The first scene of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons is also one of the show’s most memorable, showing the Zero-X MEV under the command of Spectrum’s Captain Black discovering the Mysteron city and subsequently destroying it after mistaking a scanning device for a weapon. This launches the war between the Earth and Mars, and is also the moment where Captain …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The brave crew of the Zero-X are preparing to undertake a mysterious mission on the direct orders of the World President. Although details are sparse at present, it is understood that the assignment requires the Zero-X to be launched within the next 48 hours and the duration of the flight is thought to be around …

by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The latest Zero-X mission to Mars has resulted in a truly historic find – the long lost Curiosity Rover, originally launched by the old NASA agency in the year 2011. Curiosity’s original mission was much the same as Zero-X’s (albeit on a smaller scale) – to investigate the Red Planet’s geology and climate to allow …

A wise man once said “Spin-off! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?”, and while a spin-off series can sometimes be an utter disaster it often produces a show every bit as popular and successful as that which spawned it. Considering the relatively high number of television series and feature films carrying his name it’s perhaps surprising …

By 1965, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Supermarionation series had become something of a television phenomenon in the U.K., with Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray all proving just as successful when it came to merchandising. This success would lead almost inevitably to a comic, and while TV Comic had run strips based on Anderson shows like Four Feather Falls, Supercar and …

We’re very sorry to bring you the news that Mike Noble, best known for his stunning artwork in the TV21 comics of the 1960s has died aged 88. Mike Noble’s father was a stockbroker’s clerk who had artistic talent himself, which he passed on to the young Noble before he was evacuated during the Second World War, although he returned to …

Space exploration is a key theme of many Gerry Anderson series and feature films. But where exactly have our intrepid Anderson astronauts been in our own solar system. Chris Thompson and Jack Knoll have created this infographic to map the exploration taken up by the space heroes of tomorrow… The main thing that can be learnt from this map of …

“I wish I was a Spaceman” Separating Anderson science fact from science fiction Sadly one of the pitfalls of being a Gerry Anderson science fiction fan is the point at which reality starts to catch up with your favourite shows. You know, like when September 1999 arrived and you were left thinking “Where’s my Moonbase?” Interestingly though, looking through the …