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Harrison Heart Foundation signed Dalek now on Ebay auction

2. October 2007

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Following on from yesterday’s news of the extremely rare – one-of-a-kind being about as rare as you can get – Character Options remote controlled Dalek which was made specially for the Jonathan Ross show’s David Tennant appearance (and is signed by Tennant) which is being auctioned for the very worthy cause (the Harrison Heart Foundation) [...]

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One of a Kind Doctor Who collectible auction for Harrison Heart Foundation

1. October 2007

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The Harrison Heart Foundation (HHF) is dedicated to raising money for research into pulmonary vein stenosis which regularly occurs in and threatens the health of infant children. In partnership with the Royal Brompton Hospital, HHF has funded a unique research initiative that has gathered clinical data on every case of pulmonary vein stenosis that has [...]

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Future-wear

29. September 2007

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I’m glad to see a new batch of T-shirts drawing on classic 2000AD art coming out soon – I had to get myself the Brian Bolland “gaze into the fist of Dredd” T-shirt as soon as the first series came out and I’ve had several folks stop me when they see it to ask about [...]

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Propaganda – Welcome to the Mouse Kingdom

25. September 2007

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This is Propaganda, I’m Richard Bruton and this is what I’ve been reading lately: Mouse Guard: Fall, 1152 Story & Art by David Petersen Mouse Guard is one of those books that would be really simple to give a Hollywood pitch for either Watership Down with mice and swords or a Disney/Pixar adaptation of Lord [...]

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“Who wants sonic when you can have laser?”

28. August 2007

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Check it out, fellow Who fans – coming up this autumn we have the Laser Screwdriver, as used by John Simm’s bonkers incarnation of the Doctor’s nemesis, The Master. The Master taunted the Doc in the season finale by asking him who’d bother with a sonic screwdriver when they could have laser, but we all [...]

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The Pilot of the Future

9. August 2007

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Some terrific news via Chris Weston’s blog as he reveals that he has been occupied on the design sheets for new 12 inch Dan Dare action figures for Underground Toys. I’m utterly delighted at this news – Dan Dare is still (rightly) revered as one of the UK’s greatest ever comics characters (indeed, Dare who [...]

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Explore the ‘verse of Serenity

26. July 2007

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Visit scenic and historic Serenity Valley… We’ve just heard about this very cool and unusual new piece of merchandise for fans of Joss Whedon’s Serenity/Firefly, a set of posters for the Blue Sun Travel Agency, which encourages Alliance citizens to explore the many amazing vistas of the Republic, from taking the tea ceremony at the [...]

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Who invades San Diego

18. July 2007

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After having Daleks in Manhattan for season 3 of Doctor Who comics and SF fans at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con will be able to meet the demented pepperpots in person at the Underground Toys booth (# 5550): “As most of you already know – we will be selling two exclusive 5” action figures [...]

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Cardboard characters

15. July 2007

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The older version of Doctor Who, along with much of the rest of older Brit TV science fiction like Blake’s Seven, was often (affectionately) ridiculed for cardboard sets, so there is a certain irony which tickles me just right in seeing some of the characters from the new Who which enjoys higher productions standards reproduced [...]

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“I should be so lucky” – Kylie guest-stars in Doctor Who

3. July 2007

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As Gareth pointed out in his comment on yesterday’s Doctor Who post, the Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue has been announced as a guest star for the Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, and she seems quite excited at the prospect: “It is an incredible thrill to be joining David and the entire Doctor Who [...]

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Pottermania

29. June 2007

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Unless you have been living in the secret world at the Earth’s Core wrestling with dinosaurs you can’t have failed to notice the build up of magical energy in the air which always precedes an outburst from the world of the boy wizard, Harry Potter. With the final book in the series this summer and [...]

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Lost Boys

16. June 2007

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“People are strange when you’re a stranger Faces look ugly when you’re alone Women seem wicked when you’re unwanted Streets are uneven when you’re down When you’re strange Faces come out of the rain When you’re strange No one remembers your name When you’re strange When you’re strange When you’re strange ” Remember that song [...]

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New Doctor Who figures for Season 3

31. May 2007

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We’ve been really pleased with some of the top Doctor Who merchandise that’s accompanied the show since its relaunch; it’s also nice to see that as each new season progresses on the BBC we get treated to the announcement of further ranges based on the latest episodes. The very latest to be announced is this [...]

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First Women – now babies?

25. May 2007

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The machine that merchandises every corner of Marvel’s past and present output will now give us 2 statues based on the concept of X-Babies. If you’ve read the comic you will know this is the whimsical creation of Chris Claremont and Art Adams in X-Men annual 12. I can’t speak for whether the statues are [...]

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That Mary Jane statue

16. May 2007

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There’s been a fair bit of discussion (and quite a bit of ranting) about some recently announced comics merchandise, such as the new Supergirl statue and one of Mary Jane Parker hand-washing Spider-Man’s costume while leaning over in a provocative pose. Some see it as harmless fun of the old naughty seaside postcard variety, some [...]

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