Braw Books

As most of you already know Bad Press Ltd. is dead, and took a lot of cool things to its grave, including "Wasted" magazine and very indie-friendly online shop. It's sad that after 15 years of existence the company was forced to shut down "due to unforeseen and adverse circumstances" which have left owners, creators and fans of Bad Press in sorrow. Since Bad Press shop was very kind to "New British Comics" being the heart and brain of the UK distribution that leaves us mourning too.

Thankfully, nature does not tolerate void, and Braw Books has been created lately!

"Our intention is quite simple - to gather together the output of various seasoned Scottish cartoonists into one place, a lasting testament and reward for their years of dedication, skill and application, and a vital record and starting place for the (in)experienced reader (or the simply curious)."

Thanks to people behind Braw Books NBC has found a old-new house from which you can always order our books, and many more great titles, such as: "Collected John Miller", "Collected Shug ’90" and a whole line of "Evil Wee Comics". Definitely it's worth checking out, both online and during comicons in the near future.

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Tiny updates: 35mm, Comica Comiket, Biscuit

If you are looking for quality movie reviews, I recommend you to check 35movieminutes.com. It's an interesting mix of podcasts created by a small, yet dedicated team, and written reviews, published by Ryan Colucci who is an independent producer and writer in both movie and comic areas. By "independent" I don't mean "wannabe", Ryan is a professional, his next movie ("White Space") should be up for release next year. Anyway, his profession gives a nice, fresh perspective on reviewed movies, both new and old.

Every contributor of NBC seemed to do a lot in the last few months, so please just start clicking links on the right for updates (lazy, lazy, lazy). Many of them will be present at Comica Comiket including John Miers, WJC, Van Nim, Paul O'Connell & Lawrence Elwick!

In case you've missed it: Mindlessones.com had a special with Biscuit, the character from "Cindy & Biscuit Save The World (again)" published in NBC #3 and "CINDY & BISCUIT no.1".

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WJC contest - The End

Thank you all for taking part in our contest, and thank you for waiting such long time for its final. Time to show the world the real WJC. Here he is:



Yes, he is number 3! We got a lot of answers from you, and among them 25 were indeed correct - also, you were quite often pointing at numbers 4, 7 and 9.

Now let's draw a winner! He was just selected by a tiny script written in Atari BASIC, and run on an Atari800Win emulator as seen below:



Number 9! And ninth person to send us a correct answer was... Kevin Richter! Congratulation Kevin, we'll send you the prize soon!

Once again thank you all, hope you had a great time and a lot of fun!

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NBC at Gosh!

We're very happy to report that from now on you can buy all issues of "New British Comics" at Gosh Comics in London at 39 Great Russell Street. Right now NBCs are on new comics rack, and you can also find comics of: Rob Miller and David Ziggy Green in the store in small press section downstairs.

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A WJC contest!

We have a special WJC-NBC competition today, so if you want to win a free copy of our anthology with a special sketch, and have some fun, just keep reading.

WJC stands for Warwick Johnson Cadwell, an incredibly talented creator whose stories were published in second and third issue of New British Comics and many others books. But what do we really know about WJC? Is his existence a fact or just a myth? Who is he? A family man from south of England or a creature from deep depths of the ocean? Or maybe he did come from the outer space?

It's time to learn the truth! And get a free copy of NBC #3 with an exclusive sketch (you can have a sneek peek on the bottom of the post) inside it, made by, the one and only, WJC. To get your hands on it, you have to:

1. Take a look on a picture below. It's really an auto portrait of WJC, who's hidden among many other people. Take a careful look, and decide which person is WJC.
2. Send a number which is next to the person you've chosen from the picture to karolwisnia@gmail.com. Please write 'WJC contest' as a subject of the e-mail - it will make my life a bit easier.
3. On 20th of June (Monday) we will reveal the truth on the blog, and draw a price winner from the people who have sent the right answer. We will contact him/her trough e-mail, and ask for his/her address. Then the prize shall be sent.

Click on the picture to view full sized version

To increase your chances we recommend doing a solid research on WJC by visiting his blog warwickjohnsoncadwell.blogspot.com. Who knows, maybe you already have met him during a comic convention, cruise on a boat, or fighting back a vampire in the wild west?

Good luck!



Sneek peek of the prize

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WJC - Bristol

WJC (known also as Warwick Johnson Cadwell) will be attending Bristol International Comic & Small Press Expo this weekend. At his table you can buy not only all three issues of NBC antholgies, but also a lot of his own stuff - you can take a peak here.

If you gonna be at the party, I advise you to pay a visit to WJC, and have a wee chat with him. We will launch a contest soon, and WJC will play a vital role in it...

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Reviews/recenzje

We got a pack of new reviews from various sites: FPI blog, Geekchocolate.co.uk and Small Press Big Mouth. There's also one review from Poland (Paradoks.net.pl). And a special contest is on its way!

W sieci pojawiły się kolejne recenzje NBC #3, w tym jedna polska na portalu Paradoks.net.pl. Pozostałe teksty można znaleźć na stronach: FPI blog, Geekchocolate.co.uk i Small Press Big Mouth. Mamy też w przygotowaniu ciekawy konkurs!

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NBC #3!

Let's make if official. NBC #3 is out, and I'm damn proud of this book. It's the best issue so far, which was confirmed by many folks who have read previous issues. Grab a copy while we still have them!

You can buy New British Comics issues from following online shoppes:
Badpressltd.com
WJC shop

NBC are also available in following comics stores:
Orbital Comics (London)
Nostalgia & Comics (Birmingham)
World’s Apart (Liverpool)
Forbidden Planet Manchester





Introducing....

Allow us to introduce the third issue of that very special anthology, “New British Comics”!

Sure, we know it sounded crazy first and second time round, but....

Retailing at £4, New British Comics #3, with the super-chilled Lawrence Elwick on cover duties, once again sets out to prove just why the best comics are, well, New British Comics!

B5 format, 80 b/w pages!

For further information, please contact:

PL Contact: Karol Wiśniewski - karolwisnia@gmail.com

UK Contact: Rob Miller - badpresslimited@gmail.com

Websites:

Available from: http://www.badpressltd.com

Blog: http://newbritishcomics.blogspot.com/

Featuring:

Cindy & Biscuit Save The World (again)
by Dan White

Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

Ink vs Paper by John Miers

Charlie Parker "Handyman": Animal Magnetism
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

Here Comes The Neighbourhood
by Matthew Craig & Richard Johnson

Better Living Through Distance
by Dave Thomson

The Quiet Burden
by Craig Collins & Iain Lauire

Luvvable Lex: Dirty 'N' Down
by Rob Miller

Wonderland
by Wilbur Dawbarn

Charlie Parker "Handyman": Skyscraper Lunch
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

(crack)
by Van Nim

Von Trapp
by WJC

A Complex Machine
by David Ziggy Greene

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Premiers Symptômes

Terry Hooper from CBO was the first to reviewed it, then Tim Pilcher mentioned it among other titles that makes him think that There’s never been a better time for British comics than right now!. We got also mentioned on Crikey! website, blog of UK-Japan based comic artist Sean Micheal Wilson, and by Laura Cameron.

Oh, by the way - NBC #3 is in sale now. Actually, has been since mid-March. Did I forget to mention that?

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NBC #3!

Yes, it's on its way. If things will go smoothly, it should be available in the end of March, or even sooner. Our amazing cover was done by Lawrence Elwick, who along with Paul O'Connell will appear inside NBC #3 as well.



And here's our cast:

Cindy & Biscuit Save The World (again)
by Dan White

Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

Ink vs Paper by John Miers

Charlie Parker "Handyman": Animal Magnetism
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

Here Comes The Neighbourhood
by Matthew Craig & Richard Johnson

Better Living Through Distance
by Dave Thomson

The Quiet Burden
by Craig Collins & Iain Lauire

Luvvable Lex: Dirty 'N' Down
by Rob Miller

Wonderland
by Wilbur Dawbarn

Charlie Parker "Handyman": Skyscraper Lunch
by Lawrence Elwick & Paul O'Connell

(crack)
by Van Nim

A Complex Machine
by David Ziggy Greene

Von Trapp
by WJC

So stay tuned!

NBC #3 nadchodzi. Powyżej możemy zobaczyć okładkę autorstwa Lawrence Elwicka, który w duecie z Paulem O'Connellem, wystąpi także i w środku numeru. Ciut niżej mamy spis angielskiej wersji. Wersja polska nadal w produkcji, prawdopodobnie przeczytacie ją pod koniec marca.

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