Just like the original, Thunderbirds Are Go looks set to gain a cult following in Japan, after news broke that the Tokyo-based production and distribution company, the Tohokushinsha Film Corporation has acquired the Japanese television and licensing rights for… Read More ›
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Netflix Daredevil series renewed
Streaming network Netflix has ordered a second season of Daredevil, which will debut in 2016 along with a number of other Marvel dramas. The series debuted in the UK last month and has proved a critical success with fans of the… Read More ›
Writing on the Wall: Marvel Mayhem in Liverpool in May
Former Marvel editor Tim Quinn and comic artists Charlie Adlard and Emma Vieceli are guests at the Writing on the Wall Festival in Liverpool next month. Writing on the Wall is a Liverpool-based community organisation that coordinates projects and events that celebrate… Read More ›
Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular’s “Sgt Pepper’s” Homage: Who’s Who?
In advance of the forthcoming Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular which visits six cities across the UK during the May half term week from May 23rd, artwork has been released to capture the monsters and characters from Doctor Who, alongside the musicians taking… Read More ›
“Jekyll And Hyde” Stars To Attend MCM London Comic Con
Jekyll And Hyde writer, star of The Fast Show and novelist Charlie Higson (Young Bond, The Enemy) and stars of the new ITV drama Jekyll and Hyde – Tom Bateman (Da Vinci’s Demons, The Tunnel), Richard E Grant (Doctor Who, Downton Abbey) and… Read More ›
Talk Nerdy To Me… in Preston, Lancashire!
SF author J.S. Collyer and Lancaster-based fantasy author A. S. Chambers are guests at Talk Nerdy 2 Me in Preston on Friday 8th May 2015 at the Harris Library, Museum and Art Gallery from 4.00pm to 9.00pm. The event will feature stalls, a cosplay competition, an open… Read More ›
The New Doctor Who Adventures: An Interview with Editor Jason Quinn
When writer and editor Jason Quinn dropped me a line to let me know about Panini UK’s acquisition of the licence to publish Doctor Who Adventures, previously published by Immediate Media, I had little inkling just how much interest there would… Read More ›
Alternative Press: Takeover 2015 Details
In the second event of their Takeover Series, the Alternative Press team will be taking over 47/49Tanner Street, London on Saturday 9th May 2015 with a day that champions all radical publishing – from its independent bookshops and publishers to its DIY-ers; the small press,… Read More ›
Sneak Preview – ‘A Day With Querstret’ by Elizabeth Querstret
Created by Elizabeth Querstret The Story: This is a slice of life, 24 hours in fact, for creator, artist and urban adventurer Elizabeth Querstret. It describes, moment to moment, what she did in a day of creating the Hourly… Read More ›
New North West Comic Creator Groups Information
With Lancaster Comics Day on its way on Sunday 14th June, Blackpool Comic Con in September and the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in October (to name but three events), here’s information on two groups that may be of… Read More ›