Neil Gaimin is
writing another episode of "Doctor Who." His story will air later this season or during season 8. His season six story, "The Doctor's Wife," has become a fan favorite.
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Oh yeah, I remember these great
M.W. Kaluta-illustrated "Carson of Venus" adaptations in DC Comics'
Korak series. Can we get a reprint in book form? Does Dark Horse have the rights these days?
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Remember this cool stop-motion recreation of the "Johnny Quest" series opening sequence? Now the makers want to do a complete remake of a "Johnny Quest" episode, and have launched a
Kickstarter initiative to raise money. A worthy cause!
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A painting created and signed by all four Beatles back in 1966 is once again
up for auction.
The painting originates from the Beatles' only trip to Japan, where
they stayed for just 100 hours in 1966. Evading fans in the Tokyo Hilton
Hotel, the band were unable to escape from their room and were given
the 30 inch by 40 inch canvas and paints to cure their boredom.
Placing
a lamp at the centre, the band separated the canvas into four sections
with each member left to design his own corner. After removing the lamp,
they then signed the canvas in the hole that it left and presented the
work, entitled Images of a Woman, to Tetsuaburo Shimoyama, president of
the Japanese Beatles fan club.
An estimate for the piece has not
been set, with the auction house commenting: "It's anybody's guess how
much this rare, one-of-a-kind piece will bring, it is a Holy Grail of
Beatles collectibles."
The work was sold to a dealer in Osaka for
approximately $191,000 in the mid-1990s and appeared again in 2002 on
eBay, though it is not certain the exact amount it sold for. A Liverpool
Echo report before the sale suggested that the painting might
achieve as much as £350,000.
