Space: 1999 - Aftershock And Awe

SPACE:1999 AFTERSHOCK AND AWE
Writer(s): Andrew E. C. Gaska
Artist(s): Gray Morrow, David Hueso, Miki
Introduction: John Kenneth Muir
Editor: Paul Morrissey
Additional Contributors: Erik Matthews, Nicola Cuti, Nina Kester


160pp Hardcover


Based on the events portrayed in the SPACE:1999 pilot episode “BREAKAWAY” by Gerry Anderson, Sylvia Anderson, George Bellak, and Christopher Penfold.


A retro-reintroduction to science fiction’s lost gothic space odyssey! 


SYNOPSIS:


The sci-fi classic series returns!


In an alternate universe where JFK was never assassinated, mankind has already suffered through World War III, unified into a single world government, and built a base on the moon by the year 1999!


September 13th: 1999 – An atomic accident causes the moon to be blown out of orbit and hurled into the unknown, the survivors of the lunar base stationed there launched towards their destiny across the stars. But what of the cataclysm and wanton destruction caused to the Earth in its wake?


This groundbreaking retro-reintroduction to the sci-fi hit series from the early 1970s begins with AFTERSHOCK, which follows nine lives who are forever changed by the carnage left in the moon’s wake. Told from the point of view of those left behind on a ravaged Earth, AFTERSHOCK explores the scientific, environmental, and social political repercussions of a world left with no moon.


The story continues in AWE, which adapts the pilot episode of SPACE: 1999 “Breakaway”, as seen through the personal logs of Commander John Koenig and Professor Victor Bergman on Moonbase Alpha -- expanded to include both new and unfilmed material, and utilizing the remastered art of comics legend Gray Morrow as a basis for this revolutionary retelling of a sci-fi classic.


Based on the classic science fiction television series SPACE: 1999 – and set in the continuity of the original series, AFTERSHOCK AND AWE steals a glimpse at an alternate history of mankind, and jump-starts humanity’s eventual destiny far out in space.


Source: BLAM! Ventures


More info - http://blamventures.com/space-1999/




Fall 2012 release of Graphic Novel is planned but digital comics in the works for this summer!!

Lockout Trailer

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Underworld: Awakening Movie Review (Mild Spoilers)



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UK Air Date For The Walking Dead

Well UK  fans of The Walking Dead you don't have to wait that much longer as the show returns to your airaves on Febuary 17 at 10PM.

Dancing Robots

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Nazis on the Moon!! - Iron Sky

"That is not a computer.  This is a computer!!"

Iron Sky, that movie about Nazis living on the moon and attacking Earth, will debut at the Berlin Film Festival this February.

The Voice of The Robot has Passed Away

Dick Tufeld, who voiced the Lost in Space robot, passed away.  He also an announcer for other series like Time Tunnel and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.  He is most famous for the "Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!!" warnings from the Lost in Space robot.

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Doctor Who Insider (US Mag) Is No More

In what is no big surprise to me the  North American Doctor Who Magazine Doctor Who Insider will be no more.  Issue 9 will be the last issue which came out last month is the last one.  This magazine wasn't all that good as it seemed to be a very much watered down version (and highly inferior) to the UK magazine.

Here is a statement from Panni email Customer Service rep Kristy Syson

I am sorry to advise you that Dr Who Insider has ceased publication effective from Issue 9. Please be assured letters are on the way to our subscribers explaining this matter and offering either a refund or transfer to Dr Who magazine. Once again I apologise for any inconvenience and disappointment caused in this matter.



And now for something completely different - science fiction from Monty Python

There's no word on whether any dead parrots will be appearing in the film.

What could possibly bring the surviving members of Monty Python's Flying Circus back for a film project? Would you believe science fiction?

Pythonite Terry Jones will direct his old friends in "Absolutely Anything," a sci-fi farce that combines animation with live action. According to Variety:

Plans are for filming to begin in the U.K. this spring, with the Pythons voicing key roles as a a group of aliens who endow an earthling with the power to do "absolutely anything" to see what a mess he'll make of things -- which is precisely what happens. There's also a talking dog named Dennis who seems to understand more about the mayhem that ensues than anyone else does. Robin Williams will voice the character.

"It's not a Monty Python picture, but it certainly has that sensibility," Jones told Variety.

The script was developed over the past 20 years by Jones and Gavin Scott.

Jones, who co-directed 1974's "Monty and the Holy Grail" with Terry Gilliam and was the sole director on "Life of Brian" and "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," said Gilliam, John Cleese and Michael Palin have agreed to the project. Producers are still trying to sign Eric Idle.
 
The original Python cast has not appeared together since the Aspen Comedy Festival 1n 1998, where they were accompanied by an urn that allegedly contained the ashes of late member Graham Chapman.

More 'Torchwood' in 2013?

Maybe we'd get more "Torchwood" if we held a gun to someone's head.

We know Captain Jack Harkness is immortal. His beloved "Torchwood"? We're not so sure. Mixed reaction to "Torchwood: Miracle Day" - well, I liked it - leaves the future uncertain for the captain, Gwen and the rest of the crew.

Actress Eve Myles, who plays Gwen, was asked just that by CultBox:

What’s the latest you’ve heard on the future of Torchwood?

"As far as I know at the moment, everything’s still very much on hold. Russell [T Davies] has things happening in his personal life.

"John [Barrowman] is very much on the same page as me, in that if and when they need us, they can just pick the phone up and we will be there before they’ve even put the phone down, because it’s something we love doing.

"Nothing’s going to happen in 2012, I know that much for sure. But who knows what will happen in 2013. Maybe a movie, to kinda draw a line under it.

"That’s the thing about Torchwood, every series we’ve changed our format. We’ve always had a gap in between, so fingers crossed, because we’ve got such an outstanding loyal fan base. They deserve Torchwood to go ahead with something else to draw a line under it, for the fans to have a bit of closure.

You can read more of her interview with CultBox by clicking here.

My Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - #20

My Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies of All Time - #20

By Ken Parker

Some of my favorite sci-fi movies are mysteries. They have an almost Twilight Zone feel to them as the story unfolds and a major reveal happens. Most movies have some kind of story that reveals answers as they go along. A movie like The Abyss sets up some strange happening and the audience gets to see the answer by the films end. The following movie has this type of mystery that includes a very good pay off.

I don't always like cut and dry answers and as you will see in this and many reviews, endings don't have to be spelled out all the time.

My Thoughts and Speculations On Matt Smith Staying Or Leaving Dr Who

Is this gonna be coming our way at the end of series 7

After all of yesterday’s hub bub about Matt Smith staying or leaving I thought that I should comment on the whole ordeal and share my thoughts.  Well one thing we know for sure is that one day Matt Smith will not be The Doctor.  That is a guarantee like death and taxes.  Yep, Matt Smith will not be The Doctor one day.   Come on it is no big secret every actor from Hartnell to Tennant has left the role. Matt Smith is no exception and he will be gone someday.  But is that day rapidly approaching?

Evangeline Lilly On Her Hobbit Character

Evangeline Lilly has done an interview where she discusses her made for the Hobbit movie only character the elf Tauriel.

Yes, she is a warrior. She's actually the head of the Elven guard. She's the big shot in the army. So she knows how to wield any weapon, but the primary weapons that she uses are a bow and arrow and two daggers. And she's lethal and deadly. You definitely wouldn't want to be caught in a dark alley next to Tauriel.

So then Tauriel must be involved with the dwarves being captured

I think basically what you're asking is if she's in the film very much. She's not in the first film very much. She comes into the first film near the end, and has a very small part to play. Her role in the second film is much more involved. Although, I have to say, when I first read the scripts and took the job, she had a lot less going on in the second film. I think the role is becoming a bit more demanding than I had expected it to be. There's a lot more for me to do now, which is a lot of fun, but it's a little more pressure.

For fans of the book will know that there isn't a Tauriel in the book.  She will most likely be in the second Hobbit film where Peter Jackson will take liberty with filming what happened when Gandalf takes his leave.

Matt Smith Talking About Staying and Leaving

Here is an interesting interview from last nights NTA's that I found on Digital Spy's website where he says he is here for the future but he has one year left of Who.  You can take this both ways but it is still pretty cryptic what he means.

DC Nation's Aardman Trailer

This is pretty cool. This video was made by the people who brought you Wallace and Gromit.



DC Nation - Aardman by redruger