The Kickstarter funding will still continue to 14th July as scheduled, so it’s still possible to be a backer and receive rewards for the pledge amount chosen. Follow the link below for all the details.

Congratulations to Marc Zicree and the Space Command team.

Headed by Producer/Writer Marc Scott Zicree, the concept is described on the Kickstarter site as, ‘Told with cutting edge tools of 21st-Century film-making and a visual style inspired by such great science fiction illustrators of the 1950s as Wally Wood, Chesley Bonestell and Ed Emshwiller’.

The target is for $75,000 to be pledged by Saturday 14th July, 11:59pm EDT (U.S. Timezone). However, it’s possible to be a backer for as little as $1, with gift rewards starting at pledges of $5. For more detailed information about being a backer (including gifts relating to pledge amounts), please follow the link below.

Space Command, while being evocative of classic space adventure concepts from the past, will hopefully succeed in being produced by using a completely up-to-date and imaginative form of funding.

Hmmm, there’s a thought!

The evolution continues!

Updating the website has also allowed a few background details to be ‘tweaked’ in readiness for the adventures themselves.

So then, it’s onwards and upwards (I’ve really got to stop saying that).

Dorad & Sirius 2012.

 Onwards and upwards!

The surprising news has generated a lot of interest (mainly positive) in relative forums. As a hopeful sign for Space: 2099 being thoughtfully made, a website for the series has already been launched as a forum, allowing opinions and suggestions to be contributed to the project during its development. For more news and information, please follow the link below.

Among the many blog postings about the series, John Freeman looks at the new venture from a comics perspective on Down The Tubes.

It really is a case of ‘watch this space’, in more ways than one!

2012 looks set to be a good year for new comics and graphic albums, with the new Strip Magazine leading the way. Launched last October by Print Media Productions, Strip Magazine is described by the Publishers as ‘an adventure anthology comic featuring some great art and stories from some brilliant creators, including PJ Holden, John McCrea, Michael Penick, John Ridgway and many more!’ 

For more information about the Convention and Strip Magazine, please follow the links below.

It doesn’t end there either, as comic artist Tim Perkins recently published the first of his graphic novel series, Worlds End, Volume 1, The Riders on the Storm. Described as a ‘Science Fusion’ concept, Worlds End combines science-fiction and fantasy in an ‘all-ages friendly’ adventure.

Tim has a blog called Wizards Keep which has all the background information generally. To accompany the first volume being published, a very inviting website for Worlds End has also been launched.

Good luck to everyone concerned with these and other forthcoming publishing projects, onwards and upwards!

Nick's Ecard.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Dorad & Sirius Partnership.

Marko's Ecard.

Chuck Yeager Page 1.

The two images shown here are pages from a story about the flight pioneer Chuck Yeager. The comic-strip look produced by Nick, can add to the eclectic ‘classic comic’ visual style of Dorad & Sirius generally, along with CGI models created by Mark Hirst and the large body of digital artwork that Marko Keränen has already provided.

Chuck Yeager Page 2.

You can see more of Nick’s work at his new website Nick Spender Illustrator.

At the same time, Marko Keränen’s website Lighthouse has been recently updated, with a gallery of illustrations generally, along with more recent work which he’s created as a comic artist.

While continuing with updating Lighthouse, Marko has been designing a new floating structure for Dorad & Sirius. Here’s a ‘sneak-peek’ of one version in a test render.

An ideal cetacean human home.

…Well, in a sense.

By conducting an extensive search in the video archive (in other words, sorting through things in the loft), I found my last remaining copy of the TV pilot, McMurdo – A Telecomic. Unfortunately, as the video above is from a VHS tape, much of the visual quality provided by Quantel Paintbox is lost in the low-bandwidth recording, but at least it shows the ‘Telecomic’ idea as it was at the time.

McMurdo - A Storyboard.

As well as the McMurdo pilot, there will be other videos as extra features in a similar way as this blog, with Dorad & Sirius now having a channel on YouTube.

On the tube!

Welcome to the party!

On Saturday 20th August, Fanderson – The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, celebrated its thirtieth birthday with a party at the hotel, Crowne Plaza Marlow in Buckinghamshire. The event was an opportunity for members and invited guests to reminisce about various aspects of Fanderson’s thirty years.

While the evening was not intended to be like a convention with talks and autograph sessions etc, several guests and committee members kindly gathered together on the terrace for an impromptu photo-call. Below with guests Shane Rimmer, Matt Zimmerman and David Graham are Jack Messent and past Committee Member Lorraine Malby.

L-R: Jack Messent, Shane Rimmer, Matt Zimmerman, David Graham, Lorraine Malby.

Below with the same guests are former Fanderson Chairman, Chris Bentley and FAB magazine Co-Editor, Ian Fryer.

L-R: Chris Bentley, Shane Rimmer, Matt Zimmerman, David Graham (with Parker's hat), Ian Fryer.

Fanderson has always been a good way of getting to know like-minded people during its first thirty years. Below are Anthony Freeman and Anthony Barnes, two fans and model makers who loved the series of Gerry Anderson.

Tony, Yours Truly and Tony.

Tony (Barnes) currently has albums on Facebook, showing mainly his modelwork at the moment, with more shared creations being uploaded over time. Here are the links: Sci-Fi Models 1, Sci-Fi Models 2, Miniatures.

During the evening, Tony and Tony also told me about a new forum principally for Gerry Anderson’s Space: 1999, called All Sections Alpha.

There’s currently a detailed article about the event on Fanderson’s Website. Events Co-Ordinator, Katie Bleathman has posted photos from the event on Flickr. Many thanks to everyone concerned for an enjoyable way to celebrate the first thirty years!

Happy Birthday Fanderson!

More ‘Flickr’ Fanderson Birthday pictures here.