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Post by Pinwig on May 29, 2020 19:51:38 GMT
And in other news HOW THE **** did THAT STORY come in as the 2nd best First Doctor story??!!! Aside from THAT story being rather good, it's because the whole world cup idea is shit. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 29, 2020 20:03:50 GMT
DWM has arrived. The Current Situation means the comic has to skip the next 3 issues for economic reasons. Understandable but sad.  And in other news HOW THE **** did THAT STORY come in as the 2nd best First Doctor story??!!! -Ralph How does it have to skip? Curious as to the rationale given DWM is pretty much a subscriber floated title. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2020 20:20:56 GMT
From the editorial: "We're grateful for the support our loyal readers have shown over the last few months. However, the retail situation in the UK remains challenging, In common with many of the other magazines that have managed to keep going through these difficult times, we're having to make economies. We've taken the difficult decision to rest the comic strip for the next three issues, by which time we're hoping that life - and business - will have returned to some kind of normality. The strip will resume with something very special - namely our contribution to the Time Lord Victorious project."
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2020 20:22:27 GMT
And in other news HOW THE **** did THAT STORY come in as the 2nd best First Doctor story??!!! Aside from THAT story being rather good, it's because the whole world cup idea is shit. The story is ok, but it's hardly Top Ten material, is it? It never rates that highly! The World Cup idea may be fun for Twitter users to take part in, but it really does not work as an article. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2020 20:23:24 GMT
Feels like the current situ is beginning to bite now. Weak feeling issue all round on an initial flick through. They need to sort out the covers too. A lot recently have been terrible. This one using a grainy old 60s pic with random swirly bits is even worse than those odd classic doctor closeups they did last year. I suspect these covers work better when the straplines are on them, but they really aren't a subscriber incentive. They need to go retro gamer's route and do totally different sub covers that use the space. The gaping holes on DWM sub covers just make you wonder what text you're missing. It's just as well I recycle most of my issues as they often turn up ripped to buggery anyway! -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on May 29, 2020 20:58:06 GMT
I still have a full set. No idea why these days, chances of me ever revisiting anything from the last twenty years are pretty slim. It doesn't really feel like the reference it used to these days. The full run of DWM and 2000AD/Megazine in my old room at my parents house takes up quite a bit of space.
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2020 21:24:01 GMT
If space had been no issue I would have kept them all but they had to go. So about 20 years worth went to Oxfam book shop (which they made a nice display of) and now most get recycled except for special or anniversary issues, which are kept as a representative. I keep few since I subbed as they get badly damaged in the post anyway. Generally, I don't have room for periodicals. Only 2000AD/Megazines are kept.
I love the periodical format and continue to support it but can't keep many.
-Ralph
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Post by KnightBeat on May 29, 2020 23:26:58 GMT
Will DWM be reducing the page count as well? Retro Gamer and other Future mags have dropped 16 pages from their recent issues.
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2020 8:59:16 GMT
Will DWM be reducing the page count as well? Retro Gamer and other Future mags have dropped 16 pages from their recent issues. I wouldn't be surprised. There will be 8 pages where the comic strip usually goes! Unless they fill it with reprints. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2020 11:37:13 GMT
DWM has arrived. Page count reduced to 76.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 25, 2020 20:35:20 GMT
Thought it felt a bit thin. Shops are open again now though, couple of months and it might start getting thicker again.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2020 20:40:43 GMT
The page reduction will be down to the comic strip being dropped without anything to fill that space.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 24, 2020 15:43:51 GMT
Just been in Smiths for the first time since March. The Sci Fi & Comic shelves are seriously depleted from their usual overloaded state! Picked up the new DWM special - 12th Doc vol 3, but was surprised to find at the checkout that the price has gone from £8 to £10.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 20, 2020 19:57:13 GMT
John Freeman on FB has confirmed Panini are putting a book (not magazine) together collecting the TV21 Dalek strips!!! He's trying to source some of the original artwork.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 20, 2020 20:07:21 GMT
Nice!
I would love to see the actual Who strips from that era collected too.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 21, 2020 9:38:49 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 25, 2020 21:45:54 GMT
Enjoyed current DWM more than I have done for a while. Articles on obscure in-house adverts for lemonade and satellite broadcasting are right up my street. Also fascinating to see the percentage of TV licences being black and white during the 70's.
Next issue is another £10 one. Eep.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 25, 2020 22:14:27 GMT
I was reading that today too and was going to post exactly the same thing! The articles still feel odd for a commercial magazine, but I suppose at the moment there isn't much else going on to talk about. The bit about using the scarf to place the lemonade photos was brilliant. I was amazed by the TV licence numbers too - I'd never thought about that.
I remember the 31 Who weekend very well. I had a friend at the time with BSB and he recorded a lot of that for me on a pile of vhs tapes I still have. Very exciting time seeing many Hartnell stories for the first time.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Aug 26, 2020 20:30:07 GMT
Fingers crossed they can track down the art.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Sept 19, 2020 14:52:57 GMT
Enjoyed the latest DWM comic strip and the return of the Ninth Doctor and John Ross.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 7, 2020 15:05:35 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 7, 2020 16:26:34 GMT
Phil will need a copy of this. Anyone got access to WHS?
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2020 17:08:23 GMT
Amazed it's only a tenner and will be in Amazon and supermarkets. Also amazed it's out NEXT WEEK.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2020 17:08:52 GMT
Phil will need a copy of this. Anyone got access to WHS? It should go up on Panini's store which has free postage. -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 7, 2020 21:41:14 GMT
I discovered this morning my local Smiths is still open. Looks like I'll be going back next weekend!
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 12, 2020 9:46:58 GMT
Doesn't seem to be on Panini's website yet.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 12, 2020 13:20:39 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 12, 2020 21:14:46 GMT
An yes, I knew there was a reason I needed Smiths on Saturday. I'll have forgotten again by tomorrow.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 12, 2020 21:24:01 GMT
Phil needs a Dalek Comic Strip special while you're in there
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 12, 2020 21:28:38 GMT
Yep. If they have it I'll get a couple unless you alert me you have one. I'm usually there when they open at nine.
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