Kapow - the art of making comics & film; original comic art, part 4

Just ended at the Rugby Art Museum & Gallery is Kapow - the art of making comics and film (more details here). If you've not yet been to this free exhibition here are just a few of the pages of original vintage British comics art that were on display

I looked at vintage British comic art here and here

I looked at 2000AD / Dredd art here

UPDATED: Comic musicals

As a fan of musicals it was perhaps inevitable that I'd eventually get to the point of thinking I wonder what musicals there are of comics? So without further ado here are the shows I can think of off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more out there so do let me know if you can think of other ones.

I suspect I'll do a post soon on plays based on comics.

UPDATE: all new entries are highlighted in red

Dan Dare the musical 

Bananaman

Andy Capp

I was reminded of this musical (full details here) by friends of the blog John Freeman & Jeremy Briggs

and also this one...full details here

American musical adaptations of comics

This one

Doonesbury the musical

Little Orphan Annie

Comic musicals

As a fan of musicals it was perhaps inevitable that I'd eventually get to the point of thinking I wonder what musicals there are of comics? So without further ado here are the shows I can think of off the top of my head, I'm sure there are more out there so do let me know if you can think of other ones.

I suspect I'll do a post soon on plays based on comics.

Dan Dare the musical 

Bananaman

Andy Capp

Doonesbury the musical

Little Orphan Annie

Cartoon Aid - the big book (part 3)

I've looked before at publications associated with the Cartoon Aid charity (like Band Aid but with more cartoons and less Bob Geldof) - if you missed them they are as follows...

a). the Olympic book is here
b). Bryan Hitch's work in the Kidz book is here
c). Mike Collin's work in the Kidz book is here
d). Terry & Sheila Bave's work in the Kidz book is here
e). Simon Donald's work in the Kidz book is here
f). Cartoon Aid auction at Sotheby's & a festival in Margate is here

g). Waddington's jigsaw (from the Margate festival is here)

h). Scare Bears monster party book is here 

i). a REALLY big tome called Cartoon Aid here 

I've started looking at some of the contents of this big book, so far I've looked at Asterix (here and here) and now I've found that there is some DC Thomson material in there and I just wondered if these were reprints of if they were new for this book?

I've just scanned the first page of the Dennis strip and the Desperate Dan strip but I'm hoping that'll be enough of a clue for a real expert in this area.

Any questions just let me know, thanks!

Update this was The Dandy issue #2337 (cover dated September 6th 1986)

Update: this was a reprint from Beeb issue #1 (January 29th - 4th February 1985)

Update: this was a reprint from Beeb issue #2 (February 5th - 11th 1985)

Bananaman - the musical (1)

A few weeks ago I went to see 'Bananaman the musical' at the  Southwark Playhouse and took a few photos...

The 'stage' 

 Nearly ready to begin...

Get your banana-selfies here!

The cast in action...

all images are (c) Bananaman the musical

A Call To Action (Bananaman The Musical)

A chance to meet the cast at a special production of Bananaman the Musical, oh yes!





Here's one of the songs from the show...




Some more rehearsal photos...

What can I say? I love Crow...

Bananaman the Mucial - part 1

Not long now until, yes, Bananaman the Musical is unleashed upon us, here are some rehearsal shots and details, more tomorrow!

Beeb magazine covers gallery - part 5

Beeb magazine covers gallery - issues 17-20, apparently it stopped appearing in the shops with issues 16 and the last 3 issues were only sent to subscribers so are hard to find.

Beeb magazine covers gallery - part 4

Beeb magazine covers gallery - issues 13-16

Beeb magazine covers gallery - part 3

Beeb magazine covers gallery - issues 9-12