Monthly Archives: May 2008

His Dark Materials MUCK now online
Posted on May 19, 2008 by Will

Daemon MUCK, a text-based His Dark Materials role-playing game is now online. The game is set in Lyra’s world a couple of generations before the events of The Golden Compass. You can create your own character and, with your daemon, … Continue reading →



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The Adventures of John Blake
Posted on May 15, 2008 by Ian

The David Fickling Comic, a project led by Philip Pullman’s publisher David Fickling to bring the classic comic back to the mass market, is to launch on May 30th. One of the regular comic strips which is scheduled to appear … Continue reading →



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Golden Compass DVD Release Performs Strongly (Updated May 15th)
Posted on May 12, 2008 by Ian

Figures are in for the Golden Compass’ performance in the DVD market during its first week of release. It came second in the US sales chart selling 1,046,538 units with a value of $21,966,838 (which was the top DVD gross … Continue reading →



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Ruby In The Smoke Set To Air In Australia
Posted on May 12, 2008 by Ian

The BBC film adaptation of ‘The Ruby in The Smoke’ starring Billie Piper is set to air in Australia this coming Sunday evening (May 18th) at 20.30 on ABC 1 (formerly Channel 2). You can see the listings here. Thanks … Continue reading →



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