Kieron Gillen's Wordmail

280: what's your exit plan?

March 20, 2024

Hullo. Forever Since Last Issue Yap! Links Bye And the artist previously known as Immortal X-men is back. It's a weird one, this. At its heart this is...

279: you cannot moderate the unmoderatable

March 6, 2024

Hullo. The Power Fantasy Links Bye So, the big news from Emerald City. Let's open with the teaser, as with any luck, it'll tell you everything you need to...

278: the long suffering

February 28, 2024

Hullo. Espirit Benetar Links Bye I'm in Seattle, for Emerald City Comic Con. My first US comicon since before Covid. I'm tabling at A-10 in artist's alley...

277: Get your best Brass In Pocket on

February 21, 2024

Hullo. X Ex X+3 Links Bye Rise of the Powers of X #2 drops today. After #1 does the slight of hand to explain the situation, we get Xavier's team together...

276: tempting, but ahistorical

February 14, 2024

Hullo. Emerald The Signal Glass mountains Books Links Bye I mentioned last time that I'll be at Emerald City Comic Con at the end of the month (Feb 29th-...

275: The attack and the empathy, the open heart and closed fist.

January 24, 2024

Hullo. Kulkarni Links Bye When the Chart Music Patreon mail arrived entitled Neil Kulkarni: 1972-2004, I thought “that's a shame” as I presumed it meant that...

274: metre-long trails of dissolving slug

January 10, 2024

Hullo. The written word is a lie How Bizarre Links Byyyyeeee!!! And we begin. Well, we begin our bit. The beginning began last week, and (to be specific)...

273: I'm going to tell my children that this is Elastica's second album

January 3, 2024

Hullo. House Music Links Byyyyeeee!!! Out this week – not by me, but Lucas joins Gerry to kick off the official climax of the whole Krakoan Age. I said right...

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December 27, 2023

Hullo. Sisters of No Mercy Whatsoever Store your RPG manuals in a bush Links Byyyyeeee!!! Last week of comics of the year, and the last issue of Immortal...

171: I construct delusions

November 30, 2023

Hullo. Brighter Shade of Blue 2023-2024 Project Update Howdy Smaug Minimalism Long captions vb Links Byyyyeeee!!! I've got nothing out this week, but I...

270: a crying puddle of goo

November 22, 2023

Hullo. Penultimate Workworkwork Links Byyyyeeee!!! After a bit of a longer gap than usual, we're back with Immortal X-men #17. Juan Jose Ryp joins us,...

269: a timely drool

November 16, 2023

Hullo. January February Starry eyed Links Byyyyeeee!!! I wasn't planning to do a newsletter this week, and then Marvel dropped the first internal previews of...

268: the enigmatic “L”

November 8, 2023

Hullo. Forever changes Blanket Fort Bubbles The Toilet is Majestic Not Null Points Headmusik The biggest band of all time is a pun Links Byyyyeeee!!!...

267: the absent sad bangers

October 18, 2023

Hullo. Out of Space D36 Nimrod in disco flares Links Byyyyeeee!!! NYCC was the last weekend, where Marvel released the news about the end of the Krakoan Age....

266: Kro wouldn't do these horrible things

October 5, 2023

Hullo. Lucas Leaving the house Comics Campaign Byyyyeeee!!! Immortal X-men is out this week – yesterday, to be precise. The newsletter is late as yesterday...

265: You won't like her when she's hangry

September 27, 2023

Hullo. One More Time Original Omnomnom Books Perfect Console Byyyyeeee!!! So, yeah, I'm doing it again for reasons, mainly as (just like Orange Juice who are...

264: Under Total Communism the lavatories would work better

September 20, 2023

Hullo. No One Man Should Have All This Power But An Artist And A Writer Can Probably Split It Grail Toilets Eggs of Poor Value Links Byyyyeeee!!! So Marvel...

263: a sad old man

September 6, 2023

Hullo. I Must Feed Poetry Comics Funding Bangers Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immortal X-men 15 is out, where we barrel on into the dual plot structure. On Krakoa,...

262: GILLEN?

August 16, 2023

Hullo. Jean Genie Days of Past Future Issue (recent one) Links Byyyyeeee!!! Solicits for November have started to drop, including teasing issue 17 of...

261: a nice double helping of schadenfreude

August 9, 2023

Hullo. Restofthecastaway Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immortal X-men powers into the Fall of X, and we flip our cards. I believe there's a CBR interview dropping today...

260: I have to pray to the 5God

August 4, 2023

Hullo Love Gencon Links Bye!!!! Announced this week, in time for Gencon, is the first DIE expansion - DIE RPG SCENARIOS 1: BIZARRE LOVE TRIANGLES. And coo!...

259: What fresh hell is this?

July 27, 2023

Hullo. Party Hard Original Gaming Saxey Links Byyyyeeee!!! Not actually a book by me, but a big enough one for anyone following the X-line that I want to...

258: a very good boy indeed

July 12, 2023

Hullo. Leave Buy Brindlewood Bay Links Byyyyeeee!!! Firstly: coo. Look at that cover. Mark's done an amazing set for all the Quiet Council, and this rounds...

257: I am highly imaginative

July 5, 2023

Hullo. Kiss! Kiss! FP Links Byyyyeeee!!! As Fall of X is close enough that we're all tottering on the edge, the last of the Before the Fall specials arrive....

266: The Big D

June 7, 2023

Hullo. I read a book, like a grown ups If you can’t love yourself Driven Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immortal X-men is back, with issue 12, which is our Colossus...

255: Panetone Stark

May 31, 2023

Hullo. UKGE Origin of Sins Casual Yabber Masteryabber Links Byyyyeeee!!! It's the UK Gaming Expo this weekend, my first con of the year, the first time I've...

254:A Bunch Of Billy Bragg Records

May 3, 2023

Hullo. Immoral, no more (Still pretty immoral) Dress Sinister 4 - 1 I met a devil woman Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immortal X-men returns with issue 11, which is all...

253: Andy Kelly is very good at the internet

April 26, 2023

Hullo. End of future grimness, start of present grimness Links Byyyyeeee!!! 1000 years in three months comes to an end, with Sins of Sinister: Dominion,...

252: "Halpard Lowerslop", "Cunksmith Corkerson", "Dilweena Breakly"

April 19, 2023

Hullo. More Grimness DIERPG Teeth No Links Byyyyeeee!!! And Si’s steps up, spiked bat in hand, with Lorenzo Tammetta and Phillip Sevy taking over from...

251: a book with a ribbon is a win-state

April 12, 2023

Hullo. The future remains Grim DIERPGHERE Top Marks Link Byyyyeeee!!! Al takes the bloody baton in Sins of Sinister, and continues to beat all and sundry...

250: I was playing the blues, but my face was red

April 5, 2023

Hullo. A Grim Future (not that one) 2020 vision Clever boy Turn-based strategy Another plug Answers Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immoral X-men #3 launches, where...

249: You may see why Grant had to introduce me to the delete key

March 15, 2023

Hullo. Trek Learn Chip Links Byyyyeeee!!! Immoral X-men #2 is out, continuing Sins of Sinister, catching up with how things have been going for the Council...

248: tactics are tactics, not solutions

March 8, 2023

Hullo. One hundred years of Attitude You can’t tell me what to do, me Uber Update 2023 Pop Comics Links Byyyyeeee!!! I didn’t realise this was out last week...

247: serving OTP Old-skool Hellfire Club realness

February 22, 2023

Hullo. Sinister Everything Except Ducks Sinister Evil Mega Global Corporations Playlist without If You Feeling Sinister On it Links Byyyyeeee!!! Okay, this...

246: the life stories of individual pigs we dismembered

February 15, 2023

Hullo. Still feeling Sinister A Date with the Night Unemployed Links Byyyyeeee!!! No releases from me, but Sins of Sinister has been busy stomping on a human...

245: the juvenilia jamboree

January 25, 2023

Hullo. If you’re feeling Sinister (again) Meet Si-nister, Al-nister, Kier-inister Links Byyyyeeee!!! New year, new marvel event I’m writing. This better not...

244: But I fake it pretty well, right?

January 18, 2023

Hullo. DMX Song Yeah Yeah Yeahs Song Sex Pistols Song, but not a big hit Links Byyyyeeee!!! First comic of the year is the end of my first year on Immortal...

243: Painfully embarrassing treasure.

January 4, 2023

Hullo. Illuminati, but delicious Tracks Active Protagonists Covering Links Byyyyeeee!!! Nothing to plug this week, but I wanted to write. Hell, I...

242: Doctor Doomscroll

December 28, 2022

Hullo. Waste Sins Roast Bird Links Byyyyeeee!!! Last week of the year, and we have two releases which are nicely timed. For a comics year that’s been big,...

241: when all hope is lost, I must shill

December 14, 2022

Hullo. Sins of a Solar Empire Players of Games Comps The GillenMcKelvie Paradigm (Slight Return) Links Byyyyeeee!!! Sins of Sinister approaches, and Marvel...

340: to ascertain the presence of a witch

December 7, 2022

Hullo. Comic Books RPG Books Not My Books Links Byyyyeeee!!! A double Immortal issue this week, with the latest issue of the ongoing and the first trade....

389: toilet tour guide

November 16, 2022

Hullo. Tome Carlos Books Links Byyyyeeee!!! The collected single-volume hard-cover of DIE hits comic shops this week. It should be book shops next week,...

238: Maybe I can have the swears?

November 9, 2022

Hullo. Human After All Bubz 1.3 Kevin Links Byyyyeeee!!! Guiu and I wrap up Judgment Day with the Omega. There’s a relevant grace note for Krakoa, but this...

237: Logan's Run for pre-schoolers

October 26, 2022

Hullo. Final Judgment Play Artist Links Byyyyeeee!!! And we end Judgment Day, with an over-sized issue. Valerio wraps up the story, and then we're joined by...

236: Once & Future (2019-2022)

October 12, 2022

Hullo. Four It's a Sins of Sinister Dungeon nearly done Charlotte Pitch Links Byyyyeeee!!! This week is a lot. Let's start with... And after thirty issues, a...

235: Telekenetic Hairspray

October 5, 2022

Hullo. Jean Genie and Ziggy Starfox More Murder OAPS (Not mine) Class graduated Linkes Byyyyeeee!!! The second week of the interregnum between Issue 5 and 6...

234: Can I fit in any more kissing?

September 28, 2022

Hullo. Tony the not Tiger Pockylips Two Of Team WicDiv Getting Back Together Tricks EK Links Byyyyeeee!!! Another week and another slice of Judgment Day –...

233: I don't ever want to be eaten alive by crabs

September 21, 2022

Hullo. AXE5 Grindhouse of X Yabber Abandon All Trip Hop Who Enter Here Links Byyyyeeee!!! We’re back with the fifth part, which picks up from the last and...

232: Lone Wolf & Cub casual cosplay

September 14, 2022

Hullo. Judge Not Tbubz2022 Tbubz2019 Links Byyyyeeee!!! Key thing up front: if you’re reading X-med Red, read it before today’s issue of Judgment Day. I...

231: Neon Shadowlands

September 7, 2022

Hullo. Sunglasses At Nightmare Eros Atherton Neon Shadowlands Racquet Big Captions Selling Out Links! Byyyyeeee!!! Three books out this week. Cripes. This is...