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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💥 sequential21.net
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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!
gerryanderson.com/products/all...
gerryanderson.com/products/all...
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Listen:
"Stop Making Sense" is an entertaining film about David Byrne and his antics with a very gifted band.
But it's far from the most interesting way to see what Talking Heads were capable of.
Rome in 1980 is where you see what Talking Heads were capable of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7N...
"Stop Making Sense" is an entertaining film about David Byrne and his antics with a very gifted band.
But it's far from the most interesting way to see what Talking Heads were capable of.
Rome in 1980 is where you see what Talking Heads were capable of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7N...
Talking Heads - Born Under Punches - Rome, Italy - 1980
YouTube video by siliconmountaintop
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Listen:
"Stop Making Sense" is an entertaining film about David Byrne and his antics with a very gifted band.
But it's far from the most interesting way to see what Talking Heads were capable of.
Rome in 1980 is where you see what Talking Heads were capable of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7N...
"Stop Making Sense" is an entertaining film about David Byrne and his antics with a very gifted band.
But it's far from the most interesting way to see what Talking Heads were capable of.
Rome in 1980 is where you see what Talking Heads were capable of.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7N...
Being accused of misogyny because Troy Tempest *canonically* encourages the affections of two women isn't how I planned on spending my Friday night. 😅
February 6, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Being accused of misogyny because Troy Tempest *canonically* encourages the affections of two women isn't how I planned on spending my Friday night. 😅
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If you're pursuing a bit of clout, posting entire issues of these comics while claiming to still support the official anthologies feels like having your cake and pissing on it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
If you're pursuing a bit of clout, posting entire issues of these comics while claiming to still support the official anthologies feels like having your cake and pissing on it.
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This person's still needlessly being quite aggressive against the editorial choices we made to, uhhh, follow the canon order of the comic's storytelling by including Lady P. and Thunderbirds in the same volume. The audacity!
But bootlegging TV21, Lady Penelope, and Countdown is a-okay?
But bootlegging TV21, Lady Penelope, and Countdown is a-okay?
Hmm. It, in turn, depresses me that this person's weekly threads of each issue of TV Century 21 are so bizarrely minimal in their 'critical commentary' that it's tantamount to bootlegging the comic, week after week.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This person's still needlessly being quite aggressive against the editorial choices we made to, uhhh, follow the canon order of the comic's storytelling by including Lady P. and Thunderbirds in the same volume. The audacity!
But bootlegging TV21, Lady Penelope, and Countdown is a-okay?
But bootlegging TV21, Lady Penelope, and Countdown is a-okay?
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February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Awwww balls, Neil Young's cancelled his 2026 tour. We were set to see him in Manchester - bugger!
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Awwww balls, Neil Young's cancelled his 2026 tour. We were set to see him in Manchester - bugger!
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Happens to the best of us
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Happens to the best of us
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Rapidly throwing together something for the Gerry Anderson Blog today that'll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about Stingray.
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Rapidly throwing together something for the Gerry Anderson Blog today that'll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about Stingray.
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imagine if they made a guy in a spider-man suit come out in front of a packed arena to say they were just not making spider-man stories any more and he was going away for a while
February 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
imagine if they made a guy in a spider-man suit come out in front of a packed arena to say they were just not making spider-man stories any more and he was going away for a while
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Oh man. Everything you've heard about this review is so, so true. Mark Kermode reviews "Melania", repulsion on his face and disgust in every line. The bit about the music choices had me shouting out loud in astonishment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Oh man. Everything you've heard about this review is so, so true. Mark Kermode reviews "Melania", repulsion on his face and disgust in every line. The bit about the music choices had me shouting out loud in astonishment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
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ITV in 1968: broadcast in black and white
Captain Scarlet's set designers in 1968:
Captain Scarlet's set designers in 1968:
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
ITV in 1968: broadcast in black and white
Captain Scarlet's set designers in 1968:
Captain Scarlet's set designers in 1968:
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Fred Freeman, ‘Life in 1999,’ 1966
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Fred Freeman, ‘Life in 1999,’ 1966
Any one have that video of Sir Ian McKellen doing the Shakespeare monologue on the Stephen Colbert Show that *isn't* from an obviously obnoxious 'blue wave' boomer account with an AI pfp that has huge tiddies?
February 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Any one have that video of Sir Ian McKellen doing the Shakespeare monologue on the Stephen Colbert Show that *isn't* from an obviously obnoxious 'blue wave' boomer account with an AI pfp that has huge tiddies?
Thinking I'm locked into the Judge Dredd Megazine. I polished off #488 after regularly picking it up since the 35th anniversary issue and have really been enjoying its ongoing Dredd-themed strips that all colour in varying aspects of Megacity One's universe.
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Thinking I'm locked into the Judge Dredd Megazine. I polished off #488 after regularly picking it up since the 35th anniversary issue and have really been enjoying its ongoing Dredd-themed strips that all colour in varying aspects of Megacity One's universe.
Volume 1 is a super fun read that really plays into the strengths of world-building and character harnessing through shortly-told comics. Hits all the right notes of darkly comic space action with some real emotional tugs. Looking forward to V2!
Courier Z v2 is coming soon to Kickstarter, which means an updated edition of our stickersheet of stamps! With all new art, but still not legal tender for sending letters!
Only available on the Kickstarter, so pre-register now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
Only available on the Kickstarter, so pre-register now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nic...
February 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Volume 1 is a super fun read that really plays into the strengths of world-building and character harnessing through shortly-told comics. Hits all the right notes of darkly comic space action with some real emotional tugs. Looking forward to V2!
Ooooh.
Anderson Entertainment and Space Age Films have joined forces to develop the animated feature film Merry Christmas, Earthlings!, based on a story devised by Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson.
gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/m...
gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/m...
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Ooooh.
Thunderbirds invented Ultraman just as Captain Scarlet invented Kamen Rider/Super Sentai.
Is Thunderbirds Are Go a sentai?
February 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Thunderbirds invented Ultraman just as Captain Scarlet invented Kamen Rider/Super Sentai.
Continuing my Sherlock Holmes adventures with reading The Hound of the Baskervilles, recently. A delectably spooky read that undeniably reads like a rough ride with the absence of Holmes for a good chunk of the story and the multiple red herring plots stitched together with some conviction.
February 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Continuing my Sherlock Holmes adventures with reading The Hound of the Baskervilles, recently. A delectably spooky read that undeniably reads like a rough ride with the absence of Holmes for a good chunk of the story and the multiple red herring plots stitched together with some conviction.
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Your semi-regular reminder that I have a shop! And the shop sells zines! Horrible, brilliant zines. And you'd be doing me a massive favour by buying one, because I need the space. www.etsy.com/shop/cloiste...
January 31, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Your semi-regular reminder that I have a shop! And the shop sells zines! Horrible, brilliant zines. And you'd be doing me a massive favour by buying one, because I need the space. www.etsy.com/shop/cloiste...
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I'm getting quite close to having the next collection, 'Thin Places in Hard Concrete', prepped for publication. If you're one of those interesting small presses that sometimes publishes collections of weird fiction and you might be interested in publishing mine, do let me know.
Between them ‘Municipal Gothic’ and ‘Intervals of Darkness’ have 27 stories full of haunted buildings, haunted people, and working class weirdness. Obviously *I* think they're great – but so do strangers who owe me nothing!
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Municipal-Go...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Intervals-Da...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Municipal-Go...
👉 www.amazon.co.uk/Intervals-Da...
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I'm getting quite close to having the next collection, 'Thin Places in Hard Concrete', prepped for publication. If you're one of those interesting small presses that sometimes publishes collections of weird fiction and you might be interested in publishing mine, do let me know.
Wowww... it's- it's *still* bad! Actually quite admirable to commit to being pure ass in all three forms.
February 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Wowww... it's- it's *still* bad! Actually quite admirable to commit to being pure ass in all three forms.
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Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 are now OPEN!
We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.
Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!
We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.
Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Submissions for BOXES Comic Magazine Vol. 5 are now OPEN!
We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.
Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!
We are looking for short comics and articles about comics from a diverse range of UK based creators.
Have a read of the submission guidelines here for more details: thirdbearpress.com/submissions
If you have any questions, please ask!
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That bit in Batman Returns where Bruce Wayne leaks incriminating audio of the Penguin, immediately turning public opinion against him.
If only.
If only.
February 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
That bit in Batman Returns where Bruce Wayne leaks incriminating audio of the Penguin, immediately turning public opinion against him.
If only.
If only.