My friend Frank Garcia, author of the amazing Science Fiction Television Series: 1959-1989 and Science Fiction Television Series: 1990 - 2004, pointed out a new Doctor Who fan film made by british fans. The film looks almost professional. You can check out their website.
I have dubious feelings about fan films despite having directed a Doctor Who fan film years ago (I'll blog about it one day. The wounds are still too raw.)
This, however, has to be my absolute favourite Doctor Who fan film.
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I do not have what you would call a prodigious pulp collection, but the ones that I do have I love dearly.
There is something about an old pulp magazine that I find irresistibly alluring. I keep them in plastic bags and try not to open them too often as it distresses and already distressed publication. There is something about the smell of the old pulp -- that musty, almost vinegary smell -- that heightens my sense of anticipation.
This one is one of my favourites. I’ve loved Doc Savage since discovering the Bantam paperbacks when I was thirteen. To find an original from 1938 was a real thrill and this is one of the ones that I possess that is in such good condition.
The artists for the interior and the cover are unidentified, although the interior illustrations are likely by Paul Orban. The cover artist may well be Walter Baumhofer, although I can’t be 100 percent certain.
If anyone knows for sure please let me know.
It happened yesterday. Check out the Dark Worlds Magazine blog if you don't believe me.
What will it mean? Spiderman will show up in the Disney Christmas Parade. The Jonas Brothers will have a song on the Wolverine 2 soundtrack. The theme song for Iron Man 2 will be sung by Hannah Montana. The saturday morning cartoons based on Marvel characters will get better animation. Other than that it will be business as usual.
That and my daughter, who owns shares in Disney, just got richer. She now owns a piece of the Marvel Pie. Cha ching!
