TM 23

TM 23
Cover date:	19 August 2010
Format:	100 pages bound
Editor:	Simon Hugo
Publisher:	Titan Magazines
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The twenty-third issue of Torchwood Magazine had a cover date of 19 August 2010.

Contents

Articles and features

• "Where on Earth?" Location guide to Children of Earth.
• "Hot Props!" Close look at featured props (photo-feature).
• "Wrapped up in Books" A look at official fiction, novels and audio releases by David G Parker.
• "Beyond the Hub: Ghost Machines" (uncredited) explores spirit photography

Interviews / Profiles

• "Empire State of Mind" Russell T Davies talks to Simon Hugo about making the American dream a reality.

Comic stories

• Somebody Else's Problem: A Gwen Cooper Story by Christopher Cooper (11 coloured pages)

Fiction

• Mend Me by Sarah Pinborough with illustrations by Adrian Salmon
• Everything's True by Guy Adams with illustrations by Ben Willsher
• The Secret of Crow Island by David Llewellyn with illustrations by Mike Dowling

Story Archive

• 2.10 The Torchwood Files: From Out of the Rain (Development and Day-by-day production analysis and comment by Andrew Pixley)

Posters

• A4 Hub Pin-Up 10: Owen Harper

Also Featuring

• The Hub (News) including New characters, Pandorica pals, Tonner figures and Barrowman in the Buff!
• T-mail (Readers Letters)
• Little Reasons Why We Love Torchwood 9: Food!

Credits

• Editor: Simon Hugo
• Designers: Philip White
• Deputy Editor: Neil Edwards
• Comics Editors: Martin Eden
• Assistant Editor: Mark McKenzie-Ray
• Pop master: Ken Bruce

Facts included

• Captain Jack's service revolver is a real Webley Mark IV as used by millions of servicemen during World War Two.
• Captain Jack's vortex manipulator was created for series one of Doctor Who in 2005.
• The opening of the puzzle box in Adam was achieved through a hole in Jack's desk.
• The standard issue Torchwood handgun is a Tokyo Marui HI-CAPA 4.3 gas blowback pistol. The Torchwood logo down the length covers the manufacturing brand which reads "OPS Pistol".
• The all-purpose Torchwood scanner is a plastic surround housing a removable PDA that has the relevant animated graphics uploaded prior to filming

Additional details

• Torchwood: The Official Magazine from Titan Magazines continued to be a bimonthly title with now only six issues a year. Each issue featured 100 pages and cost £4.99 (UK), offering a 15% saving to subscribers.
• Aimed at mature fans of the series, the magazines did not shy away from discussions involving sex and violence, topics integral to the success of this "adult" spin-off series from the BBC's more family friendly Doctor Who.

External links

The official online site for Titan Magazines, publishers of Torchwood Magazine.