Comic festival 2003+4

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Glasgow comic con is here

Kapow! comic con is here

British comic conventions 1970-76 is here 

British comic conventions 1977-81 is here 

Comic conventions miscellany is here

Comics 101 is here

Strips 78 is here

Comicon 1972 is here

Eaglecon 80 - part 1 - is here

Comicon 1971 is here

Comicon 1970 is here

Bristol comic expo 2023 is here

ALL the Lawless 2023 posts can be found here

Alexandra Palace in 1992 is here

11th British comic convention (1979) is here

6th British comic convention (1973) is here

Comic fest 2001+2 is here

2003 & 2004 saw Kev Sutherland expand his efforts into producing 2 huge festivals a year...

Here's the May 2003 cover image - again, this was a piece of A2 paper folded into an A5 size leaflet (which included the voting form for the 6th national comics awards). The guest list was, as ever, enormous. Star guests were Jeff Smith, Bryan Talbot & Jim Lee. 

cover art for the one-day festival in London in November  2003, cover art by Mark Buckingham. Usual A2 piece of paper folded up into A5 size.

The last Bristol event, sob! A2 sized piece of paper folded up as usual. Voting form for the awards, loads of guests, panel etc.

The last one! A2 sized piece of paper folded up as usual.

Comic Festival 2001+2

I've looked a few different conventions before....

Bristol comic expo (2004-2014) is here

London comic festival 2003 is here
Kev Sutherland festival original art is here
A 'Lawless 2019' miscellany is here
Boys and Girls exhibitions of the 1950s and '60s is here
Glasgow comic art convention is here
Edinburgh art convention is here
Hi-Ex convention is here

UKCAC - part 1 - is here
UKCAC - part 2 - is here

UKCAC - part 3 - is here

BICS convention is here

Glasgow comic con is here

Kapow! comic con is here

British comic conventions 1970-76 is here 

British comic conventions 1977-81 is here 

Comic conventions miscellany is here

Comics 101 is here

Strips 78 is here

Comicon 1972 is here

Eaglecon 80 - part 1 - is here

Comicon 1971 is here

Comicon 1970 is here

Bristol comic expo 2023 is here

ALL the Lawless 2023 posts can be found here

Alexandra Palace in 1992 is here

11th British comic convention (1979) is here

6th British comic convention (1973) is here

The A5 brochure (which really was a single piece of A2 paper folded up) unfolded to produce a pair of A3 sized posters. Art by Kev walker.

Art by Trevor Hairsine

The A5 sized, 32 page brochure for Comics 2002 is graced with a Frank Quitely cover. Yet again Kev Sutherland put together an absolutely massive event across Bristol with over 150 writers, artists, editors, publishers and the like

1998 National Comics Awards

I've previously looked at the great spin-off 'decks of cards' that Kev Sutherland put together for the comics festivals he ran in the early '00s. So far I've looked at... 

The (2001) hearts suit of cards is here
The (2001) diamonds suit of cards is here
The (2001) clubs suit of cards is here
The (2001) spades suit of cards is here

He then repeated the exercise in 2003... 
Part 1 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 2 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 3 of the 2003 deck of cards is here

And the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then some extra items here
And then the cards from the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then my first look at the 2004 charity deck of trump cards here and part two is here

Comics festival 2004 calendar is here

And now the A2 leaflet /programme for the Comics 2000 festival has been found and the 'deck of cards' theme is present, but just in terms of illustrations provided for the programme. So without further ado let's see who's in here...Part 1 was here and Part 2 was here

Now here are some images from this 16 page A4 sized guide to the 1998 National Comics Awards

Here's Superman by Charlie Adlard

Here's the guide to who won what at the 1997 awards

JLA by Frank Quitely

Gladiators - the comic!

Since we seem to be on a bit of a roll with the whole wrestling comics thing, I've delved a little deeper and found some more to admire! Ok, so there wasn't actually any wrestling going on in Gladiators, but it's the nearest comparison I have.

First up, we have issue 1 of the 100% official comic strip adventures of '90s ITV tea-time mainstay, Gladiators. Publication date would be September 1993.
Cover is signed 'Austin' - so that's Mick Austin.

The interior art is all by Kev F Sutherland

And here's the 2nd and final issue of "Gladiators - comic strip adventures" (from Sep 29th 1993). Again all art is by Kev F Sutherland. The men in leotards count is definitely down from Johnny Cougar's day, more women in leotards now...

I saw a copy of this in the 50p bin outside the 'Book and comic exchange' shop in Notting Hill yesterday.

Some unexpected Shakespearean dialogue

The mooted, but never published, issue 3

What ITV wanted you to be buying instead of Kev's comic...

The Kirknewton story - Ian kennedy, Colin Maxwell & many others

Just a reminder that this comes out today...

Details of how to obtain a copy of The Kirknewton story (for those of us not living in Kirknewton!) have now been released. Details are as follows...

From pencils to finished cover
The late Ian Kennedy drew our cover before he died at the age of 89. Here is his pencils, art and the final cover.
The Kirknewton Story will be delivered FREE to every household in Kirknewton.

56 pages, 41 page comic featuring 26 creators, 8 page comic by Kirknewton Primary School.

Written by Colin Maxwell and cover by Ian Kennedy. Artists includes Gustaffo Vargas, Ade Hughes, Jim Wilkes, Bruno Stahl, Staz Johnson, Andrew Sawyer, Rachel Ball, Kev Sutherland, Tanya Roberts, Gary Burley, Russell M Olson, Steve White, Kenneth Stewart Moore, Steve Ingram, Neil Slorance, Sarah Millman, Monty Nero, Martin Baines, Gary Erskine, Lew Stringer, Steve McGarry, Tony Foster, Calum Laird and Rob Jones.

If you want extra copies email stephkirknewton@gmail.com with your name and address and you will be sent bank details to pay.
£10 - the 56 page comic posted
£20 - comic and cover print poster
£25 - international posted
Pre-order now and available May 4th.
Features Dr Cullen, Dalmahoy, Rev Bryce, Waterloo Tower, Burke and Hare, Ormiston House, Oakbank Disaster, the Gala, Kirknewton military history, ghosts, aliens, school bombs, plagues, the JFK connection, Joe Biden, Charles Jencks stones and more….

The Kirknewton story - Ian kennedy, Colin Maxwell & many others

Details of how to obtain a copy of The Kirknewton story (for those of us not living in Kirknewton!) have now been released. Details are as follows...

From pencils to finished cover
The late Ian Kennedy drew our cover before he died at the age of 89. Here is his pencils, art and the final cover.
The Kirknewton Story will be delivered FREE to every household in Kirknewton.

56 pages, 41 page comic featuring 26 creators, 8 page comic by Kirknewton Primary School.

Written by Colin Maxwell and cover by Ian Kennedy. Artists includes Gustaffo Vargas, Ade Hughes, Jim Wilkes, Bruno Stahl, Staz Johnson, Andrew Sawyer, Rachel Ball, Kev Sutherland, Tanya Roberts, Gary Burley, Russell M Olson, Steve White, Kenneth Stewart Moore, Steve Ingram, Neil Slorance, Sarah Millman, Monty Nero, Martin Baines, Gary Erskine, Lew Stringer, Steve McGarry, Tony Foster, Calum Laird and Rob Jones.

If you want extra copies email stephkirknewton@gmail.com with your name and address and you will be sent bank details to pay.
£10 - the 56 page comic posted
£20 - comic and cover print poster
£25 - international posted
Pre-order now and available May 4th.
Features Dr Cullen, Dalmahoy, Rev Bryce, Waterloo Tower, Burke and Hare, Ormiston House, Oakbank Disaster, the Gala, Kirknewton military history, ghosts, aliens, school bombs, plagues, the JFK connection, Joe Biden, Charles Jencks stones and more….

Comic festival 2004 - calendar

I've previously looked at the great spin-off 'decks of cards' that Kev Sutherland put together for the comics festivals he ran in the early '00s. So far I've looked at... 

The (2001) hearts suit of cards is here
The (2001) diamonds suit of cards is here
The (2001) clubs suit of cards is here
The (2001) spades suit of cards is here

He then repeated the exercise in 2003... 
Part 1 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 2 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 3 of the 2003 deck of cards is here

And the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then some extra items here
And then the cards from the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then my first look at the 2004 charity deck of trump cards here and part two is here

And now a final (???) post on this subject c/o friend of the blog Alan Henderson (follow him on twitter as @Shadow1972) who has sent me these images and notes...

The 2004 Comic Festival calendar, from the same people who did the Comic Festival trading cards. The interior was blank. The idea being you could collect 12 sketches. The Steve Rude cover was meant as a promotion for his appearance at the next con. Fun fact...he had to cancel and didn’t come to the UK.

2004 - charity deck of trump cards, part 1

I've previously looked at the great spin-off 'decks of cards' that Kev Sutherland put together for the comics festivals he ran in the early '00s. So far I've looked at... 

The (2001) hearts suit of cards is here
The (2001) diamonds suit of cards is here
The (2001) clubs suit of cards is here
The (2001) spades suit of cards is here

He then repeated the exercise in 2003... 
Part 1 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 2 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 3 of the 2003 deck of cards is here

And the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then some extra items here
And then the cards from the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here

A number of these images have been provided thanks to friend of the blog Simon Miller. One of the image he sent was the one below showing his collection of the cards.

The image on the right was of interest because it gave me the best 'evidence' that a final deck of cards existed. I'd previously been alerted to its existence by friend of the blog Ewan Brownlow, he'd provided me with the images below 

Not a bad start but not it left a lot of cards to find! Luckily Simon has filled in all the gaps in one fell swoop :) So here's part 1 of my look at the 2004 Bristol charity deck of trump cards... 

London 2003 comics festival - deck of cards

I've previously looked at the great spin-off 'decks of cards' that Kev Sutherland put together for the comics festivals he ran in the early '00s. So far I've looked at... 

The (2001) hearts suit of cards is here
The (2001) diamonds suit of cards is here
The (2001) clubs suit of cards is here
The (2001) spades suit of cards is here

He then repeated the exercise in 2003... 
Part 1 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 2 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 3 of the 2003 deck of cards is here

And the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here
And then some extra items here

I've now been provided (thanks to friend of the blog Simon Miller) with scans of all the 2003 London (winter) comics festival cards...

 And here's the Mike Collins art for that Angel card...

Kev Sutherland's comic festivals - extras!

I've previously looked at the great spin-off 'decks of cards' that Kev Sutherland put together for the comics festivals he ran in the early '00s. So far I've looked at... 

The (2001) hearts suit of cards is here
The (2001) diamonds suit of cards is here
The (2001) clubs suit of cards is here
The (2001) spades suit of cards is here

He then repeated the exercise in 2003... 
Part 1 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 2 of the 2003 deck of cards is here
Part 3 of the 2003 deck of cards is here

And the 2003 London (winter) comics festival here

Thanks to that post some more images have come to light - let's see what we've now got...
1). The original art for the DR & Quinch images from the 2003 deck of Christmas cards (so from the London 2003 festival)

...and the cards that they became...

2). A number of the original illustrations have now been supplied to me, let's see what's here...

David Hitchcock (from the Bristol 2003 set)

Simon Coleby (from the Bristol 2003 set - although this card didn't feature in my posts about that set)

Frazer Irving (from the Bristol 2003 set)

Mike Collins (from the Bristol 2003 set)

Chris Weston (from the Bristol 2001 set)

Mark Buckingham (from the Bristol 2003 set)

Gary Spender Millidge (from the Bristol 2001 set)

Kev Sutherland (from the Bristol 2001 set)

3). Steve Marchant has found his artwork for his contribution to the London 2003 festival - he says "...I dug out the charity card design that Kev Sutherland invited me to do for the London Comic Festival in 2003. We could do any type of card so I decided to do an addition to the Land of the Giants cards I'd enjoyed collecting as a boy. They featured either a still from the show or a cast member on one side, and a comic strip installment on the reverse. I took the opportunity of basing Spindrift on the ship in the show, rather than the incorrect 'airplane' design on the original cards"

4). a t-shirt!