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Richard Dinnick
Richard Dinnick (born 22 January 1968) is a British screenwriter, novelist, comic book writer and audio playwright. He is a frequent guest at writing events (including the London Screenwriters' Festival) and such ''Doctor Who'' conventions as Gallifrey One as well as San Diego Comic Con. Dinnick is a member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and the Royal Television Society and a Patron of the Children's Media Foundation. Journalism Dinnick started his writing career on the local newspaper ''Esher News and Mail'' in 1986. He then specialised in business journalism, working on publications such as ''Director'' (the magazine published by the Institute of Directors) and '' Real Business'' as part of their editorial teams. In the late 1990s, he moved to ''Internet Magazine''. During this time he appeared on numerous TV and radio programmes as well as newspapers and industry web sites talking about internet-related matters. He was also shortlisted for the PPA's PTC New Journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to: * Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture * Ford Thunderbird, a car Birds * Dromornithidae, extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds * ''Genyornis'', extinct flightless birds known as thunder birds Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters * Thunderbird (John Proudstar), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1975 * Warpath (comics), or Thunderbird, a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 1984 * Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), a Marvel Comics superhero introduced in 2000 * Thunderbird, a creature in the game ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' Film and television * ''Thunder Birds'' (1942 film), an American World War II propaganda film * ''Thunderbirds'' (1952 film), an American war film * ''Thunderbirds'' (TV series), a 1960s British puppet science-fiction series ** ''Thunderbirds'' (2004 film), based on the TV series * ''Thunderbird ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recognized as the fifth-largest comic book publisher in the United States, behind Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics, ahead of other major comic book publishers such as Archie, Boom!, Dynamite, Valiant and Oni Press. The company is perhaps best known for its licensed comic book adaptations of movies, television shows, video games, and cartoons. History Origin in 1999 Idea and Design Works (IDW) was formed in 1999 by a group of comic book managers and artists that met at Wildstorm Productions included Ted Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko for an outsource art and graphic design firm. Each of the four was equal partners, owning 25%. With Wildstorm owner Jim Lee selling to DC Comics in 1999, Lee turned that company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', created by writers Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln and played by Nicholas Courtney. He is one of the founders of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later Unified Intelligence Taskforce), an international organisation that defends Earth from alien threats, and serves as commander of the British contingent. Presented at first as reluctant to accept the continuing aid of the Doctor, over time the Brigadier became one of the Doctor's greatest friends and his principal ally in defending Earth. As one of the series' most prominent recurring characters over its fifty-year history, the Brigadier appeared in 23 stories during the original run of ''Doctor Who'', first appearing in the 1968 serial ''The Web of Fear'' opposite the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton). The character made frequent ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy
Missy or Missie is a feminine first name, often a short form of Melissa. People * Mathilde de Morny (1863-1944), French aristocrat and artist * Michele "Missy" Avila (1968-1985), American murder victim * Missie Berteotti (born 1963), American LPGA golfer * Missy Booth, fictional character from the television series ''Ackley Bridge'' * Missy Cummings, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot * Missy Elliott (born 1971), American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer * Missy Giove (born 1972), American former professional mountain bike rider * Missy Gold (born 1970), American former child actress * Missy Franklin (born 1995), American competitive swimmer * Missy Higgins (born 1983), Australian singer and songwriter * Missy Hyatt (born 1963), American professional wrestling valet * Missy LeHand (1898–1944), longtime private secretary to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt * Missy M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Books
BBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The imprint has been active since the 1980s. BBC Books publishes a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming, including cookery, natural history, lifestyle, and behind the scenes "making-of" books. There are also some non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities in its list. Amongst BBC Books' best known titles are cookery books by former TV cook Delia Smith, wildlife titles by Sir David Attenborough and gardening titles by Alan Titchmarsh. In the BBC Publishing days, it turned down ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', a book which has now sold over 14,000,000 copies worldwide. ''Doctor Who'' Since 1996, BBC Books has also produced a range of tie-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Press
Running Press is an American publishing company and member of the Perseus Books Group. The publisher's offices are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with many of the corporate functions taking place in Perseus' New York City headquarters. It was co-founded by Stuart "Buz" Teacher; and his brother, Lawrence "Larry" Teacher, who died in March 2014. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers became an imprint of Running Press in 2017. Select bibliography * Running Press Miniature Editions, 2" by 2" hardcover books (many of them abridgements of bestsellers and often sold as impulse or gift purchases at checkout counters) * ''Sneaky Chef'' cookbook series by Missy Chase Lapine * ''Images'' coloring book series, by Roger Burrows * '' Wisdom to Grow On'', Charles J. Acquisto (2006) * '' The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga'', ILYA (2006) * '' Cathy's Book'', Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman (2006) * ''The Way of the Wiseguy'', Joseph D. Pistone (2004) * ''The Real Mad Men: The Renegades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Library
The Black Library is a division of Games Workshop (formerly a part of BL Publishing) which is devoted to publishing List of Black Library novels, novels and audiobooks (and has previously produced art books, background books, and graphic novels) set in the ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' fictional universes. Some of Black Library's best known titles include the Gaunt's Ghosts and Eisenhorn series of novels by Dan Abnett and the Gotrek and Felix series by William King (author), William King and Nathan Long (author), Nathan Long. The authors of these novels, graphic novels, and comics created original storylines and characters that are based on playable armies in the main ''Warhammer 40,000'' game and its many Warhammer 40,000#Spin-offs, spin-offs (such as ''Inquisitor (game), Inquisitor'' or ''Epic (game), Epic''). These works are then promoted with contributions of stories, plot synopses, and rules in the White Dwarf (magazine), ''Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
