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Marine Man Gets A Stamp Of Approval From Malta

Ian Churchill's Marine Man Gets A Stamp Of Approval From Malta

MaltaPost, the official post office of the island of Malta, has issued a new set of contemporary stamps related to comic art And were released alongside the recent Malta Comic Con pop culture event at Ta' Qali, organised by Malta comic book store Wicked Comics This new set features a selection of three artworks taken[...]
Pop Culture Hounding Dave Gibbons And Herb Trimpe In Malta

Pop Culture Hounding Dave Gibbons And Herb Trimpe In Malta

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[...]
Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese – A Pop Culture Hound Goes To Malta

Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese – A Pop Culture Hound Goes To Malta

There are numerous locations from Corto Maltese spread throughout the city, along with guidebooks to help you follow in the footsteps of the famous sailor. So you can imagine my joy when I returned to Malta this year to find an exhibition of Corto Maltese featuring reproductions and originals by the late Hugo Pratt Set within[...]