Patron saint
Glory be! The PCO is delighted to announce that Marc Riley is to join our esteemed list of sainted patrons (Sandi Toksvig, Terry Gilliam, Libby Purves, Andrew Marr, Martin Wainwright) Marc is a Radio DJ, music critic and musician. For 14 years he worked (AKA as Lard) with Mark Radcliffe on BBC Radio 1. He […]
The Round-up
Above: Michael Chaney, associate professor of English at Dartmouth College, on how to read a graphic novel. The Cartoon Cafe is now up and running in Eastbourne, following a successful opening earlier this month. Established and run by Timothy Benson, the cartoon historian and author, the venue is open seven days a week, combines a […]
The Round-up
A new documentary is being planned about anarchic TV icon Frank Sidebottom (aka Chris Sievey). In the guise of Frank, Sievey contributed strips to Oink! in the late 1980s. Director Steve Sullivan says the film “will cover Chris and Frank’s whole career, including focusing on his work as a comic creator and illustrator.” Sullivan […]
Bloghornery – June 2010
Things the Foghorn saw this month… Musical comedian and sometime Oink! cartoonist Frank Sidebottom’s creator Chris Sievey has died. New museum for cartoon illustrator Heath Robinson has opened in Pinner, North London. The US comic strip Little Orphan Annie (probably better known over here for the musical version, Annie) has finally come to the end of […]