A quick round up of news that have caught our eye across the webosphere…
Tomorrow Studios is adapting Skyward, the first book in the Cytoverse franchise by Brandon Sanderson, for television. Sanderson will write the pilot along with producers/writers Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.).
In Skyward (AmazonUK Affiliate Link), Spensa’s world has been under attack for hundreds of years. An alien race called the Krell leads onslaught after onslaught from the sky in a never-ending campaign to destroy humankind. Humanity’s only defense is to take to their ships and fight the enemy in the skies. Pilots have become the heroes of what’s left of the human race…
A Skyward Series Boxed Set was released by publisher Gollancz last year (AmazonUK Affiliate Link).
As Star Wars returns to the big screen with The Mandalorian & Grogu film, Revell has created two model kits featuring significant vehicles from the story. Both models are rated Skill Level 3, suitable for glue-kit beginners, and are available now at revell.com/en-uk.
The Razor Crest returns, and with a pristine paint finish versus the more weathered version shown in the Disney+ series. Revell’s 1:72 scale kit can be built as shown with undercarriage extended and its entry ramps extended to show off the detailed cargo hold. Alternatively, the model can be shown in-flight on the included display stand. A fully-detailed cockpit includes a seated Mando figure.
A classic from the original-trilogy Star Wars universe, the Incom T-65B X-Wing starfighter is back, too, this time sporting New Republic markings. The 1:57 scale kit can be built with landing gear down and S-foils folded as shown, or with S-foils extended into X configuration for battle. The canopy opens, and a detailed pilot figure is included.
Changes are coming to the Buffyverse: Dynamite Entertainment has revealed more details on its plans for Angel, the companion series to its Buffy the Vampire Slayer, launching in July. Absolute Wonder Woman writer Kelly Thompson is writing both series, with Giulia Giacomino the artist for Angel.
The two series will cross over, with Angel #1 following directly from the events of Buffy #1, and will feature the character Angel returning to Sunnyvale with disastrous results. Angel hits Local Comic Shops in August.
Buffy #1 is available to preorder now from your Local Comic Shop | Forbidden Planet Affiliate Link
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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