Star Wars Heroes Mara Jade, Doctor Aphra And More Coming To Hasbro Pulse

Toy giant Hasbro have announced a whole new range of Star Wars figures, drawing from a variety of sources in the Star Wars franchise. These toys are available for pre-order via  Hasbro Pulse UK. 

Of Interest to fans of The Mandalorian is a new version of Din Djarin (the titular Mandalorian) in the Juggernaut Pilot uniform as seen Chapter 15: The Believer. This also implies that we may get a Miggs Mayfield action figure in the future, which would be the first time actor Bill Burr has an action figure. Other releases are just as exciting.


Favourite Mara Jade first appeared in the pre-Disney novels. Mara Jade was once Emperor Palpatine’s Hand, his most-trusted assassin. Years later, Mara wandered the stars as a free agent, always one step ahead of her former foe: Luke Skywalker.  Fans and collectors can display this fully articulated figure featuring premium detail and multiple points of articulation in their collection. Includes figure and 2 publishing-inspired accessories, including a lightsaber.

Unpredictable rogue archaeologist Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra is one of the galaxy’s most daring treasure hunters, and is better known to fans of Marvel Star Wars comics. Among her misadventures, she’s been recruited by Darth Vader, joined forces with Luke Skywalker, and kidnapped Hera Syndulla. But despite questionable morals and equally bad judgment, her luck hasn’t run out yet.  



Fans of the classic video game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be delighted to discover that Darth Malak is getting a luxury action figure. Darth Malak was once the apprentice of Darth Revan, both fallen Jedi turned Sith Lords. STAR WARS fans and collectors can imagine scenes from the STAR WARS galaxy with this premium 6-inch scale DARTH MALAK figure, inspired by the character in the STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC video game

Heroscape Kyrie Warriors Released.


Early 00’s hex-based wargame HEROSCAPE is back and it’s bringing it’s strongest warriors with it.

Seven never seen before Kyrie Warrior figures have just been revealed as part of the latest Heroscape HasLab, HEROSCAPE: AGE OF ANNIHILATION.   

The Kyrie are the most prominent sentient natives on Valhalla. Despite a sometimes bloody and violent history, the High Council of the Archkyrie had prevented the outbreak of major war for ages, preserving a certain balance between all the Kyrie tribes, that was until the Wellsprings were discovered and absolute carnage and destruction reigned across Valhalla, shattering peace and turning the tribes of Kyrie into the harbingers of death.

The new figures are part of the HeroQuest HasLab, HEROSCAPE: AGE OF ANNIHILATION which was revealed at PulseCon. 

HEROSCAPE: AGE OF ANNIHILATION transports you to the next era of the popular expandable miniature wargaming system.  It includes stunningly detailed miniatures that allow you to create your own rich world.

Using modular tiles, you build sprawling battlefields on which to play out battles between powerful and unconventional factions pulled not only from Earth but also from other planets across the galaxy.  

The game features:  

71 finely detailed miniatures, in moulded colours that denote their affiliations. 

50 army cards, providing game rules for your miniatures. 

An expandable hex-based modular tile terrain system, including 74 base pieces and 68 wall terrain pieces, 9 jungle terrain pieces, with which you can build varied, multilevel landscapes for your battles.  

5 original factions designed for this game, each with unique skills and strategies. Play as the Dryan Lifeborne Order, the Nemesis War Brood, the Dawn Raider Syndicate, the Clockwork Combine, or the Ironclad Collective! 

Customizable armies in which each figure is given a point value, allowing you to choose which units to include in your army to suit your own playstyle. 

Find out more about the crowdfunder campaign here.


The Owlman Returns in Retro Paperback LORD OF TEARS

The latest publication from indie press Hex Arcana is a novelisation of Hex Studios’ cult supernatural chiller. You can pre-order the book now on Kickstarter.

Following the release of the movie, also entitled Lord of Tears, in 2013, its otherworldly villain, the Owlman, became an international phenomenon. The endlessly creepy cryptid has featured in viral videos with millions of views, been immortalised in collectable figures from Mezco Toys, and counts among his fans celebrities such as Alice Cooper and Slash. Now, for the first time, the Owlman comes to life in the pages of a novel, perhaps in his most terrifying form yet.

Adapted from Sarah Daly’s original screenplay by author Sean Hogan, writer of acclaimed volumes England’s Screaming and Deathline, Lord of Tears is a chilling, twist-filled take on a classic British ghost story.

Sarah Daly

The book follows troubled teacher James Findlay on a desperate quest for the truth behind his disturbing visions of an owl-headed figure. He returns to his childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, where it all began, and there, in the ancient halls of Baldurrock House, finds horrors beyond imagining. Will the truth set him free? Or damn him?

Lord of Tears is the second instalment in the genre publisher’s ‘80-inspired paperback series, following The Sound of His Horn, a reprint of the classic dystopian novel by Sarban. The book features an original, hand-painted cover by the legendary artist of the era, Lisa Falkenstern, and faithfully reproduces the style of the golden age of the paperback.

Lord of Tears is available to pre-order now exclusively on Kickstarter. The funds raised through sales of the book will help to support the indie publisher on its quest to revive the art of the pulp horror novel.

HARRY JOSEPHINE GILES WINS CLARKE AWARD

Clarke Award Logo

Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles and published by Picador has been announced as the 36th winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the UK’s most prestigious prize for science fiction literature.

The winner was revealed at an award ceremony hosted by the Science Museum, London, and the prize presented by Dr Glyn Morgan, lead exhibition curator for the museum’s current blockbuster exhibition Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination.

Chair of the Judges, Dr Andrew M. Butler said: “This year the judges considered about a hundred novels with remarkable commitment and rigour. Every stage of zooming in on the winner was the conversation of informed readers at the top of their game. Deep Wheel Orcadia is the sort of book that makes you rethink what sf can do and makes the reading experience feel strange in a new and thrilling way. It’s as if language itself becomes the book’s hero and the genre is all the richer for it.”

Dr Glyn Morgan said: “It’s really exciting to bring the Clarke Award back to the Science Museum as part of the launch celebrations around our landmark new science fiction exhibition. It feels like the genre is more relevant now than ever. Not only are the issues it grapples with routinely the topic of headlines and popular discussion, but the modern genre is also more energetic and vibrant with a diverse and more representative range of writers. Today could be science fiction’s most important era as it equips our global culture not only with blockbusters and bestsellers, but also with the tools to imagine the future and choose a path for ourselves, our societies and our world.”

Harry Josephine Giles receives a trophy in the form of a commemorative engraved bookend and prize money to the value of £2022.00; a tradition that sees the annual prize money rise incrementally by year from the year 2001 in memory of Sir Arthur C. Clarke.

The judging panel for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2021 were:

  • Crispin Black, British Science Fiction Association
  • Stark Holborn, British Science Fiction Association
  • Phoenix Alexander, Science Fiction Foundation
  • Nicole Devarenne, Science Fiction Foundation
  • Nick Hubble, SCI-FI-LONDON film festival
  • Dr Andrew M. Butler, non-voting Chair of the Judges, Serendip Foundation

Check out this PREY FOR THE DEVIL ‘Worms’ Clip

prey for the devil worms clip

The hugely anticipated Prey for the Devil is in cinemas from October 28th and we have a horrifying clip to share.

Sister Ann (Jacqueline Byers) believes she is answering a calling to be the first female exorcist… but who, or what, called her? In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, Ann seeks out a place at an exorcism school reopened by the Catholic Church.

Until now these schools have only trained priests in the Rite of Exorcism – but a professor (Colin Salmon) recognises Sister Ann’s gifts and agrees to train her. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante (Christian Navarro), Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl, who Sister Ann believes is possessed by the same demon that tormented her own mother years ago. Determined to root out the evil, Ann soon realises the Devil has her right where he wants her.

Prey for the Devil stars Jacqueline Byers (Bad Samaritan), Colin Salmon (Alien Vs Predator), Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), Lisa Palfrey (Pride), Nicholas Ralph (All Creatures Great and Small) with Ben Cross (Star Trek) and Virginia Madsen (Candyman, Designated Survivor). Directed by Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism).

PREY FOR THE DEVIL is in cinemas October 28th