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Limited Edition reprints of New Eagle’s “The Tower King” and “The House of Daemon” available now
If you missed out on this terrific collection first or second time around then third time lucky!
Limited Edition Mekon Statuette, Ian Kennedy poster added to new Dan Dare Audio Adventures crowdfunder
Limited edition Dan Dare posters by Ian Kennedy and a small number of Mekon statuettes created by Neil Blackbird Sims are being offered as perks for backers for the third volume of the award-winning Dan Dare Audio Adventures
WebFind: Dan Dare Pilot of the Future Animated Series Concept Art by Dave Max
Concept art for the animated series Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, first broadcast back in 2002, has surfaced online, work created by concept artist Dave Max.
Exclusive: Missing episode from 1950s Dan Dare radio show uncovered!
Following up on the addition of a new “guide page” to The Adventures of Dan Dare radio show, which aired on Radio Luxembourg in the 1950s, downthetubes is pleased to present one of the much-sought after episodes, reproduced with kind permission of the… Read More ›
Titan’s new Dan Dare adventures from Peter Milligan and Alberto Foche debut in October
Titan Comics has announced new details for their upcoming four-issue mini-series, Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, written by Peter Milligan (Shade, X-Statix, Enigma) and top Spanish artist Alberto Foche. Britain’s greatest hero latest comics incarnation debuts in October 2017, featuring… Read More ›
Dan Dare goes to the Seaside for new exhibition
Herne Bay’s Seaside Museum is currently host to a Dan Dare exhibition, supported by the Dan Dare Corporation who own the character, which runs until 1st July 2017. Included in the exhibition are an impressive number of Dan Dare merchandise… Read More ›
Titan’s Dan Dare collections resume later this year with “Mission of the Earthmen”
After a lengthy hiatus, we’re delighted to report Titan Comics is to resume the original Dan Dare collections first published under Titan Books featuring strips from Eagle comic, with Mission to the Earthmen, which will be released in October 2017. In Mission… Read More ›
Egmont’s classic comics archive arrives at Rebellion, Roy of the Rovers collections already in the works
The surviving bound comics volumes and comics art from the Egmont archive has arrived at new owners Rebellion‘s Oxford HQ, another step in the process of seeing some great British girls and boys comics material get back into print. 2000AD‘s… Read More ›
Eagle Flies Again, thanks to Hibernia Comics
The Eagle Flies Again. 34 years ago this month, classic British adventure comic the Eagle was relaunched under the stewardship of Barrie Tomlinson and David Hunt. It featured an enviable lineup of characters and creators and ran for nearly 12 years,… Read More ›
Dan Dare Audio Adventures Writers Announced, Episode Details Revealed
Inspired by the original Eagle comic strips the writers for B7 Media’s dramatic new audio version of Dan Dare have been announced – but there’s no casting news just yet. “Space is back! After years languishing in the backwaters, suddenly the romance… Read More ›
Sufferin’ satellites! Dan Dare to return as audio drama series
Spaceship Away! The science fiction action hero Dan Dare – Pilot of the Future, is set to return as an audio drama series. Independent production company B7 Media, in association with the Dan Dare Corporation, has announced that BAFTA nominees… Read More ›
2000AD incarnation of Dan Dare to be reprinted at last
Rebellion, the publishers of 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, have announced collections of the “Dan Dare” stories published in early editions of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. The company says it is planning to release the first of a two-volume series in autumn… Read More ›
Alan Hebden and José Ortiz “Tower King” tale from New Eagle collected
From the the 1980s comic New Eagle comes the classic story “The Tower King”, written by Alan Hebden (one of the current writers on Commando, but whose credits also include many strips for 2000AD, including “Meltdown Man” and other comics)… Read More ›
Dan Dare Radio Show – Missing Episode surfaces
Back in 2008, I posted a news story here titled “Dan Dare’s Holy Grail“, reporting on the continued hunt for episodes of the Dan Dare radio show broadcast by Radio Luxembourg in the 1950s. Aired on Radio Luxembourg between July… Read More ›