Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Veteran 2000AD artist BRENDAN McCARTHY has plotted and illustrated a new JUDGE DREDD two-parter, with comics writer AL EWING scripting.
In a new story called Dr. WHAT? Judge Dredd tracks down a time-travelling Doctor who rides a Mega-City Portaloo along the timewaves, altering history and changing the future in a potentially catastrophic way.
The two-issue story appears in 2000AD Prog 1712, which will be on sale in the UK on November 24th, next week.
Saturday, 30 October 2010
So, after hosting problems, the death of one computer and the difficult birth of a new computer I'm finally getting back to regular weekly updates.
This week some designs for a proposed early 90's TV series called JUSTICE 2500. Which Brendan describes as 'a cross between Judge Dredd and Rumpole of The Bailey.'
This week some designs for a proposed early 90's TV series called JUSTICE 2500. Which Brendan describes as 'a cross between Judge Dredd and Rumpole of The Bailey.'
Thursday, 9 September 2010
JohnMK: From today SPIDER-MAN: FEVER the trade paperback is available from all good comic vendors. The collection reprints issues 1 - 3 of ‘Spider-man: Fever’ plus a special reprint of one of Spidey’s earliest adventures into the wondrous world of Dr. Strange, ‘Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2’. More details on the Marvel website.
Also new today, an interview conducted by Mark Kardwell
Also new today, an interview conducted by Mark Kardwell
Sunday, 22 August 2010
JohnMK: Apologises for the lack of updates but I’ve been on holiday (which was slightly longer than planned). In future if things go a bit quiet here pop over to Mark Kardwell’s Bad Librarianship blog. He’s your McCarthy backup man. If it’s not on here you’re find the latest news and artwork over there.
Speaking of... Out this week you’ll find more McCarthy comic splendour. ‘Age of Heroes’ issue 4 features a Captain America story written by Elliot Kalan and drawn by Brendan, you can finds more details on the Marvel website. For your viewing pleasure some unlettered artwork from the story...
As you can see above next month ‘Spider-man: Fever’ will be collected into a trade paperback which reprints issues 1-3 of Spider-man: Fever’. Plus a special reprint of one of Spidey’s earliest adventures into the wondrous world of Dr. Strange from ‘Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2’. The collection is available from September 9th and you can find more details on the Marvel website.
From now on I’ll be definitely updating the site more regularly. Brendan’s got some more upcoming comic projects and if you’re an age-old fan of his work there’s one story you will not want to miss.
Speaking of... Out this week you’ll find more McCarthy comic splendour. ‘Age of Heroes’ issue 4 features a Captain America story written by Elliot Kalan and drawn by Brendan, you can finds more details on the Marvel website. For your viewing pleasure some unlettered artwork from the story...
As you can see above next month ‘Spider-man: Fever’ will be collected into a trade paperback which reprints issues 1-3 of Spider-man: Fever’. Plus a special reprint of one of Spidey’s earliest adventures into the wondrous world of Dr. Strange from ‘Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2’. The collection is available from September 9th and you can find more details on the Marvel website.
From now on I’ll be definitely updating the site more regularly. Brendan’s got some more upcoming comic projects and if you’re an age-old fan of his work there’s one story you will not want to miss.
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Well it's seems 'Spider-man: Fever' has gone down a storm, with some glowing reviews across the internet (5 out of 5 from Comic Book Resources). Here's a few of them:
comicbookresources.com
ign.com
theouthousers.com
mania.com
brokenfrontier.com
craveonline.com
spidermanreviews.com
In the previous incarnation of this Blog I tried to give you all a little something for the weekend with a weekly dose of Fresh McCarthy art. And that's something that's going to continue with the new site. To start off you have two colored pastel pictures that Brendan had in the latest group exhibition at Los Angeles' famous "La Luz de Jesus" Gallery...
comicbookresources.com
ign.com
theouthousers.com
mania.com
brokenfrontier.com
craveonline.com
spidermanreviews.com
In the previous incarnation of this Blog I tried to give you all a little something for the weekend with a weekly dose of Fresh McCarthy art. And that's something that's going to continue with the new site. To start off you have two colored pastel pictures that Brendan had in the latest group exhibition at Los Angeles' famous "La Luz de Jesus" Gallery...
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Welcome to the relaunch of 'The Strangeness of Brendan McCarthy' , the official Brendan McCarthy fansite. Today in all good comic shops you can buy the first issue of Brendan’s first full length comic story in nearly 20 years – ‘Spider-man: Fever’. Do I need a better reason to get the site back up and running!
Everything from the old site/blog is still here but with a few new additions. Above is a ‘Spider-man: Fever’ interview with some exclusive artwork, with more to come. Another change is the RSS feed you can find the new one further down the page. Brendan's got more comic wonderfulness coming up, so come back for all the news and more exclusive artwork.
Everything from the old site/blog is still here but with a few new additions. Above is a ‘Spider-man: Fever’ interview with some exclusive artwork, with more to come. Another change is the RSS feed you can find the new one further down the page. Brendan's got more comic wonderfulness coming up, so come back for all the news and more exclusive artwork.
Thursday, 28 May 2009
Brendan: A sketch image for a pitch I concocted for DC Comics:
DELINQUENT JIMMY OLSEN was an idea for a three part miniseries that I planned to write and draw.
The Reverse-Flash, Professor Zoom, attempts to reverse-engineer a Bizarro back to human form, but instead unleashes a terrible reverse-Bizarro plague. Superman is imprisoned in a purple-kryptonite cage. As society crumbles, Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen, finds that he and a few others are immune to the contagion. They are outlaws in a lawless, bizarro world. It is up to these delinquents to save our lives.
DELINQUENT JIMMY OLSEN
Coming soon.
They didn't go for it, but I think it would have made a good comic miniseries. Saturn Girl was in it too. And a new character, Dr. Zyxtiplytk, appears as well. Something a bit different...
The Reverse-Flash, Professor Zoom, attempts to reverse-engineer a Bizarro back to human form, but instead unleashes a terrible reverse-Bizarro plague. Superman is imprisoned in a purple-kryptonite cage. As society crumbles, Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen, finds that he and a few others are immune to the contagion. They are outlaws in a lawless, bizarro world. It is up to these delinquents to save our lives.
DELINQUENT JIMMY OLSEN
Coming soon.
They didn't go for it, but I think it would have made a good comic miniseries. Saturn Girl was in it too. And a new character, Dr. Zyxtiplytk, appears as well. Something a bit different...
Monday, 27 April 2009
Brendan: I was clearing out some old cupboards and a few old copies of 2000AD fell out. I'd kept them because there were episodes of SOONER OR LATER on the back covers. This was a one-page strip that I did with writer Pete Milligan over 23 years ago. When I saw the dateline on the cover, I had a hard time believing it was so long ago.
Unemployment was the big social theme back then... and Swifty is feeling like a contemporary character again. I guess things really do go around in a circle.
Pete Milligan wrote S&L. We just knocked it up one afternoon on a phone call. We had the title first, but no idea of what it would be about. Pete named the hero after one of his favourite writers, Jonathan Swift. Tony Riot drew about a third of the strips with me and was the unofficial "other artist".
That reminds me, I must go and revisit Tony's one and only solo strip for 2000AD, "Tribal Memories", which also written by Pete. Wonder if anybody remembers it!
It's astonishing to think of the variety of strips that Pete was writing around that (white-hot) time in British Comics: Bad Company, Paradax!, Johnny Nemo, Mirkin The Mystic, Sooner or later, Skreemer, Shade The Changing man, Rudcliffe and Williams, The Extremist, Rogan Gosh, Skin... That's an amazing slab o' stuff! A very wide difference in tone and mood, from very dark violence to a surreal and foppish wit.
And, whatever happened to that 'Bizarre Boys' comic thing written with Grant Morrison and to be drawn by Jamie Hewlett? I saw one weird bit of art and that was about it...
Interestingly, it was Jamie Hewlett who took over Sooner or Later for a sequel, which was also written by Pete.
Unemployment was the big social theme back then... and Swifty is feeling like a contemporary character again. I guess things really do go around in a circle.
Pete Milligan wrote S&L. We just knocked it up one afternoon on a phone call. We had the title first, but no idea of what it would be about. Pete named the hero after one of his favourite writers, Jonathan Swift. Tony Riot drew about a third of the strips with me and was the unofficial "other artist".
That reminds me, I must go and revisit Tony's one and only solo strip for 2000AD, "Tribal Memories", which also written by Pete. Wonder if anybody remembers it!
It's astonishing to think of the variety of strips that Pete was writing around that (white-hot) time in British Comics: Bad Company, Paradax!, Johnny Nemo, Mirkin The Mystic, Sooner or later, Skreemer, Shade The Changing man, Rudcliffe and Williams, The Extremist, Rogan Gosh, Skin... That's an amazing slab o' stuff! A very wide difference in tone and mood, from very dark violence to a surreal and foppish wit.
And, whatever happened to that 'Bizarre Boys' comic thing written with Grant Morrison and to be drawn by Jamie Hewlett? I saw one weird bit of art and that was about it...
Interestingly, it was Jamie Hewlett who took over Sooner or Later for a sequel, which was also written by Pete.
Saturday, 18 April 2009
JohnMK: An new exhibition of the art of Brendan McCarthy is being shown at London's newest comic book store, ORBITAL COMICS. The show features images of Brendan's comic book work for both UK and US publishers from over the last twenty years. Featuring a lost image from the graphic novel SKIN, some drawings from a new comic project, DREAMTREES, a number of published ARTOONS from the CRISIS period of the early 90's and more pictures from Brendan's archive of unpublished art.
Brendan is currently working on a new Spider-Man/Dr Strange mini series for Marvel Comics, out later this year.
ORBITAL COMICS is the UK's newest major comic book store, located just off London's famous Leicester Square.
Orbital Comics & Collectibles
8 Great Newport Street,
London, England
WC2H 7JA
Phone: 0207 240 0591
eMail: comics@orbitalcomics.com
Brendan is currently working on a new Spider-Man/Dr Strange mini series for Marvel Comics, out later this year.
ORBITAL COMICS is the UK's newest major comic book store, located just off London's famous Leicester Square.
Orbital Comics & Collectibles
8 Great Newport Street,
London, England
WC2H 7JA
Phone: 0207 240 0591
eMail: comics@orbitalcomics.com
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