Eagle Times Volume 21 Number 2 – Summer 2008

By John Freeman on July 9, 2008

The latest issue of the Eagle Society‘s magazine Eagle Times (Volume 21 Number 2, Summer 2008) is now available by mail order.

The magazine includes features on the artists who worked on the “Riders of the Range” strip, a look at the second ‘dummy’ issue of Eagle – used to help sell the title before it launched – a tribute to Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a review of the 2008 Eagle Society Weekend and more.

The full contents are as follows

An EAGLE nobody knows – the dummy second issue
The many faces of Jeff Arnold – illustrators of Riders of the Range
Blackbow the Cheyenne – from Comet to Swift to EAGLE
Comics 101 – I was there (part 2)
Guy and John – wartime experiences of Guy (Edward Trice) Morgan and John Worsley
Never again will anyone envisage Man’s future like this – Frank Hampson’s vision
Arthur C. Clarke (1917 – 2008) – a personal tribute
EAGLE on the Web
Journey into Space: Frozen in Time – a review of Charles Chilton’s new BBC radio play
The Science Museum’s Dan Dare and the Birth of Hi-tech Britain exhibition reviewed
PC49 – The case of the Pink Panic (part 2)
A Dan Dare postscript to ‘An EAGLE nobody knows’
The 2008 Eagle Society Weekend – review and photographs
Great EAGLE O’er the Silvery Forth – a poetic tribute to the Eagle Society’s visit to Edinburgh (in the style of William McGonagall)

For more about Eagle Times visit the Eagle Society blog.

Membership of THE EAGLE SOCIETY is via Annual Subscription to EAGLE TIMES magazine, which is published four times annually.

Current Subscription rates are:
UK £22
Overseas £26
(in £s Sterling, please)

Please apply by snail mail to:
Keith Howard
25A Station Road
Harrow Middlesex
HA1 2UA
United Kingdom

Enquiries: eagle-times@hotmail.com

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.