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February 2021

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Conan the Barbarian comic-book first issue retrospective (video).

Here’s the Ed and Jim Conan the Barbarian comic-book first issue retrospective, featuring the sword-and-sorcery character created by Robert E. Howard. The first…

ColonelFrog8 Feb 2021

Kamen Rider Valtz: the zodiac’s horse finally gallops into Kamen Rider MY-TH (tokusatsu).

ZX Spectrum history book loads in 98 minutes, no tape errors reported.

Back Issue #26 February 2006 (magazine review)

Editorial – November 2026: Hoarding Is A Polite Name For Collecting.

Queen’s Domain: King’s Field’s spiritual heir arrives, flying sword and all (games).

The Gaslight District: Glitch’s undead gangsters promise ‘a very special release’ for March 2027 (web animation).

3I/ATLAS keeps accelerating on its way out, and every SF paperback saw it coming.

3I/ATLAS keeps accelerating on its way out, and every SF paperback saw it coming.

Escape from Jurassic Park: Universal’s lost 1993 cartoon pitch climbs out of the amber (TV animation).

Physint at Beyond the Strand: Kojima shows his homework, and it looks suspiciously like Metal Gear (games).

3I/ATLAS keeps accelerating on its way out, and every SF paperback saw it coming.

Exterminate the writers? Russell T Davies calls the BBC boss’s AI Doctor Who remarks “clumsy”, and puts a date on the new Doctor (news).

Maison Ghibli returns to London, and No-Face is moving to Oxford Street (news).

Editorial – November 2026: Hoarding Is A Polite Name For Collecting.

Sir Patrick Stewart (1940–2026): the captain’s final log.

“Never say never”: Phil Lord and Chris Miller have made their peace with losing Solo, and Kathleen Kennedy sent a nice note about Project Hail Mary (Star Wars news).

Netflix’s Bass X Machina unleashes steampunk cowboys, mechanical minotaurs and a suspiciously familiar name

Kamen Rider Valtz: the zodiac’s horse finally gallops into Kamen Rider MY-TH (tokusatsu).

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February 2021

Conan the Barbarian comic-book first issue retrospective (video).