Tag Archives: Dan Dare

A Special Art Fare

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

As mentioned in the ‘Foundations’ page on this blog, Dorad & Sirius stems from an idea which led to a short pilot being made for a possible children’s TV series. The pilot called McMurdo – A Telecomic, featured character line … Continue reading →

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Eagle & Dan Dare: 60th Anniversary

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

Sixty years ago today, the classic comic Eagle was launched (or at least I think it was). To be honest, I’m not sure if April 14th shown on the first issue’s cover, refers to the week-ending date (often used by … Continue reading →

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UniComics Festival

Posted on April 7, 2010 by

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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Away Day Extra

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

  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 … Continue reading →

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Spaceship Away Day

Posted on November 19, 2009 by

  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. … Continue reading →

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