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Sneak Peek: Rayguns and Rocketships! a new book by Rian Hughes celebrating the cover art of 1950s and 60s SF
Take a trip into the weird worlds of 1950s and 60s SF cover art
Gareth Floyd’s “Jackanory” artwork up for sale, including “Stig of the Dump” and much more
If you grew up watching Jackanory in the 1970s and 80s then you’ll want to check this auction out…
Free digital guide to Doctor Who Target books released, now in fourth edition
The fourth edition of an invaluable guide to the Doctor Who novelisations is available now
Space: 1999 – The Vault set to blast into bookshops in October
Chase this new book to the Moon and back!
The Way of the Warrior offers inside look at Marvel’s kung fu heroes and more
A new book with a focus on Marvel’s martial arts heroes launches this week
“Sir Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby” – Channel 4 Christmas Special casting announced
Terry Christmas! Casting news for Channel 4’s animated festive special
Classic Comic Spotlight: “Robin of Sherwood” for Look-In, by Mike Noble
Two great pages of the Look-In strip “Robin of Sherwood” are up for auction, and work on a collection of the strip proceeds apace
“The Last Policeman” SF mystery novel heads to the small screen as “The Last Police”
An intriguing SF book series is heading to television, initially as a pilot…
Anderson Entertainment trails “Stingray: Operation Icecap” audio book ahead of August release
Stingray is back! Anything can happen in the next half hour…
“The History of the Beano” book out in September
The Beano’s story so far, revealed by one of its former editors
Farshore set to release new Beano books, including the Ultimate Dennis & Gnasher Comic Collection
New BEANO books on the way, from Farshore
Don’t miss “Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser” at the London’s V&A
If you’re a fan of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, you do not want to miss this show…
New “illustrators” projects from Book Palace spotlight Edgar Rice Burroughs, Peter Jackson, Jesús Blasco, and more
Some great new projects in the works from the Book Palace team
In Review: Horror – The First Time America’s Paranoia infected the World
Peter Duncan reviews a new book on the 1950s campaign against American horror comics and is left sadly unimpressed
Alan Austin, Britain’s first comics retailer, remembered in his own words in two new books
British comic retailing memories from the much-respected, and missed, Alan Austin brought to book
The sad tale of Boardman Science Fiction, a victim of its own publisher revealed, in latest “1950s British Science Fiction” videocast
Back in the 1950s, the Boardman Science Fiction series attempted to introduce quality science fiction into Britain in both hardcover and paperback. Why did it fail? That’s the question posed – and answered – by author and SF expert Philip… Read More ›
Rian Hughes new novel, “The Black Locomotive”, out in August
Reasons to pick up Rian Hughes’ upcoming novel, “The Black Locomotive”? It’s shorter than “XX.” Steam trains…
Illustrator and Comic Artist Spotlight: Eko
Dive into some fantastic “wood-cut” illustrations and comic art by this Mexican artist
“Horror: The First Time America’s Paranoia Infected The World”, sheds light on a dark time for the US comic industry
This new book offers a fresh take on American censorship of comics in the 1950s, and its impact worldwide