Thursday, 8 December 2016
1978: COMIC MEDIA NEWS INTERNATIONAL ISSUE 36
From June/ July 1978: the 36th issue of British fanzine COMIC MEDIA NEWS INTERNATIONAL, edited and published by Richard Burton.
Wednesday, 7 December 2016
1991: PERSONALITY PRESENTS STAR TREK LEONARD NIMOY
From August 1991: Leonard Nimoy is the subject of the second issue of Personality Comics' unofficial biography comic book STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL CREW.
Monday, 5 December 2016
1990: BAYWATCH: PANIC AT MALIBU PIER UK VHS RELEASE
From 1990 (although it aired on NBC the previous year) the original BAYWATCH pilot movie PANIC AT MALIBU PIER.
This release was unusual because, as the cover suggests, this contains some scenes trimmed from the telecast. I'd assumed these were just scenes that ITV had snipped to fit the timeslot allocated to the movie (not an uncommon practice for broadcasters at the time) but its actually a couple of mildly racy topless female scenes (not involving any of the show's regular actresses) presumably shot by the production company to give the one-off a little more spice in the all-important overseas market. Neither scene is critical to the plot... and I doubt they were part of the original NBC outing.
This additional material was somewhat at odds with the family friendly flavour of the show itself, airing around 6pm Saturday nights on ITV, and must have come as a surprise to buyers who expected to leave their kids unsupervised and entertained for ninety-odd minutes.
I vaguely recall seeing this released again later with a PG certification, suggesting the 'rude bits' had been snipped.
This release was unusual because, as the cover suggests, this contains some scenes trimmed from the telecast. I'd assumed these were just scenes that ITV had snipped to fit the timeslot allocated to the movie (not an uncommon practice for broadcasters at the time) but its actually a couple of mildly racy topless female scenes (not involving any of the show's regular actresses) presumably shot by the production company to give the one-off a little more spice in the all-important overseas market. Neither scene is critical to the plot... and I doubt they were part of the original NBC outing.
This additional material was somewhat at odds with the family friendly flavour of the show itself, airing around 6pm Saturday nights on ITV, and must have come as a surprise to buyers who expected to leave their kids unsupervised and entertained for ninety-odd minutes.
I vaguely recall seeing this released again later with a PG certification, suggesting the 'rude bits' had been snipped.
1994: THERMAL LANCE ISSUE 17
From May 1994: THERMAL LANCE, the British DOCTOR WHO fanzine, issue 17.
1979: STARBLAZER ISSUE 1 (DC THOMSON)
From April 1979: the first issue of DCT's Star Age pocket library STARBLAZER.
The Dundee publisher wisely decided to avoid trying to lauch a me-too anthology into a market where 2000AD and STAR WARS WEEKLY were already slugging it out (with DWW, STARHEROES and FUTURE TENSE all still to hit within the next year-or-so) and opted to bolster their successful line of black & white digest pocket libraries instead (a market Marvel was also about to enter... albeit without much longevity) with this done-in-one single story title.
SB started on a one-a-month frequency before swiftly upgrading to two issues - released simultaneously - each month. It ultimately staggered on until (barely) January 1991, clocking up an impressive 281 issues.
Despite some top industry contributors (Morrison, McMahon, Ridgway, Kennedy and more), DC Thomson have been slow to exploit the Starblazer inventory. Maybe they should consider a sale to Rebellion...
The Dundee publisher wisely decided to avoid trying to lauch a me-too anthology into a market where 2000AD and STAR WARS WEEKLY were already slugging it out (with DWW, STARHEROES and FUTURE TENSE all still to hit within the next year-or-so) and opted to bolster their successful line of black & white digest pocket libraries instead (a market Marvel was also about to enter... albeit without much longevity) with this done-in-one single story title.
SB started on a one-a-month frequency before swiftly upgrading to two issues - released simultaneously - each month. It ultimately staggered on until (barely) January 1991, clocking up an impressive 281 issues.
Despite some top industry contributors (Morrison, McMahon, Ridgway, Kennedy and more), DC Thomson have been slow to exploit the Starblazer inventory. Maybe they should consider a sale to Rebellion...
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
1988: DOCTOR WHO SILVER NEMESIS VHS
From 1988: On air this month, to mark DOCTOR WHO's 25th year on the telly, was the flawed Cyber-romp SILVER NEMESIS.
This was the BBC VIDEO VHS release. The scan has reproduced quite darkly because it was printed on a special foil paper (contradiction?) that gave it a suitably metallic finish.
Tbe tape is notable for including a US documentary not subsequently included on the DVD.
This was the BBC VIDEO VHS release. The scan has reproduced quite darkly because it was printed on a special foil paper (contradiction?) that gave it a suitably metallic finish.
Tbe tape is notable for including a US documentary not subsequently included on the DVD.
1992: PERSONALITY PRESENTS STAR TREK: PATRICK STEWART
From July 1992: Another entry into the PERSONALITY PRESENTS STAR TREK run, this time focused on the Next Gen crew. The first issue, naturally, focused on Patrick Stewart.
Make it so.
Make it so.
Monday, 28 November 2016
1985: FANTASY EMPIRE ISSUE 16
From March 1985: the 16th issue of American fan magazine FANTASY EMPIRE.
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