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Join Neil as he stops by the Ravensburger stand while at London Toy Fair 2020 to speak with Sara Jane about a wonderful little board game based on that movie with the shark, you know the one...JAWS!
Find out more here.
EGX 2019 - Mao Mao Castle - Asobi Tech Interview with Viet
We had a smashing time at this year's EGX at London's Excel playing Mao Mao Castle by the talented team at Asobi Tech, consisting of brothers Quang and Viet.
Viet was kind enough to spare some time to chat about this fantastic throw-back to Space Harrier with our resident interviewer extraordinaire Neil Kenny, enjoy!
EGX 2019 - Tony Slopes - Jon May Interview
Downhill racing, riding upon a humpback whale...if that isn't enough to get your interest we don't know what is!
The game in question is Tony Slopes, created by SEEDTECH Studios and it certainly caught Neil and Tom's eye as they prowled the London's EGX 2019 show looking for the next big BP interview.
Join Neil as he chats to Jon May about a game which was turning heads aplenty in Indie Devs section of the event.
Let's Talk Paper Cut Mansion with Space Lizard Studio | i65 Gaming Event
Ever had a paper cut? Not the most pleasant of experiences but an ideal name for this procedurally generated puzzler.
Themed to look like it’s a world made of paper and incorporating an escape room vibe, we caught up with Space Lizard Studio at Insomnia 65. And remember once inside you can't cut corners.....!
For more on Paper Cut Mansion:
http://spacelizardstudio.com/work/pap...
and here:
Lawless 2019 - A Celebration of British Comics and Tribute to Carlos Ezquerra
Back in the day comics would print a coupon which you could cut-out and present to your local newsagent to reserve the next issue (and the issues following on from that). Now fast forward to the present day and thanks to social media we were all prepared and notified to the renaming and recalibrated Lawgiver (the Judge Dredd convention) into Lawless (the convention of British comics). So, on the 18th of May Neil found himself in Bristol once again with Tom’s camera and this is the result!
For more on Lawless; https://www.facebook.com/groups/14170...
As a guide these approximate timings might be of use;
Lawless event guide 6sec, Steve McManus 15secs, ROK of the Reds fan and Judge Glass 20secs, https://www.rokofthereds.com/ Colin MacNeil 30secs, Marshal Metta Lawson and Johnny Alpha 47 secs, Glenn Fabry 51secs, Soviet bloc hypnosis leaflet 1:08secs, Ian Gibson 1:16secs, John Higgins 1:29secs, http://artofjohnhiggins.com/ Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke 1:34secs, --That matches the carpet!-- Tribute to Carlos Ezquerra 1:40secs, Carlos Art Droid 3:07secs, Welcome to Lawless from Lawless! 3:12secs, Panels! 3:16secs, Draw off! 3:23secs, Max Normal 3:31secs, --Buys a self-portrait!-- Dan Cornwell 3:40, https://dancornwell.wordpress.com/ Henry Flint 3:46, https://henryflint.wordpress.com/ Torquemada 4:01secs, Mike Collins 4:06secs, http://www.freakhousegraphics.com/ Abigail Bulmer 4:20secs, https://abigailartryder.wixsite.com/d... Steve Austin and Dylan Teague 4:41secs, http://www.stevenaustinart.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dylbot2099/ John Wagner [don’t blink!] 4:44secs, Original art for sale 4:49secs, Sector 13 fanzine 4:57secs, https://www.facebook.com/sector13thef... Battle Badger 5:01secs, https://www.facebook.com/beasthunting... art ninetwo studios 5:08secs, https://www.artninetwo.com/ Awesome Comics 5:24secs, David Lloyd and Patrick Goddard 5:32secs, http://www.lforlloyd.com/ https://twitter.com/PaddyGod1 Planet Replicas 5:45secs, https://www.planetreplicas.com/ Steve McManus closeout 5:51secs, Judge Death – THE SENTENCE IS DEATH 5:56secs
Nigel Parkinson draws Minnie the Minx! - Northwich Comic Con 2019
Neil popped along to Northwich Comic Con, where he met up with Beano Comic Artist, Nigel Parkinson once again.
Nigel kindly agreed to create a very special* Minnie drawing for him, thanks Nigel!
* The other character is Mina the Minx (Wilhelmina "Mina" Murray) as seen on issue 4 (of6) of 'The Tempest'. This is volume IV; the final book of Alan Moore's and Kevin O'Neill's 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' series.
You can check out Nigel's blog at the link below: http://nigelparkinsoncartoons.blogspo...
For more on the adventures of the 'League': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lea... https://lxg.fandom.com/wiki/The_Leagu...
MATTEL DreamToys 2018 Christmas Showcase | Barbie Ultimate Kitchen, Harry Potter & more!
Blast Process was fortunate enough to be invited to DreamToys 2018 - Yay!
The DreamToys list is the most authoritative independent prediction of toys that will be sought after for this Christmas.
Many toys and games were nominated by the panel and Mattel made into the top 10. So keep watching and celebrate your Christmas with a Barbie!
Funko DreamToys 2018 Christmas Showcase | Fortnite exclusives, Harry Potter, Wreck-it Ralph & more!
Blast Process was fortunate enough to be invited to DreamToys 2018 - Yay!
The DreamToys list is the most authoritative independent prediction of toys that will be sought after for this Christmas.
Many toys and games were nominated by the panel and Funko made it as a stocking filler that many children would want.
So keep watching and make your Christmas go with a POP!
LEGO DreamToys 2018 Christmas Showcase | Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Lego City Arctic Expedition
Blast Process was fortunate enough to be invited to DreamToys 2018 - Yay!
The DreamToys list is the most authoritative independent prediction of toys that will be sought after for this Christmas.
Lego unsurprisingly has made the list.
So keep watching and you'll get to see Marius Lang, UK Head of Marketing at Lego, give Brian (our man on the ground) a guided tour of the Lego display.
So sit back and enjoy the bricks!
Ian Kennedy at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2018
On a very wet Saturday Neil attended the Lakes Comic Art Festival and after watching the 'Flying High - Meet the Kennedys' drawing demonstration caught up with Ian Kennedy at the Scottish Comics Bothy. A very popular and crowded location.
The comic courses mentioned by Ian are in association with the University of Dundee;
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/english/comics/ https://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/pg/com...
See some of Ian's work here;
The Art of Stranski - Lorenzo Etherington interview at the Wildman Gallery
Neil attended a very wet 'Lakes International Comic Art Festival' but that didn't stop him from interviewing!
Here he talks to Lorenzo Etherington; who along with his brother Robin is more widely celebrated as the Etherington Brothers and whose comics for all ages are adored by an army of fans. A point admirably demonstrated earlier this year when their 'How to Think When you Draw' Kickstarter campaign became the biggest funded UK comic project ever.
When Neil caught up with Lorenzo it was at the Wildman Gallery where his Art of Stranski Exhibit had just opened (12th October to 15th November). So sit back and discover together this forgotten lost 1940s masterpiece.... [Spoiler - Its all Lorenzo!]
For more information about the Etherington Brothers (and links to their free teaching materials);
http://etheringtonbrosportfolio.blogs...
https://twitter.com/etheringtonbros
https://www.instagram.com/etherington...
Thanks also to 'Turtle Steve' for stepping in as camera-operator!
FAB Worlds of Anderson - National Space Centre - Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space 1999 and more!
Neil's out and about again, this time he headed over to Leicester to visit the National Space Centre where a fantastic event was held on the 22nd - 23rd of September to celebrate the FAB Worlds of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
Find out more at the link below:
Rare: From 8-Bit To Xbox One - Exhibition Tour
Neil headed off to The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry last weekend to witness a fantastic new exhibition celebrating legendary British video game developer, Rare!
The exhibition is called 'Rare: From 8-Bit To Xbox One' and covers three decades of iconic games such as Battletoads, Banjo-Kazooie, GoldenEye and Viva Piñata.
Then set sail on the Sea of Thieves and explore how Rare’s latest release was made!
The Exhibition is on until the 23rd of September, for more details, check out the link below:
The Old Haunts of Forbidden Planet London | 40th Birthday Tour
We visit Forbidden Planet on it's 40th Birthday; with a trip down the streets of London taking a look at where Forbidden Planet opened its first store.
https://forbiddenplanet.com https://twitter.com/ForbiddenPlanet
Forbidden Planet image archive https://forbiddenplanet.com/plu/posts...
Barrage Wargames Show Feature
Barrage Wargames is an event that takes place in Stafford, UK that is dedicated to Wargaming and also a spot of D&D, in short if you enjoy table top games of a Historical, Fantasy or Sci-Fi nature, you're sure to enjoy the event!
John Potter Guildford, the event's organiser was kind enough to give Neil a guided tour of the event, taking him around all of the event's 3 halls and chatting with some of the show's key exhibitors.
For more info about this yearly event, check out of the link below:
http://staffordwargames.wixsite.com/b...
To find out more about 'House of Bread', the event's chosen charitable cause, you can follow the link below:
STC25 - 25 Years of Sonic the Comic
On the 3rd of June 2018, Neil and Tom headed to Manchester to attend STC25, an event celebrating 25 years since the first issue of Sonic the Comic.
The British Sonic the Comic was quite different from others, often referred to as Fleetway Sonic, after the comic's publisher. It had it's own unique characters and stories built around the video games.
It's amassed a massive following since it was first published, a enthusiastic group of fans even created their own continuation of the Comic online, having recently released their 275 Issue to co-inside with the event.
You can check out more here:
LAWGIVER MK.4 - UK Judge Dredd Convention
We like to keep things interesting here at Blast Process, as you may have noticed we've been covering some Comic events recently and even done a feature on Starlord, a classic British comic that was closely connected with 2000AD, bringing us nicely to our latest 'On Tour' video...
Lawgiver is a dedicated Judge Dredd fan convention. The fourth such gathering was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Bristol on the 26th of May 2018. Neil went along, camera in hand, to check it out! For more info on Lawgiver, check out the website below:
Neil's Free Comic Book Day Adventure in London 2018
Saturday May the 5th, Neil was London bound to attend the 2018 Free Comic Book day, an event that spanned 3 main London based comic shops, with guest appearances and signings galore!
So we handed him a video camera to grab a first hand account of the event, resulting in this little video, enjoy!
You can find out more about Free Comic Book Day here:
https://www.freecomicbookday.com
https://twitter.com/Freecomicbook
Featured Stores:
Forbidden Planet Shaftsbury Avenue https://www.forbiddenplanet.com https://twitter.com/ForbiddenPlanet
Gosh! Comics https://www.goshlondon.com https://twitter.com/GoshComics
Orbital Comics http://www.orbitalcomics.com https://twitter.com/orbitalcomics
Guests Gosh! window painting:
Dan White https://milkthecat.wordpress.com https://twitter.com/Thebeastmustdie
Crom http://cristianortiz.com https://twitter.com/BITSOFCROM
Lord Hurk http://www.lordhurk.com https://twitter.co/LordHurk
Lizzy Stewart http://www.abouttoday.co.uk https://twitter.com/lizzystewart
Paul Shinn http://paulshinndraws.com https://twitter.com/paulshinndraws
Isabel Greenberg http://www.isabelnecessary.com/ https://twitter.com/isabelgreenberg
2000 AD:
https://2000ad.com/ https://twitter.com/2000AD
http://www.nedhartley.com/index.html
https://www.twitter.com/nedhartley
Matt Smith http://2000ad.com/ https://twitter.com/2000AD
Alec Worley http://www.alecworley.com https://twitter.com/alec_worley
Colin Bell https://about.me/colin.bell https://twitter.com/colinbell
Pye Parr http://www.pyeparr.com https://twitter.com/pyeparr
Tanya Roberts https://www.enolianslave.deviantart.com https://twitter.com/enolianslave
Keith Richardson
Indio! http://fistfullofindio.blogspot.co.uk https://twitter.com/Laughing_Indio
Neil Googe http://neilgooge.com https://twitter.com/neilgooge
Owen Michael Johnson http://www.changelingstudios.com https://twitter.com/Owen_Johnson
Doctor Who:
George Mann http://george-mann.com https://twitter.com/George_Mann
Rachael Stott https://www.rachaelstott.co.uk https://twitter.com/rachaelatwork
Simon "Si" Spurrier http://simonspurrier.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/sispurrier
The Guardian Cartoonists:
Stephen Collins http://www.stephencollinsillustration... https://twitter.com/stephen_collins
Tom Gauld https://www.tomgauld.com https://twitter.com/tomgauld
Simone Lia http://www.simonelia.com https://twitter.com/simoneliadraws
The Wicked + The Devine:
Kieron Gillen http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/ https://twitter.com/kierongillen
Jamie McKelvie https://jamiemckelvie.com https://twitter.com/McKelvie
Allred:
Michael Allred and Laura Allred http://www.aaapop.com https://twitter.com/AllredMD
Agatha Christie Memorial:
Lee Sullivan draws Agent X-20 (Stingray) - Stoke CON Trent 2018
While at Stoke CON Trent 2018 we met with the amazingly talented artist, Lee Sullivan, who has worked on such established and popular franchises as Doctor Who, Transformers and Judge Dredd.
He's also dabbled a bit with some of Gerry Anderson's creations. In this video, Lee takes on the task of drawing a character from the 1964 TV series, Stingray...
Stoke CON Trent 2018 - Convention Overview
Stoke CON Trent is Staffordshire’s Biggest TV, Film, Comic and Memorabilia Convention. Neil and Tom took a video camera along to the event to see what it had to offer!
Further details of the event courtesy of the Stoke CON Trent website:
Many people come to Stoke CON Trent for a variety of reasons. It could be to meet the fantastic line up of guests we have, have a quick chat with them while they sign their autograph for you.
Others to see the attractions, examples at previous events have included various Doctor Who, Terminator, Gerry Anderson and Star Wars Props. We usually have a selection of Classic Cars including replicas of The Back to the Future Delorean, KITT , Del Boy’s Reliant Robin and Capri, A Star Wars X-Wing, The Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Starsky & Hutch’s Ford Gran Tourino and the A-Team Van. Cosplay – a high percentage of visitors come to Stoke CON Trent dressed as their heroes from TV & Film.
Most enter the wonderful Cosplay Competition. Lots of people visit the various comic traders, artists and exhibitors, the event is the biggest specialist traders congregation of all things comic book, television and film held in Staffordshire on a bi-annual basis.
More info here: http://stokecontrent.co.uk/about/