On this day in 1962, The Beatles released their 1st single – Love Me Do. Just a couple of years later in 1964 they arrived in New York City! Do you have a favourite Beatles song?
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Britain Invades the Baltimore Comic-Con
The British Embassy in Washington celebrated what is GREAT about the British comic book, science-fiction and creative industries throughout the UK at the recent Baltimore Comic-Con.
To celebrate the “British Invasion” longstanding theme, the British Embassy exhibited at the Comic-Con, showcasing what is GREAT about the creative industries in Britain from Doctor Who to Game of Thrones to Wallace & Gromit, and the British contributions to the American creative arts. British Comic book artists Mark Buckingham, Barry Kitson, and Brian Bolland participated in a panel themed around the “British Invasion” of American comics. In the 1980s, a number of British writers and artists started producing work for American comics and brought a fresh take that appealed to fans and critics alike. This has been coined the “British Invasion”.
The UK has the largest creative sector per head in the world, and British artists have excelled in the areas of music, literature, computer games, fine art and film.
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British comic book artist Barry Kitson at his booth at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Yes, that is Spider-Man and Green Goblin he is working on!
This past weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con the British Embassy in Washington celebrated what is GREAT about the comic book, science-fiction and creative industries throughout the UK.
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Comic book artists Mark Buckingham, Barry Kitson, and Brian Bolland participated in a panel themed around the ‘British Invasion’ of American comics this past weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con.
In the 1980s, a number of British writers and artists started producing work for American comics and brought a fresh take that appealed to fans and critics alike. This has been coined the ‘British Invasion’. To celebrate this longstanding theme, the British Embassy exhibited at the 13th annual Baltimore Comic-Con, showcasing what is GREAT about the comic book, science-fiction and creative industries in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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