KANGAZANG REVIEW

Read a review about Kangazang, as featured on Amazon:

'This barmily brilliant audio adventure featuring the vocal talents of Sixth Doctor Who Colin Baker is somewhat like a cross between Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and one of the more surreal Doctor Who serials from the late 1970s.

Baker narrates the tale of everyman Jeff Spooner and his cosmic capers as he gets caught-up in the strange life of seemingly ordinary barber Ray and his spaceship made of hair cuttings. This is just the tip of a crazy iceberg, and Baker is clearly having a whale of a time with Terry Cooper's bonkers script.'

FREE MIKE COLLINS PRINT WITH EVERY COPY OF KANGAZANG!

Today we unveil details of our Kangazang! Christmas giveaway.

All purchasers who buy the CD or book will get a Mike Collins Sixth Doctor print free. The print depicts Colin as he bounces on a Space Hopper across a colourful alien landscape.

Mike Collins is famous for his artwork on Spider-Man, Transformers, Doctor Who, and Zoids. He also drew Judge Dredd, as well as Batman, Superman, Flash, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Wonder Woman and the Justice League.

Mike will take part in the first Cardiff International Comics Expo in February – where a special panel will be dedicated to all things Kangazang! Mike said: “I thoroughly enjoyed the Kangazang! audiobook and was more than happy to contribute artwork to celebrate Colin Baker's perfect narration of the wonderfully weird world of Kangazang!”

Kangazang! was produced in the same building where the Doctor Who episode, Blink was filmed, as well as the Torchwood episode, Everything Changes.

Kangazang! is available as a special edition 3 CD Disc release plus bonus DVD available to buy online. The DVD contains a wealth of extras. In an exclusive interview, Colin discusses his time on Doctor Who, his love of sci-fi, and, of course, Kangazang!

While stocks last - get in quick!

KANGAZANG! LANDS IN NEWCASTLE

Terry Cooper, author of Kangazang!, attended the recent Dimensions Doctor Who convention in Newcastle, signing copies of the novel and CD audio version (featuring Sixth Doctor Colin Baker). As well as bumping into a friendly Dalek, Terry also met up with Colin on stage to talk about Kangazang!

Colin gave Kangazang! the big thumbs up, telling the crowd how much he enjoyed recording the story in Cardiff, working alongside Terry and actress Claire Cage. He also promised to sign copies of the CD for fans: "Wherever I am in the country, if you see me, I'm more than happy to sign a copy," he said.

Candy Jar books would like to thank Derek at Tenth Planet Events as well as Colin Baker for all their support.

Doctor Who Colin Baker signing at Forbidden Planet Cardiff

AUTHOR TERRY COOPER MEETS THE FORCE!

Sci-fi worlds collide as Star Wars characters come to support Kangazang at Star Mania in Swansea!

SIXTH DOCTOR COLIN BAKER MEETS THE FANS - SIGNS COPIES OF KANGAZANG!

COLIN BAKER KANGAZANG SIGNING IN CARDIFF

Candy Jar is proud to announce that Colin Baker (the 6th Doctor from BBC's Doctor Who) will be visiting the Forbidden Planet International store in Cardiff this month.

He will be signing copies of Candy Jar's latest product - Kangazang! - as well as his own portrait photos.

You will be able to meet the much-loved actor at 10am on Saturday the 25th September 2010.

Forbidden Planet International is one of the best sci-fi, fantasy and movie shops in the UK with sixteen stores nationwide.

Colin is currently performing on stage as Inspector Morse in the stage play 'House of Ghosts'. You can find out more here.

KANGAZANG! AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW!

Candy Jar is proud to announce the launch of Terry Cooper’s sci-fi comedy Kangazang!

Available as an audiobook on three CDs, Kangazang is read by Doctor Who’s Colin Baker and features the additional vocal talents of Terry Cooper (Author, Artist) and Claire Cage (Actress - Torchwood, Submarine, I Know You Know).

Kangazang contains dramatic music, sound effects and characterisation making it a richer and more immersive experience than traditional narration-only audiobooks.

The Special Edition box set comes with a DVD containing over 30 minutes of material including cast interviews and specially commissioned animations.
Buy your copy now – while stocks last!

KANGAZANG AUTHOR TO PLAY SUPER SLEUTH

Hubbub team member Terry Cooper has just landed the role as Baker Street super sleuth Sherlock Homes in a forthcoming audio drama by Misfits Audio.

Terry is excited about playing the eponymous detective: "I've loved Sherlock Holmes ever since I was a teenager. He's one of those timeless characters that everyone loves. He's enigmatic, intelligent and witty. I think most actors would relish the chance to play him."

With a renewed interest in the character thanks to the recent movie starring Robert Downey Jnr and the BBC series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, the adventures of Holmes and Watson are finding a newer, younger audience.

"I think it's great that they've updated Sherlock for modern times," says Terry. "It just shows what a great character he is - whatever time or situation you place him in, he just gets on with the job of solving crimes in his inimitable way.'

These new audio dramas will be written by Alexa Chipman and based on the Orson Welles radio plays. Alexa has updated the 1939 script to modern times using contemporary language and settings. It will be released for the 2011 Summer Season of Sonic Society.

Terry is an author, illustrator and actor. His most recent project - Kangazang! - is available to buy from www.kangazang.co.uk

What do we like....?

We like:

• 1980's pop - Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue and Bobby McFerrin!
• 1970's TV - Vision On, Doctor Who!
• Spider-Man and Batman!
• Star Wars - Especially Artoo Detoo and Stormtroopers!
• Space Hoppers!
• Star Trek - Shatner and Nimoy Ahoy hoy!
• Facebook! Not Myspace! {--boo
• Ebay is fun! But addictive - Just say NO kids!
• Cardiff! Home of Kangazang Towers!
• Bill Bailey - Remind you of anyone we know? (Scumpbag?)
• Marc Warren - From Hustle to Wanted to Teatime to.... Spooner?
• Claire Cage - she looks like and RHYMES with Betty Page!
• Douglas Adams - The GUVNOR!
• Robots
• Aliens
• Alien Robots
• Robot Aliens!
• etc...
  

A Site for sore.......Ears?

Well, I'm pretty excited! After what seems like yonks of waiting and developing, tweaking (ooh!) and adjusting, the KANGAZANG! website is finally here!

it's www.kangazang.co.ukjust so you know!

We've got the Audiobook CD set being made AS WE TYPE! and the Second Edition book is getting a final check to fix any of my typos (ha! as IF!) and then it'll be over to the monastery, where Gregorian Monkeys will painstakingly rewrite thousands of copies with their inky quills.

The site has been lovingly crafted by the Candy Jar team (www.candy-jar.co.uk and the genius of Aimee, who's petite frame hosts the biggest brain in the world, from 3D & 2D animation, coding, art, design and everythig else, (juggling, stilt walking) and she's mad ethe sit ethe wonderful place that it is!

She's designed a selection of OSSUM wallpapers for free download on the 'media' page of the site! GO get one! Get three!

PRE-ORDERS are now coming in for the products, which is also very exciting. The choices are:

• 1) Second edition book
• 2) Audio CD set (4 discer)
• 3)SuperMegaDoubleCombo - Book and CD set - at a discount price!

Special mention to YOSS, MARK and VIRGINIA who were the very first intelligent beings to place a pre-order. Yoss is from the UK, Mark is from Belgium and Virginia is from Germany! How international is THAT?

Of course I will be signing their products and sending them out as soon as they come in!

It's all very busy and a little chaotic as you can imagine, but the advertising and marketing is beginning now - the general plan is to tell everyone in the known universe about KANGAZANG! and get them to buy a version of it!

Join the big push! Onwards and Upwards! Per Ardua Ad Astra! Excelsior! Freedom or death! (not literally) And other such motivational phrases!!!

KANGAZANG! r e m o t e p o s s i b i l i t i e s

Space.

The Final Frontier.

(Well, not unless you count time, alternate dimensions, thought travel and a myriad of other ethereal media through which one can safely travel without being atomically shredded, crushed, fiddled with or recombobulated into a sixty-five foot long bratwurst. Trust me - it's happened before.)

This is the blog of KANGAZANG - the universe-spanning saga of one man's travels to the furthest reaches of the galaxy and beyond. A quest to find truth, meaning, love, justice... And a decent pint and a kebab.

There will be books to document the saga:

• KANGAZANG! remote possibilities - First instalment and introduction to our heroes.
• KANGAZANG! star stuff - Second part, chronicling the deeper implications.
• KANGAZANG! [as yet untitled] - Third (and possibly final) part. Who knows?

Stay tuned to this blog as we divulge impotent information about the book/audiobook/movie/facebook group/twitterfeed/national craze that's taking the Geekiverse by storm!