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Posted by The Other Jason on 06-03-2015 at 22:27:

New Battle of the Planets Article

Hi all,

At last year’s Comic-Con, I met the publisher of a UK based magazine called cereal:geek - animation of the eighties. He’s a huge fan of Battle of the Planets and he invited me to write an article about the series. I’m happy to finally say it is set to be published in their next issue. As many of you know, I’ve been going through some ongoing medical difficulties, so this piece is my way of dipping my toes back into some work. I’m thankful to cereal:geek for their patience in allowing me the time to finish the article as I’ve been able.

The magazine normally focuses on 80s animated series like G.I. Joe, Masters of the Universe, Transformers, The Real Ghostbusters, ThunderCats, Dungeons & Dragons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the like. But they do the occasional feature on older shows and that’s where the Battle piece fits in. Their articles range from humorous musings to in-depth studies on any number of topics surrounding their animation focus. Some pieces are written by knowledgable fans, some by insiders who worked on the programs.

I have enjoyed the magazine from the first issue in 2007 and I don’t think you’ll be sorry if you order this upcoming one (and maybe a few back issues!). Each is full color, squarebound and filled with 100 pages of original article and art content.

My article will be in issue #15 and it looks at some of the most notable editing differences between Gatchaman and Battle of the Planets. A specific publication date hasn’t been set for the issue yet, but it should be soon.

Copies can be directly pre-ordered here:
http://www.cerealgeek.com/issue_15.html

The magazine can also be purchased from Graham Crackers Comics in North America but they don’t do pre-orders. If you want to purchase issue #15 from them you’ll have to wait until they get their copies in.
http://www.grahamcrackers.com/search.php?wild=1&SearchFor=cereal%3Ageek&x=0&y=0

I believe cereal:geek is also offered in Previews Magazine for comic shops to order but I don’t know when issue #15 will be solicited, or if it has been already.

Thanks and I hope you all enjoy the article when it comes out!

The Other Jason
www.battleoftheplanets.info

Posted by KT1972 on 06-03-2015 at 22:54:

got my copy ordered thumbsup2

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Posted by ChrisW on 06-03-2015 at 23:41:

Ordered!

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Posted by E.D. Darling on 06-03-2015 at 23:42:

Congrats! I'll keep an eye for that issue when it comes out here!

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Posted by ElectricWhite on 07-03-2015 at 00:17:

That's great news! I'll keep my eyes open for it.

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Posted by Springie on 07-03-2015 at 07:35:

Very cool! Congrats on getting back into your groove...I know it will be a great article! Animejoy

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Posted by Transmute Jun on 07-03-2015 at 17:09:

Congratulations, Jason! I am looking forward to reading it!

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Posted by Daniella T on 07-03-2015 at 18:10:

Thanks for the heads-up, Jason, and congrats!

Going now to check if they deliver to Belgium!

ETA: OK, I sent my pre-order, but there's something I don't get (don't laugh!). Will I get an electronic copy or a paper copy? There was no prompt to add my address. I don't mind an electronic copy, just curious!

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Posted by E.D. Darling on 07-03-2015 at 23:57:

Just got my pre-order in! ( nobody carries it here!)

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Posted by The Other Jason on 04-01-2016 at 22:07:

Hi all,

The publisher of cereal:geek magazine issued an update today saying issues #15 and #16 will be printed by May. As mentioned in my post above, the Battle of the Planets article I wrote will appear in issue #15. There are only going to be 500 copies of each issue printed this time, so they probably won’t be around for long. If you didn't know about the article before now or haven't pre-ordered yet, now is the time!

There is no Battle of the Planets content in issue #16, but I’m including a link to get both issues together below as well.

Here are the direct links to pre-order:
Issue 15 only
http://www.cerealgeek.com/issue_15.html

Issues 15 and 16
http://www.cerealgeek.com/issue_15_16.html

I don’t see them listed at Graham Crackers Comics here in America yet, but here is their new search link anyhow:
http://www.grahamcrackers.com/search.php?SearchFor=cereal+geek+magazine+%23

Maybe contact them directly to see if they plan on importing issues #15 and #16.

Sorry I didn’t answer you ages ago, Daniella, but you will receive a paper copy. If you paid through PayPal, your mailing address will be included with the order. If not, you may want to write to the publisher to make sure they have your address.

Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered already. I hope you all enjoy the article!

Best,

The Other Jason
www.battleoftheplanets.info

Posted by ChrisW on 04-01-2016 at 22:45:

I got that email today, too! Took me a moment to realize what I had pre-ordered, LOL. I'm sure it'll feel great to see the article finally in print. Smile

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Posted by E.D. Darling on 05-01-2016 at 02:53:

I had completely forgotten/given up on this one!

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Posted by Daniella T on 05-01-2016 at 17:48:

So that's what the email was about Wink I was also wondering!

Good to know it's finally coming out, can't wait to read it!

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Posted by ElectricWhite on 05-01-2016 at 18:55:

What, am I the only one who opened that email?!?! Eek6

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Posted by E.D. Darling on 05-01-2016 at 20:00:

I opened it, I was just surprised to get it!

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Posted by The Other Jason on 07-01-2016 at 06:19:

Hi Daniella,

quote:

Originally posted by Daniella T
So that's what the email was about Wink

I was also wondering!

Good to know it's finally coming out, can't wait to read it!

Me too! I was really hoping to have seen it by the Comic-Con last year, but I'm simply glad to see the issue is coming out.

I sent along some fun artwork too, so I'll be curious to see how much gets used.

More soon!

The Other Jason
www.battleoftheplanets.info

Posted by ChrisW on 07-01-2016 at 20:22:

Oh I'm even more excited now. Smile Artwork!

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