FBS Publishing have announced a new non-fiction book about Doctor Who which has been co- authored by occasional downthetubes contributor Ian Wheeler. Ian has teamed-up with Will Hadcroft to write What’s All the Fuss About…? An Introduction to Doctor Who:… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Second Rare Star Wars Figures Auction Stirs Fan Excitement, first auction raised £40,000
Auction house Vectis have released details of the second auction of mint on card Star Wars figures, owned by the former Club Chairman of the UK Star Wars Fan Club, Craig Stevens, which takes place next week – and there has been a buzz of excitement among collectors since… Read More ›
Alex Ross creates new limited edition “Yellow Submarine”-inspired Beatles prints
US print makers Dark Hall Mansion have just revealed their latest officially licensed Beatles limited edition release: “Yellow Submarine” by pre-eminent comic book artist, Alex Ross, which will go on sale Thursday 26th February 2015. 1960s music icons The Beatles have… Read More ›
BeyondTheStory commissioned to deliver Thunderbirds Are Go story app
ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Pukeko Pictures have teamed up with digital company BeyondTheStory to produce new digital content for an app designed to support the upcoming Thunderbirds Are Go TV series, which debuts in the UK in April…. Read More ›
Thunderbirds Are Go: Scott Tracy and Thunderbird One Revealed
The YouTube Thunderbirds Are Go channel has delivered the UK exclusive reveal of Thunderbird 1 and Scott Tracy, 24 hours before it’s aired on ITV and CITV. The Thunderbird One reveal was quickly followed by other clips of the… Read More ›
British Comic Shop Releases (18th February 2015) – Survival Geeks and Multiversity Mastermen!
Here’s this week’s list of comics – both US and UK releases – on sale in specialist UK comic shops tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015. We’ve picked out the titles published by British publishers in bold below, or titles with… Read More ›
Part-work magazines, 1930s style, on Bear Alley
Anyone buying one or more of the current US superheroes, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars or Judge Dredd part works might be interested in taking a look at what part-work magazines were like some eighty years ago. Artist L… Read More ›
New Zealand Mint releases first in series of Thunderbirds 50th anniversary coins
The New Zealand Mint has released the first of six Thunderbirds 50 Years 1oz silver coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic show created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, soon to be revived with new show Thunderbirds Are Go! Delivered in a Thunderbirds-themed… Read More ›
It’s Even Bigger on the Inside, Doctor Who? humour strip collection, announced
It’s Even Bigger on the Inside, a collection of Doctor Who? strips and cartoons largely published in Doctor Who Magazine or other Marvel UK releases is now available to pre-order from MIWK Publishing. Due for release 3rd March 2015,… Read More ›
Walking Dead game nominated for British Academy Games Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the British Academy Games Awards in 2015. A total of 51 games, including The Walking Dead: Season 2, based on the comic created by Robert Kirkman… Read More ›