Tournament: Combat and Conquest – a Review of a lecture at the Royal Armouries, Leeds

TOURNAMENT: COMBAT AND CONTEST

Wednesday 24 April 2013 at Royal Armouries.

Speaker: Karen Watts – Senior Curator of Armour

What a great talk. I can’t possibly do it justice, the wealth of information and the clear and entertaining way it was put across would simply take pages to describe. I’m being utterly honest with this. Part way through the lecture I thought to myself, “I wish this was a DVD”.

For one thing I know others that would have enjoyed watching the DVD with me as I watched it again. For another there was just so much to take in.

Yes I do already have a reasonable understanding of the world of Tournament. I hope that came across in my article about the Easter Joust at the Royal Armouries.

Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS – spoilers

First Aired BBC1  18:30 27 April 2013

Director:  Mat King
Writer:  Steve Thompson

The Doctor: Matt Smith
Clara Oswald: Jenna-Louise Coleman

Tricky: Jahvel Hall
Bram Van Baalen: Mark Oliver
Gregor Van Baalen:  Ashley Walters

This review includes spoilers, including the images above.

Judge Dredd: Year One – part 2 – spoilers

Judge Dredd: Year One issue 2 published by IDW

Script: Matt Smith
Art: Simon Coleby
Colours: Leonard O’Grady
Letters: Chris Mowry
Cover Art: Greg Staples
Cover Colours: Ryan Browne

Alternative cover
Cover Art: Dave Sim
Cover Colours: Jay Fotos

Chief Judge Clarence Goodman seems to have the same close relationship with Dredd that he did in early 2000AD stories. He is willing to listen to Dredd and guide him.

2000AD Prog 1829 – general release 24/04/13 – spoilers

2000AD Prog 1829

Published weekly in the UK by Rebellion

Subscription release 20th April 2013

General release in print & digital 24th April 2013

Cover by D’Israeli

I read this on Sunday after my trip to Morley to see the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote on parade, Saturday wasn’t good enough clearly.

No letters page.

Judge Dredd: The Judge Child – light to medium spoilers

Judge Dredd: The Judge Child graphic novel published by 2000AD

Writers:
John Wagner, Alan Grant

Artists:
Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon, Ron Smith

Letterers:
Tom Frame

Previously published in Progs 156 to 181 of 2000AD in 15 March – 11 October, 1980

I’m reviewing the latest version of this story, reprinted in black and white and re-sized to what is often referred to as ‘manga size’. There are three other books in this series which are available on Kindle, Judge Child currently is only available in this version in print.

St Georges Day Celebrations Morley

St George’s day in England is 23rd April, this being a Tuesday in 2013 many areas will have marked the day on  the weekend closest to the date. Morley, a town near Leeds, took this option. Morley falls within the boundaries of Leeds City Council but is a town in its own right, receiving its Charter in 1886.

I decided to attend this year, I am not Morley resident, as the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote, a part of the Sealed Knot English Civil War re-enactment society. I decided earlier this year that I required a new hobby and around the time I decided this I saw a tweet from someone I followed regarding this regiment. I contacted him for more info, looked at the website and decided it looked worth a try. Before joining though I wanted to see them in action.

Dr Who: Hide – spoilers

First Aired BBC1 18:45 20 April 2013

Director:  Jamie Payne
Writer:  Neil Cross

The Doctor: Matt Smith
Clara Oswald: Jenna-Louise Coleman

Professor Alec Palmer: Dougray Scott
Emma Grayling: Jessica Raine

There are spoilers in this review but I do not spoil the secret of the story.

1974, Caliburn House.  Professor Alec Palmer and psychic Emma Graylin are investigating a a ghost that haunts the house, known as the Witch of the Well.

Judge Minty Screenings April 2013 (International) (updated)

As promised, keeping you all updated with screenings of the fan film Judge Minty.

It was announced recently that the film would be online in April or May – see my write up about that here there, there is a link to the You Tube trailer. I tagged the write up as Spoiler Light but really if you watch the trailer there are no more spoilers on the page.

Athens Comicdom Friday April 19th at 19:30 – full details here

Chapel Arts Studios, Andover, Hampshire Tuesday April 23rd 18:00 to 23:00.

Portland, Oregon Stumptown Comics Fest April 27th to 28th no further details as yet such as times.

If you can get to any of these screenings I’d suggest you go, it is amazing. And it’d be great igf you let me know how it went down.

2000AD Prog 1828 – general release 17/04/13 – spoilers

2000AD Prog 1828

Published weekly in the UK by Rebellion

Subscription release  13th April 2013

General release in print & digital 17th April 2013

Cover by Henry Flint

My first Subscription copy for quite some time. I messed up and let it lapse. Bought my copies at WHS for a while then muffed up getting subscription sorted. Ended up ringing Denise and all was fixed in that one simple call.

2000AD & the Megazine, Saturday, early afternoon sat in bed – bliss!

No letters page.

Tournament: Combat and Conquest – a lecture at the Royal Armouries, Leeds – 24 April 2013

TOURNAMENT: COMBAT AND CONTEST

Wednesday 24 April 2013 at Royal Armouries, Leeds in the Bury Theatre. 18:30 to 20:30. Tickets £5.00

Speaker: Karen Watts – Senior Curator of Armour

I previously wrote about a Jousting Tournament at the Royal Armouries over Easter. I had a great time watching the Joust and writing up the experience.

Next Wednesday, 24th April 2013, I will again be at the Royal Armouries attending this lecture. As I said in my article at Easter I’ve been to the Armouries many times to watch Jousting and to look around the museum. Never forgetting the gift shop, which is as usual near the entrance/exit (like The Doctor, I like a good gift shop).