Not the best of sources, but The Sun is reporting that Doctor Who will be exterminated next year after the end of the fourth series. The paper claims producer Russell T. Davies, exhausted by 16-hour days, has decided to axe… Read More ›
Month: May 2007
Babylon 5: The Lost tales
Working on Babylon 5 Magazine for Titan was one of the best editorships I ever had, with terrific support from JMS and his team – and I wish them every success with their new venture, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales,… Read More ›
Magic Moves
Warner Bros. has announced it is moving up by two days the release date of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the US and Canada, from Friday 13th July to 11th July. (It opens 12th July in… Read More ›
Blog Notes
Matthew Badham just sent me this link to ‘Nemesis Fleet‘, which he feels is perfect reading for anyone into comics/self-publishing comics. It’s a blog for a comic in development by a cartoonist called Abigail Ryder, who describes herself as “a… Read More ›
New Characters for ROK Comics Creator Tool
Been busy last week with ROK Comics – several new faces have joined the beta and behind these scenes there’s some revamping going on that looks fantastic. British creator Dave Windett (Simpsons Comics, Daffy Duck, The Dandy) has created another… Read More ›
Stardust Competition
Forbidden Planet London has 20 pairs of tickets to be won for the special preview screening of the movie Stardust, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, on Monday 4th June at 6.00pm for a 6.30 start. The screening of… Read More ›
Biff! Bam!! Crikey!!! Seeing New Worlds In Dundee
Scotland is currently in the middle of the Six Cities Design Festival and Dundee, the home of Beano and Dandy publishers DC Thomson, has been running comics related events as part of the festival. Jeremy Briggs reports… The Dundee Contemporary Arts… Read More ›
In Review: See New Worlds
See New Worlds, A Journey Through Time To Discover The Future of Dundee was the free 24 page full colour comic which was created for the Six Cities Design Festival. The same size and paper type as the current Beano, 50,000… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Batman!
How old is Batman? Bruce Wayne varies in age between 15 and 50, depending on the retelling. But (and forgive me for not spotting this earlier, but you’ll have noticed by now the focus of down the tubes is generally… Read More ›
McBride tribute in The Guardian
Following my news item on the sad death of illustrator Angus McBride recently, The Guardian published a full obituary to Angus yesterday 26 May, written by Steve Holland. In it, William Shepherd of Osprey, the Oxford-based publisher of military history… Read More ›