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Nearly half a century after Jeff Wayne took a leap of faith with his Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds , the US composer and lyricist returns to his best-known work with some deluxe new collectors’ box sets. Prog catches up with him to discuss grand reimaginings, almost working with Peter Gabriel, and how AI could shape his future tours.

Ahead of Duncan Jones’s movie, his comic co-writer Alex de Campi is telling Rogue Trooper’s secret origin

Don Simpson returns with old and new Megaton Man

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Snakes Alive! Conan meets Set and Thoth-Amon in crossover Scourge Of The Serpent

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