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The Story So Far…

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Geoffrey Ellis

CHC: Nu 03 (2094/5 AD) Having been teleported across many light years of space, over several stages, the spaceship Paxford arrives at a newly discovered Earth-like planet.   Here’s a ‘sneak-peek’ at another comic artwork test by Marko. As in the … Continue reading →

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Points Of Vue

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Geoffrey Ellis

In addition to using various CGI software products generally, Marko has recently started using a software for creating comics digitally: Manga Studio EX 4. Although the product is aimed at comic production specifically, as Marko said: “It seems to be … Continue reading →

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UniComics Festival

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Geoffrey Ellis

As featured on the Down The Tubes Blog, the University of Hertfordshire (UK), is hosting the UniComics Festival this month (April 22nd-25th). Described as ‘a celebration of all kinds of comics for all kinds of people’, the festival will include guest … Continue reading →

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TV Century 21: 45th Anniversary

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Geoffrey Ellis

Many thanks to Lew Stringer’s comics blog, for reminding me that TV Century 21 was launched 45 years ago today. As Lew mentions, most people left out the word ‘Century’ and just called it TV21, which is how it is … Continue reading →

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Away Day Extra

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Geoffrey Ellis

Thank-you to Nick Spender, one of the guests at Spaceship Away Day, for sending me a few of his pictures to post on the blog, especially as they include Greta Tomlinson, the main guest from the original Eagle years (I … Continue reading →

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Spaceship Away Day

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Geoffrey Ellis

On Saturday November 14th, a special event for the magazine Spaceship Away was held at Chine Bridge Lodge, Bournemouth (UK). Launched in 2003 by Rod Barzilay, Spaceship Away presents completely new adventures of the original version of Dan Dare. Over … Continue reading →

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Apollo 11: The 40th Anniversary

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Geoffrey Ellis

To mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, the comics news website Down The Tubes has been compiling a special album of artwork from various illustrators, celebrating the event from a comics artwork perspective. Find more photos … Continue reading →

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