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The author, actor, singer and comedian discusses fiction, belief and storytelling This is a guest blog by Mitch Benn, star of Radio 4’s The Now Show and science fiction author… I was once having a conversation with Neil Gaiman and someone whose name I should probably remember but alas I …

Everything’s been done. It’s the near(ish) future and extreme sports have reached the end of the line. Orbital skydiving? Done. Deep free diving? Done. Competitive orbiting of asteroids from a standing start? Done. There’s nothing new, nothing dangerous, nothing cool. Unless you’re Suave Rob. Rob has a plan, a plan …

Writer: Mark Millar Art: Frank Quitely Colours, letters and design: Peter Doherty Published by :Image In 1932, Sheldon Sampson lost everything. A millionaire whose fortune collapsed in the great crash, he found his beliefs going with them. America, the greatest idea in the history of the world, was being laid …

(opens in new tab) Sacha Goldberger The other day, I went in search of a certain item for a cosplay. Now, I’m not much of a shopper. In fact, I’d rather do just about anything other than shop for clothes. But cosplay is the exception, I suppose, and when I’m …

Think Iron Man without the armour but at least as much snark. Think about One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest with a genius weapons designer instead of Jack Nicholson. It’s brilliant fun, and the original four issue run has been extended to at least 20. Now, co-creator Matt Hawkins has …

Supernatural returned to UK screens last week and the opening two episode of season eight reminded me of a niggle I’ve been having with the show. (opens in new tab) My issue is killing demons. Or rather killing the innocent bodies they possess. The fate of the meat suits, as …

(opens in new tab) www.umich.edu Why isn’t there more science fiction in modern theatre ? After all, the term “robot” was coined in Karel Capek’s 1920 play R.U.R . and since then there’s been a constant, slowly growing amount of science fiction productions. From Ken Campbell*’s frantically magnificent Science Fiction …

Instead, he’ll be continuing his search for a new home for the shop. For years the Piece Hall was going to be regenerated thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fun grant. While it was granted, the plans for what exactly was to be done with it changed constantly, leaving Simon and …

Welcome back, Supernatural! (Note: if you’re watching at UK pace, there no season eight spoilers here!) (opens in new tab) Good shows, if they’re allowed to live, eventually go bad. Much like the curious idea that married men’s eyes start to wander when they experience a “seven-year itch”, many shows …

(opens in new tab) As a huge fan of Star Wars you’d expect I’d have had loads to say about the developments of the last four months. You can certainly say the future of Star Wars has been irrevocably changed. With the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, the announcement of …