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Post by Jim on Feb 25, 2019 22:12:07 GMT
oh no, genuinely sad to hear that! The Happiness Patrol is a long time favourite, and fresh in my mind again after reading the excellent Target novelisation for the first time last year. It's such an unjustly treated story. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 25, 2019 23:09:15 GMT
The Happiness Patrol was one of the Target books that survived my childhood.
Great book and a great story, the Kandy Man was terrifying and sadly used by ill-informed people to kick what is one of the stronger stories of the McCoy era.
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Post by Jim on Feb 25, 2019 23:22:16 GMT
The Seeds of Doom is the only one that survived my childhood. I vividly remember my Grandma buying it for me from Dillons in Nottingham one Saturday morning and then reading the whole thing at her bungalow that afternoon. She passed away a couple of weeks ago and that day was the first memory that came to the surface, she really loved Doctor Who and encouraged me to be a fan.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 16, 2019 8:51:46 GMT
I've just realised I haven't had this month's DWM. I see it was due out two weeks ago. Hmm.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 16, 2019 9:06:37 GMT
It's a good one too. Mission to the Unknown remake, Pat Gorman and Richard Gregory tributes.
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 16, 2019 10:10:18 GMT
Fired an email to Panini, which has come back marked as spam. Hmm x2.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 18, 2019 18:35:09 GMT
Anyone else sub to DWM? The most recent issue (Clothing Special) said my sub runs out "soon" (but does not specify when) but when I log on to panini subs it shows:
'Doctor Who Magazine (with Specials)
Order number:
xxxxxx
Status: Live
Expires: You have a continuous order'
I am confused. Does it auto-renew or do I need to do something?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 18, 2019 18:49:08 GMT
Mine auto renews
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 18, 2019 19:33:58 GMT
Mine's a direct debit, it just goes on and on.
That said, not had this month's ish yet, although Panini have dispatched a replacement now.
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2019 11:55:58 GMT
I mostly enjoyed the DWM Costume Design Special. An often overlooked area and I did learn new things. Sadly marred by some 'It was all shit' editorialising when covering the 80's to the TVM. Other areas are treated more even handedly. I had thought we had moved past bashing certain eras in official publications.
However, I did quite enjoy the Special overall. I did not know 2000AD artist Patrick Goddard has done design work on the show!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2019 11:33:03 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on May 30, 2019 12:12:42 GMT
Intrigued to know what a 'rare' track from Evil of the Daleks is.
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2019 17:39:02 GMT
However both wh smiths I checked are not selling their own 'exclusive' edition of DWM so pennies saved!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2019 17:58:25 GMT
Reports on Gallifrey Base that longstanding DWM contributer Dominic May (of the staple 'Beyond the TARDIS' feature) has apparently passed away this week.  -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 30, 2019 18:55:47 GMT
Before that of DWAS and CT Editor.
Rather sudden and unexpected by the sound of things.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 10, 2019 18:25:11 GMT
DWM is putting out a 12th Doc Special on the 13th. Not included in subs so I will have to hunt for it in the wild!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 10, 2019 18:27:57 GMT
What, you mean it's a special in addition to the usual ongoing specials? (like the last clothing one)
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 10, 2019 18:30:24 GMT
Yes. It's an additional one covering production of 12th's first four episodes.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 10, 2019 18:31:03 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 10, 2019 18:55:44 GMT
Interesting. So the 'Companion' series that used to be part of the main specials line, which seemed to have been replaced with the 'Yearbook' specials when Capaldi started, is now returning as it's own line, alongside the existing specials and the bookazines.
And given this covers four episodes of series eight, it'll be a loooong time until they get it up to date.
Hmm. I think I'm specialled out with Who. I still buy the bookazines even though I don't read them. At this rate DWM will be publishing as many specials as regular issues.
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 14, 2019 21:49:38 GMT
I read in the Panini email newsletter that the 12th Doc special is a revised reprint of the Complete History partwork. So probably no need to own both.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 14, 2019 21:54:48 GMT
I have yet to find it in the wild!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2019 12:38:28 GMT
DWM has gone back to A4 size! It feels odd in my hand.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2019 13:05:12 GMT
Goink! I hadn't even noticed.
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2019 20:34:37 GMT
I wish DWM had never changed from A4 in the first place. I've yet to find a box that properly fits that size for storage. Same for the old 2000ADs.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2019 20:48:53 GMT
A4!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 30, 2019 20:55:47 GMT
No, I mean the wider, shorter size it has been. It's similar to the newsprint era 2000AD. No one makes solid storage boxes that fit that size properly.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 30, 2019 20:57:06 GMT
This is true.
-Ralph
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Post by KnightBeat on Jul 1, 2019 1:01:43 GMT
I bought 5 cardboard storage boxes from A Place in Space a few years ago for this purpose. The boxes are shipped as flatpacks that you put together yourself and are fantastic for holding wider-than-A4 mags. The cardboard is appropriately thick and holds together well, allowing them to be stacked without crushing the box at the bottom. Alternatively, if you work in an office that receives a large amount of A4 printer paper, you may be able to use the empty shipping boxes for free. My previous workplace would get through 2-3 boxes of paper each month and recycle the empty cardboard boxes, but had no objection to people taking them home. If the box has sufficient height (some suppliers provide more paper than others) you can store the DW mags vertically with the spine facing upwards. Printer paper boxes are less sturdy than the ones mentioned above, requiring sellotape to hold them together over time, but could be a cheap/free option. |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 1, 2019 20:23:48 GMT
Interesting. I knew there were comic boxes the right size to store back to front, but I want something that does bottom to top so comics don't need boards to keep them straight. The copier paper box is an interesting idea.
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