The 35th annual European Science Fiction Convention will welcome the Game Of Thrones author to Ireland August is going to be a busy month for con goers. There’s Nine Worlds and WorldCon in London, an official Discworld con in Manchester… and EuroCon will be in Dublin (22-24 August). The true …
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Game Of Thrones , Guardians Of The Galaxy , Doctor Who , Joe Hill’s Horns and Vertigo are all hitting the news today! • Variety confirms Game of Thrones has, unsurprisingly, been renewed for two more seasons. The return of the series to HBO on Sunday attracted the largest audience …
Read More »The Month In Comics February 2014
Movies • 7 February – RoboCop Not technically a created as a comic book character, RoboCop nevertheless feels like one of our own, partly because of the debt he owes to Judge Dredd, partly because of the Frank Miller association (he penned scripts for the second and third movie) and …
Read More »Visit Cambridges Geek Convention This Month
CamCon takes place on Saturday 31 August with guest talks, screenings, a fashion show and games (opens in new tab) CamCon may only be in its second year but on Saturday 31 August, organisers are promising a bigger, better convention with a unique style. The convention is the only event …
Read More »Vin Diesel To Headline New Sci-Fi Franchise Soldiers Of The Sun
Riddick and Guardians Of The Galaxy star (probably) Vin Diesel is hoping to add another sci-fi franchise to his CV in the form of Soldiers Of The Sun . (opens in new tab) The bass woofer-voiced actor is teaming up with Arash Amel (the upcoming Grace Kelly biopic Grace Of …
Read More »IT Crowd Star In New SF Sitcom
Katherine Parkinson, best known as hapless manager Jen in The IT Crowd , is the star of a new SF sitcom for Radio Two. Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully airs on Thursday 5 July, from 9.30-10.00pm. At the moment it’s just a pilot, but the hope is that …
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(opens in new tab) SKYRIM DLC HAS A NAME Remember on Monday we mentioned Bethesda’s plans for a Skyrim DLC reveal? Well, reveal it they have. An atmospheric image has gone up on Bethesda Blog, accompanied by the name: Dawnguard. They also say “Coming this summer to Xbox 360”, and …
Read More »Gillian Anderson Sketch In Charity Auction
X-Files star donates to Bristol autism charity art show and auction that will take place on Saturday 28 April A very special piece of abstract sci-fi art will take pride of place in a charity auction next month, courtesy of Gillian “Scully” Anderson. The actress has donated a sketch to …
Read More »New Announcements For Kapow! Comic Con
Joe Quesada, Tharg the Mighty and the ever-expanding guest list The Kapow! Comic Convention is back for a second outing in May, and this week has seen a few exciting new announcements about who and what you can see at the event. Joe Quesada, Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer and longest …
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Sequels, scores and more, including X-Men: First Class news and a video from The Hobbit . It’s your rapid-fire news blast
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