Ben Smith Archives

The Musical Comedy That Goes Right? Mischief's Thespians Gets Its Cast

I am glad I bought my (front row) ticket when I did. Allie Dart (Unfortunate; The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch – The Other Palace/The Lowry and UK Tour, The Comedy About Spies – Noël Coward Theatre, West End) as Rhapsodes/Dance Captain Ashley Tucker (Christmas Carol Goes Wrong – UK tour, Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort[...]

Treasury of British Comics: Can a Forgotten Archive Teach Us About Comics in the 21st Century? [SDCC]

The panel was moderated by Michael Molcher, freelance writer for 2000 AD, and featured Graeme McMillan, writer for the Hollywood Reporter, Ben Smith, head of books and comics at Rebellion (2000 AD's parent company), Zack Davisson, manga translator, and Rosie Knight, columnist. Comics are a medium, superheroes are a genre That genre is now in TV[...]

Comic Stores: You Are The Future And I Don't Think You Know It – 2000AD's Ben Smith Reaches Out To Retailers

2000AD's publishing manager, Ben Smith, delivers a special message for us here at Bleeding Cool: About 10 years ago the panic really set in You may remember it as earlier or later, but it was the time everyone realised that comics retailing was doomed The stronger stores had lasted out the 90's boom and cataclysmic-bust only[...]