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• Steve Whitaker

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2008 • ( 1 )

  

  I have just learnt that British artist and colourist Steve Whitaker is no longer with us. I don’t know many details except that he died on Thursday after becoming unwell, but at this point I just want to say how… Read More ›

• A golden Oldie

  By John Freeman on February 23, 2008

  In celebration of his 100th birthday Willaim Geoge Bunter, better known of course as Billy Bunter, features proudly on the cover of the Oldie magazine this week. The Oldie promises “…Deliciously politically incorrect, the Bunter stories were nevertheless underpinned by… Read More ›

• Iron Legion Reprinted Again!

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2008

  The Iron Legion, perhaps the most reprinted Doctor Who strip ever, is to be collected again, this time as a collection of several strips currently being published as a monthly comic by Idea & Design Works (IDW) for the US… Read More ›

• Titan scores with Roy of the Rovers

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2008

  In an extensive deal for worldwide book publishing rights, Titan Books has acquired a licence to publish an exciting range of classic comic strip collections from Egmont UK, in what promises to be the beginning of a winning range of… Read More ›

• Johnston’s Dead Space

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2008

  British writer Anthony Johnston‘s latest project is Dead Space, a new comic book series from Electronic Arts and Image Comics based on the upcoming survival horror video game. The new six-book series is set in the Dead Space universe is… Read More ›

• Star Trek Online and Streaming

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2008

  In a major expanison of its online offerings, classic episodes from the US network CBS archive, including Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, are being made available online on CBS.com and across the 300 websites that make up the network’s… Read More ›

• More War Toys from Starkings and Moritat

  By John Freeman on February 22, 2008

  Elephantmen: War Toys #2 (or 3), from US publisher Active Images, goes on sale next week (27 February) in all sensible (and some insensible) comic shops. Written by former Marvel UK head honcho and First Tiger Richard Starkings (he who… Read More ›

• Chat Show Horror?

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2008

  No stranger to celebrity appearances, the fourth season finale of Doctor Who is to feature Paul O’Grady, according to The Sun. The TV presenter will play himself discussing “strange goings-on” during his chatshow as David Tennant’s Doctor departs on a… Read More ›

• Mr T in GB (Books, that is)

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2008 • ( 1 )

  Preceding the worldwide launch of their Mr. T graphic novel in summer 2008, British publisher Mohawk Media has announced that they are celebrating with a special Limited Advance Edition. With a total number of only 4,000 copies, Mr. T: Limited… Read More ›

• Under the Eagle

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2008

  Under the Eagle, a new play from author, script writer and former Doctor Who script editor Andrew Cartmel has just begun a three week run at the White Bear Theatre, London. Directed by Conrad Blakemore, Andrew says the play is… Read More ›

• Live-action Akira planned

  By John Freeman on February 21, 2008

  Hollywood Reporter notes that anime and manga classic Akira is getting the live-action big-screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. A link to British comics is of course tenuous but Marvel UK did run the manga in the… Read More ›

• Go Monkey Nuts!

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  

  Following up on our earlier post about the new DFC comic, just to note the Etherington Brothers Monkey Nuts comic makes its debut in The Guardian this coming Saturday (23rd February). “After a long(ish) period of enforced silence we are… Read More ›

• Prestonpandemonium Returns

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  Just a quick reminder (since Jeremy Briggs posted the info a couple of weeks ago) that Prestonpandemonium III, the third comics and small press event in Prestonpans, Scotland, will take place on Saturday 31st May 2008 – 12.00– 3.00 p.m…. Read More ›

• Doctor Who, Torchwood, top iplayer faves

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  In an announcement that may renew calls for the BBC to contribute to increasing Internet infrastructure in the UK, the corporation has announced the number of programmes downloaded or streamed on demand via BBC iPlayer has already reached 17 million,… Read More ›

• New Knight Rider set for full series

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  

  The Guardian reported earlier this week that NBC’s Knight Rider remake looks likely to earn a full series commission, after the 1980s show returned to US TV on Sunday night with almost 13 million viewers. The two-hour Knight Rider TV… Read More ›

• Oz Comes to the UK

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  (Updated 20/3/08): The top-rated mini series Tin Man, inspired by The Wizard of Oz and screened on SciFi Channel US last year, will air in May on the UK SciFi Channel. As we reported last year, the fantasy adventure, produced… Read More ›

• Captain Britain’s new book

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  

  (with thanks to Matthew Badham): Marvel releases the first issue of Captain Britain and MI:13, a new book starring Captain Britain in May, written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Leonard Kirk. Captain Britain and MI:13 is a new ongoing… Read More ›

• Philip Pullman joins new weekly British comic, The DFC

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008

  

  Britain will see the launch of a brand new comic in May, which will include a weekly strip by award-winning author Philip Pullman. The DFC, the new weekly comic for boys and girls is the brainchild of David Fickling, publisher… Read More ›

• Digital Artists Handbook

  By John Freeman on February 20, 2008 • ( 1 )

  folly – the digital arts agency and charity based in England’s NorthWest – recently launched an important new project, the Digital Artists’ Handbook, backed by Arts Council England, which might be a useful resource for comics creators. The Handbook is… Read More ›

• Tennant and Tate’s tet-a-tet

  By John Freeman on February 19, 2008

  (via the official BBC Doctor Who site): Catherine Tate is to interview David Tennant in the first of a new series of BBC Radio 4’s Chain Reaction. The lighthearted show’s format is a form of ‘interview tag’, with each edition’s… Read More ›

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