Results tagged “Iron Maiden” from Birmingham Mail - Speech Balloon

There's a lot to sing and dance about at the Birmingham International Comics Show (BICS) due at Millennium Point this October, and everyone is invited to join in the celebrations.

The world of comics has long had strong associations with that of music, not least when its popular artists are called upon to create iconic album covers.

From Robert Crumb's 60s underground comix art for Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills vinyl album, featuring Janis Joplin, to American superstar Neal Adams' superheroic renditions on Who Will Save the World? by The Groundhogs and years later for Extreme's hit-filled Pornograffitti just as the age of CD was dawning, every style from slapstick cartooning to ultra-realism has been displayed as a cover.

Now we have Timothy Bradstreet illustrating worldwide smashes like A Matter of Life and Death by Iron Maiden and Chris Western dipping his pen nibs deep to delinate covers for up-and-coming UK rockers Tokyo Dragons... And if your tastes are a lot less heavy with catchier tunes don't forget that Madness have called upon the talents of Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons before now!

This crossfiltering of cultural and entertainment mediums is always enjoyed at BICS.

Along with the aforementioned Mr Gibbons and other homegrown talent, jetting in from around the world will be Mark Buckingham (who worked on the video for Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer hit single) and other international stars.

The Birmingham International Comics Show 2008 promises to be a spectacular weekend of comics, comic book people, and maybe even the odd surprise major rock star happening along... So it really is a case of be there or be square!

For further information & to reserve tickets visit: www.thecomicsshow.co.uk