Thursday 29 October 2015

A Chronicle of Doom....


Excellent awayday to the capital yesterday, Agent Rob stopping off for a swill 'n' pick up at Agent Johnny's en route to the Things And Stuff launch. The scene was all contented chuntering at Ice Station, the swilling somewhat restrained (perhaps with one eye on events to come later), as our two Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D caught up following Rob's 'James Bond-ish' global exploits. The Invaders (The Horror Channel weekdays at 2:00) was a hot topic of conversation, as well as Ben Macintyre's 'Double Cross' - Our Man in Pester Whailes current reading - and the Spaceman: Comic of the Future reprints (only 3 issues to go to complete the set!)


Cordwainer Smith's 'We The Underpeople', Arthur C. Clarke's '2061: Odyssey 3' (only one more to go to complete the set!)  and Michael Bishop's 'Transfigurations' were also discussed amidst reminisces that surely circumvented The Official Secrets Act....


As the swill supply dwindled our two exhausted Agents had no choice but to take the 'Road to Deadhead', arriving just as the afternoon's mask-making got underway. As you can see, the Things And Stuff team of Doctor Simpo and Graham Manley took to the task like ducks to water, er....

The Invaders Opening Titles

2 comments:

  1. Nice to know the Doctor's dress sense is as conservative as his comics are.

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    1. Indeed. Never to be seen without some eclectic hand-knitted jumper bearing a character. This effort, if I recall, has Space Dork on the back. Not forgotten about the comic - that'll get sorted next week....

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