FTL Publications in the USA have that announced the second of their officially licenced Thunderbirds novels, Action Alert! will be released in November 2008. The previous novel, Countdown To Action!, was published in June 2008 and was the first new… Read More ›
Day: September 21, 2008
Tube Surfing: Beano Merchandising
The range of Beano merchandising in this its 70th year continues to expand. While many of the items are aimed at the younger fans there are things of interest for the more mature readers of the title. Fine and Dandy… Read More ›
In Review: Commando and Starblazer Calendars 2009
Two years ago I began the review of the last Art of Commando calendar with “You wait years for a Commando calendar to come along, and then two arrive at once!” After nothing last year save for the usual Beano… Read More ›
In Review: Classics From The Comics 149
It has been out for a while but it is still worth giving the latest issue DC Thomson’s monthly reprint magazine Classics From The Comics a hearty pat on the back. Issue 149 includes two sections that are new to… Read More ›
Solar Wind: The Last Hurrah
The are some constants in life: night follows day, the episode written by Steven Moffat will be the best story in any given season of new Doctor Who, and original Eagle fans will always hate any new version of Dan… Read More ›
Scotland’s Celebrity Chef
The latest cookbook from Scotland’s newest celebrity chef, Maw Broon, has just been released. Last year’s offering, simply entitled Maw Broon’s Cookbook, sold over 170000 copies and so Mrs Brown has released a second this time entitled Maw Broon’s But… Read More ›