Hero Collector have released an all-new Doctor Who t-shirt range to help you regenerate your wardrobe and have the adventure of a lifetime – without travelling back in time. Designed by artist John Ross, best known for his work on… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Apollo 11 at 50: Half Way to the Moon
50 years ago today, Apollo 11 and its crew were at the half way stage in their journey from Earth orbit to lunar orbit in their Command Service Module, Columbia. 10 years ago on downthetubes, Jeremy Briggs wrote a 40th… Read More ›
Specialist “Moke” car kit will catch the eye of “The Prisoner” fans!
If you’re a fan of model car kits, you may be interested in this new 1:24 Moke Mk.1 item from specialist modellers Motobitz, and if you’re a fan of The Prisoner, I’m sure it will catch your eye, too!
Awesome Reads launches at San Diego Comic-Con, Richard Dinnick announced as Director of Publishing
Awesome Media & Entertainment, the IP and production company founded by writer-producer Jeff Norton, is launching a new graphic novel studio after the successful launch of its fiction publishing imprint Awesome Reads last year – and prolific comics writer Richard… Read More ›
Apollo 11 at 50: The Race to the Moon – The Journey to the Moon
50 years ago today, Apollo 11 and its crew were on the first day of their journey from Earth orbit to lunar orbit. As much as science fiction stories suggest that space travel is fast, in reality the distances involved… Read More ›
Lakes Festival Podcast chats BREAKS 2 with artist Emma Vieceli
This week, the Lakes International Comic Art Festival podcast welcomes back artist Emma Vieceli, who pops on the show to talk about her new book, Breaks 2 Special Edition, currently funding on Kickstarter, a young adult drama, LGBTQ and romance story…. Read More ›
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The Clangers celebrate 50th anniversary, limited edition Peter Firmin print released
Independent media group and rights owner Coolabi Group is celebrating 50 years since the first transmission of Clangers in 1969, with the launch of a new third series of the BAFTA-winning show. The company is running a run of special… Read More ›
Apollo 11 at 50: Take Off!
50 years ago today, Apollo 11 and its crew of three – Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins – blasted off from Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral. 10 years ago on downthetubes, Jeremy Briggs wrote a 40th anniversary day-by-day… Read More ›
Rare Ron Turner original art up for auction next month
Here’s something very unexpected coming up for auction at Heritage Auctions next month – a classic piece of vintage Ron Turner book cover art from the 1950s
Doctor Who: The Edge of Time VR game to get Comic-Con launch
BBC Studios has partnered with Oculus on a feature-length Doctor Who VR videogame
Apollo 11 at 50: The Race to the Moon celebrated in British comics
50 years ago today, the three astronauts making up the crew of Apollo 11, Command Module Pilot Mike Collins, Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin and Mission Commander Neil Armstrong were preparing for their launch on a Saturn V rocket from Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral in Florida
The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists exhibition opens in Leicester
The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists exhibition has just opened at New Walk Museum in Leicester, offering not just an insight into the art and the many books published, but a visual history of 20th Century Britain in microcosm…. Read More ›
Latest London Film and Comic Con offers large comic creator line-up
Alongside numerous film and TV actors, celebrities and much more, the upcoming London Film and Comic Con has a huge roster of comic creators attending its next show at Olympia later this month
Andersonic Issue 25 goes “Countdown”, interviews Thunderbirds puppet sculptor Joy Cuff
Issue 25 of the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson-inspired Andersonic zine has just been published, sporting a wonderful homage cover by Richard Farrell to the classic, sadly short-lived SF comic Countdown, which would morph into the longer-running Countdown and TV Action,… Read More ›
Spirit of the Pharaoh graphic novel lays ground for new feature film
Not content with developing To the Death with Geoff Senior and reinventing a host of British classic comic heroes with artist Simon Coleby for Rebellion’s The Vigilant saga, writer Simon Furman has also been busy turning Egyptian mythology on its… Read More ›
New World Of Dinosaur Roar! magazine launches soon from Signature Publishing
Specialist children’s publisher Signature Publishing – publishers of Dinosaur Action, My Little Pony, Transformers and more – has picked up the licence to publish The World Of Dinosaur Roar! magazine, working with Nurture Rights. Aimed at pre-schoolers aged 3-5 years,… Read More ›
Rowland Emett’s amazing “Cuckoo Valley” masterpiece goes on display ahead of auction
Rowland Emett, the British artist and inventor, is most famous for his magical flying car and the crackpot machines made for the film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But his largest, most ambitious – and in Emett’s view, his finest work… Read More ›
It’s Myne, not a thief’s, Gromit! New Wallace and Gromit anti-fraud cards launched
Myne Cards – a company specialising in credit card-sized devices to place into wallets and purses, which give protection over all contactless cards – has just added Wallace and Gromit cards to its catalogue. Myne Cards are specifically designed to… Read More ›
Re-decorate your home Eighties style, the Stranger Things way
With Stranger Things Season Three now screening on Netflix, 1980s inspired décor is back in the spotlight. Neon flashes, science fiction movie posters and bold retro-styled furniture are taking centre stage in this cult classic themed room to amp up the nostalgic feel.
Polar Gear adds Spider-Man-inspired lunch bags to range
Is your younger sibling ready for a Spider-Man: Far Frome Home or Avengers-inspired summer road trip? Polar Gear’s Avengers Spider-Man lunch bag and bottle might be just the thing to brighten that car journey to the coast. You know, without them blasting the caravan in front of you with their super powers, or something