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Chatting to George Mann about steampunk Avengers, Ghost and the Newbury & Hobbes comic book

September 11, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In this interview, George Mann talks about this steampunk series, Newbury & Hobbes, about the spin-off series The Ghost and about his influences. We discover how the adventures of the two detectives changed over the years and get teased at what projects Mann might be working on next. You can enjoy a free look inside […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: george mann, newbury & hobbes, steampunk

Steampunk Avengers: A review of Newbury & Hobbes – The Undying

August 15, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Newbury & Hobbes: The Undying

I rather liked the look of the Newbury & Hobbes comic when Geek Native had the chance to share a preview of it last month. I toyed with the phrase ‘Steampunk Avengers’ then but shied away. I won’t any longer. Wait. I don’t mean the superheroes. In this instance, my use of the word Avengers […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: george mann, newbury & hobbes, reviews, steampunk, titan comics

A look inside: Doctor Who – The Lost Dimension

February 19, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension is a new cross-over of Timelord action. The Doctors have to unite as the Void, that empty space between universes, has somehow developed a fearsome hunger! This is the series that has the return of Jenny, the Doctor’s daughter, who has an urgent message for the Twelfth Doctor, Bill and […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Cavan Scott, doctor who, Eleventh Doctor, george mann, Nick Abadzis, Ninth Doctor, previews, Tenth Doctor, the doctor's daughter, the lost dimension, titan comics, Twelfth Doctor

Charge! A review of Warhammer 40,000: Will of Iron

June 11, 2017 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Written by George Mann and with art from Tazio Bettin and Enrica Angiolini the paperback of Warhammer 40,000: Will of Iron (vol 1) is due out this month. You can grab it on Kindle too. The book collects the first four issues of the Will of Iron series. The series picks up as the warp storms […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: Enrica Angiolini, games workshop, george mann, reviews, Tazio Bettin, titan comics, warhammer 40k, will of iron

Exclusive story and Executioner’s Heart competition

July 10, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 22 Comments

George Mann authors the audio scripts for the BBC’s Doctor Who and the Sherlock Holmes series. He writes the popular steampunk Newbury & Hobbes mystery series and the latest book in that is The Executioner’s Heart. Just what is Mann’s writing like? He had a challenge from Geek Native – write a Newbury & Hobbes […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: competitions, george mann, newbury & hobbes, steampunk, Titan Books

Exclusive extract: The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

February 19, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This month we asked George Mann whether authors should consider Conan Doyle’s vision of Sherlock Holmes sacroscant. Mann was a good person to ask as he did the hard work and edited the anthology The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes which is a collection of stories about the great detective from steampunk, horror and assorted authors. […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: extract, george mann, mark hodder, Sherlock Holmes, The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

Should authors tinker with Conan Doyle’s vision of Sherlock Holmes?

February 13, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Should authors extend the legacy of the Sherlock Holmes? If they do; should they pitch the great detective against zombies, Daleks or insidious body snatching aliens? The Encounters of Sherlock Holmes , a new collection of adventures from Titan Books include stories from horror and steampunk authors like James Lovegrove, Paul Magrs, Guy Adams, George […]

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