Written by Richard Dinnick | Art by Francesco Manna | Published by Titan Comics
I’ve come to learn that anything with Richard Dinnick writing it has some quality to it. Either it’s a bit quirky, mines an aspect of Dr Who others have left untouched or forgotten, or just excels at dialogue and character work. He seems to have found a good home with The Twelfth Doctor, suitably quirky and cranky in easy measure. As last issue was a ‘one and done’ deal, this issue sees the first part of a new two-parter, ‘A Confusion of Angels’. Let’s check it out.
If I had a pound for every time an adventure starts with The Doctor finding a drifting spacecraft I would be a millionaire. This time round though, The Doctor has a legitimate concern in that said giant drifting spacecraft has not issued any sort of distress call. The Doctor,...
I’ve come to learn that anything with Richard Dinnick writing it has some quality to it. Either it’s a bit quirky, mines an aspect of Dr Who others have left untouched or forgotten, or just excels at dialogue and character work. He seems to have found a good home with The Twelfth Doctor, suitably quirky and cranky in easy measure. As last issue was a ‘one and done’ deal, this issue sees the first part of a new two-parter, ‘A Confusion of Angels’. Let’s check it out.
If I had a pound for every time an adventure starts with The Doctor finding a drifting spacecraft I would be a millionaire. This time round though, The Doctor has a legitimate concern in that said giant drifting spacecraft has not issued any sort of distress call. The Doctor,...
- 12/11/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Netflix released a brand new trailer for the upcoming season of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. The two-minute trailer consists of a mix of clips from the new episodes as well as the launch date for the new season.
If you happened to blink for a really long time towards the end of the trailer and didn’t catch the launch date, it is December 29, 2017. Just in time to binge watch on your holiday break.
IMDb has the episode count at six for season 4. Below is some episode information.
“Arkangel”
Cast: Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline)
Director: Jodie Foster
Written by: Charlie Brooker
“USS Callister”
Cast: Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Fargo), Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards), Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Monsters: Dark Continent)
Director: Toby Haynes (Dr Who, Sherlock...
If you happened to blink for a really long time towards the end of the trailer and didn’t catch the launch date, it is December 29, 2017. Just in time to binge watch on your holiday break.
IMDb has the episode count at six for season 4. Below is some episode information.
“Arkangel”
Cast: Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline)
Director: Jodie Foster
Written by: Charlie Brooker
“USS Callister”
Cast: Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Fargo), Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards), Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Monsters: Dark Continent)
Director: Toby Haynes (Dr Who, Sherlock...
- 12/7/2017
- by Chris Salce
- Age of the Nerd
Netflix has released the trailer for their Star Trek-inspired episode from Black Mirror Season 4. It's called "U.S.S. Callister" and it's the episode that a lot of people are excited about. This definitely looks like it's going to be an interesting episode as it looks like a full-on comedic Star Trek parody. But with this being part of the Black Mirror series, we know that there is something more dark and sinister underneath what we are seeing in this trailer. Here's a brief plot summary:
Join Captain Daly and his trusty crew as they explore the galaxy and the dangers of unknown alien planets.
“USS Callister” was directed by Toby Haynes (Dr Who, Sherlock) and stars Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Fargo), Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards), and Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Monsters: Dark Continent).
There's still no release date...
Join Captain Daly and his trusty crew as they explore the galaxy and the dangers of unknown alien planets.
“USS Callister” was directed by Toby Haynes (Dr Who, Sherlock) and stars Jesse Plemons (Black Mass, Fargo), Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street, Fargo), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, House of Cards), and Michaela Coel (Chewing Gum, Monsters: Dark Continent).
There's still no release date...
- 12/5/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Written by Richard Dinnick | Art by Pasquale Qualano | Published by Titan Comics
So now we have finished with all that big multi-title crossover malarkey, we can return to good old solid solo adventure fun. Well, not entirely solo as The Doctor has Bill of course, but you know what I mean. Comic book Bill only has a few appearances under her fashionable belt, and I’m still interested to see if she is portrayed as well as she comes across on the TV show. Or did, of course, these all take place prior to the end of the last series. This issue it’s Richard Dinnick’s turn up at bat, so let’s see how good his swing is.
We start with Bill trying to explain the merits of the film Back to the Future to The Doctor, who is horrified by the interfering with time and interaction with...
So now we have finished with all that big multi-title crossover malarkey, we can return to good old solid solo adventure fun. Well, not entirely solo as The Doctor has Bill of course, but you know what I mean. Comic book Bill only has a few appearances under her fashionable belt, and I’m still interested to see if she is portrayed as well as she comes across on the TV show. Or did, of course, these all take place prior to the end of the last series. This issue it’s Richard Dinnick’s turn up at bat, so let’s see how good his swing is.
We start with Bill trying to explain the merits of the film Back to the Future to The Doctor, who is horrified by the interfering with time and interaction with...
- 11/22/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Two new photos have been released for the fourth season of Netflix's Black Mirror. The first image teases the Star Trek-inspired episode "USS Callister" and the second on is for the episode titled "Arkangel". This is such an amazing series and I can't wait to see what crazy twisted stories we'll be getting in this next season. To watch the previously released teaser trailer for the series, click here.
Below the photo, you'll find the details that have been released for each of the six episodes that Season 4 will consist of:
“Crocodile,” directed by John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless) and starring Andrea Riseborough (Birdman, Bloodline), Andrew Gower (Outlander), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Murdered By My Father).
“Arkangel,” directed by Jodie Foster (Money Monster, The Silence of the Lambs) and starring Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline).
“Hang the DJ,...
Below the photo, you'll find the details that have been released for each of the six episodes that Season 4 will consist of:
“Crocodile,” directed by John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless) and starring Andrea Riseborough (Birdman, Bloodline), Andrew Gower (Outlander), Kiran Sonia Sawar (Murdered By My Father).
“Arkangel,” directed by Jodie Foster (Money Monster, The Silence of the Lambs) and starring Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline).
“Hang the DJ,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Written by George Mann, Cavan Scott | Art by Rachael Stott | Published by Titan Comics
It’s late Summer so you know what that means. It’s Dr Who event time. Ain’t no event like a Dr Who event, so it’s nice to see Who mainstays George Mann and Cavan Scott teaming up to write this one. Art is handled mainly by another Who veteran, Rachael Stott, though the fact she has five other artists helping out gives you an idea of the deadline crunch on this series. So, these events always have a Doctor or two meeting up, it’s the law I believe, so let’s get to it and see who turns up. It is, after all, one of those days.
These team ups of course are not just for the grownups, it’s also fun to see the million and one companions, and we start with Captain Jack and Tara,...
It’s late Summer so you know what that means. It’s Dr Who event time. Ain’t no event like a Dr Who event, so it’s nice to see Who mainstays George Mann and Cavan Scott teaming up to write this one. Art is handled mainly by another Who veteran, Rachael Stott, though the fact she has five other artists helping out gives you an idea of the deadline crunch on this series. So, these events always have a Doctor or two meeting up, it’s the law I believe, so let’s get to it and see who turns up. It is, after all, one of those days.
These team ups of course are not just for the grownups, it’s also fun to see the million and one companions, and we start with Captain Jack and Tara,...
- 8/30/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
‘Black Mirror‘ is a show that I absolutely love. In what is the closest thing to a modern day ‘Twilight Zone‘, creator/show runner Charlie Booker‘s hypnotic series has managed to captivate audiences in it’s first three seasons. The show – which was originally aired on BBC – was expanded to a six episode format after Netflix picked up the show for it’s third, and now fourth season, and is highly anticipated to say the least.
Season 3 was backed by some incredible talent, and based on the trailer for season 4, this trend seems to be continuing. In particular, this upcoming season provides a hefty dose of talent in the director’s chair that includes: Jodie Foster, John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless), David Slade (Hannibal), Colm McCarthy(Peaky Blinders) and Toby Haynes (Dr Who), Tim Van Patten(The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire).
Here’s the full trailer for...
Season 3 was backed by some incredible talent, and based on the trailer for season 4, this trend seems to be continuing. In particular, this upcoming season provides a hefty dose of talent in the director’s chair that includes: Jodie Foster, John Hillcoat (The Road, Lawless), David Slade (Hannibal), Colm McCarthy(Peaky Blinders) and Toby Haynes (Dr Who), Tim Van Patten(The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire).
Here’s the full trailer for...
- 8/29/2017
- by Taylor Salan
- Age of the Nerd
Earlier today, at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, Netflix announced the episodic titles, cast and directors of Black Mirror's much-anticipated fourth season, launching later this year. A short teaser of all the titles was also sent out, which you may watch below. Jodie Foster continues to expand her list of directorial projects and joins a list of directors who have worked on some excellent television series; Dr Who, Sherlock, Hannibal, Game of Thrones, American Gods and Peaky Blinders. Creator Charlie Brooker still remains very much in control, writing all the episodes thus maintaining his dark vision for the series. “Arkangel" Cast: Rosemarie Dewitt (La La Land, Mad Men), Brenna Harding (A Place to Call Home), Owen Teague (Bloodline) Director: Jodie Foster Written...
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- 8/25/2017
- Screen Anarchy
If you're a fan of Black Mirror drop what you're doing and watch the first teaser trailer for Season 4 now! Hell, it looks like there's a Star Trek inspired episode! The promo basically gives us the titles of the episodes in Season 4 and offers a little snippet of footage from each one. I'm definitely intrigued by what I'm seeing! It looks like we've got a great new season of greatness ahead of us.
Black Mirror taps into the collective unease of the modern world, with each standalone episode delivering a sharp, suspenseful tale of the myriad of ways technology has transformed all aspects of human life — in every home, on every desk, in every palm; on a plasma screen, monitor or Smartphone.
Here is a list of the titles and the cast involved thanks to THR:
The previously announced Jodie Foster-directed episode now has a title, "Arkangel," and along...
Black Mirror taps into the collective unease of the modern world, with each standalone episode delivering a sharp, suspenseful tale of the myriad of ways technology has transformed all aspects of human life — in every home, on every desk, in every palm; on a plasma screen, monitor or Smartphone.
Here is a list of the titles and the cast involved thanks to THR:
The previously announced Jodie Foster-directed episode now has a title, "Arkangel," and along...
- 8/25/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
London-based festival to open with Oh Lucy! with Josh Hartnett.
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
The 25th Raindance Film Festival (Sept 21 -Oct 2) has revealed the majority of its line-up and jury members.
The international premiere of Atsuko Hirayanagi’s Oh Lucy! (USA), starring Josh Hartnett, is the opening night film of the London-based event. The closing night film will be announced later this month.
The competition jury includes ex-bifa director Johanna Von Fischer, Spanish producer Rosa Bosch and actors Jamie Campbell Bower (Twilight), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken), Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Christopher Eccleston (Dr Who), Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting), Celia Imrie (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Training Day), Nicholas Lyndhurst (Only Fools and Horses), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda), Josh Whitehouse (Northern Soul), Neil Marshall (Game Of Thrones) and Rachel Portman (Chocolat).
They will preside over awards for a competition line-up that features the European premiere of Koichiro Miki’s Noise and the world premiere of Evald Johnson’s High & Outside: A Baseball...
- 8/15/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Written by George Mann | Art by I.N.J Culbard | Published by Titan Comics
I really enjoyed last issue overall, mainly for the fact that you can’t go wrong with any story centering around a large abandoned spaceship. It’s one of those classic sci-fi tropes that never gets old. Rather like Dr Who itself really. Our version of The Doctor, Number Eleven, companion Alice and current friend (but possibly future enemy) The Sapling all found themselves exploring a massive, deserted spacecraft. A spacecraft that was bigger on the inside than the outside it seemed, contained dimensional doorways and, oh yes, a red giant star. Things were further complicated by the fact the ship is inhabited by Thrakes, creatures that feed on memories like a parasite, and the small matter of a person in a box in the engine room.
Actually, a coffin it seems. And all the wonders...
I really enjoyed last issue overall, mainly for the fact that you can’t go wrong with any story centering around a large abandoned spaceship. It’s one of those classic sci-fi tropes that never gets old. Rather like Dr Who itself really. Our version of The Doctor, Number Eleven, companion Alice and current friend (but possibly future enemy) The Sapling all found themselves exploring a massive, deserted spacecraft. A spacecraft that was bigger on the inside than the outside it seemed, contained dimensional doorways and, oh yes, a red giant star. Things were further complicated by the fact the ship is inhabited by Thrakes, creatures that feed on memories like a parasite, and the small matter of a person in a box in the engine room.
Actually, a coffin it seems. And all the wonders...
- 8/3/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Jun 24, 2017
Spoilers ahoy, as we dig through the many callbacks and references in World Enough And Time...
This article contains lots and lots of Doctor Who spoilers.
See related Twin Peaks season 3 episode 7 review: There’s A Body All Right Twin Peaks season 3 episode 6 review: Don’t Die Twin Peaks season 3 episode 5 review: Case Files
Pain… Pain… Pain… That’s one of the main emotions I experienced while watching this week’s (rather excellent) Doctor Who, as I knew this weekly round-up of references, similarities and generally interesting ‘stuff’ was going to be a whopper. That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed anything, though, so if you spot something I’ve not mentioned, do the honourable thing and leave it in the comments section below...
Poll Winners’ Party
So, Genesis Of The Cybermen, then. In case you missed the episode’s biggest sledgehammer of a reference,...
Spoilers ahoy, as we dig through the many callbacks and references in World Enough And Time...
This article contains lots and lots of Doctor Who spoilers.
See related Twin Peaks season 3 episode 7 review: There’s A Body All Right Twin Peaks season 3 episode 6 review: Don’t Die Twin Peaks season 3 episode 5 review: Case Files
Pain… Pain… Pain… That’s one of the main emotions I experienced while watching this week’s (rather excellent) Doctor Who, as I knew this weekly round-up of references, similarities and generally interesting ‘stuff’ was going to be a whopper. That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed anything, though, so if you spot something I’ve not mentioned, do the honourable thing and leave it in the comments section below...
Poll Winners’ Party
So, Genesis Of The Cybermen, then. In case you missed the episode’s biggest sledgehammer of a reference,...
- 6/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Written by George Mann | Art by I.N.J Culbard | Published by Titan Comics
It says a lot for the editorial team on this title that even though it has already, in its mere six issues, had a multitude of writers and artists it still manages to continue an interesting ongoing central plot while building smaller stories around it. Several writers and artists have come and gone, and this issue sees the arrival of George Mann and the welcome return from last issue of I.N.J Culbard, offering at least a little consistency in the art department. Although the other stories have come and gone, the central ongoing story is of The Sapling, essentially a planet destroying biological weapon with the mind of a child, and the mixed memories of The Doctor and Companion Alice. The Doctor and Alice are trying to save The Sapling from his terrible destiny but as he grows,...
It says a lot for the editorial team on this title that even though it has already, in its mere six issues, had a multitude of writers and artists it still manages to continue an interesting ongoing central plot while building smaller stories around it. Several writers and artists have come and gone, and this issue sees the arrival of George Mann and the welcome return from last issue of I.N.J Culbard, offering at least a little consistency in the art department. Although the other stories have come and gone, the central ongoing story is of The Sapling, essentially a planet destroying biological weapon with the mind of a child, and the mixed memories of The Doctor and Companion Alice. The Doctor and Alice are trying to save The Sapling from his terrible destiny but as he grows,...
- 6/20/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Frasier actor teams up with Sebastian Foucan for Bharal.
Fledgling UK production outfit BB88 is in Cannes to talk up a slate of movies including revenge drama drama Bharal, which is due to star former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and parkour pioneer Sebastian Foucan.
Jake L Reid’s (The Antwerp Dolls) feature, due to start in early 2018, charts the story of an African refugee who arrives in London to search for his missing sister.
When he uncovers an immigrant sex trade he becomes both a media sensation and a target for a crime syndicate, along with the immigrant community that has taken him in.
Bharal is being lined up as a co-production between BB88, Reid’s Liberal Region Productions and Compos Mentis productions.
Also new to the slate is Gate Crash, which will be directed by Laurence Gough (Dr Who). The cast includes Marc Warren (Snatch) and Anton Lesser from Game Of Thrones.
Projects already...
Fledgling UK production outfit BB88 is in Cannes to talk up a slate of movies including revenge drama drama Bharal, which is due to star former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and parkour pioneer Sebastian Foucan.
Jake L Reid’s (The Antwerp Dolls) feature, due to start in early 2018, charts the story of an African refugee who arrives in London to search for his missing sister.
When he uncovers an immigrant sex trade he becomes both a media sensation and a target for a crime syndicate, along with the immigrant community that has taken him in.
Bharal is being lined up as a co-production between BB88, Reid’s Liberal Region Productions and Compos Mentis productions.
Also new to the slate is Gate Crash, which will be directed by Laurence Gough (Dr Who). The cast includes Marc Warren (Snatch) and Anton Lesser from Game Of Thrones.
Projects already...
- 5/22/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Written by George Mann | Art by Pasquale Qualano | Published by Titan Comics
I was a little bit hasty with my preconceptions of this book. A mini-series based on a Dr Who TV Christmas special that I didn’t particularly like looked doomed to failure, review wise. Instead George Mann served up a first issue that surpassed the TV episode, and showed these characters could be used well. ‘These’ characters are Grant and Lucy, the stars of the TV special, now joined by their young daughter Jennifer, this being several years after the special. Grant Gordon is, of course, the world’s first superhero, an affectionate homage to Silver Age superheroes in general, and Superman in particular. He became that superhero courtesy of a reality altering gem that ended up in his possession as a boy courtesy of The Doctor on one of his many escapades.
The Doctor now has asked...
I was a little bit hasty with my preconceptions of this book. A mini-series based on a Dr Who TV Christmas special that I didn’t particularly like looked doomed to failure, review wise. Instead George Mann served up a first issue that surpassed the TV episode, and showed these characters could be used well. ‘These’ characters are Grant and Lucy, the stars of the TV special, now joined by their young daughter Jennifer, this being several years after the special. Grant Gordon is, of course, the world’s first superhero, an affectionate homage to Silver Age superheroes in general, and Superman in particular. He became that superhero courtesy of a reality altering gem that ended up in his possession as a boy courtesy of The Doctor on one of his many escapades.
The Doctor now has asked...
- 5/10/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Giorgia Sposito, Arianna Florean | Published by Titan Comics
Ah, The Tenth Doctor. Simultaneously one of my favourite incarnations of The Doctor, and one of my least favourite Dr Who books. A little harsh perhaps, as objectively it is always a pretty decent quality book, but stacked up against the other Who books it tends to drop to the bottom of the pile for me quite consistently. I look forward to the times when writer Nick Abadzis can change my mind, and the beginning of a new story arc last month did just that. ‘Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth’ was inventive, interesting, and fun enough that this month’s issue wasn’t one of the last to read.
Last issue saw The Doctor, Gabby and Noobis (a memory wiped Anubis) end up in Ancient China. Cindy had been kidnapped by a red Tardis (pretty cool,...
Ah, The Tenth Doctor. Simultaneously one of my favourite incarnations of The Doctor, and one of my least favourite Dr Who books. A little harsh perhaps, as objectively it is always a pretty decent quality book, but stacked up against the other Who books it tends to drop to the bottom of the pile for me quite consistently. I look forward to the times when writer Nick Abadzis can change my mind, and the beginning of a new story arc last month did just that. ‘Sharper Than A Serpent’s Tooth’ was inventive, interesting, and fun enough that this month’s issue wasn’t one of the last to read.
Last issue saw The Doctor, Gabby and Noobis (a memory wiped Anubis) end up in Ancient China. Cindy had been kidnapped by a red Tardis (pretty cool,...
- 4/27/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Author: Andy Furlong
HeyUGuys were on hand to witness the beaming of Audible’s new audio drama Alien: River of Pain into space at an exclusive first-listen event. It was held at the stunning Royal Observatory in Greenwich’s planetarium ahead of the audio drama’s release on 26th April, which is officially Alien Day.
In many ways the location is perfect for such an event as the Royal Observatory Greenwich is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. Since its founding in 1675, Greenwich has been at the centre of the measurement of time and space, and you can actually still stand on the historic Prime Meridian line there. In many ways it was completely surreal to be there to witness an occasion that was part Carl Sagan’s Contact and part showbiz extravaganza at its finest.
Engrossed in the pitch-black dome of the Planetarium, audiences...
HeyUGuys were on hand to witness the beaming of Audible’s new audio drama Alien: River of Pain into space at an exclusive first-listen event. It was held at the stunning Royal Observatory in Greenwich’s planetarium ahead of the audio drama’s release on 26th April, which is officially Alien Day.
In many ways the location is perfect for such an event as the Royal Observatory Greenwich is one of the most important historic scientific sites in the world. Since its founding in 1675, Greenwich has been at the centre of the measurement of time and space, and you can actually still stand on the historic Prime Meridian line there. In many ways it was completely surreal to be there to witness an occasion that was part Carl Sagan’s Contact and part showbiz extravaganza at its finest.
Engrossed in the pitch-black dome of the Planetarium, audiences...
- 4/26/2017
- by Andy Furlong
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 72: Sci Fi Weekender 8 Pt.2
So we said we had more for all you lovely listeners and here it is. We got a bumper interview episode for everyone so strap in. We kick off with a chat with the Pop Up Puppet Cinema guys who let us know a bit more about what it is they do and how they create there magic. We effortlessly move onto 2 cracking interviews with Fraser Hines of Dr Who fame and Sam Stone author extradoniare and all round awesome lady. We finish up our interviews with two more Dr Who guests in...
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 72: Sci Fi Weekender 8 Pt.2
So we said we had more for all you lovely listeners and here it is. We got a bumper interview episode for everyone so strap in. We kick off with a chat with the Pop Up Puppet Cinema guys who let us know a bit more about what it is they do and how they create there magic. We effortlessly move onto 2 cracking interviews with Fraser Hines of Dr Who fame and Sam Stone author extradoniare and all round awesome lady. We finish up our interviews with two more Dr Who guests in...
- 4/25/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Written by George Mann | Art by Ian Rodriguez | Published by Titan Comics
Before I get stuck into the review in earnest, cards on the table time. I didn’t enjoy the Christmas special that inspired this 4 part mini-series. The Return of Dr Mysterio appeared on our screens Christmas 2016, and seems to have been very well liked by most. That should have included me, as it featured Dr Who of course, and something of an affectionate nod to comic books and superheroes, which have been a part of my life for 4 decades. I appreciated the intent, it just didn’t work for me. This mini-series was designed to build on from the events in that TV special, and I do have an interest in that, to see where Grant and Lucy have been since we last saw them.
For those that never saw the Christmas Special, the Twelfth Doctor was essentially...
Before I get stuck into the review in earnest, cards on the table time. I didn’t enjoy the Christmas special that inspired this 4 part mini-series. The Return of Dr Mysterio appeared on our screens Christmas 2016, and seems to have been very well liked by most. That should have included me, as it featured Dr Who of course, and something of an affectionate nod to comic books and superheroes, which have been a part of my life for 4 decades. I appreciated the intent, it just didn’t work for me. This mini-series was designed to build on from the events in that TV special, and I do have an interest in that, to see where Grant and Lucy have been since we last saw them.
For those that never saw the Christmas Special, the Twelfth Doctor was essentially...
- 4/12/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Cavan Scott | Art by Cris Bolson | Published by Titan Comics
Is the Ninth Doctor just tricky to write? You would think that the relative lack of history for this incarnation would be a good thing, allowing the writer a little bit more freedom with their scripts than you would get for example with the Tom Baker incarnation. In general, though, the opposite has been true. The lack of a firm timeline and set of opponents often results in weak storylines and a lack of that Who magic in general. Additionally of course, The Ninth Doctor does not have quite the same richness of character that many other incarnations do, he lacks a little quirkiness. Let’s face it, he’s harder to write full stop.
The last two arcs have been decent enough, if not particularly memorable in the long term. You know a little something’s missing...
Is the Ninth Doctor just tricky to write? You would think that the relative lack of history for this incarnation would be a good thing, allowing the writer a little bit more freedom with their scripts than you would get for example with the Tom Baker incarnation. In general, though, the opposite has been true. The lack of a firm timeline and set of opponents often results in weak storylines and a lack of that Who magic in general. Additionally of course, The Ninth Doctor does not have quite the same richness of character that many other incarnations do, he lacks a little quirkiness. Let’s face it, he’s harder to write full stop.
The last two arcs have been decent enough, if not particularly memorable in the long term. You know a little something’s missing...
- 4/5/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Mark Strong is set to star in espionage thriller Deep State, Fox Networks Group's first regional scripted commission for Europe and Africa. The eight-episode hourlong original series (which previously was announced under the working title The Nine) is written by Matthew Parkhill (Rogue), Simon Maxwell (American Odyssey) and Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Dr Who) and will air in more than 50 countries via Fox. The intense, character-driven espionage thriller is set in Britain…...
- 3/30/2017
- Deadline TV
Written by Cavan Scott, George Mann | Art by Ivan Rodriguez, Walter Geovanni | Published by Titan Comics
The Cybermen, bar none, have always been my favourite Dr Who villains. In fact, not only my favourite Who villains, but in my top ten of science fiction villains ever. I could also bore you with reasons why they are not ‘villains’ as such in my mind, but unless you have a beer in your hand and a few hours to spare I’ll excuse you for now. It’s not just me of course, so why are the Cybermen so popular? I think, like the Daleks, they tap into two areas of the human mind. A fear of technology, of technology surpassing us and then suppressing us. Fear also of being imprisoned, of being turned into something we don’t want to be and something we cannot ever escape from. The Borg in...
The Cybermen, bar none, have always been my favourite Dr Who villains. In fact, not only my favourite Who villains, but in my top ten of science fiction villains ever. I could also bore you with reasons why they are not ‘villains’ as such in my mind, but unless you have a beer in your hand and a few hours to spare I’ll excuse you for now. It’s not just me of course, so why are the Cybermen so popular? I think, like the Daleks, they tap into two areas of the human mind. A fear of technology, of technology surpassing us and then suppressing us. Fear also of being imprisoned, of being turned into something we don’t want to be and something we cannot ever escape from. The Borg in...
- 3/22/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
My friend and colleague Ken Grieve, who has died aged 74, was a film and television director who worked on a range of drama series and plays including Dr Who, Strangers, Peak Practice, Casualty and The Bill, his career perhaps hitting a peak in 1988 with an adaptation of Len Deighton’s Game, Set and Match, starring Ian Holm.
Ken was born and brought up in Edinburgh, the son of Henry Grieve, a plant manager at British Aluminium, and his wife, Lesley, a seamstress. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled in geography and history, and won a scholarship to Bryanston school in Dorset.
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Ken was born and brought up in Edinburgh, the son of Henry Grieve, a plant manager at British Aluminium, and his wife, Lesley, a seamstress. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled in geography and history, and won a scholarship to Bryanston school in Dorset.
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- 12/29/2016
- by Carol Wilks
- The Guardian - Film News
Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Mariano Laclaustra | Published by Titan Comics
Last issue saw the arrival of Robbie Morrison on the book, and boy did he come flying out of the creative gates. Likewise for new artist Mariano Laclaustra. They threw us back in time to 1695 France, where Gothic shenanigans aplenty unfolded. We had a seemingly immortal possessed Cardinal Richelieu with new soul sucking powers, some similarly possessed followers, an absent French King, and the arrival of an unconventional but tremendous fun new companion (at least for now) in the shape of the feisty, cussing Julie D’Aubigny, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin.
We start this issue with Richelieu using some of his powers to animate stone gargoyles to hunt down The Doctor and Julie, though for now our science and sorcery pairing are in the Tardis trying to figure out what is going on. The Doctor had managed...
Last issue saw the arrival of Robbie Morrison on the book, and boy did he come flying out of the creative gates. Likewise for new artist Mariano Laclaustra. They threw us back in time to 1695 France, where Gothic shenanigans aplenty unfolded. We had a seemingly immortal possessed Cardinal Richelieu with new soul sucking powers, some similarly possessed followers, an absent French King, and the arrival of an unconventional but tremendous fun new companion (at least for now) in the shape of the feisty, cussing Julie D’Aubigny, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin.
We start this issue with Richelieu using some of his powers to animate stone gargoyles to hunt down The Doctor and Julie, though for now our science and sorcery pairing are in the Tardis trying to figure out what is going on. The Doctor had managed...
- 11/30/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Robbie Morrison | Art by Mariano Laclaustra | Published by Titan Comics
So just as I warm to a title I had previously been having a bit of a struggle getting into to, they change the creative team. Typical. If this is a good or bad move I will have to reserve judgement for now, but as someone who has enjoyed Robbie Morrison’s work many times in the past this seems a good fit to me. Of course with new creative teams come new directions, and the Twelfth Doctor is now travelling alone and at a loose end. In other words, blank piece of paper for the new team to get started with. So, where will the Tardis take The Doctor this time…
1695 France it seems, from the impressive opening splash page, and we look in on Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister of King Louis Xiv, confronting a corrupt...
So just as I warm to a title I had previously been having a bit of a struggle getting into to, they change the creative team. Typical. If this is a good or bad move I will have to reserve judgement for now, but as someone who has enjoyed Robbie Morrison’s work many times in the past this seems a good fit to me. Of course with new creative teams come new directions, and the Twelfth Doctor is now travelling alone and at a loose end. In other words, blank piece of paper for the new team to get started with. So, where will the Tardis take The Doctor this time…
1695 France it seems, from the impressive opening splash page, and we look in on Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister of King Louis Xiv, confronting a corrupt...
- 11/18/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Giorgia Sposito | Published by Titan Comics
As there are so many Dr Who books to choose from now, it is natural to have favourites. This has not been one of mine over time, which is a shame as the Tenth Doctor is one of my favourites. I just feel as though Nick Abadzis’s at times very formulaic and light scripts, and especially the overly cartoony artwork of Elena Casagrande, have not done the character justice. Having taken a break for a few issues, I am back with fresh eyes to see if my opinions have changed at all. Or was I wrong all along? Let’s see.
The Tenth Doctor is currently travelling with not only companion Gabby Gonzalez, but also her friend Cindy Wu, who has been finding travelling through time and space is not quite all it seemed to be. This...
As there are so many Dr Who books to choose from now, it is natural to have favourites. This has not been one of mine over time, which is a shame as the Tenth Doctor is one of my favourites. I just feel as though Nick Abadzis’s at times very formulaic and light scripts, and especially the overly cartoony artwork of Elena Casagrande, have not done the character justice. Having taken a break for a few issues, I am back with fresh eyes to see if my opinions have changed at all. Or was I wrong all along? Let’s see.
The Tenth Doctor is currently travelling with not only companion Gabby Gonzalez, but also her friend Cindy Wu, who has been finding travelling through time and space is not quite all it seemed to be. This...
- 11/10/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by George Mann | Art by Rachel Stott | Published by Titan Comics
I haven’t been reading this series that much for various reasons. One is the normal reason, time, and the fact there is such a strong crop of comics out at any one time these days. Other reasons include the fact I am still a little on the fence with this Twelfth incarnation of The Doctor, both with the character and with the comic book itself. I don’t actually dislike either, but just feel there are better Doctor’s and better Doctor Who books out there at the moment. I picked this up with interest, to see if George Mann could prove me wrong, and persuade me this should be a book I read every month.
So where does The Doctor find himself as we begin the issue? It seems he has taken on Hattie as his new companion,...
I haven’t been reading this series that much for various reasons. One is the normal reason, time, and the fact there is such a strong crop of comics out at any one time these days. Other reasons include the fact I am still a little on the fence with this Twelfth incarnation of The Doctor, both with the character and with the comic book itself. I don’t actually dislike either, but just feel there are better Doctor’s and better Doctor Who books out there at the moment. I picked this up with interest, to see if George Mann could prove me wrong, and persuade me this should be a book I read every month.
So where does The Doctor find himself as we begin the issue? It seems he has taken on Hattie as his new companion,...
- 11/9/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Si Spurrier | Art by Simon Fraser | Published by Titan Comics
Been a little while since I checked in on the Eleventh Doctor, and I was curious to see how much timey-wimey stuff I had missed. Scripter Si Spurrier I know mainly from 2000Ad and Judge Dredd, and I liked the way he wrote that iconic character. Artist Simon Fraser also showed up in 2000Ad as memory serves (let’s be honest, most talented British creators do at some time or another) though I can’t remember on what strip. Looks a good team to me.
Thankfully the Who books always include a little recap page at the beginning, so even if, like me, you’ve missed a few issues they get you up to speed. The Doctor is currently travelling with companion Alice Obiefune and someone called The Squire, a supposed ally who turned out to be a...
Been a little while since I checked in on the Eleventh Doctor, and I was curious to see how much timey-wimey stuff I had missed. Scripter Si Spurrier I know mainly from 2000Ad and Judge Dredd, and I liked the way he wrote that iconic character. Artist Simon Fraser also showed up in 2000Ad as memory serves (let’s be honest, most talented British creators do at some time or another) though I can’t remember on what strip. Looks a good team to me.
Thankfully the Who books always include a little recap page at the beginning, so even if, like me, you’ve missed a few issues they get you up to speed. The Doctor is currently travelling with companion Alice Obiefune and someone called The Squire, a supposed ally who turned out to be a...
- 11/7/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Paul Cornell | Art by Christopher Jones | Published by Titan Comics
Second issues. I wonder if writers sit in front of that computer screen wondering just how they can maintain the quality of that first issue, or even up the ante. Or do they just laugh at us mere mortals and have it all planned out, knocking out those first few issues with ease. Maybe a bit of both. What I do know is Paul Cornell (and artist Christopher Jones) delivered a near perfect first issue. Perfect in tone, in characterisation, and in time and place. My one very slight grumble was that it felt a bit light in actual content, but most like me were probably so swept up in the nostalgia they didn’t really analyse it too much. Well, we’ve had the introductions and set up now, so I was looking for Cornell to really push things forward.
Second issues. I wonder if writers sit in front of that computer screen wondering just how they can maintain the quality of that first issue, or even up the ante. Or do they just laugh at us mere mortals and have it all planned out, knocking out those first few issues with ease. Maybe a bit of both. What I do know is Paul Cornell (and artist Christopher Jones) delivered a near perfect first issue. Perfect in tone, in characterisation, and in time and place. My one very slight grumble was that it felt a bit light in actual content, but most like me were probably so swept up in the nostalgia they didn’t really analyse it too much. Well, we’ve had the introductions and set up now, so I was looking for Cornell to really push things forward.
- 10/27/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Cavan Scott | Art by Adriana Melo | Published by Titan Comics
Probably the best part of last issue was the ending. Not that it was a bad issue by any means, though slightly pedestrian, but that the ending saw The Doctor, Jack and Rose dragged back in time to the 1970′s/1980′s heyday of Unit. Why? Because in the process of closing the punchhole that provided the drama last issue, one of the gargoyles (a mutated human called Dean to you and me, and also someone Rose was more than a little sweet on) had fallen through it and ended up in that era. Very hard not to love Unit-era stories, and something of a surprise that this incarnation of The Doctor should find himself back in the famous era of the early incarnations of The Doctor.
After a frenetic opening where Dean, the mutated gargoyle, is captured by...
Probably the best part of last issue was the ending. Not that it was a bad issue by any means, though slightly pedestrian, but that the ending saw The Doctor, Jack and Rose dragged back in time to the 1970′s/1980′s heyday of Unit. Why? Because in the process of closing the punchhole that provided the drama last issue, one of the gargoyles (a mutated human called Dean to you and me, and also someone Rose was more than a little sweet on) had fallen through it and ended up in that era. Very hard not to love Unit-era stories, and something of a surprise that this incarnation of The Doctor should find himself back in the famous era of the early incarnations of The Doctor.
After a frenetic opening where Dean, the mutated gargoyle, is captured by...
- 10/14/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
As revenue surges, Pinewood CEO comments on Brexit fallout: “Decline in sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers.”
UK and international studio hub Pinewood Group has reported a 10.9% increase in revenue to £83.2 million ($108 million) for the year ended March 31, 2016, helped significantly by Us blockbusters Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre.
Operating profit rose 136% to £13.6 million ($17.6 million).
Stage occupancy was 90%, up 10% on the year before. Subsidiary Shepperton Studios hosted seven of the top 25 grossing films of the year.
Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, and the consequent fall in the value of the pound, the in-demand Pinewood facilities could see even more demand for their studio space.
“In the context of our business, the decline in the sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers,” Ivan Dunleavy, Pinewood chief executive, said.
Last month the company’s significant expansion plans became operational with five stages added to the existing...
UK and international studio hub Pinewood Group has reported a 10.9% increase in revenue to £83.2 million ($108 million) for the year ended March 31, 2016, helped significantly by Us blockbusters Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre.
Operating profit rose 136% to £13.6 million ($17.6 million).
Stage occupancy was 90%, up 10% on the year before. Subsidiary Shepperton Studios hosted seven of the top 25 grossing films of the year.
Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, and the consequent fall in the value of the pound, the in-demand Pinewood facilities could see even more demand for their studio space.
“In the context of our business, the decline in the sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers,” Ivan Dunleavy, Pinewood chief executive, said.
Last month the company’s significant expansion plans became operational with five stages added to the existing...
- 7/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Reading this book so far has been like soaking in a warm bath of nostalgia, Rennie and Beeby not only capturing the Tom Baker Doctor at his peak, but also throwing him and Sarah Jane into an adventure that is just typical of the type he could pitch up in in those old 70′s TV episodes. Last issue of course saw an attempted rescue of Sarah Jane, held by Lady Emily Carstairs, by The Doctor, the wonderfully named Professor Odysseus James, and his daughter Athena, that didn’t go entirely to plan. Thanks to the Lamp of Chronos, which can open up portals in time and space, the Professor and Sarah Jane were thrown back in time, leaving The Doctor and Athena (who would make a pretty kick-ass companion herself by the way...
Reading this book so far has been like soaking in a warm bath of nostalgia, Rennie and Beeby not only capturing the Tom Baker Doctor at his peak, but also throwing him and Sarah Jane into an adventure that is just typical of the type he could pitch up in in those old 70′s TV episodes. Last issue of course saw an attempted rescue of Sarah Jane, held by Lady Emily Carstairs, by The Doctor, the wonderfully named Professor Odysseus James, and his daughter Athena, that didn’t go entirely to plan. Thanks to the Lamp of Chronos, which can open up portals in time and space, the Professor and Sarah Jane were thrown back in time, leaving The Doctor and Athena (who would make a pretty kick-ass companion herself by the way...
- 6/3/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
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One of the UK's best dramas returns as Peaky Blinders embarks on a lush-looking, gripping third series...
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Funny. That was the first episode of Peaky Blinders in which Tommy Shelby didn’t have a gun pulled on him and now he’s scared.
There’s reason to be. Tommy finally has something to lose, and I don’t just mean the tall towers of cash in that Small Heath safe. The man who once declared himself invulnerable to heart-break because his heart was long broken now has a wife and child. And threatening them, an under-the-table government contract to supply stolen weapons to Russian royalists fighting Georgian Bolsheviks.
‘That escalated quickly’ you might say, but you’d be stating the obvious. Escalating things quickly is Peaky Blinders’ specialism. In thirteen hours, we’ve watched Thomas Shelby go from shell-shocked claykicker to international arms...
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One of the UK's best dramas returns as Peaky Blinders embarks on a lush-looking, gripping third series...
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Funny. That was the first episode of Peaky Blinders in which Tommy Shelby didn’t have a gun pulled on him and now he’s scared.
There’s reason to be. Tommy finally has something to lose, and I don’t just mean the tall towers of cash in that Small Heath safe. The man who once declared himself invulnerable to heart-break because his heart was long broken now has a wife and child. And threatening them, an under-the-table government contract to supply stolen weapons to Russian royalists fighting Georgian Bolsheviks.
‘That escalated quickly’ you might say, but you’d be stating the obvious. Escalating things quickly is Peaky Blinders’ specialism. In thirteen hours, we’ve watched Thomas Shelby go from shell-shocked claykicker to international arms...
- 5/4/2016
- Den of Geek
Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 37: Flashback Time…
So the lads have completely run out of ideas and decided it was time to bring you the dreaded FlashBack episode. Nah Kev has gone on holiday so before he went the boys got together to record a sort of look back at the last 16 months. We start with the present and bring you some trailer talk for the latest trailers they wanted to speak about. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange. What follows after that is the interviews the lads have been lucky enough to get since they started attending Comic Cons.
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 37: Flashback Time…
So the lads have completely run out of ideas and decided it was time to bring you the dreaded FlashBack episode. Nah Kev has gone on holiday so before he went the boys got together to record a sort of look back at the last 16 months. We start with the present and bring you some trailer talk for the latest trailers they wanted to speak about. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Suicide Squad and Doctor Strange. What follows after that is the interviews the lads have been lucky enough to get since they started attending Comic Cons.
- 4/30/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Until reading last issue featuring the iconic Tom Baker Fourth Doctor, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the character in comic book form. I was an avid reader of the Dr Who Marvel Comics which featured his incarnation back in the day, and it was a delight to read a new adventure. It was an excellent first issue, the highlight being the excellent capture of the personalities Of The Doctor and Sarah Jane, and especially their relationship. The story, which played out nicely like an old episode of the show, saw them pitch up in Victorian London where people have been mysteriously disappearing. Teaming up with Professor Odysseus James and his daughter Athena they discover alien involvement and the mysterious Lady Emily, who kidnaps Sarah Jane to show her a stone statue of…...
Until reading last issue featuring the iconic Tom Baker Fourth Doctor, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the character in comic book form. I was an avid reader of the Dr Who Marvel Comics which featured his incarnation back in the day, and it was a delight to read a new adventure. It was an excellent first issue, the highlight being the excellent capture of the personalities Of The Doctor and Sarah Jane, and especially their relationship. The story, which played out nicely like an old episode of the show, saw them pitch up in Victorian London where people have been mysteriously disappearing. Teaming up with Professor Odysseus James and his daughter Athena they discover alien involvement and the mysterious Lady Emily, who kidnaps Sarah Jane to show her a stone statue of…...
- 4/27/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Cavan Scott | Art by Adriana Melo | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Although by no means perfect, and admittedly coloured by more than a little nostalgia, I enjoyed the recent 9th Doctor mini-series (that’s the Christopher Eccleston incarnation of The Doctor of course) and am happy to see it did well enough to earn an ongoing series. The greatest compliment I could pay it, indeed to any of the many Who titles, is that it felt like the TV show, the characters and story were spot on, and so I am more than happy to see scripter Cavan Scott return to continue his take on the character. We do get a new artist though in Adriana Melo but hey, a little fresh blood never hurt anyone.
Writer Scott is pretty lucky before even writing a word in that he has three excellent characters to use. Although...
Although by no means perfect, and admittedly coloured by more than a little nostalgia, I enjoyed the recent 9th Doctor mini-series (that’s the Christopher Eccleston incarnation of The Doctor of course) and am happy to see it did well enough to earn an ongoing series. The greatest compliment I could pay it, indeed to any of the many Who titles, is that it felt like the TV show, the characters and story were spot on, and so I am more than happy to see scripter Cavan Scott return to continue his take on the character. We do get a new artist though in Adriana Melo but hey, a little fresh blood never hurt anyone.
Writer Scott is pretty lucky before even writing a word in that he has three excellent characters to use. Although...
- 4/13/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
If you asked the average long time Doctor Who fan, not the real fanatics of course who dissect the minutiae of every appearance and adventure, who they think of when they think of The Doctor and I’d wager the majority would say Tom Baker’s Doctor. I think it’s fair to say Tom Baker elevated The Doctor to a new level when he played The Doctor in the 1970′s, managing to outshine even Jon Pertwee’s fantastic third incarnation (still my personal favourite, though growing up in the 1970′s Tom Baker was ‘my’ Doctor). The Fourth Doctor also has a long history in comic book form, having had comic strips featuring himself in many countries, not least a Marvel Comics series. His return to an ongoing comic is long overdue, and...
If you asked the average long time Doctor Who fan, not the real fanatics of course who dissect the minutiae of every appearance and adventure, who they think of when they think of The Doctor and I’d wager the majority would say Tom Baker’s Doctor. I think it’s fair to say Tom Baker elevated The Doctor to a new level when he played The Doctor in the 1970′s, managing to outshine even Jon Pertwee’s fantastic third incarnation (still my personal favourite, though growing up in the 1970′s Tom Baker was ‘my’ Doctor). The Fourth Doctor also has a long history in comic book form, having had comic strips featuring himself in many countries, not least a Marvel Comics series. His return to an ongoing comic is long overdue, and...
- 3/25/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Here’s the latest episode of the 365Flick podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on Podomatic and Libsyn, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 34: Newcastle Film & Comic Con, Walking Dead Talking Heads S06E14, Top5 Arnie Flicks, Chris Reviews Turbo Kid
Well guys we have had a week since the last episode. you will have already listened to episode 33 and 33.5 with our awesome interview with Ross Marquand from the Walking Dead. Which was awesome then we went to the Newcastle Film and Comic Con for the weekend where we were able to score us some Press Passes and Hob Nob with the talent. We kick off the episode with our own special News Round-Up as always with a pretty epic rant...
365Flicks Podcast – Episode 34: Newcastle Film & Comic Con, Walking Dead Talking Heads S06E14, Top5 Arnie Flicks, Chris Reviews Turbo Kid
Well guys we have had a week since the last episode. you will have already listened to episode 33 and 33.5 with our awesome interview with Ross Marquand from the Walking Dead. Which was awesome then we went to the Newcastle Film and Comic Con for the weekend where we were able to score us some Press Passes and Hob Nob with the talent. We kick off the episode with our own special News Round-Up as always with a pretty epic rant...
- 3/24/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Written by Cavan Scott | Art by Blair Shedd, Rachel Scott | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 128pp
Although not my favourite incarnation, I have a lot of affection for Christopher Eccleston’s all too short run as the 9th Doctor. After years without a show, when Dr Who looked like it was permanently mothballed, Eccleston took on the role and made it his own. The previous descent into silliness was replaced with a more serious tone, an eccentric Doctor yes, but one you knew could kill if he needed to. Eccleston’s performance made the relaunch work, and paved the way for the following seasons. That season also introduced us to two of the most important characters in Dr Who mythology, companion Rose and Captain Jack, and it is fitting that this collection features all three together again.
Originally published as a 5 issue storyline, Weapons of Past Destruction sees Cavan...
Although not my favourite incarnation, I have a lot of affection for Christopher Eccleston’s all too short run as the 9th Doctor. After years without a show, when Dr Who looked like it was permanently mothballed, Eccleston took on the role and made it his own. The previous descent into silliness was replaced with a more serious tone, an eccentric Doctor yes, but one you knew could kill if he needed to. Eccleston’s performance made the relaunch work, and paved the way for the following seasons. That season also introduced us to two of the most important characters in Dr Who mythology, companion Rose and Captain Jack, and it is fitting that this collection features all three together again.
Originally published as a 5 issue storyline, Weapons of Past Destruction sees Cavan...
- 3/11/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by David Tipton, Scott Tipton | Art by Various | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 304pp
Back in 2013, when Dr Who anniversary-mania was sweeping the world (or at least areas with a high concentration of geekiness, such as my house) someone at Idw Publishing clearly thought they should just push the boat out and throw literally everything at a 50th Anniversary celebration. That ‘celebration’ ended up being a 12 issue, year long one, featuring nearly every incarnation of The Doctor (up to the date of publication there were eleven incarnations, the War Doctor and Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor yet to make an appearance) and most of their most famous companions. A fantastic idea, and one that Titan Comics agrees with as they have collected all these together into a single omnibus for the very first time.
Where to start? I think it’s important firstly to judge this book not...
Back in 2013, when Dr Who anniversary-mania was sweeping the world (or at least areas with a high concentration of geekiness, such as my house) someone at Idw Publishing clearly thought they should just push the boat out and throw literally everything at a 50th Anniversary celebration. That ‘celebration’ ended up being a 12 issue, year long one, featuring nearly every incarnation of The Doctor (up to the date of publication there were eleven incarnations, the War Doctor and Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor yet to make an appearance) and most of their most famous companions. A fantastic idea, and one that Titan Comics agrees with as they have collected all these together into a single omnibus for the very first time.
Where to start? I think it’s important firstly to judge this book not...
- 3/3/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by George Mann | Art by Emma Vieceli | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
To date I have been very underwhelmed by this series. Part of that may be that my expectations were too high, specifically excitement at a chance to add some genuine depth and character to an incarnation of the Doctor that has had a fraction of the exposure of the others. Taking that into account, I still think there has been too much of ‘Dr Who by the numbers’, very generic, almost throwaway material. Mann has yet to nail down why we should love this character, what makes him unique, why his adventures are an essential read. I was most definitely looking for a marked improvement with The Eighth Doctor #3.
This month we pitch up in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1866, where the Doctor and Companion Josie are enjoying the theatre, specifically the fantastically named Phillpot’s Magisterial Delights.
To date I have been very underwhelmed by this series. Part of that may be that my expectations were too high, specifically excitement at a chance to add some genuine depth and character to an incarnation of the Doctor that has had a fraction of the exposure of the others. Taking that into account, I still think there has been too much of ‘Dr Who by the numbers’, very generic, almost throwaway material. Mann has yet to nail down why we should love this character, what makes him unique, why his adventures are an essential read. I was most definitely looking for a marked improvement with The Eighth Doctor #3.
This month we pitch up in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1866, where the Doctor and Companion Josie are enjoying the theatre, specifically the fantastically named Phillpot’s Magisterial Delights.
- 1/27/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Al Ewing, Rob Williams | Art by Simon Fraser, Boo Cook, Warren Pleece | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Hardback, 136pp
As fun as monthly, or episodic, comics are, sometimes to fully appreciate a storyline or stories with a unifying theme you need to be patient and wait for the trade collection. For me, a lot of the Dr. Who titles come under that umbrella, as they establish a momentum that often sweeps you along, and it’s a momentum that you want to keep going rather than have it abruptly end until next month. This collection, Conversion, collects together issues 11-15 of the series, and is probably most notable for being the swansong of writer Al Ewing, who’s quirky writing and sense of humour will be missed.
The overarching storyline here is concerning an entity called, unsurprisingly, The Entity, and the chase across to space to find it.
As fun as monthly, or episodic, comics are, sometimes to fully appreciate a storyline or stories with a unifying theme you need to be patient and wait for the trade collection. For me, a lot of the Dr. Who titles come under that umbrella, as they establish a momentum that often sweeps you along, and it’s a momentum that you want to keep going rather than have it abruptly end until next month. This collection, Conversion, collects together issues 11-15 of the series, and is probably most notable for being the swansong of writer Al Ewing, who’s quirky writing and sense of humour will be missed.
The overarching storyline here is concerning an entity called, unsurprisingly, The Entity, and the chase across to space to find it.
- 1/11/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Elena Casagrande, Arianna Florean | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
My opinions of the Nick Abadzis stories have so far been pretty positive in the main, his issues being decent enough if not particularly memorable. I’ve been looking for something a little different from him, something that sticks in the memory a bit more. With this issue I think he may well have done it.
In a somewhat ‘change of pace’ move, let’s just say the involvement of the Tenth Doctor and companion Gabby is minimal here. On the one hand, a bit of a shame as I like the character of Gabby, who as a completely comic book generated character yet feels as valid and essential as any of the TV created ones. The camaraderie and banter between Gabby and The Doctor is often a highlight of an issue. The...
My opinions of the Nick Abadzis stories have so far been pretty positive in the main, his issues being decent enough if not particularly memorable. I’ve been looking for something a little different from him, something that sticks in the memory a bit more. With this issue I think he may well have done it.
In a somewhat ‘change of pace’ move, let’s just say the involvement of the Tenth Doctor and companion Gabby is minimal here. On the one hand, a bit of a shame as I like the character of Gabby, who as a completely comic book generated character yet feels as valid and essential as any of the TV created ones. The camaraderie and banter between Gabby and The Doctor is often a highlight of an issue. The...
- 12/11/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Eleonora Carlini | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
If you remember from last issue, things are not going particularly well for the Tenth Doctor on Presley Station. Nick Abadzis and Eleonora Carlini’s tale had The Doctor dealing with the corruption of the Shan’tee, a race of beings conceptually visible to others as pure song. The Shan’tee, or a group of them called the nocturnes (in contrast to the uninfected Shan’tee being arias), had effectively been corrupted by a virus that was being passed to humans and, more personally, to The Doctors Companion herself, Gabby. It was an interesting, if not wholly satisfying, first issue.
As we begin the second part, The Doctor decides the virus is a deliberate attack and decides to take the Tardis and find the source; Gabby stays behind in what The Doctor, mistakenly as it turns out,...
If you remember from last issue, things are not going particularly well for the Tenth Doctor on Presley Station. Nick Abadzis and Eleonora Carlini’s tale had The Doctor dealing with the corruption of the Shan’tee, a race of beings conceptually visible to others as pure song. The Shan’tee, or a group of them called the nocturnes (in contrast to the uninfected Shan’tee being arias), had effectively been corrupted by a virus that was being passed to humans and, more personally, to The Doctors Companion herself, Gabby. It was an interesting, if not wholly satisfying, first issue.
As we begin the second part, The Doctor decides the virus is a deliberate attack and decides to take the Tardis and find the source; Gabby stays behind in what The Doctor, mistakenly as it turns out,...
- 11/9/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by George Mann | Art by Emma Vieceli | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
The Eighth Doctor is something of a man of mystery in the pantheon of Doctors, being the only one who never had his own spotlight on the TV series. If you weren’t aware, Paul McGann only got to play him in a movie (a BBC/American TV co-production) , a mini-episode leading into The War Doctor special, and a series of audio adventures. His presence has always been kept alive in all the various Who media though, and has over time become something of a fan favourite (both McGann and The Eighth Doctor), albeit a rarely seen one. So one assumes the team of Mann and Vieceli have something of a blank canvas on which to start.
‘The Paintings of Josephine Day’ is very much a setup/ introduction to this incarnation of The Doctor, and to a brand new companion,...
The Eighth Doctor is something of a man of mystery in the pantheon of Doctors, being the only one who never had his own spotlight on the TV series. If you weren’t aware, Paul McGann only got to play him in a movie (a BBC/American TV co-production) , a mini-episode leading into The War Doctor special, and a series of audio adventures. His presence has always been kept alive in all the various Who media though, and has over time become something of a fan favourite (both McGann and The Eighth Doctor), albeit a rarely seen one. So one assumes the team of Mann and Vieceli have something of a blank canvas on which to start.
‘The Paintings of Josephine Day’ is very much a setup/ introduction to this incarnation of The Doctor, and to a brand new companion,...
- 11/7/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
One Direction concert film grossed $15m over one weekend.
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has handed its gold award to distributor Arts Alliance for its release of One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
The announcement was made at the Eca Conference at the Picturehouse Central cinema in London today during the Eca Awards.
The film, centred on a performance by the boy band in Milan, became the highest grossing concert film in the event cinema sector when released on Oct 11, 2014, grossing $15m worldwide in a single weekend.
Ross Fitzsimons, head of sales and marketing for UK distributor Arts Alliance, which released the film, said: “We always knew the fan base with 1D would lead to a successful release but even we were surprised just how well attended it was. It just goes to show the power of event cinema, that when the right elements are in place, the sky really...
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has handed its gold award to distributor Arts Alliance for its release of One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
The announcement was made at the Eca Conference at the Picturehouse Central cinema in London today during the Eca Awards.
The film, centred on a performance by the boy band in Milan, became the highest grossing concert film in the event cinema sector when released on Oct 11, 2014, grossing $15m worldwide in a single weekend.
Ross Fitzsimons, head of sales and marketing for UK distributor Arts Alliance, which released the film, said: “We always knew the fan base with 1D would lead to a successful release but even we were surprised just how well attended it was. It just goes to show the power of event cinema, that when the right elements are in place, the sky really...
- 10/19/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
One Direction concert film grossed $15m over one weekend.
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has handed its gold award to One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
The announcement was made at the Eca Conference at the Picturehouse Central cinema in London today during the Eca Awards.
The film, centred on a performance by the boy band in Milan, became the highest grossing concert film in the event cinema sector when released on Oct 11, 2014, grossing $15m worldwide in a single weekend.
Ross Fitzsimons, head of sales and marketing for UK distributor Arts Alliance, which released the film, said: “We always knew the fan base with 1D would lead to a successful release but even we were surprised just how well attended it was. It just goes to show the power of event cinema, that when the right elements are in place, the sky really is the limit.”
The Awards are separated into two sections: the Box...
The Event Cinema Association (Eca) has handed its gold award to One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film.
The announcement was made at the Eca Conference at the Picturehouse Central cinema in London today during the Eca Awards.
The film, centred on a performance by the boy band in Milan, became the highest grossing concert film in the event cinema sector when released on Oct 11, 2014, grossing $15m worldwide in a single weekend.
Ross Fitzsimons, head of sales and marketing for UK distributor Arts Alliance, which released the film, said: “We always knew the fan base with 1D would lead to a successful release but even we were surprised just how well attended it was. It just goes to show the power of event cinema, that when the right elements are in place, the sky really is the limit.”
The Awards are separated into two sections: the Box...
- 10/19/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Written by Paul Cornell | Art by Neil Edwards | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
So, here we are. Cornell and Edwards have led us a merry chase these previous four issues, throwing in some genuine surprises, such as the identity of the architect of it all, some nice reminders of Who lore, even a little disappointment (is it just me that hoped the Time War and the War Doctor featured a bit more?). The question I had picking this final issue up was did Cornell put so much effort into the journey he had nothing left for the grand finale.
Doctors and Companions were all left in something of a pickle last issue, and Cornell throws this all up in the air by using the old Dr Who stand-by – send someone down the time stream to prevent said event from ever happening. In this case, Gabby returns to the...
So, here we are. Cornell and Edwards have led us a merry chase these previous four issues, throwing in some genuine surprises, such as the identity of the architect of it all, some nice reminders of Who lore, even a little disappointment (is it just me that hoped the Time War and the War Doctor featured a bit more?). The question I had picking this final issue up was did Cornell put so much effort into the journey he had nothing left for the grand finale.
Doctors and Companions were all left in something of a pickle last issue, and Cornell throws this all up in the air by using the old Dr Who stand-by – send someone down the time stream to prevent said event from ever happening. In this case, Gabby returns to the...
- 9/23/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Paul Cornell | Art by Neil Edwards | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Issue 4 of 5 of the Dr Who Event, and after the events at the end of last issue we know we are very much into the home straight. The Event for those coming in late, is the (somewhat reluctant) teaming up of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors and their respective companions, a dash of the War Doctor and The Time War, and the revelation that a future/ alternate timeline Twelfth Doctor is trying to destroy pretty much everyone in partnership with the Voord. Has it been as much fun as it sounds? You bet. Can Cornell keep hitting balls out of the park? Now that is a good question..
So last issue left us on the cliffhanger that a future version of the Twelfth Doctor, in partnership with the Voord, who had been hiding in a pocket universe,...
Issue 4 of 5 of the Dr Who Event, and after the events at the end of last issue we know we are very much into the home straight. The Event for those coming in late, is the (somewhat reluctant) teaming up of the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors and their respective companions, a dash of the War Doctor and The Time War, and the revelation that a future/ alternate timeline Twelfth Doctor is trying to destroy pretty much everyone in partnership with the Voord. Has it been as much fun as it sounds? You bet. Can Cornell keep hitting balls out of the park? Now that is a good question..
So last issue left us on the cliffhanger that a future version of the Twelfth Doctor, in partnership with the Voord, who had been hiding in a pocket universe,...
- 9/7/2015
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Alex Kingston returns as Professor River Song for the Dr Who holiday special, BBC announced. River Song Returns To ‘Dr Who’ Kingston first played River Song in the fourth season (2008) of Dr Who when David Tennant played the Doctor. It has been two years since her last appearance on the show, and now she […]
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- 9/2/2015
- by Elisabet Stenberg
- Uinterview
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