Chris Thompson Archives

During San Diego Comic-Con, I reported that former Content Editor for Heavy Metal Magazine, Frank Forte, who had been telling folk that he was the new editor-in-chief of Heavy Metal, was joined at the show by Chris Thompson, formerly of Orbital Comics in London, Eaglemoss, Opus Publishing[...]

And last night, it was all about Heavy Metal Magazine and its future. I previously reported back in May that Frank Forte had been saying that he was the new Editor in Chief of Heavy Metal, and that seems to have been confirmed by multiple conversations held from the Hyatt lobby to the Hilton Bayfront. But Bleeding[...]

There seem to have been a lot of comings and goings in the industry of late and the latest one to cross my desk is Chris Thompson, who recently left Eaglemoss after three years of establishing their Hero Collector range of licensed collectables. Photo of and from Chris Thompson Aside from being a former contributor and one[...]

When the distributors, publishers and retailers joined us we knew that we could indeed support these kids on behalf of this incredible industry". To help launch the UK arm of the charity, Weiss turned to co-directors Will O'Mullane and Chris Thompson, who are veterans of the UK comics and pop culture scene – and indeed, Bleeding[...]

This years selections included: Shudder's Deadwax, from Graham Reznick and Peter Phok; Pagan Peak, from Cyrill Boss and Philipp Stennert; and Blackpills' Patricia Moore, from Blake Fraser and Chris Thompson. Here's a look at our thoughts on the three pilots, followed an overview of the projects: https://youtu.be/HnnkOivAU-gVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: TTVF: 'Pagan Peak' is[...]

They are a publishing house that is bringing the comics of the world to America! We got to see their exclusive panel where they joined with others to talk about their wide world of publishing inside and outside of the states. Heidi Macdonald, a writer for The Beat, moderated a panel of professionals, including: Terence Irvins,[...]

By Chris Thompson The Orbital Comics World Tour begins here! Along the aerial pathway that leads to San Diego, adventure is to be had at every turn, and many fantastic characters to be met along the way Join Orbital Comics staff members Chris Thompson, James Wilson and Liz Jordan (me) as we journey to the Big Kahuna[...]

Bleeding Cool's Chris Thompson and Hannah Means-Shannon are on a panel asking how to get your comic book news reported – and then Hannah and I are on a panel about How The Internet Ruined My Life Well, not mine, Although now you come to mention it.. So what are you going to want to look[...]

Our own Pop Culture Hound Chris Thompson drew our attention to the fact that the 2DCast produced a massive podcast out of D.I.C.E featuring a host of guests, himself included, and we thought we'd bring it to BC for your listening pleasure. [audio:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63269368/2dcastepisode56.mp3] They say: In this episode we look back with fondness over this past weekends Dublin[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podpress_trac/web/3734/0/PCHPodcastEpisode102.mp3] After last week's slightly different Episode 101 with the amazing Greg Ruth (which you can still listen to here), this time around I'm back – in the pub – with writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Nova, Hulk, The Infinite Horizon). Listen as Gerry & I enjoy beer, peanuts & the obligatory pork scratchings; while discussing how he got[...]

Chris Thompson writes; [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode20.mp3] This week I take a look back at the absolutely amazing Malta Comic-Con I've recently returned from – then Taylor & I discuss some of the gems found there, including Sean Azzopardi's latest release Same Day Return. We also present a very special panel I conducted with comics industry legends Dave Gibbons (Watchmen, Secret[...]

Chris Thompson writes for Bleeding Cool… just before he heads off to Malta! [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode18.mp3] Taylor and I have mixed views about this week's Marvel Now! books, and find we don't see eye-to-eye with Daniel Way's Thunderbolts #1 or Jonathan Hickman's much-anticipated Avengers #1. Taylor also chats with Ryan Ferrier (Tiger Lawyer and Challenger Comics) about his career thus[...]

by Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode14.mp3] It's the first really big week for Marvel Now! and that means not one, not two, but FIVE new books to look at … This week we investigate Avengers Assemble #9, Fantastic Four #1, Thor: God Of Thunder #1, All-New X-Men #1, and X-Men: Legacy #1 – and present another TWO interviews[...]

Comic-Con Footage Reel From Neill Blomkamp's Elysium Was Truly, Shockingly Impressive Thanks to Pinguino, Grace Randolph, Raymond Brown, Kate Kotler, Peter S Svensson, Jen Aprahamian, Louis Falcetti, Keysha Couzens, Will Romine, Skip Harvey, Shawn Schillberg, Joe Salas, Joe Orlando, Joseph Stone, Mark Bourne, Alex Wilson, Chris Thompson, Dean Butters, Keysha Couzens, Al Tremaine and  Jesse James[...]