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• WebFind: We Are The Martians – The Legacy of Nigel Kneale

  By John Freeman on 28 December 2019

  

  If you have access to BBC iPlayer, then you may already know the broadcaster’s 1958 serial Quatermass and the Pit is available to watch right now for free – and a terrific piece of vintage SFTV it is too

• Updated: Search continues for missing Scottish comic creator Gordon McLean

  By John Freeman on 28 December 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Scottish Police are appealing for help to find missing award-winning comic, TV, radio and film writer Gordon McLean, who has been missing for over a week, after going to a party

• Classic “Doctor Who” tops BritBox viewing

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2019

  

  Streaming service BritBox has announced its most streamed content over the Christmas period. Tracking subscriber habits from Christmas Eve through to Boxing Day, it quickly became apparent that the most streamed series was Doctor Who Classic

• Remembering Ellie deVille, by Jenny Wackett

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Editor Jenny Wackett pays tribute to comics letterer and friend Ellie deVille, who died on Christmas Eve. Our full tribute to Ellie is here I first met Ellie DeVille in the summer of 1996 when I was an Editor at… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: 2000AD Comics Letterer Ellie deVille

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  We’re very sorry to report the death of prolific comics letterer Ellie deVille, best known for her work on many strips for 2000AD, but whose many credits included Judge Dredd Megazine, Sonic the Comic and more. Ellie, who was taken… Read More ›

• Read P. Craig Russell’s Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Just before Christmas, in the spirit of the season, Wayne Alan Harold, who’s busy publishing Fine Art Editions of the work of comic artist and illustrator P. Craig Russell, offered his fans the opportunity to read his Complete Comic Book Adaptation of O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”

• London Film Fair returns in February 2020

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2019

  

  The London Film Fair is kicking off 2020 in style. Their first event of the year is happening Sunday 2nd February at the Royal National Hotel

• WebFind: “Hidden Wyndham: Life, Love Letters”

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2019 • ( 5 )

  

  Mention that John Wyndham’s classic science fiction eco-thriller The Day of the Triffids passes out of copyright next year (in the United States and Canada, at first), led to discovery of the recently-published Hidden Wyndham: Life, Love, Letters by journalism lecturer and writer Amy Binns

• Box Clever – grab your new Commando Comics today!

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2019

  

  Out and about for the Christmas sales? Don’t forget to pick up your copies of the latest issues of Commando from your local newsagent, or grab them digitally. Issues 5291-5294 are on sale now from DC Thomson Media!

• Missing Mousetrap game part, LEGO, Meccano or something else? Help is at hand!

  By John Freeman on 25 December 2019

  

  Are you missing parts for board games or other toys this Christmas? Well, good news – it’s actually easier than ever to get replacements for some of them.

• Merry Christmas from downthetubes!

  By John Freeman on 24 December 2019

  

  Merry Christmas, downthetubers! Here’s the cover for Galaxy Magazine, cover dated January 1956, featuring a four-armed Santa Claus – the work of Ed Emshwiller, an American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. He… Read More ›

• Coming Soon: Rejected, a one shot comics anthology

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2019

  

  Coming soon is Rejected, a British independent anthology with a terrific cover by Stephen Sampson, edited by Baden James Mellonie, with pre-orders being taken now

• Brian Bolland “Rok the God” Variant Cover Reveal

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2019

  

  Work is proceeding apace on the Kickstarter-funded Rok the God graphic novel from John Wagner, Alan Grant and Dan Cornwell, the sequel to Rok of the Reds, out next year. One element of the campaign was a limited edition variant cover by Brian Bolland – and the artist has now revealed the final cover.

• A Christmas Comics Mystery – The Case of the Missing Garth Strip

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019

  

  A Garth strip has surfaced on eBay that has fans of of the Daily Mirror newspaper strip in a bit of a spin – because it suggests there may be missing, unpublished sequences from some stories out there, that were… Read More ›

• “Worlds of Wallace Wood” exhibition announced for 2020 Angoulême Festival

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019

  

  The Angoulême Festival has announced “Worlds of Wallace Wood” – an exhibition celebrating the life and work of the influential American artist whose work included Daredevil, Dynamo, THUNDER Agents and more

• The Art of Roy Cross out now

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019

  

  Eagle and Swift artist Roy Cross’ new book The Art of Roy Cross is finally out from Crowood Press and includes a chapter on his comics work along with his later Airfix work and his more modern aviation and maritime fine art paintings

• British Comics YouTube Channel “Blast Process” taken out by Hackers

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  Some rotten news from British vLogger Neil Kenny, who is one of the one of the small but dedicated team who produced videos and ran the “Blast Process” YouTube channel

• “Luck of the Legion” in the spotlight in new Eagle Times

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019

  

  The Winter Eagle Times (Volume 32 No. 4) is out now and contains a range of articles about the classic British weekly comic, which celebrates its 70th anniversary next year.

• In Review: Sector 13 Issue 6

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2019

  

  There are some new and welcome elements to the line-up in the latest issue of Sector 13, the 2000AD fanzine from Belfast in Northern Ireland, including the introduction a new co-host, Oonargh, inspired by the classic 1970s girls comic, Misty.

• In Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Spoiler Warning!)

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2019

  

  Review by Tim Robins The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron’s journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences… WARNING: DO NOT READ ON IF… Read More ›

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