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• New Journey to the Centre of the Earth

  By John Freeman on 9 January 2008

  RHI Entertainment, makers of TV dramas such as Earthsea, Flash Gordon, Tin Man and Pandemic, have produced a new version of Jules Verne’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth as a two-hour telefilm which Jeremy Briggs tells me has… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Marion Van Der Voort

  By John Freeman on 8 January 2008 • ( 1 )

  I’m sorry to have to pass on the sad news of the death of Marion Van Der Voort. Marion, with her husband Richard, ran the At The Sign Of The Dragon bookshop in London for many years and regularly took… Read More ›

• Spectacular Spider-Man sneak peek

  By John Freeman on 8 January 2008

  Here’s a nifty looking Electro versus Spider-Man page that will open a new story by Ferg Handley running in Panini UK’s Spectacular Spider-Man #166, on sale in a few months. Pencils are by John Royle, inks by Lee Townsend and… Read More ›

• Wake Up Cat

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  Often mis-titled ‘Wake Up Cat’, this bitter sweet but very funny animation (especially if you have cats) is by English animator Simon Tofield a friend sent me recently is actually titled ‘Cat Man Do’. Tofield works for animation company Tandem… Read More ›

• Peckerwood Competition

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  If you’re interested in winning a copy of UK publisher Ablaze Media‘s latest graphic novel, Peckerwood: 24 Minutes, the company has teamed up with the good folks over at Memorabilia, who are giving away five copies of this majestic piece… Read More ›

• Primeval books from Titan

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  Titan Books will be making a new foray into fiction with the launch of a series of originated novels based on the hit ITV prime time TV series from Impossible Pictures, Primeval, which starts airing its second season on ITV… Read More ›

• Bond girl cast

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  British newcomer Gemma Arterton, currently in cinemas as one of the girls of St. Trinians, has been cast as the Bond girl for the latest installment of the James Bond franchise now filming in London. Her RADA profile lists he… Read More ›

• Comics, Fantasy boost UK Box Office success

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  Animation, superheroes and fantasy films helped make 2007 a record year for the UK film box office, according to figures released this week – and several films are on course for a 2008 roll out may make this year another… Read More ›

• Who’s Superman?

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  Who will play Superman? Rumour has it that while Brandon Routh, the actor who played the Man of Steel in Warner Bros. Superman Returns, won’t star in the studio’s live action movie adaptation of another DC Comics property, Justice League,… Read More ›

• Heart of Empire Online

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008 • ( 1 )

  The whole of the first chapter of Bryan Talbot’s stunning story Heart of Empire is now online for free! Taken from the CD-ROM, the “Director’s cut” of Heart of Empire, the online promotional version includes every page in its original… Read More ›

• Web Comix Thing returns in March

  By John Freeman on 7 January 2008

  The UK Web & Mini Comix Thing 2008 will be happening on 22 March 2008. The show, dedicated to small and independent comics press, is already looking pretty crowded and the organisers advise that if you’re a potential exhibitor then… Read More ›

• Doonesburyland

  By John Freeman on 6 January 2008

  On Thursday morning this week (10th Jan) Radio 4 (11:30am-noon) will be broadcasting Doonesburyland. Joe Queenan conducts a rare interview with Gary Trudeau, creator of the Doonesbury cartoon strip and in many ways the most high profile chronicler of the… Read More ›

• John Dares

  By John Freeman on 5 January 2008

  The fab comics blog Bear Alley reports that veteran Brit comic artist John Ridgeway is working on a new Dan Dare story for the semi-professional magazine Spaceship Away. According to Bear Alley the strip will… …take Dan back to Terra… Read More ›

• Play Misty for Me

  By John Freeman on 4 January 2008

  

    (news via Charles Ellis): Thanks to Egmont, copyright owner of popular 1970s girls comic Misty, you now have the opportunity to vote for your favourite Misty story to be printed again in full again online on the Misty comic… Read More ›

• Farewell to Flashman creator

  By John Freeman on 3 January 2008

  George MacDonald Fraser, author of the hugely entertaining Flashman novels, and is credited for the screenstory and screenplay on the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, has died aged 82. The Daily Mail, The Times and other papers report Fraser, whose… Read More ›

• Star Trek Meets Monty Python

  By John Freeman on 2 January 2008

  Two universes collide… and the results are spectacular. First published back in July 2006 I believe, but no idea who did it. Admissions of guilt welcomed!

• Dare versus Dredd

  By John Freeman on 2 January 2008

  No, not a new comic from Virgin (although I’m sure it’s been considered somewhere): this is the result of my first test opf google.com/trends, which offers a snapshot of web searches, comparing the number of search results for specific terms…. Read More ›

• How to make yourself really popular in Starbucks

  By John Freeman on 2 January 2008

  Sometimes technology people come up with ideas that sound great on paper but in real life – and in the case of this bright idea from Apple, especially in queue-conscious Britain – they’re likely to cause a riot. Last month,… Read More ›

• Dan Dare on CD

  By John Freeman on 1 January 2008

  The first Dan Dare story, Voyage to Venus is to be released on CD on 1 May 2008 by Orion Audiobooks. The Orion website claim this is “The first Dan Dare story to be created especially for audio.” Well, it’s… Read More ›

• Thunderbirds Night on BBC4

  By John Freeman on 1 January 2008

  It’s official – BBC4 has gone scifi mad this week. As we reported back in October, BBC4 are having a “Thunderbirds are Go!” night tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd), followed on Thursday by a tribute to Voyage to the Bottom of the… Read More ›

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