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210: half-gang, half symposium
December 8, 2021
Hullo. First, Last & Always & Always & Always Slipcase Links Byyyyeeee!!! I mentioned I was doing another book at Marvel. Here it is. It’s called Immortal...
209: shiny treatment
December 1, 2021
Hullo. Gran out of Hell O&FuturerHC Earlier, Meanwhile Links Byyyyeeee!!! Now, Dan’s covers are all great, but I especially like this one. Gonzoid, and great...
208: Meet Execute
November 10, 2021
Hullo. Goth Morgoth Chumyabber Links Byyyyeeee!!! And after the specials, Eternals returns with our second arc – HAIL THANOS. Spoilers: it's not about Thanos...
207: the seductive, awful joys of the flip
November 3, 2021
Hullo. D4E Treasure Wyrd Atlas Links Byyyyeeee!!! The fourth and final volume of DIE comes out today in comic shops. It normally comes out the week after in...
206: Heavily Foot-noted Chickens
October 27, 2021
Hullo. Avon Importance Later Popped Yap Links Byyyyeeee!!! Once & Future 21 drops, which is another high action one. That said, it's Once & Future. When is...
205: Not real friends. Not those you can trust.
October 6, 2021
Hullo. Ooh Stick Youia KS It goes on Links Byyyyeeee!!! The second of the Eternals specials is out today. Next month, Esad is back with he start of HAIL...
204: DIE (2018-2021)
September 29, 2021
Hullo. DIE (2018-2021) DIE RPG (2020 - ∞) There she goes Links! Byyyyeeee!!! And we reach the end of a series. 20 issues, as planned. At least 25 issues of...
203: The Sweary Little Prince
September 22, 2021
Hullo. DONG! A Deviant Is Not Just For December Links! Byyyyeeee!!! And Once & Future 20 drops! In one of my more experimental conceits, this continues from...
202: from the middle-nose upwards
September 15, 2021
Hullo. Rise and Shine The Specials Ooh, Stick You ArthurArt Links Byyyyeeee!!! And it’s the release of the first of the Eternals specials we’re having...
201: I Am Terrible At This
September 1, 2021
Hullo. Only Fine Collected Editions Are EternalPxP Links The Best Aquaman Is The Man From AquaByyyyeeee!!! The Eternals collection arrives today in comic...
200: the conjunction is complete
August 25, 2021
Hullo. The Average issue number this week is n-n-n-nineteen. Pixies Album Track, Minus an I At The Start How to DIERPG? Links Byyyyeeee!!! Of course, this...
199: No ethical creation under capitalism
August 18, 2021
Hullo. Elected The F Word Beta the devil you know Synths Capitalism is a hellsite Links Byyyyeeee!!! And lo! The second arc of Eternals is announced,...
198: romantic, petrifying
July 28, 2021
Hullo. Only Death is Eternal Daphnia & Celestia Links Byyyyeeee!!! We reach the last issue of the first arc of Eternals. After this, we have a couple of...
197: I also once stood on his foot
July 21, 2021
Hullo. Magpies Classes Links Byyyyeeee!!! And the third volume of Once & Future is out in comic shops today. It follows in book shops a little later – I see...
196: explosions and/or emotions.
July 14, 2021
Hullo. D18E Home Ooh, I should have done one about the Sugarcubes single.| Links Byyyyeeee!!! This one crept up on me. I got one of the usual parcels last...
195: Apocalypse Romances
July 7, 2021
Hullo. Class Earth Not the Earth Not the Earth (but your not the Earth) Links Byyyyeeee!!! In the before times, as part of the Guardian Masterclass...
194: a reskinned Trebuchet
June 30, 2021
Hullo. Eternal5 Heaven Tarot Heroes Links Byyyyeeee!!! After a month away, we’re back, and charging into the climax of our first arc, Only Death Is Eternal....
193: I did a thing
June 23, 2021
Hullo. Planet Pride Titan Empire Links Byyyyeeee!!! This debuted online last week. Rewriting Extinction is an ambitious charity effort to raise money and...
192: You banged the elf-king!
June 9, 2021
Hullo. D17 Far Future Specials Deal Poetry Links Read Byyyyeeee!!! More DIE. It’s strange as we head deeper in the final arc, and we just start putting cards...
191: Linger on magic
May 19, 2021
Hullo. Get Low Daniel Bard Links Books Let me be your fantasy rpg gm Byyyyeeee!!! While I’ve got nothing new out this week the larger creative engine of this...
190: I really want to mount a Skaven on that
May 5, 2021
Hullo. No, the title isn’t a pixie’s record reference Harder! Coverer! Meme me harder. Planet Earth Is Quirky Links Ugh, Kieron, what is wrong with you?...
189: Folk Horror Bombadil
April 28, 2021
Hullo. Nanananananana D18 Links Nearly a decade ago now. Erk. Huddle Formation Byyyyeeee!!! Fun week of comics out. Firstly… And I feel I have to mention how...
188: the fundamental lie that is Easter Eggs
April 21, 2021
Hullo. Snakes Wego Bleed Hardbacks Links Eggs Byyyyeeee!!! After a month off, Eternals is back, where we go deep to Polaria and properly make proper...
187: the perfect automation of google sheets is undeniable
April 7, 2021
Hullo. The Story of the Blues UK Media Links Elsa Byyyyeeee!!! The collection of Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar is out today in comic shops. It'll be a...
186: Hello, my name is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and these are my maps
March 25, 2021
Hullo Future Actually Future Past Links Byyyyeeee!!! Once & Future 17 is the penultimate episode of the third arc, which is where we step past some of the...
185: Old-fashioned Ahar'ag, Dasrhudeana Daytooth and Karyheitiny the Grubby
March 10, 2021
Hullo. 3ternalsI Like Comics They Are NiceLinksPreviewsByyyyeeee!!! **** Eternals 3 is out, where we reach Lemuria and introduce Thena. I have no idea what...
184: the elusive bumblebird
February 24, 2021
Hullo. 40,0005Going UndergroundLet me be your (British) Fantasy (Award Winner)LinksByyyyeeee!!! **** Marneus Calgar 5 arrives via drop-pod in shops today,...
183: howl at passing biplanes
February 17, 2021
Hullo. LancesReckmoreLinksByyyyeeee!!! **** Once & Future 16 is out today, wherein I wrestle to get all three threads of the plot to align, and Dan and Tamra...
182: criminal histories of travelling charlatans
February 10, 2021
Hullo. EternalsPoetryConsumerLinksByyyyeeee!!! **** Eternals 2 is out today, wherein we stretch a few other muscles, and reveal a few cards. I’d be...
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...
161: squeeze in the Ents
July 22, 2020
Hullo. D12EMirkaGone Til LongformLinksOtto&GrattyByyyyeeee!!! **** DIE 12 is out, picking up from DIE 11 and setting the stage for DIE 13. We are such...
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