[New post] Doctor Who – Upcoming Big Finish Releases

dailypop posted: "After going off TV in 1989, Doctor Who has survived in various formats including comic strips and novels but the most productive and continuing range of new stories based on these existing classic series characters have been the Big Finish audios. Over 17" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. Doctor Who – Upcoming Big Finish Releases by dailypop After going off TV in 1989, Doctor Who has survived in various formats including comic strips and novels but the most productive and continuing range of new stories based on these existing classic series characters have been the Big Finish audios. Over 170 adventures, featuring five Doctors, numerous companions and a menagerie of monsters old and new, there really is nothing quite like these adventures. The latest series extending into 2013 reunites the Sixth Doctor with Melanie Bush as Liz Shaw, Polly Wright, Jamie McCrimmon, Leela, Jo Grant and the Doctor's granddaughter Susan all face evils from beyond time and space. To pre-order, please visit the official Big Finish site. Companion Chronicles 7.04. THE LAST POST (RELEASED OCTOBER) Click to order People are dying. Just a few, over a period of months... but the strange thing is that each person received a letter predicting the date and time of their death. Throughout her time as the Doctor's assistant, Liz Shaw has been documenting these passings. Her investigation ultimately uncovers a threat that could lead to the end of the world, but this time Liz has someone to help her. Her mother. Written By: James Goss Directed By: Lisa Bowerman Cast Caroline John (Liz Shaw), Rowena Cooper (Emily Shaw) ______________________________________________ 170. SPACEPORT FEAR (OUT IN FEBRUARY 2013) Click to order Welcome to Tantane Spaceport – where the tribes of Business and Economy have been at war for all of four hundred years... Welcome to Tantane Spaceport – where a terrible creature called the Wailer prowls the corridors around the Control Tower, looking to eat the unwary... Welcome to Tantane Spaceport – where there is one Arrival: a battered blue Police Box containing the time-travelling Doctor and his companion, Mel... Welcome to Tantane Spaceport – where there are no Departures. Ever. Written By: William Gallagher Directed By: Barnaby Edwards Cast Colin Baker (The Doctor), Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush), Ronald Pickup (Elder Bones), Isabel Fay (Naysmith), Gwilym Lee (Pretty Swanson), Beth Chalmers (Galpan/Beauty Swanson), Adrian MacKinder (Rogers/Game Voice), John Banks (Wailers/Announcement/Mad Passenger) ______________________________________________ 171. THE SEEDS OF WAR (OUT IN MARCH 2013) No cover image available Humanity is emerging from a long, exhausting war. Against an enemy so powerful, so implacable, it seemed unstoppable – right up until the moment it stopped. Now, despite its 'victory', the human race is on its knees. The Doctor and Mel join its struggle for survival to try to ensure it has a future. A race against time takes them from the Great Tower of Kalsos to the Reliquaries of Earth. In an epic journey across the ten systems, their fates are intertwined with one family. The Tevelers are to feel the effects of war more than most… The Doctor has a plan. Mel is sure he can save the day. But something is lurking. Watching. Waiting. A presence the Doctor knows of old. But just how far does its influence pervade? The Eminence awaits… Written By: Matt Fitton and Nicholas Briggs Directed By: Barnaby Edwards Cast Colin Baker (The Doctor), Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush), Ray Fearon (Barlow Teveler), Ony Uhiara (Sisrella Tevier), Stuart Organ (Helgert Teveler), Lucy Russell (Trellak), John Banks (Elkinar), Beth Chalmers (Announcer), David Sibley (The Eminence) ______________________________________________ Companion Chronicles 7.06. THE CHILD (OUT IN DECEMBER) Click to order "Tell me another story, Leela. Not the one about the walking doll or the creepy mechanical men. A new one. I want to hear a new one…" Leela is dead but her soul lives on. She has been reborn as a young girl, Emily, whose 'imaginary friend' tells her amazing tales about a great Wizard and the warrior who accompanies him on his adventures through time and space. Emily prepares to tell her parents the story of a cold, grey world whose people are ruled over by a Glass Angel. The Wizard is her prisoner and only the warrior girl and her three peculiar friends can save him… Written By: Nigel Fairs Directed By: Nigel Fairs Cast Louise Jameson (Leela), Anna Hawkes (Emily) ______________________________________________ Companion Chronicles 7.07. THE FLAMES OF CADIZ (OUT IN JANUARY 2013) Click to order The TARDIS materializes in Spain in the late sixteenth century. The country is at war with England – and the travellers find themselves on the wrong side of the battle lines. When Ian and his new friend Esteban are captured by the Inquisition, the Doctor, Susan and Barbara plan to rescue them. But these are dark days in human history. And heretics face certain death... Written By: Marc Platt Directed By: Lisa Bowerman Cast William Russell (Ian Chesterton), Carole Ann Ford (Susan), Nabil Elouahabi (Esteban) ______________________________________________ Companion Chronicles 7.08. THE HOUSE OF CARDS (OUT IN FEBRUARY 2013) No cover image available The TARDIS has landed in a futuristic space casino, where the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie find fun, games… and monsters everywhere. There are vicious robot dogs, snake-headed gangsters from the Sidewinder Syndicate and a mysterious masked woman called Hope. In this place, time travellers are to be tracked down and arrested. Yet, as events spiral out of control, time may be Polly's only ally… Written By: Steve Lyons Directed By: Lisa Bowerman Cast Anneke Wills (Polly Wright), Frazer Hines (Jamie McCrimmon) ______________________________________________ Companion Chronicles 7.09. THE SCORCHIES (OUT IN MARCH 2013) No cover image available Jo Grant is in terrible danger – trapped inside a light entertainment television programme starring alien puppets that intend to rule the world. While the Doctor and the Brigadier attempt to save her, Jo must fend for herself against an enemy that is merciless, made of felt… and sings big showtunes. Written By: James Goss Directed By: Ken Bentley Cast Katy Manning (Jo Grant/Scorchies), Melvyn Hayes (Scorchies) ______________________________________________ Companion Chronicles 7.10. THE ALCHEMISTS (OUT IN APRIL 2013) Click to order The TARDIS lands in Berlin in the 1930s, where Hitler and his National Socialist party are in the ascendant. Some of the greatest scientific minds are gathering here: Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck, Schrödinger, Wigner. The people who will build the future of planet Earth. But the Doctor and Susan have brought something with them. Something apparently harmless, something quite common. Yet something that could threaten the course of history… Written By: Ian Potter Directed By: Lisa Bowerman Cast Carole Ann Ford (Susan Foreman) Also on its way, the mega box set of new Eighth Doctor adventures, Dark Eyes Trailer Click to pre-order! In the aftermath of To The Death... An epic, box set adventure, taking the Doctor on a desperate journey through space and time. Part One. The Great War - The Doctor is heading to 'the edge' and beyond. But the Time Lords have other ideas. On Earth, during the First World War, Molly O'Sullivan works hard as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nursing assistant. How can her destiny be bound up with that of the Doctor's? Part Two. Fugitives Part Three. Tangled Web Part Four. 'X' and the Daleks More details soon... Written By: Nicholas Briggs Directed By: Nicholas Briggs Cast Paul McGann (The Doctor), Ruth Bradley (Molly O'Sullivan), Peter Egan (Straxus), Toby Jones (Kotris), Tim Treloar (Lord President), Laura Molyneaux (Isabel Stanford), Natalie Burt (Sally Armstrong), Ian Cullen (Nadeyan), Nicholas Briggs (The Daleks) dailypop | November 29, 2012 at 12:07 am | Categories: Big Finish | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4iv Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/doctor-who-upcoming-big-finish-releases-2/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Marvel Now! Fantastic Four #1

dailypop posted: "Fantastic Four #1 By Matt Fraction, Mark Bagley and Mark Farmer The first family of comics, the Fantastic Four was the first big hit of Marvel Comics. The elastic genius Mister Fantastic, his wife the mistress of an unseen force the Invisible Woman, t" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Daily P.O.P. Marvel Now! Fantastic Four #1 by dailypop Fantastic Four #1 By Matt Fraction, Mark Bagley and Mark Farmer The first family of comics, the Fantastic Four was the first big hit of Marvel Comics. The elastic genius Mister Fantastic, his wife the mistress of an unseen force the Invisible Woman, the eternally youthful and rebellious Human Torch and the monstrous Thing. Like most anyone in my generation I knew of the Fantastic Four through numerous cartoons and the like but really became a fan when I borrowed some issues off my brother (broke into his room) and read the John Byrne run. It blew my mind. I had read his work with Claremont on X-Men, but it seemed that the wheels came off for Byrne on the FF. Since then, I have been endlessly hopeful to see the series live up to its moniker 'World's Greatest Comic Magazine.' There are many readers who are much more well-versed in the legacy of the Fantastic Four than I and are familiar with the fluctuating quality and different directions that the series has undergone. The group has been defined by its family status as well as the outlandish ideas and space opera meets fantasy plots. There have been many high watermarks over the years, but in my opinion the previous run by Jonathan Hickman redefined the comic. As such, I was nervous about a new creative team coming in, even when it is Matt Fraction who has made Iron Man, the Defenders, Hawkeye and more must-read titles. The Marvel Now Fantastic Four is a fresh start that picks up from where the previous series dropped off. In Hickman's Fantastic Four, Reed Richards' father arrived from his journeys through space/time to help guide the family through a particularly tough patch. In the revamped title, there is a mixture of family bonding and holding secrets. Reed Richards has discovered that his genetically altered biology is decaying and he cannot fix the problem. Rather than tell his family about this, he announces a massive family trip into the unknown aboard a massive craft operating as a classroom for the Future Foundation. However, Reed's son Franklin has dreamed of a nightmarish vision that he has also kept from the others. Leaving the Earth to the protection of a new FF (who will later premier in their own series), the family once more steps into the mysteries of space and time. In the added AR material, Fraction is brimming with enthusiasm for what should be the coolest, most exciting and innovative comic on the stands. You can see his excitement in every panel as the team exhibits their trademark personalities while also making it feel fresh and new. I have to admit to not being excited by Mark Bagley's artwork in the past, but pairing him with Mark Farmer brings out the strengths in Bagley's pencils. For a first issue, there is not too much to get worked up over, but I am very happy to see that Fraction's Fantastic Four will be an extension of what has come before. The future looks very promising. dailypop | November 27, 2012 at 12:20 pm | Tags: Fantastic Four, mark bagley, marvel now, Matt Fraction | Categories: Fantastic Four | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-4ir Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/marvel-now-fantastic-four-1/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com