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181: Chip is redefining standards of professionalism in this industry

February 3, 2021

Hullo. 40,004A Good Walk SpoiledAprilChipdateLinksYabber Byyyyeeee!!! **** The penultimate issue of Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar is out. I’m finding it...

180: You know what we need? A Vampiro.

January 20, 2021

Hullo. Quite ContraryNanananaYoung Adult FrictionLinksLine upQ&AByyyyeeee!!! **** And Once & Future hits 2021. I’m fond of this issue – it’s very character...

179: into the distance, into the past, into the future.

January 6, 2021

Hullo. EternalsLinksAnd then it’s overByyyyeeee!!! **** This was the issue I wrote to send off on January 1st 2020. You get it a year later. That feel like a...

178: when you roll a 1

December 23, 2020

Hullo.I know it’s coverChatLinksNananananananaDusByyyyeeee!!! **** I hadn’t got around to doing the Marvel February solicits, and minutes before putting this...

177: some kind of metaphoraphobe

December 16, 2020

Hullo. Christmas Singles and Trades1.3TLinksI scream the battle cry of my people, “You spilled my pint.”Byyyyeeee!!! **** Out in comic shops (book shops next...

176: I tear up all wool

December 9, 2020

Hullo. TheGrimPresent(Christmas)DIE 3 SoonNaked Definitely-not-a-godVaderLinksMeByyyyeeee!!! **** I think this is the last new comic I’ve got coming out this...

175: Tonight, by Ken

November 18, 2020

Hullo. Ludochat & ChumsThoughts BubbleByyyyeeee!!! **** Big week, and any of these could be my lead story. Let’s go with the trade… Hello, you beautiful...

174: Thanks Nicole!

November 11, 2020

Hullo. New Old EnglishThanks Nicole!D15EBooksBoldlyByyyyeeee!!! **** The second Once & future trade is out today, from comic shops. A scan online reveals...

173: doing Byron or doing Tumblr

November 4, 2020

Hullo. TrashCompoLudobookexistsTbubzAnswersBooksByyyyeeee!!! **** I wasn’t going to do a newsletter today, but then I figured I needed the distraction, and...

172: I shouldn’t stan Cao Cao

October 28, 2020

Hullo. FutureLinksBooksByyyyeeee!!! **** I don’t often actually run a preview in full here, but that this is such a stand alone opening, and entirely devoid...

171: the clitic lessons

October 21, 2020

Hullo. AudOne Last TimeLinksHonestyOPTIMO!!!!Byyyyeeee!!! **** Gosh are doing a bookplate for the 2nd Once & Future trade, as drawn by the always amazing Aud...

170: on the chocolate hob nob rush

October 14, 2020

Hullo. WarGransYous2021LinksSequential picture narratives Byyyyeeee!!! **** And lo, I’ve somehow found a way to monetize me leaning over in the pub and...

169: Everything to play for

October 7, 2020

Hullo. D14WordsLinksColoursZoeByyyyeeee!!! **** DIE 14 drops. Penultimate issue of the most WicDiv-y arc of DIE, and does what a penultimate issue tends to....

168: our dumb, bulging soup-sack

September 30, 2020

Hullo. HumblebagLudo-no-moreLivia Didn’t Do ItByyyyeeee!!! **** This is fun. Humble Bundle have just launched a bundle highlighting Jamie McKelvie and my own...

167: Do not use this as the basis of your historical essays.

September 23, 2020

Hullo. DiceThe Galaxy’s Greatest Warrior, Defo.DiecemberLudofutureByyyyeeee!!! **** I have watched from 1-3 episodes of Come Dine With Me, every day since...

166: this lovely vampire ambulance

September 16, 2020

Hullo. Future 11 OutEternals 2Wait, am I doing serious descriptions of the sections now?LinksThat’s a real abandonment of the brand.Byyyyeeee!!! **** Issue...

165: This Is A Lot Of Plot

September 2, 2020

Hullo. D13LinksBooksByyyyeeee!!! **** DIE 13 is out. I woke up and tweeted “Good morning DIE 13 day. It’s one of the Kieron Read Some Books one, but also the...

164: capsule thoughts are piling up

August 26, 2020

Hullo. EternalsNext NovemberNext WeekLinksByyyyeeee!!! **** Yes, this will be a pretty book. More images here.The first press about Eternals happened this...

163: Cowboy

August 19, 2020

Hullo. EternalsOnceLudoFutureSkottieBooksLinksByyyyeeee!!! **** And lo! My return to the Marvel Universe proper, with Esad for company.Go watch the video...

162: you'll never walk alone

August 5, 2020

Hullo. SebShower CurtainLudoreadUltramarLinksEd&SeanBye **** Photo by Dan Griliopoulos. Seb on far left, at the WicDiv launch party.Seb Patrick died without...