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• New Comics International Issue Number 202

  By Ian Wheeler on 14 June 2007

  It’s been an unsettled few months for Comics International but the new issue is a corker. Down the Tubes writers Ian Wheeler and John Freeman, along with Dez Skinn, continue their look at comics based on cult TV shows by… Read More ›

• Silver Surfer hits big Wheel

  By John Freeman on 14 June 2007

  As part of the publicity blitz for the new FF movie (“Rise of the Silver Surfer”) the London Eye was taken over by the Silver Surfer this week when he, literally, flew into it. This is the first time that… Read More ›

• Its not It’s

  By John Freeman on 13 June 2007

  Everyone who knows me also knows I am one of the world’s worst typists and probably semi-legendary for minor typos. But that doesn’t mean I can’t spot one, and one that constantly annoys me is the misuse of its and… Read More ›

• Deviant Thinkers

  By John Freeman on 11 June 2007

  Over at Dave Langford’s wonderful SF news site Ansible, he reported last week that Greg Bear and other sf authors — Arlan Andrews, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Sage Walker — were asked to a US Homeland Security conference to… Read More ›

• Lessons in Modern Policing

  By John Freeman on 11 June 2007

  Heh. Somneone’s been reading the indy reports on the G8. I liked this one.

• Is Google Planning a Digital Comic Archive?

  By John Freeman on 8 June 2007

  US comics news site Newsarama reports on an interesting development in Google’s ongoing mission to digitize some 10 million books stored in US university libraries. One of the treasure troves being considered for the digital world is Michigan State’s Russel… Read More ›

• El Tigre heads for the UK

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2007

  Trade magazine Broadcast reports Nickelodeon has picked up hit animation series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera. A Flash-animated comedy-adventure series created by husband and wife team Sandra Equihua and Jorge Gutierrez, havefollows Manny, the youngest member of the… Read More ›

• Thundercats – Marvel UK days recalled

  By John Freeman on 6 June 2007

  

  Variety reports Warner Bros. has optioned a Thundercats script by tyro scribe Paul Sopocy to turn the popular 1980s animated series and toy line into a live action feature. Warner-based Paula Weinstein will produce through her Spring Creek Productions banner, along… Read More ›

• I’m a Marvel, I’m a DC: After Hours with Superheroes

  By John Freeman on 5 June 2007

  Very funny. Reminds me of those brilliant Toyfare magazine strips — do they still do those?

• Battlestar: The Final Curtain

  By John Freeman on 5 June 2007

  (Thanks to FG for this item): Several sites, including MediaBlvd Magazine have posted transcripts of the telephone press conference held on Friday, 1st June with Battlestar Galactica producers Ron Moore and David Eick. E! Online’s Kristen also reported on the… Read More ›

• Pig Brother

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2007

  It had to be done, apparently.

• Teen Titans movie in the pipeline

  By John Freeman on 1 June 2007

  Hollywood Reporter and ICV2 report Warner Bros. Pictures is working on a live action adaptation of DC Comics’ Teen Titans supergroup comic book. The animated series has been good fun, so let’s hope a live version has the same energy… Read More ›

• Doctor Who exterminated again?

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2007

  Not the best of sources, but The Sun is reporting that Doctor Who will be exterminated next year after the end of the fourth series. The paper claims producer Russell T. Davies, exhausted by 16-hour days, has decided to axe… Read More ›

• Babylon 5: The Lost tales

  By John Freeman on 31 May 2007

  Working on Babylon 5 Magazine for Titan was one of the best editorships I ever had, with terrific support from JMS and his team – and I wish them every success with their new venture, Babylon 5: The Lost Tales,… Read More ›

• Magic Moves

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2007

  Warner Bros. has announced it is moving up by two days the release date of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the US and Canada, from Friday 13th July to 11th July. (It opens 12th July in… Read More ›

• Blog Notes

  By John Freeman on 30 May 2007

  Matthew Badham just sent me this link to ‘Nemesis Fleet‘, which he feels is perfect reading for anyone into comics/self-publishing comics. It’s a blog for a comic in development by a cartoonist called Abigail Ryder, who describes herself as “a… Read More ›

• New Characters for ROK Comics Creator Tool

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2007

  Been busy last week with ROK Comics – several new faces have joined the beta and behind these scenes there’s some revamping going on that looks fantastic. British creator Dave Windett (Simpsons Comics, Daffy Duck, The Dandy) has created another… Read More ›

• Stardust Competition

  By John Freeman on 28 May 2007

  Forbidden Planet London has 20 pairs of tickets to be won for the special preview screening of the movie Stardust, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, on Monday 4th June at 6.00pm for a 6.30 start. The screening of… Read More ›

• Biff! Bam!! Crikey!!! Seeing New Worlds In Dundee

  By Jeremy Briggs on 28 May 2007

  

  Scotland is currently in the middle of the Six Cities Design Festival and Dundee, the home of Beano and Dandy publishers DC Thomson, has been running comics related events as part of the festival. Jeremy Briggs reports… The Dundee Contemporary Arts… Read More ›

• In Review: See New Worlds

  By Jeremy Briggs on 28 May 2007

  

  See New Worlds, A Journey Through Time To Discover The Future of Dundee was the free 24 page full colour comic which was created for the Six Cities Design Festival. The same size and paper type as the current Beano, 50,000… Read More ›

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