Englishman In San Diego

May I present a recording of one of the panels that I hosted at the inaugural Meanwhile... Comic Con, held in Chichester on Saturday 30th September: we spent time with artist/illustrator Alison Sampson, who has made a splash most recently with Image Comics release WINNEBAGO GRAVEYARD (written by Steve Niles). We can't deny, Alison is not a massively known quantity by the mainstream comics crowd an...

May I present a recording of one of the panels that I hosted at the inaugural Meanwhile... Comic Con, held in Chichester on Saturday 30th September: I was incredibly lucky to get to speak to two titans of British comics - Mick McMahon, the first artist that truly defined the character created by Esquerra and Wagner, and John Higgins, 2000AD/Judge Dredd artist and WATCHMEN colourist. Over the cours...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s05e08 (17th September 2017) --------------------------------------------------- "...The rules are simple: once you go in, you don't come out." ..we're two weeks away from the biggest pop culture event on the East Coast as ReedPOP take over the Javits Centre for this years New York Comic Con! Preparations are barrelling along, and Leo...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s05e07 (10th September 2017) --------------------------------------------------- "Say kids! What time is it?..." ..in this episode, Leonard is an absentee host as circumstances beyond his control meant that he was unable to take part in the show. In the plus column, his podcast partner-in-crime Alyssa Franks from the Friends Of Comic...

On Saturday 10th September 2017, UK fans were very lucky to get the chance to meet JTC at ICE International Comics Expo held in Birmingham UK, on a very rare visit to Europe - possibly a once-in-a-lifetime trip! Axs the host of JTC's Spotlight Conversation Panel, I have to say it's been incredible to have the chance to spend time in the company of this amazing artist. And his family, too, who look...

"On the road again..." We haven't had a convention live report for a while so it's a pleasure to have Aaron Nabus (hallh.com / SDCCfit) join us, beaming in direct from Long Beach Comic Con in California - he's a fine fellow with a knack for tracking down interesting people to talk to,and he doesn't disappoint, bringing us some amazing guests including Martha Donato, the president of Mad Event Mana...

"Short and sweet..." Just a short episode this week, as Leonard and Alyssa check out the headlines of the last seven days in con culture. We've been caught short with guests this week, as people we've invited on have remembered that they have family commitments due to the Bank Holiday weekend or, more drastically, they've had to deal with the fallout of Hurricane Harvey. If you have any suggestion...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s05e04 (20th August 2017) --------------------------------------------------- "Je ne regrette rien..." On this episode, ahead of a recap post soon to be published on www.anenglishmaninsandiego.com, Alyssa Franks (Friends Of Comic Con Forum) and Leonard Sultana look back at this years presentation in the epic Hall H of San Diego Comic-...

Tess Fowler is an artist with an incredible sense of passion and heart which she pours into every project that she becomes involved in - that can sometimes mean that, for someone who makes sure to guard her privacy and personal space, having her heart on her sleeve in such a public manner can make her vulnerable to the elements. But she gets out there anyway and she faces the storms fearlessly. Wh...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s05e02 (6th August 2017) --------------------------------------------------- "Ladies and Gennnntlemennnnn - may I present... your Gladiators!..." Okay, it's unlikely the Hangout will end up quite as dramatic as the Arena on Sakaar, and Leonard and our guest this week will hardly start going toe-to-toe like Thor and the Hulk (and, to r...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s05e01 (30th July 2017) --------------------------------------------------- "No rest for the wicked..." The dust has barely settle on San Diego Comic-Con 2017 and already we're picking up the baton, looking forward to SDCC 2018 and all of the cons in-between. Host Leonard Sultana may still be sunning it up on 'vacation' in California...

SDCC 2017: The CCI Talkback Panel with John Rogers Sunday 23rd July 2017 San Diego Comic-Con 2017 was an exhilarating, maddening, frustrating and memorable year for many reasons - it was a year that, of course, was going to generate a lot of opinions about how CCI run the event and what, as attendees, many feel need to be improved. The CCI Talkback Panel, chaired by Comic-Con International Preside...

~ ROB SALKOWITZ INTERVIEW / LATEST SDCC NEWS ~ "What the hell just happened??" That has been pretty much the response on almost a daily basis this week, as update after update after update came pouring out of every corner, re: SDCC 2017! Official CCI announcements, off-site news, panel confirmations... hey, the panel confirmations! It's almost to the point where we don't need the official announce...

~ CONAN O'BRIEN / SDCC MERCH / LATEST SDCC NEWS ~ Another week, another full batch of Comic-Con news as barrel head long towards this years show... and the sheer amount of stuff we have to talk about is incredible. Jason Koh and Keysauraus join us to talk Conan O'Brien shows and ticket sales, and share about their experiences with the show, to share what potential applicants could possibly see, an...

~ D23 PREVIEW / LATEST SDCC NEWS ~ This Sunday, let's take a little bit of a breather from all the San Diego Comic-Con news and stress and flap out about an entirely different show, altogether! The weekend before SDCC, holding court at Anaheim Convention Center, is the D23 Expo Fan Event - you, our audience, asked and we're going to deliver with a preview episode, letting you know exactly what you...

~ A LOOK AT THE FILMS & TELEVISION OF SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON ~ What a week - you'd think that we'd be talking about nothing but SDCC exclusives this week, with the deluge of updates of the goodies you'll be able to pick up at SDCC this July. Don't worry, we'll be covering all of that as well, but this week we have a couple of special guests talking about the content we'll get to experience, too. Kevi...

~ MARVEL AT COMIC-CON / WONDER WOMAN SPOILER-FREE REVIEW ~ Ever since Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige revealed that the company will be 'representing at San Diego Comic-Con', everyone has been speculating about what that will actually entail. This weeks added updates about what Marvel will be bringing to D23 Expo also adds to fuel to the fire, especially when you also add Netflix and the ot...

~ INTERVIEW: EMILY MOBERLY (Traveling Stories) / STEPHEN PARKER & STEVEN BRANDON (Game Of Thrones: The Musical) ~ We've got a cracking episode today, covering everything SDCC Off-Site - there are so many events and distractions taking place around San Diego Comic-Con, it's almost enough that you never have to set foot inside the Convention Centre! There's going to be a massive Wynonna Earp fan eve...

~ INTERVIEW: ERIC HENSON (Eden Comics, Comic-Con A Fan's Hope documentary) ~ Back in 2010, Morgan Sperlock took his documentary team to San Diego in an attempt to capture some of the excitement, energy and sheer fanaticism behind Comic-Con. In doing so, he also documented the efforts of a number of individuals, attempting to make their mark in the melee - one of those people, chasing the dream, wa...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s04e38 (7th May 2017) --------------------------------------------------- ~ HOTELPOCALYPSE EMAIL Round 1 / SDCC 2017 OFF-SITE NEWS / FREE COMIC BOOK DAY RECAP~ We've got a fair few incredible guests from the world of con culture coming up in the weeks between now and San Diego Comic-Con, including one or two organisers of conventions...

Interview: Marco Beltrami (Composer, LOGAN)(8th March 2017) The latest installment of 20th Century Fox's X-MEN franchise is a radical departure from the past cinematic adventures of the mutant community - you could say that James Mangold's LOGAN is a departure from the superhero movie genre as a whole. Meditative, emotional, visceral and very, very violent, it acts more as a discussion on legacy a...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s04e24 (29th January 2017) ~~ TURBULENT TIMES ~~ We do try our best to keep our political leanings or opinions out of the show, as we find that once you are in the thick of a busy convention, those opinions do go mostly by the wayside as people dive into their fandoms with gusto. However, with recent events in the US political landsca...

Talkin' Comic-Con: A Cup O' Tea with An Englishman In San Diego s04e21 (8th January 2017) --------------------------------------------------- ~~ WE'RE BACK! PHOENIX COMICON REPORT / CCI UPDATES ~~ 2016 is a distant memory... let's bring 2017 the hell on!! Leonard Sultana, and co-host Alyssa Franks, take a brief glance over what has transpired over the festive season, including the announcements co...

A Conversation with Tess Fowler (Thought Bubble Festival, 7th November 2016) On the last day of the convention for the Thought Bubble Sequential Art Festival 2016 (held over the weekend of 6th-7th November), Leonard Sultana was lucky enough to get some time to talk with artist Tess Fowler on her first visit to the UK. Tess is a creative that has inspired massive loyalty from her fans, not only for...

Exclusive Interview: Aftershock Comics ( CEO/Publisher Joe Pruett, ICE 2016, 10th September 2016) At the ICE International Comic Expo at Birmingham UK, Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego) talks to Aftershock Comics CEO Joe Pruett about the first year of the company, the strength of the releases out of the gate, and the commercial and controversial titles that Aftershock are now finding th...