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Doctor Who: The Deep Influence of the 90s Virgin Novels on the Series
They included Paul Cornell, Mark Gatiss, and future showrunners Davies and Steven Moffat Davies' first and only novel was a Virgin "The New Adventures" novel, "Damaged Goods," which takes place in a South London estate and features a family named the Tylers It contained a darker, adult tone but also the early version of many[...]
Doctor Who: UNIT is the Series’ Endless Supply of Redshirts
Davies brought them back in the new series, and writer Paul Cornell made them honourable and kind of cool, but they were still soldier extras with guns. Image: BBC/Disney+ Granted, UNIT members have always had fan favourites, starting with their first commander, Brigadier Alastair Lethbridget-Stewart (played by Nicholas Courtney with unflappable dry humour), Sergeant John Benton, Captain Mike[...]
Doctor Who: Rogue is Metacommentary that Also Updates the Series
It was written by Paul Cornell, one of the most influential writers of the Virgin novels of the 1990s and who would go on to write major episodes of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, including "Father's Day," "Human Nature" and "Family of Blood," the latter two an adaptation of his Virgin novel "Human Nature."[...]
Cover image for SAUCER COUNTRY THE FINALE (ONE-SHOT)
Saucer Country was created in 2012 by Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly, and published by DC Vertigo about Arcadia Alvarado, the Hispanic governor of New Mexico, now running for President, who believes she may have been abducted by aliens Discontinued at DC Comics, who closed the Vertigo line, it was picked up by IDW in[...]
Ahoy Comics
Grant Morrison, Paul Cornell and Mark Russell are kicking off the exquisite corpse of Project: Cryptid in Ahoy Comics' September 2023 solicits and solicitations, with PJ Holden and Jordie Perez, while Paul also writes Con & On drawn by Marika Cresta and Mark Russell brings Second Coming to an end with Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk.  PROJECT:[...]
Grant Morrison Writer 12-Part Story For Ahoy Comics' Project Cryptid
Captain Ginger: The Last Feeder #1 will feature the final chapter in November, and act as a fifth-anniversary volume for the publisher, and the comic. Other comic book stories in the anthology from Ahoy will feature comedic stories about cryptids from around the world from the depths of Loch Ness to the wilds of the Yeti's[...]
Cover image for CON & ON #1 (OF 5) CVR A MAURICET (MR)
Paul Cornell and Marika Cresta are launching a new series from Ahoy Comics set in the comic book convention scene and to be published just in time for this year's San Diego Comic-Con, for the fifth anniversary of Ahoy Comics With continuing series Blacks Myth, Second Coming and The Gimmick in Ahoy Comics' July 2023[...]
Paul Cornell & Ryan Kelly's 10th Anniversary Return To Saucer Country
Saucer Country was a rather good UFO mythology comic book by Paul Cornell, drawn by Ryan Kelly and published by DC Comics' Vertigo from 2012 in the final days of the imprint and was cancelled after 14 issues It was later picked up by IDW, renamed Saucer State for trademark reasons, for a six-issue series which[...]
Marvel Puts The Fantastic Four In George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards
The attempt to encapsulate all the different stories into one continuity and this is just one example of writer Paul Cornell doing just that Taking scenes from one of the later books he contributed to, and adding it to the way the first scenes play out. Looking at the origins of the Xenovirus that came from[...]
Doctor Who Daleks
Panini UK is to publish a collection of Daleks comic book stories by the likes of 2000AD creator Pat Mills, V For Vendetta creator David Lloyd, the late Preacher co-creator Steve Dillon, and Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons and Doctor Who TV/audio writer Paul Cornell Because at some point in their lives, they all worked on[...]
Marvel
  Paul Cornell and Mike Hawthorne are adapting the original Wild Cards stories into a new comic book series in June, Wild Cards: The Drawing Of Cards, based on stories by Harold Waldrop, Roger Zelazny and series editor, George R.R Martin. Spanning more than 25 novels, 20 short stories, and written by more than 40 authors over[...]
Paul Cornell & Mike Hawthorne Revive George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards
Wild Cards was also turned into s series of comic books, published by Marvel Comics, then years later from the Dabel Brothers and then again by Dynamite Entertainment – and now Marvel is doing it again.  Paul Cornell and Mike Hawthorne will be retelling the original Wild Cards series in a new Marvel comic book[...]
Heather Antos Now Promoted To Senior Editor At IDW
Heather Antos announced the promotion online, amending her Twitter bio to the new credit and then tweeting "New title, who dis?" Heather Antos, art by Michael Walsh. She received congratulations on her new role from the likes of comic creators, marketing, publisher, and journalists including Joe Glass, John Reppion, Jim Dandedeau, Jamal Igle, Chris Arrant, Geoff Thorne, Declan[...]
Three Little Wishes, New Graphic Novel from Paul Cornell and Steve Yeowell
Paul Cornell is a Hugo-nominated Doctor Who TV writer and novelist, as well as comic book writer on Superman, Wolverine, Saucer State and much more And together they have a new graphic novel, announced at this weekend's C2E2, Three Little Wishes, published by Legendary. Three Little Wishes, A New Paul Cornell & Steve Yeowell Graphic Novel The[...]
Lots Of Money To Be Made This Weekend At Thought Bubble In Harrogate
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Doctor Who Series 3: Best Moments from the Show’s Darkest Season
The Face of Boe reaches the end of his story with a prophecy for the Doctor Paul Cornell adapts his own popular 90s Virgin novel "Human Nature" into a 2-parter where The Doctor has to hide as a human in early 20th Century England to hide from aliens who want to steal his immortality There[...]
Paul Cornell, Emma Vieceli's Modern Frankenstein From Heavy Metal
Bleeding Cool favourite Paul Cornell is known for many things Writing Doctor Who for TV, audio and novels and the creator of Bernice Summerfield The writer on comic books Captain Britain, Wolverine, Action Comics, and co-creator of comics Demon Knights and Knight & Squire for DC, and comic book/TV series Saucer Country And now he[...]
All The Debuts And Exclusives For Thought Bubble UK, Right Now
From established and new names… make your lockdown a lot brighter! All The Debuts And Exclusives For Thought Bubble UK, Right Now I Walk With Monsters, by Paul Cornell, Sally Cantirino and Dearbhla Kelly – A modern, heartfelt horror story about a young woman and her companion the monster — https://www.comixology.co.uk/I-Walk-With-Monsters-1/digital-comic/890375 Finding Home Volume 3, by Hari Conner[...]
"Doctor Who", Jodie Whittaker in Shutdown, BBC
It will feature prose stories by Neil Gaiman, Paul Cornell, and former and current showrunners Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, and Chris Chibnall as well as an all-star lineup of writers who have scripted episodes of the show. The stories were originally released digitally on the BBC's official Doctor Who website during the first lockdown back[...]
Paul Cornell Brings "I Walk With Monsters" to Vault Comics, November
I Walk With Monsters is a dark, heartfelt horror comic book series coming from Hugo-nominated Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell, artist Sally Cantirino and colourist Dearbhla Kelly. Paul Cornell Brings "I Walk With Monsters" to Vault Comics, November In Jacey's past is the Important Man who took away her brother Now Jacey has David, who sometimes transforms[...]
Penultiman and Edgar Allen Poe in Ahoy Comics October 2020 Solicits
Ahoy Comics has returned Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter Of Blood from Paul Cornell, Dean R Motter and Russell Braun and Penultiman by Tom Peyer and Alan Robinson launch issues to the schedules with their October 2020 solicitations. EDGAR ALLAN POE`S SNIFTER OF BLOOD #1 (MR) Ahoy Comics AUG201095 (W) Paul Cornell, Dean R Motter (A) Dean R[...]
Paul Cornell pens The Shadow in the Mirror for Doctor Who, courtesy of BBS Studios.
Doctor Who writer Paul Cornell kicked off the global rewatch and live-tweet of "Human Nature" and "Family of Blood" by penning and posting a new introduction to the two-part adventure entitled "Shadow of a Doubt" that also brought back Lisa Bowerman's Bernice Summerfield From there, Cornell joined Doctor Who Magazine writer and BBC Radio producer[...]
Paul Cornell penned a new intro for Doctor Who two-parter Human Nature and Family of Blood, courtesy of BBC Studios.
Writer Paul Cornell, director Charles Palmer, and actor Lucy Cartwright will be live-tweeting during the event; but with Cornell, the fun doesn't end there Keeping his promise of some "extras" for fans to enjoy, Cornell penned a new introduction to the adventure, "Shadow of a Doubt," with Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield. Paul Cornell penned a[...]
David Tennant is the Doctor on Doctor Who, courtesy of BBC Studios.
The writer of the two-parter Paul Cornell and its director Charles Palmer will be live-tweeting the rewatch "Human Nature" was originally a novel by Cornell that was published by Virgin Books back in 1995 Showrunner Russell T Davies was a fan of the book When he brought back the show in 2005, he invited Cornell[...]
Jodie Whittaker's Doctor from Doctor Who Series 12, courtesy of BBC.
The flow of fresh, original content from a bevy of Doctor Who pros continues this week, with writer Paul Cornell ("Father's Day," "The Family of Blood," "Human Nature") penning a new short story released by the BBC Following Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, and Pete McTighe's online tales, Cornell's "The Shadow Passes" finds[...]
Vampirella
4 #0 by Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton with cover by Phillip Tan: Beginning a new and VERY different direction! Vampirella was last spotted in 2016 doing what she does best-defending the world from threats both mystic and evil She hasn't been seen since Now, over a thousand years later, she's poised to make her fateful return, but the world that awaits[...]
Vampirella
Dynamite has sent over a writer's commentary by Paul Cornell and Jeremy Whitley for Vampirella #7. Cover by Philip Tan, interiors by Andy Belanger. Here is an epic commentary on Vampirella #7, featuring an unprecedented changing of the guard in writer right before your eyes on the printed page! Now that is tag teaming! Buy your copy, in stores[...]
Vampirella
This one has writer Paul Cornell talking about Vampirella #6, with art by Andy Belanger and cover by Philip Tan Cornell was tapped to do a five-issue arc plus the zero issue, but was asked to stay on with this new story arc. Page 1: Editor Matt and I talked a lot about how to make a[...]
Writer's Commentary – Paul Cornell Talks Vampirella #5
Straight from Dynamite, here's a new writer's commentary featuring Paul Cornell talking about Vampirella #5 He mentions that this was originally going to be the final issue of the run, until he was asked to extend it by two issues This issue has a cover by Philip Tan and art by Jimmy Broxton. This is it![...]