February 28, 2008 – 4:34 pm
It seems my little item on the Swoppet Captain Scarlet raised a few tears of nostalgia from some oldies out there! The question was raised re. the size of the figures. There are two main sizes -1/72nd scale is between 23-25mm in height or,if an old Airfix collector “Ho/00” -and there are MANY sets out [...]
February 28, 2008 – 3:05 pm
Apparently CBO with it’s meagre 16000 hits a week doesn’t interest Titan it seems as still no news forthcoming from them. However,here is something for you Brit comic fans corteousy of Down The Tubes: “In an extensive deal for worldwide book publishing rights, Titan Books has acquired a licence to publish an exciting range of [...]
February 26, 2008 – 3:11 pm
Didn’t I say the comic biz can move fast? Well,after my Emma Vieceli up-date this was just posted at Emma’s Sweatdrop page [see earlier item!]: “You will now be able to buy it at Minami this weekend! Woot. For me, this is a surreal book to hold in my hands. It stands for [...]
February 26, 2008 – 1:53 pm
SPECTRUM Is Green! Now,a while back I mentioned that I had,sadly,neglected to purchase 54mm [1/32nd] scale Captain Scarlet figures. I was mocked! Yes,people doubted that “Mr Memory” had seen these figures. “Never been made!” I was told. HAH! Check out the images below of Timpo “Swoppit” figures. Pretty clear for a false memory,huh? It was [...]
February 26, 2008 – 1:18 pm
Oops! A little bit late but worth noting this snippet from the Etherington Bros BLINK TWICE studio.“After a long(ish) period of enforced silence we are proud to finally announce that StudioBlinkTwice is back with a comic vengeance! Working in conjunction with the mighty book publisher Random House, Robin and Lawrence have been studiously ferreting [...]
February 26, 2008 – 12:30 pm
It’s a bit like the old music charts at times on CBO! Things go quiet for a while then you notice Emma Vieceli’s interview and up-date is getting a lot of hits again. Twice last week the interview was the top hitter. And so far Emma is “bubbling around the top ten”! So,I asked Emma [...]
February 26, 2008 – 9:28 am
Jughead & Friends writer and artist Bill Galvan is on the road. On March 15, 2008 from 10:00am until 2:00pm he will be at Dragon’s Keep 260 North University Avenue Provo, Utah 84601 (801) 373-3482 www.dragonskeep.com Dragons Keep Customer Appreciation Day & Creator Signing is a family-oriented event. There will be free sketches and comic book [...]
February 26, 2008 – 9:11 am
The latest releases from Cinebook have just been announced- And they are looking good! A LUCKY LUKE ADVENTURE:THE WAGON TRAIN ISBN: 9781905460403 Paperback Authors: Morris & Goscinny Age: 8 years and up Size: 21.7 x 28.7 cm Number of pages: 48 colour pages Publication: February 2008 £5.99 A wagon train of Pioneers drives through [...]
February 26, 2008 – 8:44 am
Paul Brown was,apparently,overjoyed to see more Archie news and so,while he draws the “Reverend Merriwether” cover,here’s more! SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #92 “The Turning – The Finale”: Sabrina has turned evil and is running wild! Llandra is so desperate to find a way to get Sabrina back to normal, she’s even asked Sabrina’s magical [...]
February 26, 2008 – 8:22 am
ORANG UTAN COMICS ON THE MARCH IN MARCH. UK independent studio/publisher hits the convention circuit next month. This March you’ve got two chances to catch up with the crew behind Orang Utan Comics. The UK indie favourites are taking to the road to promote two new titles, and also to give some of their hard [...]
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