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Three Hundred Skottie Youngs?
Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso revealed the makeup of last week's Marvel Retreat to CBR, made of up writers "Brian Bendis, Dan Slott, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Mark Waid, Rick Remender, Kieron Gillen, Sam Humphries and, making his debut, Skottie Young." So naturally people are wondering what Skottie might be writing for the Marvel Universe. I'm[...]
Friday Runaround – What Is A Superhero Anyway?
WHAT TO DO IN LONDON TONIGHT COMICA PR: WHAT IS A SUPERHERO? with Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, Will Brooker, Richard Reynolds & Alex Fitch Tickets: £6.00 from WeGotTickets Where: Foyles Bookshop, 3rd Floor Gallery, London, WC2H 0EB A SECOND DARKNESS Christopher Mitten draws the cover for the second print of Ash And The Army Of Darkness #1. YOUR COMICS ARE WORTH NOTHING Yahoo[...]
Si Spurrier's Numbercruncher And The Art Of The Feint
Earlier this year, Titan Comics publisher the series Numbercruncher, by Si Spurrier and PJ Holden It sunk It didn't help that it was a really, really bad format to publish the comic in Serialised did not do it any favours As a complete story, it relies on you remembering clearly previous scenes as new scenes[...]
Disenchantment, The Anti-Fables But With Even More Maps
Today sees the beginning of Disenchanted, the new weekly webcomic from Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press, written by Si Spurrier, with full art by German Erramouspe. Welcome to Vermintown: a vast and vile city of a million inch-tall malcontents Sprawling through an abandoned subway station deep beneath London, here myth has given way to sleaze, drugs,[...]
Will X-Men Legacy Get An Issue Three Hundred?
So, the original X-Men Legacy comic (the then-retitled X-Men/New X-Men comic) ended with issue 275. The new X-Men Legacy comic written by Si Spurrier ends soon, with issue 23 and 24 solicited with the line "One thing's for sure: as this groundbreaking series races to its conclusion, anything is possible!" Add them together, that's a cool 299. Could[...]
Forgotten Planet And How Aspiring Writers Aren't Forgotten
Pete Rogers writes for Bleeding Cool: My first-ever comic script was called Darwin, it was about a murderous talking chimp and Andy Diggle was right, it was terrible.  I made the classic mistake of showing my work too early, not taking on board the notes I was given and missing a golden opportunity when Andy agreed[...]
Melksham Comic Con 2013 – Bigger, Better, Badasser
We've assembled a lineup that is about twice the size of last year's event, and includes Kieron Gillen, Si Spurrier, Dylan Teague, Simon Furman, Emma Vieceli, Rob Williams, Ben Oliver, Lee Townsend, Mike Collins, Kate Brown and Paul Duffield. As ever, people can get stuff signed or get personalised sketches from the artists, provided you get[...]
Things To Do: Trifecta, Wordburglar, Caption And John Miers
Si Spurrier reminds us that there's a 2000AD-esque signing at Forbidden Planet and London today, 6-7pm Rob Williams, Al Ewing and Si Spurrier, celebrating the release of the big unholy Dredd-world crossover thing, Trifecta. Wordburglar lets us know that on Saturday, the 3rd Annual Nerd Noise Night will be taking place at Fan Expo Toronto, where[...]
REmake/REmodel: Mystico
Instructions from Spurrier-appointed vicetyrant @OldHat: "Restored to life through Dr. Slade's vita-ray, Mystico, a seer of ancient Egypt, has placed his
Mindcruncher From Numbercruncher
But this is Si Spurrier's presentation of his new series from Titan Comics, Numbercruncher, out last week, from the Diamond Retailer Lunch. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3czITwERY[/youtube] Isn't it mysterious? Okay, the visuals and sound aren't the greatest But this is Si Spurrier's presentation of his new series from Titan Comics, Numbercruncher, out last week, from the Diamond Retailer Lunch. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3czITwERY[/youtube] Isn't it[...]
Six Shots From Six Gun Gorilla
That joy is certainly there, but this is a Si Spurrier book so it's got a lot more going on besides 'Look! A gorilla with a gun!' Inspired by 1930s pulp, this particular pistol-packing primate has plenty of shots left in the chamber, and here are six of them; 1.The Tomb of The Unknown Creator The dedication[...]
Si Spurrier's Next Big Thing
Si Spurrier has posted about a new comic book project He writes; See, there's this comicbook project which I've been working-on secretly for 3 years It's epic and it's dark and it's deconstructive and it's gorgeous and it's mythic and it's sleazy and it's brutal and it's at one and the same time the most high-concept and the[...]
Si Spurrier Deconstructs The Promotional Video While Promoting Six Gun Gorilla
But it's mostly Si Spurrier Talking about his upcoming Six Gun Gorilla comic from Boom! And it's really important that you listen to him. If Warren Ellis was in his late twenties now, these are the kind of videos he'd be making. Six-Gun Gorilla: deranged comicbook from Boom! Studios by Si Spurrier & Jeff Stokely – 1st[...]
Free WebComic, Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Live with New Chapter
A new chapter of Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Avatar's adults-only web comic written by Si Spurrier's (X-Men Legacy, Extermination, 2000AD), is now live If you haven't tried Crossed yet – the over-the-top outbreak story created by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, Chronicles of Wormwood) – you can read a free 8-page chapter from Avatar Press every Thursday. You can currently find the first 22[...]
Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Live with Free New Chapter
  A new chapter of Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Avatar's adults-only web comic written by Si Spurrier's (X-Men Legacy, Extermination, 2000AD), is now live If you haven't tried Crossed yet – the over-the-top outbreak story created by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, Chronicles of Wormwood) – you can read a free 8-page chapter from Avatar Press every Thursday. You can currently find the first 22[...]
Si Spurrier Headlines A New Creator Owned Imprint From Titan Comics
Titan Comics are launching a new creator owned imprint in July, with a bunch of British industry talent and an eye on the American market. They begin with Chronos Commandos: Dawn Patrol by writer/artist Stuart Jennett (Marvel UK);  Numbercruncher by X-Men: Legacy writer Si Spurrier and 2000AD artist P.J[...]
Astonishing X-Men To X-Club For 99 Cents From ComiXology Tomorrow
Coming down the pipe… If you are enjoying Si Spurrier's run on X-Men Legacy, then his five issue miniseries X-Club will be 99 cents an issue tomorrow on ComiXology Along with the post-Joss Whedon Astonishing X-Men #25 to #51, better known as the Warren Ellis-to-gay-marriage years, as well as the Xenogenesis and Ghost Boxes spin[...]
Crossed's Free WebComic, Wish You Were Here, Live with New Chapter
The latest chapter of Crossed: Wish You Were Here, Avatar's adults-only web comic written by Si Spurrier's (X-Men Legacy, Extermination, 2000AD), is now live You can read a free 8-page chapter from Avatar Press every Thursday. If you aren't familiar with Crossed – the over-the-top outbreak story created by Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, Chronicles of Wormwood) –[...]
Avatar Plug of the Week – CROSSED: BADLANDS #20
Fans of Si Spurrier's Crossed: Wish You Were Here will want to pick up this Wednesday's Crossed: Badlands #20 – the second half to his amazing 2-part story! Can a freak Crossed berserker overcome all his base-desires to reunite with the one person he is obsessed? Here is a sneak peak… Fans of Si Spurrier's Crossed:[...]