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DC Thomson, has warned of title closures and redundancies, in a bid to plug a £10 million gap amid moves to "reshape" its portfolio.Various Scottish news outlets, including BBC Scotland, have reported employees were told of the upcoming title closures and job cuts at an all-staff meeting on Wednesday, but it must be stressed that no specific titles have yet been identified for closure at this time.Rebecca Miskin, who was promoted to the role of chief executive of DC Thomson's media business in 2021, the company then announcing ambitious growth plans, said "significant changes" were to be announced."We will be announcing the closure of some well-loved titles, as well as the cessation of some commercial activities," she said this week.

https://downthetubes.net/beano-and-commando-publisher-dc-thomson-announces-redundancies/?

I'm intrigued by Diceman. I have read through a couple of the Dredd and Rogue games, but what else is included in Diceman? (What other characters and story types?)

It is very Pat Mills character heavy as he wrote most of them there's one based on Ronald Reagan, A couple based around a new character the Dice Man an old fashioned private eye, Nemesis, a couple new Slaine, Torquemada & the A.B.C Warriors

As part of London's Comica Festival throughout March, on Tuesday 14th March from 7pm Dave Gibbons & Brian Bolland will be in conversation with the comic historian Tim Pilcher, Designing Dystopia – An Evening with the Artists behind Judge Dredd and Watchmen at the Centry Club on Shaftberry Avenue, London Tickets £12

https://centuryclub.co.uk/members-events/designing-dystopia-an-evening-with-the-artists-behind-judge-dredd-and-watchmen/?fbclid=IwAR2abCx2etA7L2pc0ARxBju7b5VQiiINSTq9lDNyzNnSY5RrvZmvUDqm5nE

Kevin O'Neill once said that when there was talks going on between DC & Rebellion for the original collection he had offered to recolour the story in the same way he did the colour Nemesis but talks fell apart

[Alan Davis]

I know most of you will be at Lawless over this weekend but MCM have announced 4 big names for this May's event. These are Alan Davis (Captain Britain Miricleman), Mike Perkins ( Swamp Thing, Captain America), Ram V (SwampThing, Carnage) & Martin Simmonds (Deptartment of Truth, Punks not Dead)

Charlie Thomas singer with The Drifters aged 85

I think they may have the release date wrong 24th May 2022 

John Wagner has mentioned on Facebook that there is going to be a Bogie Man collection on Kickstarter coming late spring/early summer.

Amazon have the Complete Dice Man as being released on the 25th May for £39.99

I was looking through You Tube and came accross The 1992 BBC version of The Bogie Man with Robbie Coltrane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4iG3XsaN1E

[Waller]

DC have announced some of the first films & TV shows to come in the James Gunn era.
These includethe TV shows Waller a spin off from Peachemaker, Lanterns based around Hal Jordan and John Stewart, Paradise Lost set on Themyscira/Paradise Island Booster Gold
films include Swamp thing, Superman Legacy, The Authority & Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/01/31/the-next-generation-of-dc-movies-and-tv-has-arrived?

Tom Verliaine frontman of the band Television aged 73

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/television-band-star-tom-verlaine-dies-aged-73/ar-AA16QNRP?ocid=U452DHP&li=AAnZ9Ug

We may be loosing the Doom Patrol TV series but in March we get a new comic Unstoppable Doom Patrol

Actor Sylvia Syms aged 89 Ice Cold in Alex and The Queen
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/27/sylvia-syms-prolific-british-actor-dies-aged-89

Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing & Si Spurrier will be at a "Sins Of Sinister Marvel" Comics signing event at Forbidden Planet London on Saturday 25th February 2023 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm.