More Slovenian Beehive Art

Found 'em here.

Slovenian Beehive Art

I was just having another look at Sarah McIntyre's blog post about the Stripburger "Honey Talks" box of comics inspired by Slovenian Beehive Art :

"Slovenian farmers have a folk art tradition of painting scenes on the removable front panels of their beehives. Most of the painted panels date between the 1820's and 1880's and feature all sorts of weird and wonderful mythological and religious scenes, and the Stripburger collective used these scenes to inspire a beautiful little collection of English-language comics called Honey Talks."

The examples she shows REALLY make me want to see more of that great 19th Century art (especially the secular ones)!! There's a bit more at www.theslovenian.com

George Herriman on Comics College

This months Comics College looks at George Herriman.

Follow-up to Newave seeking submissions

Now seeking submissions for two more volumes with a wider chronological reach. Info here.

Comix Meeting this Wednesday (6th July)

This Wednesday (i.e. Wednesday 6th July) is the first Wednesday of the month, which means it's time for the monthly Comix Meeting at The Crown, New Oxford Street!
More info here.
It'll be the usual thing : drinking, talking about our latest dreams & projects, and whatever else we're up to, and relaxing in a comix-friendly crowd. Have a drink, read some comix-paper, and discuss underground comix of the past, present & future.

Onlne Comix

For comix fans everywhere and anywhere...

Untitled Ape's Epic Adventure by Steve Tillotson






















The Land Behind The Mirror by Tobias Tak

















Real Men by Richard Cowdry

Gary Groth on CBR

A decent Gary Groth interview over on comicbookresources.com

It's Tomorrow Night!

Comix Reader Mega-Launch!!

Come help us celebrate the launch of our second cartoon and comix paper! Meet the artists and have a drink with us! If you don't yet have a copy, come and get one - it only costs a pound! Get it signed if you want! It'll be fun!
It's on June 22, 6:30pm - 10:30pm (or until the pub shuts) at The Miller Pub, 96 Snowfields, London Bridge.
It's also the launch for Lord Hurk & Kevin Ward's Static Revolter 2, and Gareth Brookes' The Black Project issue 1 (more info here : http://www.thecomixreader.com/2011/06/alternative-comix-mega-launch-comix.html)

From Ellen Lindner:
"This mega-mega-mega launch celebrates the launch of the second issue of the Comix Reader, edited by Richard Cowdry and featuring work by Lord Hurk, Tanya Meditzky, Eliot Baggott, Barnaby Richards, Julia Homersham and many, many more. BUT! On this very evening we will also see the launch of The Black Project, a dark adolescent tale in writing, linocut and embroidery by Comix Reader contributor Gareth Brookes, and - as if that were not enough! - Static Revolter 2, a surreal, mad, and utterly wonderful pamphlet by Comix Reader cover artist Lord Hurk and Comix Reader contributor Kevin Ward. Learn more at http://www.thecomixreader.com/ - we're fairly excited for this triumvirate of excellent publications to hit the streets! Look for us on the ground floor..."

Have a drink, read some comix-paper, discuss underground comics of the past, present, future. Get there on the bus, by tube, if you're not drinking- drive there, get the bus there and get the tube home, get the tube there and catch the bus home, walk there, enjoy yourself while your there.
See you there!

Wednesday, June 22 · 6:30pm - Closing

The Miller Pub

96 Snowfields, London Bridge

London, United Kingdom SE1 3SS

lordhurk.blogspot.com
appallingnonsense.co.uk
inkopinko.com
ellenlindner.livejournal.com

Hurk covers Ellen Lindner!

lordhurk.blogspot.com
ellenlindner.livejournal.com

REAL MEN part 12a

A fragment of Real Men...



The rest of the story is here.

Citizens Take Note

Ellen Lindner's awesome flier for the Comix Reader MegaLaunch!

Recent Events

I had an interesting evening last week - I took part in a discussion of the Slovene Comix Scene at Orbital Comics in London. This was part of The Stripburger Talks which Ellen Lindner has organised, and which has involved various talks, workshops and panel discussions. Last Monday's panel was Stripburger In Context, and involved Paul Gravett interviewing Stripburger editor Gasper Rus, and UK Stripburger artists (including me). It was an interesting night (photo by Sarah McIntyre).

I've been fairly busy recently. Two weeks ago saw the release of The Comix Reader issue 2, which is the tabloid comics anthology I edit. I was out just in time for The International Alternative Press Fair - just about. The pages went to the printer (in Yorkshire) on Wednesday afternoon. It was printed Wednesday night, picked up by the delivery company on Thursday, and arrived in London on Friday, in time for the fair on Saturday!
The comic is a 24-page, mostly full-colour, tabloid featuring the coolest, funniest, & weirdest UK cartoonists. More info here : thecomixreader.com
There is a launch party for the comic on Wednesday 22nd June at The Miller Pub near Kings Cross. Also launching are Gareth Brookes' The Black Project issue 1, and Static Revolver issue 2 by Hurk and Kevin Ward. The launch starts at 6.30, continuing until closing time.

Ecstatic Puzzle

From Kevin Ward : I started drawing a mural under a railway arch this week. It’s part of all the cults-and-crafts fun at the Sassoon Gallery.

See a bigger version here.

Alternative Comix Mega-Launch : Comix Reader 2, Static Revolver 2, & The Black Project

Ellen Lindner writes :
"This mega-mega-mega launch celebrates the launch of the second issue of the Comix Reader, edited by Richard Cowdry and featuring work by Lord Hurk, Tanya Meditzky, Eliot Baggott, Barnaby Richards, Julia Homersham and many, many more. BUT! On this very evening we will also see the launch of The Black Project, a dark adolescent tale in writing, linocut and embroidery by Comix Reader contributor Gareth Brookes, and - as if that were not enough! - Static Revolver 2, a surreal, mad, and utterly wonderful pamphlet by Comix Reader cover artist Lord Hurk and Comix Reader contributor Kevin Ward. We're fairly excited for this triumvirate of excellent publications to hit the streets! Look for us on the ground floor..."

Wednesday, June 22 · 6:30pm - 9:30pm

The Miller Pub

96 Snowfields, London Bridge

London, United Kingdom SE1 3SS

thecomixreader.com
lordhurk.blogspot.com
appallingnonsense.co.uk
inkopinko.com

The COMIX READER issue 2!

A 24-page, mostly full-colour, comics tabloid featuring the coolest, funniest, & weirdest UK cartoonists. This issue we have... Tobias Tak, Ralph Kidson, Kat Kon, Elliot Baggot, Kevin Ward, Saban Kazim, Julia Homersham, Richard Cowdry, Ellen Lindner, Alex Potts, Jimi Gherkin, Hannah Eaton, Dan Locke, Peter Lally, Bernadette Bentley, Barnaby Richards, Gareth Brookes, Tim & Alex Levin, Steve Tillotson, Tanya Meditzky, Joe Sumner and Lord Hurk. The Comix Reader costs only £1!
More info at :
thecomixreader.com

New DownTown!

Had to take a break from Real Men to draw this! It's the sixth DownTown strip for The Stool Pigeon.

The Comix Reader Issue 2.... now available!!

The Comix Reader issue 2 made it's debut last weekend at the International Alternative Press Fair!
It was a close call to get it ready in time. The pages went to the printer (in Yorkshire) on Wednesday afternoon. It was printed Wednesday night, picked up by the delivery company on Thursday, and arrived in London on Friday, in time for the fair on Saturday!
See the image below for content details. There are a lot of artists you may be familiar with from Comix Reader 1, and we warmly welcome Bernadette Bentley, Barnaby Richards, Joe Sumner, Kevin Ward, Hannah Meditzky, and Elliot Baggot!
So far the new issue is at Gosh! and Orbital, and it'll roll out to the other shops over the next few weeks.

The UK's biggest ever alternative comics event is nearly here :

International Alternative Press Festival 2011

27th May - 13th June 2011

Through a series of workshops, exhibitions, and a two day small press fair, the International Alternative Press Festival 2011 will unite the UK Self Publishing, Zines and Comix scenes with their European counterparts. It is the first event of its kind to be held here in the U.K.

Get involved in workshops, discussions, happenings, and much more to be announced!

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Festival Calendar:

Friday 27th May: Festival Opening Party!

A collaborative performance with Resonance Radio Orchestra, an ensemble of musicians and actors from Resonance 104.4FM London's independent arts radio station, which will be illustrated live by artists from home and overseas.

The Miller, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge, London, SE1 3SS. www.themiller.co.uk

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Saturday 28th May - 29th May: Alternative Press Fair

A fair where artists will be exhibiting and selling their self-published comix, zines, art books, prints, radical literature and poetry, plus three rooms of workshops and talks including DIY Couture fashion and screen-printing workshops and a reading area with Zine Swap.

The Zine Swap archive will be on display over the entire weekend. Once visitors have been issued a special Zine Swap Library Card, the zines will be available for loan for the duration of each day from 10am – 4pm.

Click here for full list of Alternative Press Fair Exhibitors

Click here for full list of the Alternative Press Fair Workshops and Talks

Entry fee: £2 Doors to the Fair open at 10am and close at 4pm.

Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL www.conwayhall.org.uk

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Saturday 28th May - 13th June 2011: Stripburger: a taste of the premier Slovene Comics Zine

A free exhibition at Orbital Comics London introducing Stripburger and the Stripburger Talks, a workshop and discussion series curated by Ellen Lindner and inspired by the DIY spirit of Slovenia’s comix heroes.

Click here for the latest information on the Stripburger Talks programme of events.

Orbital Comics, 8 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JA www.orbitalcomics.co.uk

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Monday 30th May - Sunday 5th June: The Swedish Collection: An exhibition of students from the Malmo Comic Art School

Alternative Press takes over The New Gallery to feature the work of ten artists from the Comic School in southern Sweden. The week long takeover includes a film night, a storytelling, poetry and zine sleep- over, and concludes with a live printing event.

Click here for the latest information on The Alternative Press Takeover

The New Gallery, 92 Peckham Road, Camberwell, London, SE15 5PY www.newgallerylondon.co.uk

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Monday 30th May - Sunday 5th June: Holy Shit! Visions of the Walworth Jumpers!

Four artists meet under Peckham-Rye rail station for a week of visionary art and workshops inspired by a Victorian cult. A week of mural painting by Valerie Pezeron, The Krah, Kevin Ward and Hurk culminates in a weekend of workshops: Spiritual Life Drawing, and Start Your Own Cult. Plus Final Cult Party and Zine Fair on Sunday 5th June.

Click here for the latest information on Visions of the Walworth Jumpers workshops

The Sassoon Gallery, 213 Blenheim Grove, Peckham Road, Camberwell, London, SE15 4QL www.thesassoongallery.co.uk

REAL MEN part 11

The latest chapter! If you want to know what's going on you should read these other pages.

Kirby Monday

(More parts of this interview on Youtube).