Joss Whedon

SFX 151 - on sale 22 November 2006

HOGFATHER

For the first time, one of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels has been made into a live-action TV show! SFX goes on set and talks to director Vadim Jean, stars Marc Warren and David Jason, and Terry himself.

TORCHWOOD

Discover the shocking things that naughty John Barrowman does during filming as we talk to him and co-star Eve Myles. For goodness sake Barrowman, put your ding-a-ling away!

JOSS WHEDON

That there Joss Whedon was in town recently, and grabbed the chance to gather together some of his favourite people, including comics dudes Bryan Hitch and Warren Ellis, and... us! So we recorded the whole thing for your enjoyment. Well, the clean bits, anyway...

GUILLERMO DEL TORO

As his stunning new fantasy film, Pan’s Labyrinth, hits cinemas, we ask the director of Hellboy to spill the beans on his heroes and inspirations.

STAN WINSTON

We look at the career of the effects legend behind the Terminator, the Predator, and the Alien Queen...

ERAGON

As the film of Christopher Paolini’s fantasy book nears release, we look back at previous big-screen dragons.

COUCH POTATO

The team gathers on a sofa to watch some of the best of Johnny Depp.

SPOILER ZONE

It’s your ultimate US TV episode guide! Inside our special sealed section this issue: our verdict on the latest episodes of Battlestar Galactica, Blade, Eureka, Heroes, Jericho, Lost, Smallville and Supernatural.

JUMPING THE QUARK

This month we ask: was there a defining moment when Babylon 5 went a bit pants?

TIME MACHINE

In our regular retrospective slot, we look back at Superman 2. 26 years after it was taken out of his hands and given to another director, Richard Donner’s cut is now being released on DVD

THE SFX BOOK CLUB

Read the classics of SF and fantasy literature with us, every month. This issue: Jon Courtenay Grimwood analyses Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Princess of Mars.

PLUS!

Greg Grunberg on his role in America’s new fantasy smash, Heroes. Battlestar Galactica’s Lucy Lawless. Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant on his new book. Life on Mars creator Matthew Graham discusses season two. Crime writer Ian Rankin on taking over writing duties on Hellblazer. Richard Kelly on re-editing Southland Tales. The writers of Hyperdrive on the second year of the BBC Two comedy, filming now. Comic writer/artist Darwyn Cooke on the return of DC’s The Spirit.