Sad news of the death of original Doctor Who producer, Verity Lambert
Month: November 2007
Eagle Times Volume 20 Number 3 Released
The latest issue of the Eagle Society’s magazine Eagle Times (Volume 20 Number 3) is now available by mail order. Contents Frank Hampson’s pre- and post-Dan Dare Art (part 2) Some thoughts on Dan Dare’s ‘Operation Saturn’ Jack o’Lantern in Wiltshire,… Read More ›
Rennie’s New Prescription
Judge Dredd and console game writer Gordon Rennie divulges trade secrets in his new column about writing computer game scripts. Rennie, a former music journalist turned comics writer whose credits include strips for 2000AD such as Necronauts, Caballistics, Inc and… Read More ›
Friday Fun: Talking Cats
You may have seen the original “Talking Cats” … … but now someone has kindly provided a Babelfish provided translation for those of us who don’t speak cat. The original cats, Stina and Mossy usually fight instead of talk, so… Read More ›
Top Books of 2007
Publishers Weekly has posted a listing of the comics chosen for the print magazine’s “Best Books of 2007”. The books chosen for the Comics section include British creators Bryan Talbot’s Alice in Sunderland and Nick Abadzis’s Laika, along with Adrian… Read More ›
One Dandy Of An Accident
Not your typical comics related news story but on Wednesday morning the flat bed trailer of an articulated lorry carrying steel beams crashed through the wall of D C Thomson’s Guthrie Street printing plant in Dundee used for printing annuals… Read More ›
In Memoriam: Peter Haining
Award-winning journalist and author Peter Haining, perhaps best known for his Doctor Who books, has died suddenly at the age of 67, reportedly of a heart attack. Haining, who lived in Suffolk, wrote a number of books about Doctor Who,… Read More ›
Thor heading for the UK
Marvel’s recently-revived Thor character (now being written with aplomb by J. Michael Straczynski) may be heading to the UK – but not in the comic. The Daily Mail reports that after enjoying a successful British production on Neil Gaiman’s Stardust,… Read More ›
Dan Dare, Yesterday’s Hero, Returns!
Yesterday’s hero is back. Everyone’s favourite space adventurer, Dan Dare, returns this month in a new action-packed series from Virgin Comics and top creative team Garth Ennis and Gary Erskine. Matthew Badham caught up with the Ennis and Erskine to… Read More ›
ROK buys Fun Little Movies
The ROK Entertainment Group, owners of ROK Comics, has announced it has acquired a 51 per cent controlling interest in Los Angeles-based Fun Little Movies. FLM specialises in the development, production and distribution of original mobile-oriented comedy for global distribution… Read More ›