A round-up of geeky news you might have otherwise missed...
(1) Continue The Fight: Issue 5 of the premier "old school" role-playing game Fight On! is now available from Lulu.
(2) Tintin Museum: A museum dedicated to the most famous cub reporter in the world, Tintin, is to open in Belgium this month.
(3) More 10th Doctor: David Tennant is slated to appear as The Doctor in The Sarah Jane Adventures and a new animated Doctor Who story.
(4) What Vile Sorcery Is This? Because no-one demanded it, Merlin returns to Saturday nights this Autumn on the BBC.
(5) Possible Buffy Revival: But without Joss Whedon or any of the original cast. Instead the director of the original movie is planning a remake. And the world asks: why?
(2) Tintin Museum: A museum dedicated to the most famous cub reporter in the world, Tintin, is to open in Belgium this month.
(3) More 10th Doctor: David Tennant is slated to appear as The Doctor in The Sarah Jane Adventures and a new animated Doctor Who story.
(4) What Vile Sorcery Is This? Because no-one demanded it, Merlin returns to Saturday nights this Autumn on the BBC.
(5) Possible Buffy Revival: But without Joss Whedon or any of the original cast. Instead the director of the original movie is planning a remake. And the world asks: why?
(6) Tomb Raider Origins: The next Tomb Raider movie will tell Lara Croft's backstory.
(7) Spider-Fan Film: 80-minute Spider-Man fan film, Peter's Web, debuts.
(8) Yet More 10th Doctor: The Time Machination, a new Doctor Who one-shot comic from IDW is out now.
(9) Primeval's Future: The highly successful, and much improved, ITV sci-fi drama Primeval may see its next season debut on a different channel because of its high production costs.
(10) And Some 11th Doctor News: Beautiful Scottish redhead Karen Gillan has been named as the first companion for Matt Smith's stint as the 11th Doctor in the next season of Doctor Who.
(11) Fired From The JLA: Justice League Of America writer Dwayne McDuffie has been sacked by DC for revealing details of "behind-the-scenes creative discussions".
(12) Joss Wants Summer: Joss Whedon wants Summer Glau to appear in the new season Dollhouse - but not as a "doll".
(13) Americans Don't Get Tintin Like We Do: The American release date for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is revealed to be December 23, 2011, two months after the rest of the world.
(9) Primeval's Future: The highly successful, and much improved, ITV sci-fi drama Primeval may see its next season debut on a different channel because of its high production costs.
(10) And Some 11th Doctor News: Beautiful Scottish redhead Karen Gillan has been named as the first companion for Matt Smith's stint as the 11th Doctor in the next season of Doctor Who.
(11) Fired From The JLA: Justice League Of America writer Dwayne McDuffie has been sacked by DC for revealing details of "behind-the-scenes creative discussions".
(12) Joss Wants Summer: Joss Whedon wants Summer Glau to appear in the new season Dollhouse - but not as a "doll".
(13) Americans Don't Get Tintin Like We Do: The American release date for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is revealed to be December 23, 2011, two months after the rest of the world.
(14) Why RPGs Are Good For You: Reis at Geek Orthodox brings to our attention 10 great reasons why kids should learn about role-playing games, from a posting originally at Gnome Stew.
(15) Taking Flight: The great new role-playing game, Witch Girls Adventures, was officially launched at A-kon, America's longest running anime convention, at the weekend.
(16) Dick Is Back: Wargames Supply Dump, home of the GAFDOZ-compatible Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi miniatures, is back online after an extended break. Start shopping now!
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(2) For some reason, I thought the Tintin Museum already existed.
(3) This is excellent news. Earth will be destroyed.
(5) Topless Robot also reports that an Alien remake (not sequel) is also on the boards. Of all the unnecessary films to make...
(8) It's on my stack of reads.
(9) I'm glad Primeval is doing well, even if it's a bit of a wait for us across the pond.
(10) Seems lovely. Of course, no information on what her character will be.
(11) I don't quite understand. Comics today always give away behind the scenes information, all surprises are spoiled, etc. I don't know what they hell he could have said that would get him fired off a book, yet still hold onto other projects (Milestone) at the same company. Sounds like an excuse to me.
(13) They sure don't. In a way, I don't think non-French speakers get Tintin the same way we do.
(2) I'd also thought there was already a Tintin museum in Belgium, as I'd been using it as my reason to want to go there on holiday for several years with Rachel. But now I know it really exists.
(5) I've heard the Alien reboot might actually be a prequel... but still not convinced we need it!
I read on CBR that if you look through the column, you’ll see several statements that show McDuffie’s frustrations with working on the title, from comments on how the Anansi storyline was “about my not having control of the stories in my book” to remarks about how DC’s big guns — from Superman and Batman to Green Arrow and Captain Marvel — weren’t available for his use.
I guess at the end of the day, McDuffie's firing doesn't come as a surprise and it may actually keep me as a reader. I was going to stick for Len Wein's stuff then drop it because I couldn't face any more of the book as it's been this past year, but I guess now it depends on who's taking over.
And what kind of purse they make out of the pig's ear they inherit.
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