Netflix has picked up the exclusive streaming rights to the full film library from the popular Japanese animation house, Studio Ghibli for everywhere in the world, outside of the US and Japan. The deal, detailed by the French distribution partner… Read More ›
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Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Comic Creators Tony Esmond and Sarah Harris cornered for Lakes Festival Podcast!
A new episode of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast, co-hosted by Nikki Bates and Ian Loxam, has just gone live. Episode 68 finds Pete Taylor chatting to The Whore Chronicles creators Tony Esmond and Sarah Harris on this… Read More ›
Crowdfunding Spotlight: The Unseen Art of Hollywood Storyboards by Trevor Goring and Joyce Kaskey Goring
US publisher Hermes Press has launched a Kickstarter to fund The Unseen Art of Hollywood Storyboards, what looks like a fascinating and wonderfully illustrated book detailing the history of film storyboards, by comics and storyboard artist Trevor Goring – whose credits include 2000AD and more – and his partner, the late Joyce Kaskey Goring
In Review: Doctor Who – Orphan 55
Reviewed by Paul Mount WARNING: Spoilers Ahead Written by: Ed Hime Directed by Lee Haven-Jones First Broadcast: 12th January 2020 – BBC One The Doctor and her friends discover that the luxury resort where they are holidaying is hiding a… Read More ›
Dune, Carnival Row and Lost in Space merchandise in the works?
Legendary Entertainment has appointed Rocket Licensing to manage the consumer products programme for the upcoming event feature film Dune. The deal is part of a wider licensing programme that also includes the fantasy drama Carnival Row (airing on Amazon Prime… Read More ›
Rare Ron Embleton UFO posters up for grabs
The official Gerry Anderson web site is currently offering limited copies of a rare facsimile UFO poster featuring art by comics legend Ron Embleton, inspired by the much-loved SFTV live action series
Power Players readies for Cartoon Network launch, action figures announced
Flair – one of the UK’s top ten toy companies – is powering up its boy’s portfolio in summer 2020 with the addition of the Power Players master toy line, based on a new action-comedy animation series created by Zag… Read More ›
Danger Mouse, Forest 404 writers honoured in 2020 Writers’ Guild Awards
Writers behind some of last year’s most critically acclaimed works have been honoured at the 2020 Writers’ Guild Awards ceremony, including Danny Brocklehurst, Shola Amoo, Season Butler, Gillian Juckes and Jimmy McGovern. Awards also went to the writers of the Danger Mouse animated series, the… Read More ›
John Russell Fearn’s SF, including Golden Amazon stories, back in print
If you’ve been enjoying the adventures of the Golden Amazon, drawn by Ron Turner, in Spaceship Away, then you may be interested to know that a number of novels starring the warrior space heroine written by John Russell Fearn are… Read More ›
In Memoriam: SF author Mike Resnick
Author Lou Anders pays tribute to award-winning American science fiction writer and editor Michael Diamond Resnick, whose death on 10th January 2020 was announced by his daughter Laura last week after battling cancer. A much-loved creator, he won five Hugo… Read More ›
Don’t miss out on this limited edition Airfix calendar!
The Airfix Collectors’ Club has produced their Airfix Vintage Calendar for 2020 featuring 13 Airfix box top paintings by Eagle and Swift artist Roy Cross
Limited edition Wally Wood exhibition catalogue now available to order from Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême
Three of the major exhibitions at this year’s Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême in France are accompanied by a substantial, deluxe, limited-edition hardcover catalogues, including the Wallace “Wally” Wood exhibition
Brian Bolland’s iconic “Amazing Heroes” Judge Dredd cover included in ComicLink auction next month
Published in 1984, Fantagrahics Amazing Heroes magazine (#52), ran a Judge Dredd cover by Brian Bolland which on publication promoted a “European Invasion” of US comics – and the art itself is up for auction next month at ComicLink
ComicScene Announces upcoming Comic Creators Directory
How would you like to be in the new ComicScene Comic Creators Directory in 2020? It’s free for creators to do so from UK, Ireland, Europe, the United States, Australia and Canada
In Review: Doctor Who – Spyfall, Part Two
Reviewed by Paul Mount In part two of Spyfall, a terrifying plan to destroy humanity is about to reach fruition. Can the Doctor and her friends escape multiple traps and defeat a deadly alliance? Now and again a Doctor Who… Read More ›
Latest Doctor Who Magazine “Deluxe Edition offers “Past Masters” comics treat!
The Deluxe Edition of the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, out now in WHSmith stores in a card-backed envelope, has a fantastic “bonus item” for comic strip fans in the form of a 32-page “Past Masters” collection, reprinting strips… Read More ›
Latest issues of FANSCENE now available as print editions
FANSCENE #3 and 4, published by David Hathaway-Price, also curator of the brilliant Classic UK Comics Zines web site, are now available as Special Edition Print versions.
Netflix trails Locke & Key, show debuts next month
Netflix have released a trailer for their upcoming series Locke & Key, based on the critically acclaimed comic from US publisher IDW Publishing, created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez
New Year, New Licensing Agent for Dragon Ball in the UK and Eire
Toei Animation Europe, the EMEA media company in charge of the distribution and exploitation of Toei Animation’s Japanese animated series in Europe, has appointed Reemsborko Ltd as the UK and Eire licensing agent for the whole Dragon Ball franchise (Dragon… Read More ›
Scottish Police release CCTV of missing comic creator Gordon McLean
Police officers in Greenock, Scotland, have released CCTV footage of comic creator Gordon McLean, who was reported missing on Thursday 26th December, 2019. As we previously reported, Gordon was seen at around 8.30am on Wednesday, 18th December, in Prospecthill Street,… Read More ›