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Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:43 pm

Woohoo!!! I checked in my front shed and the postperson had put it in there!!!

Opened it, looks marvellous.

On the downside this may be the last thing I buy from Lulu because the Lulu website won't reset my password (it fails to recognise my old one, but when it sends a renewal email it never arrives, even in the Spam/junk folder) - bit of a nuisance as I wanted to buy the Blakes 7 calendar.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:18 am

Frankymole wrote:Woohoo!!! I checked in my front shed and the postperson had put it in there!!!

Opened it, looks marvellous.

On the downside this may be the last thing I buy from Lulu because the Lulu website won't reset my password (it fails to recognise my old one, but when it sends a renewal email it never arrives, even in the Spam/junk folder) - bit of a nuisance as I wanted to buy the Blakes 7 calendar.

can't wait to read your comments / review of it...

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 3:23 am

Well so far I've read the Honor, Diana and Linda interviews and they're brilliant. Also lots of the little snippets which are time capsules now about things like the Telly Addicts questions, all leavened by Dave Rogers' great sense of humour reacting to some of the crazy things TV programmes of the 80s and 90s said about The Avengers. I will read some of the more in-depth things like the 3-part Brian Clemens interview soon - at the moment I've been dipping in and out, appreciating little bits. The artwork is truly gorgeous! There are some things I didn't know about or didn't remember like the missing adventures publications and other unusual ideas lost in the mists of time. I'm enjoying the bloopers too having just watched a lot of season 2 and 3 episodes.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:31 am

Frankymole wrote:Well so far I've read the Honor, Diana and Linda interviews and they're brilliant. Also lots of the little snippets which are time capsules now about things like the Telly Addicts questions, all leavened by Dave Rogers' great sense of humour reacting to some of the crazy things TV programmes of the 80s and 90s said about The Avengers. I will read some of the more in-depth things like the 3-part Brian Clemens interview soon - at the moment I've been dipping in and out, appreciating little bits. The artwork is truly gorgeous! There are some things I didn't know about or didn't remember like the missing adventures publications and other unusual ideas lost in the mists of time. I'm enjoying the bloopers too having just watched a lot of season 2 and 3 episodes.

great feedback....and I bet you're enjoying the heck out of it. Just got Email from the publisher...and my copy has been shipped to the States...so sometime NEXT WEEK, I'll be eye ballin'my copy.....can't wait !

denis rigg · Post by **denis rigg** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:22 am

Cheers, many thanks for your review, Franky!!! I hope you will get more impressions of the book in the coming days.

I ordered the book just now.

Big Bear · Post by **Big Bear** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:01 am

This is wonderful to hear, so pleased you are enjoying the book.

We were in two minds about putting things like readers letters and talking about Telly Addicts etc in there but I really wanted it to capture that era of Avengers fandom. So nice to hear that you like it.

The book is doing really well, we have sold almost 200 copies to various parts of the world in just over a week and made a decent chunk of money for the charity.

Appreciate the support

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 1:59 pm

Big Bear wrote:This is wonderful to hear, so pleased you are enjoying the book.

We were in two minds about putting things like readers letters and talking about Telly Addicts etc in there but I really wanted it to capture that era of Avengers fandom. So nice to hear that you like it.

The book is doing really well, we have sold almost 200 copies to various parts of the world in just over a week and made a decent chunk of money for the charity.

Appreciate the support

That's the best news I've heard all week....I hope it continues to sell way past 200 copies...heck, the potential is ripe...especially if other forum members decide to grab one...I plan to do a review for my Fanzine ' Loafing The Donkey' and also post it on FACEBOOK...

Big Bear · Post by **Big Bear** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:24 pm

That's brilliant thank you. Please keep me posted as I would love to buy a copy of Loafing The Donkey.

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:05 pm

Yes, it's a thing of beauty for sure. I'm glad to say the text is well up to the standard of the photos and art which are obviously really lovingly created, selected and presented. This was a golden age of fandom when enthusiasm, talent and memories brought people together as much as the very rare repeats and nascent video releases (which were as rare as gold dust).

The "ephemera" is an important part of the charm and I'm so glad you chose to put it in. Like The Avengers itself, it is both of its time and timeless, speaking to enthusiasts everywhere in the timestream

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On the plus side, we may not have had the programme to watch (a few satellite channels like Bravo got interested later on and the joy fandom found in these reruns is flagged up here) but we had the stars and creators of the show who were only too happy to share the fun. Beautiful times, and captured by Dave's magazines like a set of precious gems and now, a voice from the past that brings it all back to be a joyful present.

This book has made me happier than anything in the past few years. Not just nostalgia though - there's stuff of real interest to new viewers here that should not be lost to time.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:09 pm

Big Bear wrote:That's brilliant thank you. Please keep me posted as I would love to buy a copy of Loafing The Donkey.

not a problem...PM with info, etc thxs