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Month: January 2021

YETI IN THE UNDERGROUND… AND A PLAGUE IN NEW YORK! SPECIAL EDITION

YETI IN THE UNDERGROUND… AND A PLAGUE IN NEW YORK! SPECIAL EDITION

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce a special edition version of Times Squared featuring a brand new story by Rick Cross and updated cover by Martin Baines. The story features the return of the Great Intelligence, and its foot soldiers the Yeti, but this time the action moves to the USA, with the Yeti overtaking the New York City Subway. The Great Intelligence and the Yeti first appeared in the 1968 Doctor Who serial, The Abominable Snowmen, written by…

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GANGSTERS: DEATHTOUCH

GANGSTERS: DEATHTOUCH

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Candy Jar is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Gangsters: Deathtouch to coincide with the forty-fifth anniversary of this landmark series. However, this announcement is tinged with sadness, after the death of Philip Martin in December 2020. Candy Jar’s Will Rees, who worked very closely with Philip on the book, says: “Philip was very excited to have completed this final Gangsters book and was just going through the final proofs before he passed away. The second Gangsters TV series…

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POPULAR AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR JOINS LETHBRIDGE-STEWART

POPULAR AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR JOINS LETHBRIDGE-STEWART

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Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce the second novel of its eighth series of Lethbridge-Stewart novels. Fear Frequency is the first Lethbridge-Stewart novel written by popular Australian author, George Ivanoff, who previously wrote a short story for The Laughing Gnome anthology. Range Editor Andy Frankham-Allen says: “I’ve been in contact with George for a couple of years now, initially via Twitter, as is pretty normal these days for authors outside the UK. Over time it became clear that he…

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ON TARGET: FANS SHARE TRIBUTES TO CHRIS ACHILLÉOS’ DOCTOR WHO ARTWORK

ON TARGET: FANS SHARE TRIBUTES TO CHRIS ACHILLÉOS’ DOCTOR WHO ARTWORK

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In 2019 Candy Jar Books asked for fan memories of Chris Achilléos’ Doctor Who Target work (for inclusion in Kklak: The Doctor Who Art of Chris Achilléos). After receiving a plethora of contributions, Candy Jar is pleased to announce the final list of contributors. Head of Publishing at Candy Jar, Shaun Russell, says: “We were overwhelmed by the response, and the obvious love for Chris’ outstanding Doctor Who legacy. It was very difficult selecting the final contributions as Chris’ work…

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The Fifth Doctor and friends, giant Weeping Angels and Time Lord Victorious figurines

The Fifth Doctor and friends, giant Weeping Angels and Time Lord Victorious figurines

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Figurine versions of some Doctor Who characters will be coming soon from Hero Collector. Read on to find out which figurines you’ll be adding to your collection next! The Time Lord Victorious and Brian the Ood As war rages across time and space, the Daleks return to the cosmos – but they’re far from the most dangerous threat facing the timestream. An alternate version of the Tenth Doctor has emerged, clad in Gallifreyan robes and proclaiming himself the Time Lord…

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Get ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ on DVD or Blu-ray

Get ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ on DVD or Blu-ray

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The Doctor’s latest adventure was just three weeks ago, but we want to revisit the Revolution again! Catch up with the Doctor, Captain Jack, and the final adventure for the Fam again, available now on DVD or Blu-ray. The Doctor is locked away in a high-security alien prison. Isolated, alone, with no hope of escape. Far away, on Earth, her best friends, Yaz, Ryan and Graham are far away on Earth and having to carry on with their lives without…

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Russell T Davies says Doctor Who should have Marvel-style shared universe of spin-offs

Russell T Davies says Doctor Who should have Marvel-style shared universe of spin-offs

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Russell T Davies has said that the BBC’s long-running sci-fi franchise Doctor Who should have a vast shared universe similar to that of Marvel and Star Wars. The prolific screenwriter became a household name for his work on Doctor Who during the Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant eras of the show. A decade on from his departure after handing the reins to Steven Moffatt, Davies’ opinions still holds a lot of sway among fans of the sci-fi series and his latest idea…

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Doctor Who: Season 24 Coming To Blu-ray Soon!

Doctor Who: Season 24 Coming To Blu-ray Soon!

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Sylvester McCoy’s first season as the Seventh Doctor, featuring a full season of Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, is the next release to come to Blu-ray with Season 24. The Doctor is faced with enemies including the Rani (Kate O’Mara) and the terrifying Tetraps in Time and the Rani, Kroagnon and his cleaning robots in Paradise Towers, the ruthless Bannermen in Delta and the Bannermen and Kane (Edward Peel), the murderous ruler of Iceworld in Dragonfire. With all episodes newly remastered, this Blu-ray box set also contains extensive and…

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Missy gets her own comic series!

Missy gets her own comic series!

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Titan Comics are announcing the launch of a brand-new Doctor Who Comics series and the comic debut of one of the Doctor’s darkest nemeses this April with Missy #1. This new series will also see the return of the creative team behind the Doctor Who comics: Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Spider-Man), illustrator Roberta Ingranata (Witchblade), and colorist Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000). Writer Jody Houser, talks about writing comic stories for the Doctor’s frenemy: “I wrote a few pages of Missy…

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Seven stories join the Doctor Who Target book range

Seven stories join the Doctor Who Target book range

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Seven Doctors in seven unforgettable adventures join the Doctor Who Target book range, all publishing on 11th March 2021, each with newly commissioned cover artwork by Anthony Dry. These latest novelisations, almost all by the original writers of the TV episodes, will help Target fans finally complete their classic-era collection, and take the Target range into its next incarnation. For Doctor Who fans, the range of novelisations published by Target Books in the 1970s and 1980s hold a special place….

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