Gerry Anderson Comic Website

by **shaqui** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:18 pm

Yes, dammit... it's live now! :grin:

http://www.technodelic.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Home.htm

- Highlights include:

The launch of Lady Penelope

An interview with TV21 editor/writer Howard Elson

A guide to the Gold Key Anderson comics from the 1960s

And part 1 of a checklist of the Corgi Model Club pages

:grin:

Go on... you know you want to... :wink:

by **Prismatic Avatar** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:36 am

This is a total goldmine of information! Still trawling for Mike Noble but I'll get there, sooner or later!

Thanks, Shaqui!

by **shaqui** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:30 am

And thank you, PA!

Nice to know the site is still attracting newcomers.

The Mike Noble interview (2 parts) can be seen at:

http://www.technodelic.pwp.blueyonder.c ... ble01f.htm

http://www.technodelic.pwp.blueyonder.c ... ble02f.htm

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by **shaqui** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:11 am

The new Upload is a Thunderbirds Extra (sorry, no Captain Scarlet content this time round :oops:

), meant to jump through some of the many strips devoted to the series, taking us from 'TV21', through 'Countdown', into the 1990s with 'The Complete Thunderbirds Story', and up to date with part one of a series on the Redan magazine.

We also have three interviews: artists Alan Willow (spot the avatar!), Andrew Skilleter and Lee Sullivan, and 'TV21' sub-editor Brian Woodford reminisences on his career in comics. Plus part three of 'Yesterday's News Today', part 2 of the Corgi Model Club checklist, and a couple of bonus features!

by **Mary** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:02 pm

Shaqui, while I admire the time and effort you have put into this masterwork, I do have one complaint. The text is TOO SMALL TO READ! I know I'm getting old, but I also know that yours is the only site where I have to adjust my browser's text size in order to read normal content (i.e. not disclaimers or other legal mumbo-jumbo). I think others share this sentiment as well and you would probably find more people staying to read the text rather than looking at acres of fine print, muttering "^%$#@! this" and clicking elsewhere.

Please have pity on your viewing audience and consider making this small change.

by **shaqui** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:27 pm

Hello Mary

Yes, it's a point which has been levelled at the site a few times (some by our contributors).

I did try, when initially setting the site up, using 'size 2 type' as default (as opposed to size 1), with headers at '3' etc. but some guides are so big, it didn't work at our end. Kim, my site co-producer, also tried to use cascading style sheets which would have set a compromise text size (equivilant to about 1.5), but he could not settle on a standard which was compatible across browsers.

So apologies for all those who have to hit the command/control + buttons to make the text readable. We are aware of the problem but having established a style, we want to concentrate on research and interviews for now. We may address redesigning the site at some point but for now I'm afraid it's not a priority...

:cry: