above [L to R]:Karen Wemborn & Jo Wheeler

 Obviously I had to get to the Classical Comics table.  After all,I was on a promise of three cups of coffee.  Do I take coffee too seriously?  Heck no -it is a very important matter. And not being petty I won’t mention I never got the promised coffees..it’s now up to 4 cups with interest!

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Anyhow,it was great to meet the team and Karen Wemborn and Jo Wheeler showed me some of the preview items -A Christmas Carol looks incredible!  But there were also samples of the educational packs available to schools.

I think that,like Cinebook,the success of Classical Comics over this last weekend is down to the sheer quality of their books.  The table was busy and the teams enthusiasm was near -but not quite- as high as Olivier Cadic’s!

I think that those who have not seen the great Henry V and MacBeth books are missing out.  And if you miss Frankenstein and Christmas Carol or any of this Summers releases then you are insane.  Nuts.  crackers. Two bananas short of a bunch.  An ice cube in a bath a…get the point?

You can check out the site at:

http://www.classicalcomics.com/

It was nice to talk to Nigel Dobbyn briefly about his 1980s Small Press work,Billy The Cat and his Classical Comics works.

It was even nicer to talk to Jon Haward,probably one of the most under-rated UK comic artists.  Why Marvel UK publish his work but not Marvel US is a mystery to me as his style would fit the Marvel Adventures titles perfectly.

Jon’s portfolio was full of incredible art and I came away with a signed poster,sketch and original page of art -they are going on my wall.  Luckily,Classical Comics spot talent!

And Frankenstein artist Declan Shalvey was also on hand.

 below[L to R]:Declan Shalvey,Nigel Dobbyn & Jon Haward

Hopefully,the team might get a panel at the 2009 Expo? In the meantime check out their web site and try to catch up with them at the BICS event later this Summer.

British comics are back!