmark in comic book […]
Geekzine UK founder, Andrew Jamieson, will be reading from and discussing his debut novel, The Vengeance Path, on Wednesday 14th August, at 5pm, alongside fellow debut author, Damien Love, who will be reading from his book, Like Clockwork. Both author’s works are eBooks, and the event is billed as ‘Future Books’ – expect discussion to […]