The Comic Strip Adaptations - series discussion

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:40 am

paulh wrote:Big Finish have announced two further releases in the Comic Strip Adaptations range - one volume with Steed and Mrs Peel, the other with Steed and Tara King:

https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-av ... -the-1960s

Great news, although I didn't take to these originally, over the years they have really grown on me.

Big Bear · Post by **Big Bear** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:04 pm

Very pleased there is going to be more audio adventures. I really like the casting of these and they are great to listen to.

Sam Clemens, posted this on Twitter yesterday. The wonderful Julian Wadham and Olivia Poulet took a break whilst recording the latest Big Finish Avengers audio adventures to peruse a copy of Stay Tuned and they were most impressed.

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denis rigg · Post by **denis rigg** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:16 pm

It's great to see Julian Wadham and Olivia Poulet sort of promote this new book.

Very good photo. Moreover, it is done in such a way that I want to reach out my hand to shake it to Julian - as if they are here with us on a live video.

I suppose if there was a similar sort of advertisement for this Honor Blackman book from Unstoppable Cards, then maybe we could see these planned books about Diana Rigg and Linda Thorson (and most likely about Patrick McNee too) sooner.

denis rigg · Post by **denis rigg** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:34 am

The Avengers – The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 6: Steed & Mrs Peel is now available to own as a collector’s edition 3-disc CD box set (+ download for just £19.99) or digital download for just £16.99. More details here:

https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-na ... john-steed

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sat Mar 12, 2022 1:50 pm

denis rigg wrote:The Avengers – The Comic Strip Adaptations Volume 6: Steed & Mrs Peel is now available to own as a collector’s edition 3-disc CD box set (+ download for just £19.99) or digital download for just £16.99. More details here:

Finally a pitch perfect cover for this audio series, I love it. Sadly Big Finish's covers for this comic strip range has been a complete mess. They've had the worst run of covers of any other Big Finish range. Not only are the individual volume designs for the covers absolutely dire, but the styles are completely different. The set arranged in volume order on a shelf looks ridiculous. I'll wait until the range is completely finished and then I'll create a single box to house the lot. In fact I think BF should release a set of matching slip covers to compensate for this utter disaster.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:34 am

Frankymole wrote:
Lhbizness wrote:Sorry, no one can equal Diana Rigg. Or Patrick Macnee. In my opinion, of course, but I don't get how one can beat the original Avengers with these audios. However, I don't think these are canon - a quibble perhaps, but an important one.
Well, obviously no-one can equal Rigg or Macnee. Nobody has claimed that so there's no need to raise an obvious straw man just to attack Julian Wadham yet again (why the constant personal loathing? Did he pee on your chips or something?). These actors aren't trying to exceed or circumvent the original actors, they're trying to provide their interpretations of super-special-agent characters in an original larger-than-life entertainment story. And the stories are new and newly-available stories (at least new to audio, they were comic strips before, and out of print).

franky, you have nailed it. my thoughts...exactly.

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:51 am

Thanks! At some point I'm going to listen to Too Many Targets based on the John Peel and Dave Rogers novel; I've listened to all the Dr Keel stories, but was putting off TMT in order to listen to some comic strip ones first.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:55 am

Frankymole wrote:Thanks! At some point I'm going to listen to Too Many Targets based on the John Peel and Dave Rogers novel; I've listened to all the Dr Keel stories, but was putting off TMT in order to listen to some comic strip ones first.

I need to track some of this stuff down..sorta a handicap being in the States..but you know what ??...you can never have enough material highlighting the series...it helps keep this series alive and somewhat kicking..think about it....how many other series, have the love and respect
of this beloved show...not too many....so bring it on...

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sun Mar 13, 2022 10:43 pm

mousemeat wrote:
Frankymole wrote:Thanks! At some point I'm going to listen to Too Many Targets based on the John Peel and Dave Rogers novel; I've listened to all the Dr Keel stories, but was putting off TMT in order to listen to some comic strip ones first.
I need to track some of this stuff down..sorta a handicap being in the States..but you know what ??...you can never have enough material highlighting the series...it helps keep this series alive and somewhat kicking..think about it....how many other series, have the love and respect
of this beloved show...not too many....so bring it on...

I couldn't get into these audios at first, but taking them for what they are, they are a fun and fresh take on the Avengers concept. I hope BF continue to release further volumes, I've grown to really enjoy them.

Avengerholic · Post by **Avengerholic** » Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:57 pm

First time I've seen these. Must has missed them somehow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_YKYrqr2Wk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n6oSnwvJ6U