Fred McNamara
@commandermac.bsky.social
Atomic-powered analoguepunk enthusiast. 💥 Website editor/classic comic compiler at Anderson Entertainment. 🚀 "Gerry Anderson pervert", apparently.
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Fred McNamara
@commandermac.bsky.social
· Sep 27
ALL SECTIONS ALPHA: THE MAKING OF SPACE: 1999 is available to pre-order from @gerryanderson.bsky.social! Edited/co-written by me, this hugely updated and gorgeously designed hardback expands Tim Heald's original book to tell the definitive story of Moonbase Alpha!
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Art by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social for Time and Again by Clifford D. Simak (1975)
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Art by @michaelwhelan.bsky.social for Time and Again by Clifford D. Simak (1975)
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This could be Blake’s 7
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This could be Blake’s 7
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Wait, no, that should have been:
It's *them* - it's International Rescue!
It's *them* - it's International Rescue!
This feels so weirdly emotional, lads.
It's *them*. The whole gang. The group of mecha that I know inside out, *here*.
It's *them*. The whole gang. The group of mecha that I know inside out, *here*.
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Wait, no, that should have been:
It's *them* - it's International Rescue!
It's *them* - it's International Rescue!
The penultimate Thunderbirds Deep Dive should be arriving this week and it's an episode that *so* many of you voted as your favourite, but it's always been an oddly empty episode for me.
I think this is Thunderbirds operating at its least surprisingly Thunderbirds-y, for me.
I think this is Thunderbirds operating at its least surprisingly Thunderbirds-y, for me.
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The penultimate Thunderbirds Deep Dive should be arriving this week and it's an episode that *so* many of you voted as your favourite, but it's always been an oddly empty episode for me.
I think this is Thunderbirds operating at its least surprisingly Thunderbirds-y, for me.
I think this is Thunderbirds operating at its least surprisingly Thunderbirds-y, for me.
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So, politics isn’t for you? Maybe it should be.
Fascism doesn’t arrive overnight. It creeps in through apathy, silence, and the idea that “this stuff doesn’t affect me.” Graphic novels have always been a frontline medium; cheap, urgent, emotional, and impossible to ignore.
Fascism doesn’t arrive overnight. It creeps in through apathy, silence, and the idea that “this stuff doesn’t affect me.” Graphic novels have always been a frontline medium; cheap, urgent, emotional, and impossible to ignore.
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
So, politics isn’t for you? Maybe it should be.
Fascism doesn’t arrive overnight. It creeps in through apathy, silence, and the idea that “this stuff doesn’t affect me.” Graphic novels have always been a frontline medium; cheap, urgent, emotional, and impossible to ignore.
Fascism doesn’t arrive overnight. It creeps in through apathy, silence, and the idea that “this stuff doesn’t affect me.” Graphic novels have always been a frontline medium; cheap, urgent, emotional, and impossible to ignore.
Anyway, who's excited for the Thunderbirds blu-ray??
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February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Anyway, who's excited for the Thunderbirds blu-ray??
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Essays for Thunderbirds Comic Anthology Volume 2 DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Essays for Thunderbirds Comic Anthology Volume 2 DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
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I have a book coming out on Thursday, so if all the news could be resolved by Wednesday lunchtime and Bluesky be completely chill by the evening that would be boss. Thanks all.
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I have a book coming out on Thursday, so if all the news could be resolved by Wednesday lunchtime and Bluesky be completely chill by the evening that would be boss. Thanks all.
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'Hot Pop' is basically Thunderbirds' take on Stingray's 'Titan Goes Pop'. It's great fun, quite light-hearted, captures Alan and Tin-Tin's on-off romance effortlessly, and throws some stinging commentary on the fame-chasing culture of disposable pop idols.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
'Hot Pop' is basically Thunderbirds' take on Stingray's 'Titan Goes Pop'. It's great fun, quite light-hearted, captures Alan and Tin-Tin's on-off romance effortlessly, and throws some stinging commentary on the fame-chasing culture of disposable pop idols.
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Mm'kay, clearly if you all liked those Captain Scarlet threads, then I need to next show you all this unpublished Thunderbirds story I've got hold of from David Motton's archive.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Mm'kay, clearly if you all liked those Captain Scarlet threads, then I need to next show you all this unpublished Thunderbirds story I've got hold of from David Motton's archive.
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Some Ro-Jaws to brighten your day
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Some Ro-Jaws to brighten your day
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I’m going to be doing a kickstarter for Terran omega issue 1. (32 pages, full colour sci-fi comic!) If you’d like to know when it launches (soon!) sign up for my mailing list pjholden.kit.com (check your spam folder after you sign up -you should get a verification email). Would appreciate a RT!
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I’m going to be doing a kickstarter for Terran omega issue 1. (32 pages, full colour sci-fi comic!) If you’d like to know when it launches (soon!) sign up for my mailing list pjholden.kit.com (check your spam folder after you sign up -you should get a verification email). Would appreciate a RT!
Essays for Thunderbirds Comic Anthology Volume 2 DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
a r2d2 robot is standing in the sand near a rock
ALT: a r2d2 robot is standing in the sand near a rock
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Essays for Thunderbirds Comic Anthology Volume 2 DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
Editorial adjustments for All Sections Alpha DONE.
I. AM DONE.
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Are there good, even great Small Indie Publishers?
Absolutely! Most are great! Always vet a publisher with your fellow creators.
But if they're new, have a ton of money, propose a "whole new deal/distribution system" and want a portion of your IP?
Run. That's a Venture Capital Vulture Publisher.
Absolutely! Most are great! Always vet a publisher with your fellow creators.
But if they're new, have a ton of money, propose a "whole new deal/distribution system" and want a portion of your IP?
Run. That's a Venture Capital Vulture Publisher.
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Are there good, even great Small Indie Publishers?
Absolutely! Most are great! Always vet a publisher with your fellow creators.
But if they're new, have a ton of money, propose a "whole new deal/distribution system" and want a portion of your IP?
Run. That's a Venture Capital Vulture Publisher.
Absolutely! Most are great! Always vet a publisher with your fellow creators.
But if they're new, have a ton of money, propose a "whole new deal/distribution system" and want a portion of your IP?
Run. That's a Venture Capital Vulture Publisher.
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I'm so sick of New Gen Comics Publishers
So many indie publishers I've run from cause it's clearly either IP Farming or NFTs in Disguise.
Protect your IP Ownership, Learn Kickstarter, Stay Independent,
Team up with @comicprintinguk.bsky.social or a larger established publisher to print your work.
So many indie publishers I've run from cause it's clearly either IP Farming or NFTs in Disguise.
Protect your IP Ownership, Learn Kickstarter, Stay Independent,
Team up with @comicprintinguk.bsky.social or a larger established publisher to print your work.
February 8, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I'm so sick of New Gen Comics Publishers
So many indie publishers I've run from cause it's clearly either IP Farming or NFTs in Disguise.
Protect your IP Ownership, Learn Kickstarter, Stay Independent,
Team up with @comicprintinguk.bsky.social or a larger established publisher to print your work.
So many indie publishers I've run from cause it's clearly either IP Farming or NFTs in Disguise.
Protect your IP Ownership, Learn Kickstarter, Stay Independent,
Team up with @comicprintinguk.bsky.social or a larger established publisher to print your work.
Mm'kay, clearly if you all liked those Captain Scarlet threads, then I need to next show you all this unpublished Thunderbirds story I've got hold of from David Motton's archive.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Mm'kay, clearly if you all liked those Captain Scarlet threads, then I need to next show you all this unpublished Thunderbirds story I've got hold of from David Motton's archive.
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Busy session in the pub reading over @dchopkins.bsky.social's letters for the new Courier Z book! We're nearly done, and it's as fun-yet-sad as ever.
Kickstarter coming... alarmingly soon, sign up for prelaunch now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
Kickstarter coming... alarmingly soon, sign up for prelaunch now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
Coming soon: The Collected Letters of Courier Z - volumes 1 & 2
The return of science-fiction's most morally dubious postwoman, in 5 new comic adventures with 5 new great artists.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Busy session in the pub reading over @dchopkins.bsky.social's letters for the new Courier Z book! We're nearly done, and it's as fun-yet-sad as ever.
Kickstarter coming... alarmingly soon, sign up for prelaunch now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
Kickstarter coming... alarmingly soon, sign up for prelaunch now.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
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If you've enjoyed this thread, be sure to check out my investigations into the *other* unpublished Captain Scarlet story by David Motton!
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Spent the evening reading an unpublished Captain Scarlet comic script! Shall we take a deep dive into David Motton's script?
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
If you've enjoyed this thread, be sure to check out my investigations into the *other* unpublished Captain Scarlet story by David Motton!
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You do NOT want to end up here.
February 8, 2026 at 3:39 PM
You do NOT want to end up here.
What if I bought the rarer, sci-fi themed holiday specials from these Fleetway/IPC Picture Libraries? 👀
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
What if I bought the rarer, sci-fi themed holiday specials from these Fleetway/IPC Picture Libraries? 👀
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I'm prepping much deeper analytical dives of these scripts and more on Sequential 21 in the coming months - page-by-page analyses, investigations of what would have been edited for publication in the annuals, and beyond.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I'm prepping much deeper analytical dives of these scripts and more on Sequential 21 in the coming months - page-by-page analyses, investigations of what would have been edited for publication in the annuals, and beyond.
Subscribe so you don't miss out!
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Subscribe so you don't miss out!
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The invoice for this story, submitted to Century 21 Publishing, tells some fascinating details.
This and another unpublished story were submitted in June 1967. No indication of which annual these stories were submitted for. Hmm.
This and another unpublished story were submitted in June 1967. No indication of which annual these stories were submitted for. Hmm.
February 7, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The invoice for this story, submitted to Century 21 Publishing, tells some fascinating details.
This and another unpublished story were submitted in June 1967. No indication of which annual these stories were submitted for. Hmm.
This and another unpublished story were submitted in June 1967. No indication of which annual these stories were submitted for. Hmm.
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And yes, Scarlet goes up against heavy-set crew member who Motton spares no details in describing his physical stature.
February 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
And yes, Scarlet goes up against heavy-set crew member who Motton spares no details in describing his physical stature.
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Right then, shall I tell you all about this unpublished Captain Scarlet story that foreshadows one of UFO's best episodes and features Captain Scarlet going up against a Mysteronised sumo wrestler?
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Right then, shall I tell you all about this unpublished Captain Scarlet story that foreshadows one of UFO's best episodes and features Captain Scarlet going up against a Mysteronised sumo wrestler?