With the Eagle and its best-remembered character Dan Dare celebrating a 60th birthday this month, fans will be pleased to hear that several items are either in development or already on sale now to mark the event. • The collectable… Read More ›
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downthetubes John Freeman at Sci-Fi-London
A quick reminder of two panels I’ll be appearing on tomorrow (Saturday 1st May) at Sci-Fi-London… 60 Years of Dan Dare A panel on 60 years of the lantern jawed space pilot. Alex Fitch will be talking to: Garry Leach,… Read More ›
60 Years of Eagle Celebrated
Eagle Society member Phil Daniels has posted the first part of his video report on the 60th Anniversary of the Eagle in Southport on youtube. (The whole video will be split into at least three parts). “The Eagle was the… Read More ›
Southport College Celebrates Eagle Anniversary
Southport College is hosting to a Dan Dare exhibition celebrating 60 years of Eagle
60th Anniversary of Eagle – Part 2
The famous cover of Eagle Issue 1 is well known to comic fans everywhere, but what lay inside for the 1950s boy? As we celebrate 60 years of Eagle today, Richard Sheaf steps back to this week in 1950 to… Read More ›
Dan Dare Film: Latest News
(UPDATED: Steve Holland over on Bear Alley has discovered the mentioned Cinemas-Online item about a possible Dan Dare film is not a new item about the project – it was first posted in 2005. The story below has been updated… Read More ›
60th anniversary of Eagle – Part 1
With the 60th anniversary of Eagle fast approaching (14th April 2010) now seemed like a good time to have a look at what that iconic front page of Eagle magazine might have ended up looking like. Shown here are two… Read More ›
In Review: Crikey! No.14
The latest issue of British comics magazine Crikey! is out now and comes packed with a huge range of articles, including an interview with top comics creator Bryan Talbot and a timely tribute to the origins of Eagle comic, which… Read More ›
Dan Dare Movie in the works?
Dan Dare movie rumours…
Compalcomics Auction offers rare Beanos, Frank Bellamy Art, Dick Tracy
The Spring 2010 auction at British comics auction site Compalcomics is now open. The catalogue for the auction – one of four held every year – includes a rare copy of The Beano Issue 5 (expected to sell for between… Read More ›