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• Ridley Scott Calls T.I.M.E.

  By John Freeman on 7 November 2002

  

  Variety (subscription required) reports that film making brothers Ridley and Tony Scott, better known for directing such big-screen movies as Gladiator and Top Gun, respectively, are developing three drama projects for CBS — one of them a SF project. Under… Read More ›

• Conan the Barbarian cones to Dark Horse

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2002

  

  Dark Horse Comics have today announced a new publishing program featuring the legendary adventures of Conan the Barbarian. The monthly ongoing series — which will launch in mid-2003 — will include all new stories based on the classic Robert E…. Read More ›

• Doctor Smith is Dead

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2002

  

  We’re sorry to report Lost in Space legend Doctor Zachary Smith — actor Jonathan Harris — is dead. The 87-year old actor died on Sunday of a blood clot. He was a veteran of hundreds of films and TV shows, including… Read More ›

• Walt Simonson signs Exclusive with DC

  By John Freeman on 6 November 2002

  

  Walt Simonson, one of comics’ most acclaimed and accomplished writer/artists, has signed a one-year exclusive with DC Comics. “For the past four or five years I’ve worked primarily for DC,” says Simonson. “Partly, it’s because I enjoy the company of… Read More ›

• Smallville Sets US Ratings Records

  By John Freeman on 4 November 2002

  

  ICV2.com reports (29/10/02) that Warner Bros. has announced that Smallville is setting new ratings records in its target demographic groups. Two weeks ago, the show delivered 8.9 million viewers and the highest ratings ever for The WB in adults 18-34. It… Read More ›

• Borderline Issue 16

  By John Freeman on 1 November 2002

  

  The first pay issue of online comics Borderline Magazine has just been published. The magazine includes interviews with Marvels’ editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and Oni’s boss Jamie Rich, plus much more. Since August 2001 Borderline has been bringing comics fansa professionally… Read More ›

• downtheubes Archive News: October 2002

  By John Freeman on 31 October 2002

  

  SCOOBY DOOBY THREE! 15/10/02: Hollywood Reporter (subscription required for full story) has revealed that with a sequel to Warner Bros. Pictures’ Scooby-Doo on the fast track, the studio is already moving forward on a third instalment, hiring scribes Dan Forman… Read More ›

• Unofficial Doctor Who Television Companion Republished

  By John Freeman on 21 October 2002

  

  The acclaimed Doctor Who reference book The Television Companion is being reissued next year by Telos Publishing. Rather than being a straight reprint authors David J Howe and Stephen James Walker intend to rework some of the material from the… Read More ›

• Timberwolf Press signs Seven Book Deal with Bill Baldwin

  By John Freeman on 18 October 2002

  

  US audio book publisher Timberwolf Press and author Bill Baldwin have reached an agreement to re-launch the best-selling military Science Fiction Helmsman saga. The first six books in the series, The Helmsman, Galactic Convoy, The Trophy, The Mercenaries, The Defenders, and The Siege will be re-released… Read More ›

• Top Tips: Insider’s Guide to creating comics published

  By John Freeman on 11 October 2002

  

  Just published by A & C Black, Robin Hall’s Trade Secrets is an excellent book about how to become a successful cartoonist or comics artist, featuring tips from a huge number of professional artists. It also features, with my permission,… Read More ›

• DC Comics Collected Editions

  By John Freeman on 11 October 2002

  

  A staggering 200 titles from the DC Comics backlist are showcased online now at www.dccomics.com/collect, each with cover art, three interior story pages, and content descriptions. The newly-posted site updates the previous version of the DC Graphic Novels webpage and… Read More ›

• Stuffed down the back of a filing cabinet…

  By John Freeman on 29 July 2002

  

    So I came across some old artwork the other day and wondered “What the heck is this?” Turns out it’s an unpublished first issue of G-Force, a character I created for Marvel UK back in the early 1990s. So… Read More ›

• In Memoriam: Douglas Adams

  By John Freeman on 14 May 2001

  

  Author Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, has died suddenly aged 49. Mr Adams died on Friday morning in Santa Barbara, California, following a heart attack, said his spokeswoman Sophie Astin. The author became a household name… Read More ›

• Nicholas Courtney Is God!

  By John Freeman on 21 December 2000

  

  Nicholas Courtney (Doctor Who‘s Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart) has taken on the role of God for The Next Seven Days, a new web site. The actor has lent his voice to some cartoons created by designer Daniel Cohen‘s father, stand up… Read More ›

• Classic Captain Scarlet Book Campaign

  By John Freeman on 16 March 2000

  

  An online petition has been set up to encourage Carlton Books to produce a Captain Scarlet version of Thunderbirds Classic Comic Strips. You can sign this petition at: www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/scarlet_strips/ • More details of the Thunderbirds Classic Comic Strips can be found… Read More ›

• Dune TV film for the SciFi Channel US – Set Pictures Published

  By John Freeman on 10 March 2000

  

  German SF news site sf-film.de features photographs from the shoot of the new $20 million six hour Dune TV film for the SciFi Channel US which started shooting in Prague on 22nd November 1999. The mini-series stars William Hurt as… Read More ›

• Will the Real Captain Britain Please Stand Up?

  By John Freeman on 7 March 2000

  

  Comics publisher Dez Skinn has uncovered an unusual piece of comics history – a design for Captain Britain by much-admired artist Tom Kerr. The design was intended for a Captain Britain comic Dez proposed to IPC Fleetway over two decades… Read More ›

• In Review: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

  By John Freeman on 28 December 1998

  

  A fun new movie

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