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• 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 ›

• Patrick Stewart Supports Classical Comics’ Macbeth

  By John Freeman on 1 January 2008

  

  Acclaimed Shakespeare actor and Star Trek star Patrick Stewart has applauded Classical Comics’ pioneering work

• New Halloween Comic

  By John Freeman on 31 December 2007

  February sees the release of a new comic based on the successful Halloween movie franchise. The comic will be called Halloween: Nightdance. The first Halloween movie, directed by John Carpenter, was released in 1978 and the ninth movie, a remake… Read More ›

• Alan Grant Speaks

  By John Freeman on 31 December 2007

  Judge Dredd writer Alan Grant will be presenting a lecture called Writing Tomorrow Yesterday: How Fiction Became Reality in Edinburgh on 29th January as part of the Edinburgh Lectures. Alan Grant first entered the comics industry in 1967 when he… Read More ›

• Berg to remake Dune

  By John Freeman on 28 December 2007

  MTV reports that The Kingdom director Peter Berg is set to direct a new big-screen version of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune. Berg said that the film would have been his next project, but the US writers’ strike is preventing… Read More ›

• Lost Girls reach the UK

  By John Freeman on 28 December 2007

  Warning: Potential readers are warned of the “adult nature” of this book before following any links below. Lost Girls, Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie’s controversial take on the adult lives of Alice (from Alice in Wonderland), Wendy (from Peter Pan)… Read More ›

• Fontsy That…

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2007

  The lettering style of Lancashire’s finest comic book artist and graphic novelist Bryan Talbot is finally at your beck and call thanks to the good graces of those awfully nice chaps at Comicraft, the US fonts company run by former… Read More ›

• Who ratings triumph

  By John Freeman on 27 December 2007

  With the BBC dominating the ratings on Christmas Day, Doctor Who managed its best ratings since 1979 with the festive episode Voyage of the Damned, no doubt helped by the guest appearance of actress-singer Kylie Minogue, playing waitress Astrid on-board… Read More ›

• The New 12 Days of Christmas…

  By John Freeman on 26 December 2007

  Beano artist and writer Kev F. Sutherland penned the following sketch from the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, recorded live at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London. Warning: some swearing…

• Happy Christmas from the Really Heavy Greatcoat

  By John Freeman on 25 December 2007

  

  This Really Heavy Greatcoat strip pays tribute to Bob Dylan’s classic “Subterranean Homesick Blues” – script and art by Nick Miller

• (W)HO! (W)HO! (W)HO! It’s Christmas!

  By John Freeman on 24 December 2007

  The Down The Tubes crack reporting team debate potential plotlines for the Doctor Who Christmas special. Last year I sat on (not behind) a sofa on Christmas Day and watched the Doctor Who special with my five year old nephew…. Read More ›

• Merrie Chrissmusz

  By John Freeman on 24 December 2007

  Charley’s War back page pin-up from Battle dated 27 December 1986. Today, as in 1916, British soldiers are fighting in foreign lands. We wish them a Merry Christmas and a safe return to their families in 2008.

• Red Dwarf returns to the (smaller) screen

  By John Freeman on 23 December 2007

  A new Red Dwarf Christmas special will be screened this Christmas — on your mobile. Fans of sci-fi comedy series Red Dwarf can already relive the series by watching exclusively created ‘mobisodes’ of the show on their mobile phone thanks… Read More ›

• Dan Dare Times Two, Exhibition in Southport

  By John Freeman on 22 December 2007

  (with thanks to Stuart Roberts): Local Southport paper Champion reports the town, once home to his creator, Frank Hampson, can now boast two Dan Dare statues. Two busts are currently being stored at Atkinson Art Gallery in Lord Street. A… Read More ›

• Dead Zone, 4400 Cancelled

  By John Freeman on 20 December 2007 • ( 1 )

  Ausiello reports that the USA Network has cancelled The Dead Zone and The 4400, bothof which have aired their last episodes. 4400 creator and Executive Producer Scott Peters confirmed the cancellation on a message posted on the official 4400 Web… Read More ›

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