One of those things that we forgot to blog about in the run-up to the festival – a cross-section illustration of the Odeon Leicester Square, from Modern Wonder vol.3 no.58 (25 June 1938):
This was published the year after Odeon’s flagship cinema opened. Although some of the architects involved felt that the building itself was a bit of a let-down, this drawing gives you a fair idea of the interior’s wow factor. The illustrator was Leslie Ashwell Wood, later responsible for many of the cutaways of cruise-ships and space rockets in Eagle comics. Author Steve Holland has done an impressive amount of research into Ashwell Wood, and gathered some of it at his Bear Alley blog.
Uncle Hans-Peter is a character from the world of Let Me Feel Your Finger First. He started out in comic books, then animation, and now has a whole evening at VIVID devoted to him. Each guest receives a free mask and comic.
Or if you’re after something a bit more genteel tomorrow there’s a double-bill of 30s events at Ikon Eastside; a look at Birmingham’s literary and cultural scene, and then a programme of animation, docs and avant-garde shorts all shown by Birmingham Film Society around the same time. Tickets are £6 each, or £9 for both on the night. As a bit of homework for the literary event, check out Michael Johnston’s google map of 30s Birmingham.
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