Anyone remember the stage play and film, “Hellzapoppin”? There was a newspaper, strip too, some episodes just as barmy!
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Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
In Review: Doctor Who – Flux, Episode Four – Village of the Angels
Tim Robins doesn’t blink, he delivers… his review of the latest Doctor Who episode!
How Panther Books, an SF publishing success story, survived the era of “mushroom publishers”
Think variant covers are a modern invention, exclusive to comics? Think again…
In Review – Ghostbusters: Afterlife (12A, 2021)
Tim Robins ain’t afraid of no ghosts, and headed to the cinema to find them!
The Alien Potato Assassin is Back – as the Fourteenth Doctor?
There will only be one Fourteenth Doctor… and it will be a… sentient, angry… potato?
Trevor Goring’s “Storyboards: The Unseen Art of Hollywood” on it way
A little later than expected but well worth the wait, a terrific book on film storyboards
Massive US Dan Dare memorabilia collection goes under the hammer – but you don’t have long to bid
Some smashing Eagle items up for grabs from an American seller keen to see they go to a good home
Reemsborko signs licensing deal with Crunchyroll for “One Punch Man”, “Bananya” and more
UK-based licensing agent Reemsborko Ltd has cut a major new deal with Crunchyroll
“Otomo – The Complete Works” project launches with first “Akira” storyboards book
A mammoth project charting the life and work of a singular creator kicks off in 2022
DC Thomson, Beano Studios, announce “Emanata Studios” – and a raft of TV shows based on classic British comic characters
British comic heroes are about to storm Hollywood…
In Review: Doctor Who – Galaxy 4 – Animated Release
Another missing Doctor Who story gets animated… does it measure up to expectations?
“Bowie: Starman and the Silver Screen” launches BFI Southbank programme for 2022
Some SF, horror and fantasy film treats, all with a direct or influential association with David Bowie, head to the BFI Southbank
Are you ready for Ghostbusters Afterlife?
We’re getting ready for Ghostbusters: Afterlife at downthetubes, opening this weekend – especially after a tease in the final trailer that some of the stars of the original films will return. An earlier trailer confirmed that Dan Aykroyd would be making… Read More ›
HeroQuest returns at last in a new edition, available in the UK next year
A new edition of the popular 1980s board game arrives in Britain in early 2022…
In Review: Doctor Who – Flux, Episode Three – Once, Upon Time
Tim Robins plunges into the time storm to try to make some sense of the latest Doctor Who episode…
In Review: “Doctor Who – Empire of the Wolf” Issue One
This opening issue of a new Doctor Who series sets the scene nicely for what looks to be a galaxy-spanning tale…
Beano rarities, free gifts and more on offer in latest British comics auction from Phil-Comics
Phil-Comics has a great mix of British comics goodies on offer this week
Is the world ready for Nigel Auchterlounie’s “Regenesis of the Daleks”? (Probably not!)
Fancy a not-for-profit comedy version of a well known Doctor Who story? Of course you do…
Robot Archie, Fernando Fernandez cover art on offer in latest Catawiki International Original Comic Art auction
Some fantastic work on offer in this latest weekly auction
1950s British Science Fiction gets a boost – charting the growing success of Panther Books
Author Philip Harbottle takes us back to 1952 with his latest look at the science fiction publishing in Britain