Comic Highlights: Danger Mouse

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Introduction The Comic Creators Project at the Cartoon Museum in London has original artwork from the Danger Mouse comic strip that appeared in Look-In magazine in 1982. The artwork was done by Arthur James Ranson (b. 1939) and the script was... This blog post offers additional information on the history of publication of this comic and on one of the greatest cartoon characters ever created in the UK: Danger Mouse. The creation of Mark Hall and Brian Cosgrove for their production company Cosgrove Hall Films, Danger Mouse debuted on ITV on 28th September 1982 and it lasted until 19th March 1992 with a three year break between 1987 and 1991. In the UK, Channel...

[via Comic Creators Project UK]

Haunting Question: What’s your favorite holiday-themed sf/fantasy/horror

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From Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol to the recently released horror movie Krampus , the holiday season has long been a fertile source of material for creators of the fantastic. Of course, many of us have favorite holiday-themed sf, fantasy and horror we turn to this time of year. I decided to put the question to other authors and fans to see what books, stories, comics, movies and TV episodes bring them holiday cheer. Patrice Sarath: Patrice Sarath is an author and editor living in Austin, Texas. Her novels include the fantasy series, Books of the Gordath ( Gordath Wood , Red Gold Bridge and The Crow God’s Girl ) and the romance The Unexpected Miss Bennet.

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