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• From The Land Beyond Beyond

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2007

  What is the first thing you look for when you open that bumper Christmas edition of the Radio Times in December? As a long time fan of Ray Harryhausen’s brand of stop motion-films, I always look to see how many… Read More ›

• State Course And Speed

  By John Freeman on 9 August 2007 • ( 1 )

  It was with sadness that I hear that Peter Tuddenham has died at the age of 88. He will always be remembered in the British telefantasy community for the voices that he gave to the various computers in Blake’s 7:… Read More ›

• Paper Tiger #4 On Sale Now

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2007

  For those who don’t already know, indie comic Paper Tiger Comix #4, featuring a huge number of British creators is out now, and it’s a wee bit more professional than previous issues. The format is a high quality 100 page… Read More ›

• More Moon Queen for ROK Comics

  By John Freeman on 8 August 2007

  ROK Comics creator Chris Reynolds is working on a new Moon Queen strip that will appear on the comics-to-mobile project. Titled “Moon Queen in Las Vegas: The Moon Queen’s Greatest Tragedy”, we’ll let you know when it launches. Chris is… Read More ›

• New USTV Shows

  By John Freeman on 7 August 2007

  The US fall line up includes the following new series: • Bionic WomanAction drama, NBCFormer EastEnder Michelle Ryan takes the role of the bionic Jaime Sommers. (ITV2 is screening this show in the UK)Official Site: www.nbc.com/Bionic_Woman • Pushing DaisiesRomantic comedy,… Read More ›

• Will Eisner film at Film Festival

  By John Freeman on 7 August 2007

  The indie film Will Einser: Portrait of a Sequential Artist will screen at the Rhode Island International Film Festival this Wednesday at 2:30pm at the Columbus Theater in Providence. I’m looking forward to seeing this when it reaches the UK… Read More ›

• In Review: The Great Game

  By John Freeman on 6 August 2007

  I’ve just finished reading the hardback of the excellent Scarlet Traces: The Great Game. Written by Ian Edginton and drawn by D’Israeli this is their second sequel to HG Wells’ The War Of The Worlds. For those unfamiliar with the… Read More ›

• Miracle Workers Are Born In Linlithgow

  By John Freeman on 4 August 2007

  Was Scotty a Black Bitch? Linlithgow Heritage Trust are certainly convinced that he was, or rather will be in about 215 years time. I would hasten to add that because of the dog on the town’s coat of arms, people… Read More ›

• It’s Just Not The Same As When I Were A Lad…

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007 • ( 3 )

  So the new look Dandy Xtreme is in the shops and from the outside it now looks rather like all the rest of those biweekly comic magazines aimed at kids in mid to late primary school. As much as we… Read More ›

• Penguin Books competition for teens

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  Cynopsis reports Penguin has inked a partnership with Piczo, the UK-based teen targeted social networking website, for MyPenguin, a contest that launches this week on the site. Penguin asked some top bands to select their favorite classic book, which of… Read More ›

• Mattel issues toys recall

  By John Freeman on 3 August 2007

  WorldScreen.com reports Mattel has announced a recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price toys made in China featuring Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters over concerns about lead paint, in a move that is expected to cost the toy giant $30 million. Mattel… Read More ›

• I’m being interviewed!

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2007

  I’ve been interviewd for an upcoming ‘Nightgig’ podcast about the comics to mobile project I help run at Rok Comics. The interview covers the company’s $10,000 Humour Comic competition which runs until end August 2007 — and the opportunities ROK… Read More ›

• Richard Elson Interviewed

  By John Freeman on 31 July 2007

  Fansite and webcomic Sonic the Comic Online has published an in-depth interview with artist 2000AD artist Richard Elson, covering the seven years he spent wowing a generation on the 1990s Sega tie-in title Sonic the Comic. The interview includes some… Read More ›

• San Diego: More UK Creator and UK News

  By John Freeman on 30 July 2007

  The 38th annual Comic-Con took this place this weekend in San Diego, California and many British creators were on hand to talk about their new projects to some 120,000 visitors. Here’s a few more items from what sounds a frenetic… Read More ›

• Yet more Doctor Who, and the return of Nightraven…

  By John Freeman on 29 July 2007 • ( 1 )

  

  Two items from US comics site Newsarama with a UK flavour

• Creepy and Eerie return… but who owns the characters?

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2007

  I’m a huge fan of Warren’s classic titles Creepy and Eerie — the time travelling ‘Rook’ a particular favourite character — so make mo apologies for a straight as supplied reprint of Dark Horse’s press release about their revival, although… Read More ›

• Dark Shadows Returns

  By John Freeman on 27 July 2007 • ( 1 )

  Variety (subscription required) reports Warner Bros. is teaming with Depp’s Infinitum-Nihil and Graham King’s GK Films to develop a film based on the 1960s daytime supernatural TV show Dark Shadows. Notching up a staggering 1,225 episodes, Dark Shadows is something… Read More ›

• Paisley Who

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007

  The rather self-explanatory Adventures In Time And Space – An Exhibition Of Doctor Who Memorabilia is currently on in the Paisley Museum and Art Galleries in the Scottish town of Paisley near Glasgow. Free to enter and running until Sunday… Read More ›

• Classic British Comic Creators: Handy Links

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007 • ( 3 )

  Courtesy of downthetubes contributor Jeremy Briggs, here’s a handy list of links to pages about, and featuring the art of,  just some comic creators who arguably created some of Britain’s best comics up until the 1990s. I’m sure there are… Read More ›

• Titan Re-Releases "Hammer Story"

  By John Freeman on 26 July 2007

  Fifty years ago, Hammer Films released their first ‘gothic’ horror movie, The Curse of Frankenstein, beginning a series of films that changed the face of horror cinema. ‘Hammer Horror’ made international stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, and inspired… Read More ›

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