Owen Williams

As I said below, Tales of the Weird began as a series in 2018, but there were a handful of similar volumes from the British Library that pre-dated the main range and perhaps proved popular enough to pave the way for a more formal collection. Published in 2016 and 2017, they are: Lost in a Pyramid and Other Classic Mummy Stories (Editor — Andrew Smith) Out of the Deep and Other Supernatural Tales by Walter De La Mare

A fan-favourite character ever since she first appeared on screen in animated form in 2008, Star Wars’ Ahsoka Tano became an even bigger breakout star when she made the leap to live-action in The Mandalorian’s second season, brought to vivid life by Rosario Dawson. The blue-eyed, orange skinned Togruta was introduced as an adolescent in The Clone Wars film and its subsequent series, and her storied history continued through Star Wars Rebels and Tales Of The Jedi.

Before the dawn of the Millennium, the prospect of a live-action Spider-Man meant Nicholas Hammond doing things slowly with a lot of string (or, for some of us, Kenny Everett needing the bathroom). The short-lived 1970s Spider-Man TV show perfectly illustrated that non-animated Spidey antics weren’t really achievable, although several – from James Cameron to Albert Pyun – tried to get projects spinning.