var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-29432167-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Publishers of Graphic Novels and Fine Comics since 1998.Website Tumblr (3.0; @capegraphicnovels)http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a895b3d7b86fcf30ceb8530efff76075/tumblr_mmqs79IMsu1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/50343942789http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/50343942789Mon, 13 May 2013 15:57:09 +0100illustratorillustrateursillustrationartartistdrawinggraphic novelsGraphic Short Story PrizeJonathan CapeComicacomicscartoons<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ba361b67345cf8db6316481c5d87135/tumblr_mmfak79jvY1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In other Stephen Collins news, BEARD WEEK IS UPON US. Our <a href="http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/graphic-novels/Gigantic-beard/" title="The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil" target="_blank">Beard competition</a> is still open for two more days, so get entering if you haven’t already!</p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49846049173http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49846049173Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02:31 +0100illustrationillustratorartdrawingcartoonscomicsJonathan Capegraphic novelsStephen CollinsThe Gigantic Beard That Was Evil<p><a href="http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2013/directors-commentary-bearding-stephen-collins-in-his-den/" title="Stephen Collins Director's Commentary" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/4c8de115c96e77fd7ecb8a55a6298a39/tumblr_inline_mm8b8mmSmf1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <blockquote> <p>Long-form comics, as I have now learned, are a slow business. Where a novelist will write the words “he sat in the living room and looked out of the window”, the cartoonist has to work out exactly what the living room looks like, where the window is in it, what the window looks like, what time of day it is, what ‘he’ is even wearing, etc. Comics are second only to animation in terms of its glacial pace of production versus a shockingly quick speed of consumption (my book of two years’ work takes about 45 minutes to read). It is an obsessive’s art form – stultifying, maddening, labyrinthine, torturous – and I absolutely love it.</p> </blockquote> <p>Stephen Collins has put together a Director&#8217;s Commentary on how his book, <em>The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, </em>came together. Head over to the <a href="http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2013/directors-commentary-bearding-stephen-collins-in-his-den/" title="Stephen Collins Director's Commentary" target="_blank">Forbidden Planet</a> website to read the rest!</p> <p>The book is published next week, on May 9th. If you&#8217;re in London then, do come along to the launch party at <a href="http://www.goshlondon.com/2013/04/the-gigantic-beard-that-was-evil-launch-party/" title="Beard Launch" target="_blank">Gosh! Comics</a> - it&#8217;d be nice to meet y&#8217;all!<a href="http://www.goshlondon.com/2013/04/the-gigantic-beard-that-was-evil-launch-party/" title="Beard Launc" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/80714b5f8b2f327641d8cb45968c8e81/tumblr_inline_mm8dmfBq0n1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49519170234http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49519170234Fri, 03 May 2013 17:27:31 +0100illustrationdrawingartcomicscartoonsJonathan Capegraphic novelsStephen CollinsThe Gigantic Beard That Was Evil<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07faece7595aac5d1e5f383b16c2d0c6/tumblr_mm5xktxr1r1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Stephen Collins cartoon… slightly delayed this week but better late than never!</p> <p>And don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Beard competition, which closes on May 9th. <a href="http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/graphic-novels/Gigantic-beard/eard/" title="The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil" target="_blank">Click here for more information!</a></p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49432966559http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49432966559Thu, 02 May 2013 13:20:30 +0100illustrationillustratorartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeStephen CollinsThe Gigantic Beard That Was Evil<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/074971eddeace9f0880167a58c7a06da/tumblr_mlrr45i3jK1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And finally, we have our winning postcard. There’s not much to be said really, other than we all instantly agreed that this was our winner! It reminded us of some of our great illustrators such as, <a href="http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/graphic-novels/artists/Bastien-Vives/" title="Bastien Vives" target="_blank">Bastien Vives</a>, while still retaining its own style and feel.<br/><br/>This postcard was drawn by Frank Fiorentino and you can check out his website here: <a href="http://www.sparrowcomics.blogspot.com" title="Sparrow Comics" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.sparrowcomics.blogspot.com" target="_blank">www.sparrowcomics.blogspot.com</a></a>.</p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49088985166http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49088985166Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:40:42 +0100IllustrationartcomicscartoonsdrawingComiketJonathan CapeLondonpostcard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d23bd17be85d214c7572d7ebae82323/tumblr_mlrqv39zOW1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Here we have our runner-up entry. We all loved this effortless tableau of comics enthusiasts and felt it captured the feel of Comiket perfectly!</p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49085167776http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49085167776Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:20:37 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeLondonpostcardComiket<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a8f74164570092937f7ed0eff9e136e8/tumblr_mlrqogN0Zg1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And here we have our highly commended entry. At Cape, we unanimously agreed on the winner and runner up but we all loved this entry and felt it deserved a special mention.</p>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49020610173http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49020610173Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:40:25 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcartoonscomicsJonathan CapepostcardComiketLondon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb63a95ccc6af7a8a3c01f370fec3e64/tumblr_mlrqitC3lj1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49014919756http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49014919756Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:20:20 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcartoonscomicsLondonJonathan CapepostcardComiket<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bfad5af080efaf4f3817a49d8499027/tumblr_mlrqhnwozP1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49009558606http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49009558606Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:01:04 +0100IllustrationartcomicscartoonsdrawingJonathan CapeComiketLondonpostcard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ad79548eec6902c87e4b040fba22370/tumblr_mlrqedtwHb1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49004819126http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49004819126Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:40:47 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcartoonscomicsJonathan CapeLondonpostcardComiket<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/661c243da74ba9ae814f4dc429e92242/tumblr_mlrpwuraqT1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49001072178http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/49001072178Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:20:20 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeComiketpostcardLondon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4f1667d6aad83d5134e5604c48980337/tumblr_mlrpelKb1V1rob3ibo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48939623875http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48939623875Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:40:56 +0100IllustrationartcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeComiketLondonpostcarddrawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8146cd39239e1caf36fc8a817e2eb907/tumblr_mlrpd3m7ak1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48935397621http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48935397621Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:20:19 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeComiketLondonpostcard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84ea6c2553d42fed25850c3a5923c8da/tumblr_mlrp8wQkwg1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48931485933http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48931485933Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:01:26 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcartoonscomicsComiketJonathan CapepostcardLondon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/22eca5d6687afdd3a254f01a207058df/tumblr_mlrp633CyN1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48927836177http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48927836177Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:40:35 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcartoonscomicsJonathan CapeComiketLondonpostcard<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/482a2bcf586ebd74ab9371ed2f3e2801/tumblr_mlrp3t3oDj1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48924767391http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48924767391Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:20:35 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapepostcardComiketLondon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4dc1202c60a8aee1cf2d956eebc145c7/tumblr_mlroz754UR1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48863458590http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48863458590Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:40:24 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsJonathan CapeComiketpostcardLondon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1544c298a89d18e9c17ab7799db65c5/tumblr_mlroonkW1y1rob3ibo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48859342021http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48859342021Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:20:38 +0100IllustrationartcomicscartoonsdrawingComiketJonathan CapepostcardLondon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1348efdcb4ec56ad7480c8c09b7fa537/tumblr_mlroli38QO1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48855485085http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48855485085Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:01:07 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsComiketJonathan CapepostcardLondon<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa903a691ce0a89778b2beaec73a588b/tumblr_mlrojwX50j1rob3ibo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48851926320http://capegraphicnovels.tumblr.com/post/48851926320Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:40:43 +0100IllustrationartdrawingcomicscartoonsComiketpostcardLondonJonathan Cape