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When Alex Salmond Geeks Out With Mark Millar In Public

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Rich Johnston

At the last General Election, Mark Millar switched political allegiance from the Labour Party to the Scottish Nationalist Party. Normally, the political opinions of a comic book writer wouldn’t make any difference, but Millar’s profile in Scottish media on the …

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Mark Millar – Comic Creator, Film Maker, Lord?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I’ve long covered Mark Millar‘s grip on media, able to twist and turn them to his own ends, and building his career in the process, much to his chagrin. However it’s rarely a critique, it’s generally in admiration. Initially he …

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Scottish Government Looks To Keeps Comics Away From Maxim

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Scotland is the home of many of Britain’s most prestigious comics, specifically The Beano and The Dandy, both running for almost eighty years. But a more recent publication is causing problems for some newsagents. And now shopkeepers could be fined …

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BBC Scotland Superhero Comic Documentary Papers Over The Cracks

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rich Johnston

This BBC Scotland film celebrates in a rather overblown overhyped fashion, the influence of Scottish creators on modern superhero comics. Everything is positive, obsequious an unquestioning. And Mark Millar, Grant Morrison and Alan Grant are never seen in the same …

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