2010

28 January

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Comics Comics blog The Beat to relocate by Kate

Comics blog The Beat have announced they will be moving off the Publishers Weekly site to a home all of their own. The new website, www.comicsbeat.com will go live “over the next few weeks”. This shift is largely down to the bigger changes happening at PW, including an imminent change of ownership. The full story here

10 January

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Geek Programming for Womin: An interview by Kate

Chickpea and Yossarian are two of the organisers behind a series of free programming classes for womin being held at Library House, a social centre in south London. They were kind enough to answer some questions about the origins of the project, technicalities and their future plans.

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2009

13 December

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Film Do-It-Yourself Empowerment - the short but great IPRC Documentary by Kate

Do-It-Yourself Empowerment: The IPRC is a 10 minute introduction to the Independent Publishing Resource Centre in Portland (US). The center has been running since 1998 and, like many great things, it all started with a photocopier. Now the IPRC holds workshops in media analysis and creation as well as providing an exensive zine library and zine-making facilities.

And if you’re feeling inspired after watching the documentary but find yourself on the wrong side of the Atlantic to get involved, the zine library at the 56a Infoshop in London is a similarly rad space.

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02 December

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Books New Last Hours books and other last orders for Xmas by Kate

The folks at Last Hours have two new books out; an anthology of Morgenmuffel zine called Diary of a Miscreant and Excessive Force, a comic anthology about police brutality. And you only have a few days left if you want to make absolute sure your Last Hours merchandise arrives in time for xmas (including all their other zines and comics, like Hey Monkey Riot and Last Hours).

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17 November

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Comics Webcomic recommendations from Feministe by Kate

Chally from Feministe has recommended ten (feminist-friendly) webcomics for those new to webcomics as well as those of us just looking for something new to read. I especially like Girls With Slingshots (it has a Q&A with creator Danielle Corsetto) and Cat and Girl which gets a mention in the comments.

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03 November

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Comics 'Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption' exhibition opens this weekend by Kate

It’s a free exhibition looking at political comic art and you can find it at the Lazarides Gallery in London until 30 November.

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Comics Grant Morrison Project with BBC Scotland by Nick

Is the rumour being cast about by Bleeding Cool today.

More importantly, however is the revelation that the infamously snappily dressed Scottish comic writer wants to write for Doctor Who but hasn’t been asked yet.

A travesty, in my book. Even though I was a bit cranky about the end of New X-Men.

26 October

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New Media The end of Geocities: 26th Oct 2009 by Kate

Geocities has gone forever, and taken with it a bit of the sparkle of the web (and undoubtedly more than a few rainbox animated GIFs too).

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18 October

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Events Second Zine Friendly event - 12th November 2009 by Kate

Planning for Zine Friendly take 2 in London is now underway so interested zinesters, comic creators and related creative types should make a note or get in touch with the Alternative Press crew for more details. The event has a policy of BYOB (Bring Your Own Blu-tak) whereby participants are invited to contribute to the art space on the day. Mix tape (well, CD) sharing is also planned. It will also serve as the launch of the Zine Friendly Blog, a useful resource of zine friendliness.

10 October

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Subtext magazine website revamp by Kate

Subtext magazine has a fancy new website where you can buy issues of the print magazine, subscribe, read the blog and all other manner of feminist-magazine-supporting goodness. Be sure to keep an eye out for the release of issue 8.

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