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• Bryan Talbot – Guardian today

  By John Freeman on 8 September 2007

  The Guardian newspaper listings magazine, ‘The Guide’, features a Bryan Talbot cover and three pages of interior art as he introduces a history of British comics (part of the build-up to Comics Britannia on BBC4 on Monday night at 9pm).

• The Bumper book of Look and Learn

  By John Freeman on 7 September 2007

  The Bumper Book of Look and Learn is now out! Sub-titled the best of the classic children’s magazine this lavishly produced volume (produced by Century Books) is available in the shops for £18.99. Featuring an array of pages from just… Read More ›

• Mauretania Exhibitions and events announced

  By John Freeman on 5 September 2007

  ROK Comics creator Chris Reynolds is one of several artists involved in events marking the centenary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Mauretania. Chris has published several strips under his Mauretania Comics imprint. An exhibition featuring comics and paintings… Read More ›

• Nick Abadzis Interview

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2007

  A quick plug for a brilliant interview with Hugo Tate creator and long-time-ago Marvel UK co-worker Nick Abadzis over on the Comics Reporter site. Nick talks about one of his latest projects, Laika, one of the first books announced for… Read More ›

• Prisoner remake abandoned

  By John Freeman on 4 September 2007

  (with thanks to Lew Stringer for the link): A top Sky boss has admitted the much-touted The Prisoner remake, rumoured at one time to have starred Christopher Eccleston, has been dropped. In a recent interview for news site Digital Spy,… Read More ›

• Andersonic

  By John Freeman on 2 September 2007 • ( 1 )

  The fourth ‘episode’ of Richard Farell and Vincent Law’s Gerry Anderson fanzine is now out. Amongst the articles and reviews of the Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999, are articles on the comic strips associated with… Read More ›

• Comic Book Postal Auction News

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007 • ( 1 )

  The latest Comic Book Postal Auction is underway with bids now being accepted, the closing date is 8pm on the 11th of September. Malcom Phillips has highlighted a few choice items…the Beano is represented by a near complete run of… Read More ›

• Comics Britania

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007

  There’s been some interesting repsonses to the upcoming BBC4 series Comics Britannia on various comics boards. As usual, anything like this is bound to be dissected and judged before it has even aired but in general, response seems positive, which… Read More ›

• Sweeney Todd from the Titan Squad

  By John Freeman on 31 August 2007

  Titan Books has acquired the worldwide publishing rights for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the new Tim Burton movie slated for UK release on 25 January 2008. The film, which stars Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter… Read More ›

• Dalek Invasion of Earth Art Auction

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2007

  Doctor Who and Dalek fans reading this blog might like to know I have just begun an ebay auction of Alister Pearson’s original artwork for the 1990 Target Book and BBC Video Dalek Invasion of Earth. The painted artwork measures… Read More ›

• Keanu plays Klaatu

  By John Freeman on 30 August 2007

  The classic 1951 SF film The Day the Earth Stood Still is to be remade, with Keanu Reeves playing noble alien Klaatu. Variety reports that Michael Rennie’s distinct performance in the original is so revered that finding the right actor… Read More ›

• New broom at Doctor Who Magazine…

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2007

  — I’m sure the power won’t go to Mr Spilsbury’s head, after all it never affected me!

• Young Indy on DVD

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2007

  George Lucas’ live-action series The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Volume One, the first of three, will finally make its way to Region 1 DVD from Lucasfilm Ltd., CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment on 23rd October, 2007, so… Read More ›

• Here come the Copyright Police!

  By John Freeman on 29 August 2007

  It had to happen – while fuddy duddy Britain enforces copyright protection through dull sounding organisations such as the Federation Against Copyright Theft, the Chinese government has gone all 21st century and introduced animated copyright police characters that will patrol… Read More ›

• Another Gaming Magazine bites the dust

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2007

  icv2 reports Wizard Entertainment is ending publication of InQuest Gamer, effective in September. The most recent issue shipped was #149, which arrived in comic stores on 1st August. This is another item of bad news for game magazine fans, suggesting… Read More ›

• Virgin Comics Dan Dare, film to come?

  By John Freeman on 27 August 2007 • ( 4 )

  (This post last updated 27/8/07, with thanks to Richard Sheaf and Derek Wilson): Information on Virgin Comics Dan Dare title due in November and news on a film project has begun to emerge. The new Dan Dare comic will be… Read More ›

• Small Pressers Appeal

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2007

  Comics columnist and downthetubes contributor Matthew Badham will be speaking at a comics and animation conference, The Aesthetics of Trash at Manchester University at the end of August and is appealing for information from small press publishers. “I’m going to… Read More ›

• Project: Rooftop to host ‘Wieringo Week’ tribute

  By John Freeman on 24 August 2007

  In memory of Mike Wieringo, who passed away earlier this month, Project: Rooftop has announced an open call for redesigns of Bart Allen (Impulse/Kid Flash/The Flash), the character created in 1994 by Wieringo and Mark Waid. Submissions will be accepted… Read More ›

• Comics Britannia Series Info

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2007

  The BBC have released full transmission details for Comics Britannia (or, How we grew up with comics and how comics grew up with us…), a series of four documentaries on comics which will screen on BBC4, to be broadcast as… Read More ›

• Making the most of classic War Comics

  By John Freeman on 23 August 2007 • ( 2 )

  Carroll and Graf (the same publishing house of critically acclaimed The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga) releases The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics this month and the news has been picked up by several sites, including Releases de… Read More ›

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