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The final issue of Space Ace Issue 12 – is available now, collecting four adventures of the space hero created by Ron Turner, the artist best known perhaps for his work on “The Daleks” for TV Century 21 – and the story of how he secured that commission is covered in a feature in thisContinue reading In Review: Space Ace Issue 12
This series of articles by Jeremy Briggs covers the dummy comics that were created through the years as potential ‘modern’ versions of the original Eagle comic from the 1950s and 1960s, none of which ever made it to newsagents’ shelves. Lost Eagle and Lighting from the 1970s are here and Terra Nova from the 1980sContinue reading Replacing Eagle: The Comics That Didn’t Make It – Part 4 Another Eureka
We’re currently running a series of articles by Jeremy Briggs on attempts down the decades to either relaunch Eagle, or create a comic on similar lines. In that spirit, here’s a couple of pages from a lost Dan Dare project, “Return to Terra Nova“, written by John Ridgway with art by Nick Spender. The stripContinue reading Lost Dan Dare: “Return to Terra Nova” by John Ridgway and Nick Spender
We’re sorry to report the passing of American comics writer and novelist James Hudnall, who died earlier this week aged 61, a day before his 62nd birthday. He had recently been working on a new episode of the fantasy adventure, Age of Heroes, drawn by John Ridgway, but the script, based on James novel ofContinue reading In Memoriam: Comic Writer James D. Hudnall
Earlier this week, we ran our review of the penultimate issue of Ron Turner’s Space Ace (Volume 11). Well, we have an exclusive look at a new vintage comics project from publisher John Lawrence, again featuring Ron Turner’s work – and I think it’s more than an inducement to find out how to subscribe early!Continue reading Exclusive Preview: Ron Turner’s Tit-Bits SF Comics